Ponemon Institute stories

Public Key Infrastructure adoption and the future of cyber risk
This month
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data protection
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iot
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regulation
Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) naturally plays a big role as organisations need to make sure they have the right security solutions.

Ponemon Institute study investigates challenges and opps of PKI
Fri, 11th Nov 2022
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cybersecurity
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iot
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compliance
The study found that regulatory landscape and newer use cases such as cloud-based services and IoT that are driving the adoption of PKI.

Insider threats cannot be eliminated but zero-trust can limit the damage
Thu, 10th Nov 2022
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data protection
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cybersecurity
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proofpoint
According to a Ponemon Institute study conducted, insider threats have increased in both frequency and cost over the past two years.

New report finds Australia lagging behind with encryption strategies
Mon, 13th Jun 2022
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encryption
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data encryption
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enterprise
Australia is lagging behind the global average when it comes to having solid enterprise-wide encryption strategies, according to new research sponsored by Entrust.

Email revealed to be riskiest channel for data loss
Wed, 25th May 2022
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email security
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dlp
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ponemon institute
More than half (60%) of organisations experienced data loss or exfiltration caused by an employee mistake on email in the last 12 months.

Divide between IT and OT teams hindering unified cybersecurity strategies
Fri, 12th Nov 2021
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cybersecurity
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ponemon institute
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cybersecurity strategy
"Organisations must not fall into the trap of thinking that OT can just be tacked onto an existing IT program or managed under a general IT umbrella."

Lack of visibility cited as number one roadblock to robust security, report finds
Fri, 17th Sep 2021
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cybersecurity
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malware
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devsecops
“While it’s positive to see more leaders engaging in strategic approaches to securing their organisation, it’s important to keep their energy focused on the fundamentals of cybersecurity."

The large, less obvious costs of phishing attacks on organisations - report
Wed, 18th Aug 2021
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ransomware
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malware
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phishing
Proofpoint and Ponemon Institute have released the results of a new study on the cost of phishing.

Cloud account takeovers present serious security risk to enterprises
Fri, 28th May 2021
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saas
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cloud security
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casb
"Cloud account compromises and sensitive information loss can disrupt business, damage brand reputation, and cost organisations millions annually.”

'Risky behaviour' observed in IT security pros and individuals - survey
Thu, 20th Feb 2020
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cybersecurity
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cybersafety
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ponemon institute
The report found expectation and reality are often misaligned when it comes to the implementation of desirable security solutions.

Thales: Organisations failing to protect sensitive data in the cloud
Wed, 9th Oct 2019
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storage
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cloud security
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multi-cloud
Although nearly half of corporate data is stored in the cloud, a quarter of Australian organisations admit they have not employed a security-first approach to cloud storage.

Security teams spend 25% of their time chasing false positives
Wed, 7th Aug 2019
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siem
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ueba
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it management
The report also showed that teams were also concerned about investigating actionable intelligence and building incident timelines as well as cleaning, fixing and/or patching networks.

Organisations putting stronger focus on data encryption – report
Tue, 2nd Apr 2019
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private cloud
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encryption
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cybersecurity
Cloud data protection requirements continue to drive encryption use, with encryption across both public and private cloud use cases growing over 2018 levels

Migration away from on-prem data centres stalled by security
Thu, 7th Feb 2019
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hybrid cloud
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storage
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cybersecurity
Despite the surging cloud adoption that is rife around the world, a new study has revealed there’s still a lack of understanding around security.

Yubico report reveals troubling password behaviour
Wed, 30th Jan 2019
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passwords
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ponemon institute
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yubico
Some shocking results include that 57% of respondents who have experienced a phishing attack have not changed their password behaviours.

Aus organisations need to lock down on data security
Wed, 14th Nov 2018
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encryption
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data protection
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gdpr
Where nearly 3 in 5 organisations (56%) routinely encrypted employee and HR data in 2016, this has further dropped to around 2 in 5 organisations (44%) this year.

Report finds AI is a key cybersecurity weapon in the IoT era
Thu, 4th Oct 2018
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cloud
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ai
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iot
Increasingly, security professionals are looking to artificial intelligence (AI) as a key weapon to win the battle against stealthy threats inside their IT infrastructures.

Cost of cyber attacks up 62% in five years - report
Tue, 3rd Jul 2018
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accenture
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study
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ponemon institute
Malware infections globally are the most expensive cyber attacks – costing $2.4 million per incident.

How to effectively address security challenges in a digital healthcare world
Wed, 23rd May 2018
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cybersecurity
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it in healthcare
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breach prevention
It’s important for healthcare firms to maintain organisation-wide security that is both up-to-date and automated, says Wavelink.

INTERVIEW: SolarWinds MSP security VP lays industry bare
Tue, 3rd Apr 2018
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ddos
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ransomware
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malware
Cybercrime is a business and the rising number of attacks is not a result of criminals getting smarter -most businesses just have poor cyber hygiene.

STUDY: How security managers protect data in public and private clouds
Mon, 26th Mar 2018
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private cloud
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encryption
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cloud
More data is being stored in the cloud, where IT departments have less control over it – and this trend is only set to continue.

Aussie firms slow to adopt 'breakthrough innovation' for cyber defence
Tue, 6th Feb 2018
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big data
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data analytics
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bi
Australian businesses need to be on the lookout for malicious insiders, phishing and social engineering or face price tags of as much as $137,000.

Citrix report: Every generation brings different cybersecurity risks to work
Mon, 17th Jul 2017
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virtualisation
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cybersecurity
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citrix systems
Millennials risk data confidentiality; Gen Xers are most likely to be negligent about security policies & baby boomers may fall for phishing scams.