Compliance Management

Despite Apple taking a pro-encryption stance, with its CEO Tim Cook insisting that iMessages are safely encrypted, it turns out that if users backup data using iCloud Backup, they need to be aware that although Apple stores the backup in encrypted form, it uses its own key.

DDoS attacks are on the increase and getting bigger and more widespread, according to research released by Arbor Networks.

A coalition including the ACLU, FreedomWorks, and other digital privacy advocacy groups sent a letter to members of the House urging them to repeal the Cybersecurity Act of 2015.

Bernard Cazeneuve, France's minister of the interior, has called for greater cooperation between states, businesses and citizens in the fight against online radicalisation and cyber-crime.

Symantec researchers have observed one-click fraud scammers changing to more aggressive tactics in a zero-click fraud scheme that subscribes visitors to porn websites.

In observance of the 30th anniversary of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, attorney Peter J. Toren argued that the law remains too vague.

As cyber attacks continue to increase, IT departments continue to be challenged by older techniques, such as targeted phishing attacks, because the attacks bypass perimeter defenses and are difficult to prevent.

64 percent of more than 1,100 IT security executives believe that simply meeting cybersecurity compliance requirements, as opposed to striving for best practices, is "very" or "extremely" effective at preventing data breaches.