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2015 Cyberthreat Defense Report Reveals Cyberattacks Rising and Confidence Sinking

CTOvision

In 2014, 71 percent of respondents’ networks were breached with 22 percent of them victimized six or more times. Phishing, malware, and zero-days top of mind. Of 10 designated categories of cyberthreats, phishing/spear-phishing, malware, and zero-day attacks are perceived as posing the greatest risk to responding organizations.

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Technology News and Hot Topics

CTOvision

Speaking to hundreds of information technology professionals, security expert Reg Harnish did not once mention “malware.” Nor did he delve headlong into the complexities of firewall protections. Top 9 Technology Trends to Watch at the 2014 LA Auto Show. 2015 Will See Big Advancements in Corporate Payments Technology.

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Ensuring your business’s data integrity empowers profitable business decisions

Strategy Driven

Most of the public is aware of the major Target data breach that occurred, in 2013, where a hacking of customers’ personal data and payment information affected up to 110 Million individuals (David & Best, 2014). Today’s fraudsters are intelligent and can hack into firewalls, malwares, and encryptions. JD., & Rosa, C.

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Zero-Day: Vulnerabilities, Exploits, Attacks and How to Manage Them

Kaseya

Since Google’s Project Zero was founded in July 2014, it has compiled data on “in the wild” zero-day exploits, with 2021 being the biggest year on record. Various tools are included in these kits, such as plug-ins and a management console, that make it easier to launch a cyberattack or spread malware.

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Technology Trends for 2024

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

But Stack Overflow shows a broad peak in questions from 2014 to 2017, with a sharp decline afterward; the number of questions in 2023 is barely 50% of the peak, and the 20% decline from the January 2023 report to the July report is only somewhat sharper than the previous drops. The challenges are really very simple.

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