Most employees admit ‘risk taking’ 

Most employees admit ‘risk taking’

In Risk - By Tom Brewster, 31 January 2011 12:05 PM
Employees appear happy to risk corporate data, says Symantec.
Harvard study probes Denial of Service attacks 

Harvard study probes Denial of Service attacks

In Hackers - By John Hilvert, 23 December 2010 8:56 AM
Offers advice for smaller organisations.
RSA 2010: HP shares findings on cloud security study 

RSA 2010: HP shares findings on cloud security study

In Networks - By Shaun Nichols, 2 March 2010 1:21 PM
Web malware, heavy API use all pose risks to companies.
Researchers study ears for unbeatable biometrics 

Researchers study ears for unbeatable biometrics

In Crypto - By Iain Thomson, 16 April 2009 2:59 PM
The UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has announced it is funding a major new study into the possibilities of using the human ear as a biometric ...
Annual study reveals cost of a data breach keeps climbing 

Annual study reveals cost of a data breach keeps climbing

In Risk - By Dan Kaplan, 3 February 2009 11:16 AM
The cost of a data breach rose to a new record in 2008, according to the fourth annual Ponemon Institute study.
Researchers hack spam network for study 

Researchers hack spam network for study

In Messaging - By Iain Thomson, 11 November 2008 10:17 AM
Researchers from University of California, Berkeley and UC, San Diego (UCSD) have published a report detailing how they hacked a spamming network to collect data on the ...
Record levels of spam detected, new study shows 

Record levels of spam detected, new study shows

In Messaging - By Fiona Raisbeck, 9 September 2007 11:09 AM
Spam levels reached an all time high last month, according to the latest figures by SoftScan.
Study points to crimeware explosion 

Study points to crimeware explosion

In Web/client - By Shaun Nichols, 17 July 2007 10:24 AM
Record levels of for-profit malware found.
Infosecurity: Security breaches biggest worry, says study 

Infosecurity: Security breaches biggest worry, says study

In Web/client - By Fiona Raisbeck, 27 April 2007 9:57 AM
Nearly three-quarters of senior security executives perceive the impact of payment card loss on brand reputation as their biggest concern, according to new research by Qualys.
Infosecurity: Brand protection is key driver in encryption deployment 

Infosecurity: Brand protection is key driver in encryption deployment

In Risk - By Fiona Raisbeck, 26 April 2007 10:11 AM
More than half of UK businesses believe brand protection and reputation are the key drivers in the decision to deploy encryption technology, new figures from PGP Corporation show.
McAfee: Data breach will cause major corporate collapse 

McAfee: Data breach will cause major corporate collapse

In Risk - By Fiona Raisbeck, 26 April 2007 9:51 AM
More than a third of IT professionals believe a major accidental or malicious leak of sensitive corporate data could threaten the future of their business, according to the ...
From InfoSecurity NY: Cost of data breaches up nearly a third in past year, study says 

From InfoSecurity NY: Cost of data breaches up nearly a third in past year, study says

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 25 October 2006 3:38 PM
The cost of data breaches has risen 30 percent over the past year, according to a new Ponemon Institute study released Monday at InfoSecurity NY.
Study of Justice Department prosecutions places average cybercrime loss at $3 million 

Study of Justice Department prosecutions places average cybercrime loss at $3 million

By Frank Washkuch, 28 August 2006 9:51 PM
Corporations attacked by cybercriminals lost an average of $3 million per case, according to a study of prosecutions by the U.S. Department of Justice over the past seven years.
U.S. still top spam producer, study says 

U.S. still top spam producer, study says

By Frank Washkuch, 24 July 2006 6:52 PM
The tide may be turning – for the worse - in the war against spam email, according to one recent vendor study.
Two-thirds of spam servers are in Taiwan, study finds 

Two-thirds of spam servers are in Taiwan, study finds

By René Millman, 8 June 2006 1:31 PM
Nearly two-thirds of all spam relays are located in Taiwan, according to new research.
World Cup 'a drain on bandwidth,' study says 

World Cup 'a drain on bandwidth,' study says

By René Millman, 25 May 2006 3:22 PM
Organizations face a potential drain on bandwidth and employee productivity when streaming online coverage of the FIFA World Cup becomes available in two week's time, according ...
Study says credit unions in hackers' firing line 

Study says credit unions in hackers' firing line

By Ericka Chickowski, 8 May 2006 9:20 PM
A leading managed security service provider (MSSP) in the financial sector announced today that it found credit unions were more likely than traditional banks to be attacked by ...
Justice Department cybercrime study underway 

Justice Department cybercrime study underway

By Dan Kaplan, 21 March 2006 9:37 PM
The U.S. Department of Justice said it has begun receiving responses to surveys aimed at measuring the extent of cybercrime on businesses.
Smaller firms spending more wisely, study says 

Smaller firms spending more wisely, study says

By Dan Kaplan, 21 February 2006 8:43 PM
Large organizations trail smaller counterparts in terms of defending their networks, a new Computer Economics study has found.
Case Study - Safe as houses 

Case Study - Safe as houses

By Marcia Savage, 10 October 2005 7:07 PM
Bob Baucom, director of operations and technology at Consolidated Multiple Listing Service in Columbia, S.C., heard lots of horror stories from others in the real estate industry.
Dictionary attack spam hits small business hard - case study 

Dictionary attack spam hits small business hard - case study

By David Quainton, 29 April 2005 5:15 PM
Small companies of less than ten users have been experiencing spam attacks of more than one and a half million mails a day.
Spam study shows spam hits study 

Spam study shows spam hits study

By David Quainton, 10 January 2005 2:30 PM
Educational institutions are under threat because they can’t deal with the amount of spam being sent their way. New methods of attack are hitting establishments with up to 11 ...
UK fires up biggest ever study into identity fraud 

UK fires up biggest ever study into identity fraud

By Robert Jaques, 29 October 2004 11:14 AM
The UK's biggest national investigation into identity fraud has kicked off in partnership with five of the six largest British banks and three of the four largest mobile ...
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