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10 Security Risks That Keep Customers Up at Night
10 Security Risks That Keep Customers Up at Night Securing remote access: 52 percent of administrators vote this in their top three security worries No Title Keeping virus definitions up to date: 44 percent of administrators vote this in their top three security worries No Title Patching systems: 36 percent of administrators vote this in…
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Network Security Issues Still a Big Problem for Business
Network Security Issues Still a Big Problem for Business Devices Running with Known Vulnerabilities38 percent of today’s implemented networking devices, everything from switches to routers, are currently running with known security vulnerabilities. No Title Managing Compliance Across the NetworkOne of the biggest mistakes organizations make is failing to manage compliance and security at a network…
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USB Thumb Drives
USB Thumb Drives Removable devices are now the number one means of propagating malware. If your clients were to find a thumb drive in the parking lot, their impulse likely would be to plug it in and see what’s on there. But that’s a recipe for trouble. Garbage Can Good ol’ fashioned dumpster diving hasn’t…
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Worldwide Breach Costs
Worldwide Breach Costs The average cost of a data breach globally stood at $3.43 million last year, the equivalent of $142 per compromised customer record. Average U.S. Breach Costs Per Record the Highest Average Breach Costs Per Record By Country:Australia: $114France: $119Germany: $177UK: $98U.S.: $204 U.S. Total Breach Costs Also the Highest Average Total Breach…
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Virtualization Security Still Not Up to Par
Enterprise adoption of virtualization is continuing its upward trend. But what about security? According to Prism Microsystems, organizations are slacking when it comes to protecting virtualized environments. A survey of 302 IT managers, security pros, auditors and administrators about their virtual deployments paints a picture of a landscape where the hypervisor is unprotected and separation…
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Channel Insider’s Guide to Cisco’s and HP’s Dueling Channel Partner Events
HP Signals Call to Arms against Cisco, Dell HP’s channel leadership promised profitability, less complexity, better products and sales support in the increasingly tense battle for dominance against rivals in networking, data centers, PCs and services. Cisco Fires Back at HP, Talks Business Transformation Cisco Systems told channel partners at its partner summit in San…
