Blackholing beats the hackers

FireHost has announced trends for the attacks it blocked from its clients’ web applications in Q4 2013. FireHost’s IT security experts have noted that the company’s most recent Superfecta* data on attempted cyberattacks could provide evidence of a ‘blackholing’ effect, whereby FireHost’s IP Reputation Management (IPRM) filters have, over time, helped to hide FireHost’s customers’ IPs from would-be hackers.

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36% increase in Advanced Persistent Threats

Arbor Networks, Inc. has released its 9th Annual Worldwide Infrastructure Security Report (WISR) offering a rare view into the most critical security challenges facing today’s network operators. Based on survey data provided by service provider, enterprise, cloud, hosting and other network operators from around the world, this annual report provides a real-world view of the security threats that organisations face and the strategies they adopt to address them.

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GP practices: good overall compliance with Data Protection Act, but still areas to improve on

A report published by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) today has highlighted the positive approaches GP practices are adopting to look after people’s data.

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Big business fails to get to grips with big data, says KPMG

An overwhelming majority of senior executives across the world’s largest organisations accept that their long-term business success will be based on understanding the growing amount of data at their disposal - yet despite recognising its value, fewer than 1 in 10 believe they are in a position to make use of the information they have on customer preferences, behaviour and demands.

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Case Study: @nifty Delivering IT Security to Their Customers with Kaspersky

NIFTY Corporation is one of the leading Telecoms and Internet Service Providers in Japan, supplying high-speed broadband connectivity to more than 1.39 million broadband users. Providing robust security for the many subscribers to its online services is very important because repeated security breaches or loss of service may result in customers suffering damage or losses - and ultimately leaving NIFTY and moving to competitors' services.

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