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The report represents 850 companies in five industries: manufacturing, healthcare, banking, financial services and insurance, healthcare, retail, technology.

Bitglass' 2018 Financial Breach Report reveals a significant increase in breaches, with three times as many reported compared to 2016.

LastPass has released its 2018 Global Password Security Report, providing insights into password behaviour in the workplace.

Research found a 35% increase DDoS attacks using public cloud server-based botnets from the previous 12 months.

Mimecast's latest report shows an 80% rise in email impersonation attacks, exposing the vulnerability of current email security systems.

ZTE ban causes decline in optical transport network equipment market, with revenue from China falling 13% YoY, says Dell'Oro Group.

The Gartner Hype Cycle 2018 highlights five emerging technology trends, including democratised AI and DIY biohacking, crucial for future business success.

Phishing for and using the stolen credentials to access systems or services stands out as a particularly popular attack method.

49% of global mid-market professionals were most likely to suggest that it's easy to get into cybercrime without getting caught.

DDoS botnets attacked online resources in 74 countries in Q2 2018, reveals Kaspersky Lab report. Hong Kong now ranks second among the most attacked countries.

Bug bounty programmes lack standardisation, says a CREST report urging the establishment of best practices to protect researchers and organisations alike.

Only half of companies know where their sensitive data is stored, finds research by Gemalto, who surveyed 1,050 IT decision makers and 10,500 consumers.

Check Point's latest Global Threat Index reveals that Trojan malware families enter Top 10 Most Wanted Ranking; Cryptomining remains top of the list.

Coin miner malware grew a stunning 629% in the first quarter of 2018, rocketing from around 400,000 total known samples in Q4 2017 to more than 2.9mil.

Security professionals need to pay attention to desktop applications because most vulnerabilities found in these types of apps can be dangerous.

Attack traffic origination against from China and Russia combined was three times the number of attacks from the US.

Despite rigorous training, most SMBs in the US, UK, and Australia feel unprepared for cyber threats, says Webroot, highlighting the evolving nature of attacks.

While cybersecurity has now become a critical business function, it remains a non-core competence for a significant number of boards.

Unified endpoint management (UEM) technologies provide management, configuration, and deployment capabilities to all end-user computing devices.

China and the US-dominated as the top two sources of DDoS attacks in Q1, contributing 15.2% and 14.2% of the botnets, respectively.