Data security

The coronavirus outbreak is impacting the cyber risk landscape, with reports of maritime and offshore energy companies having faced a 400% increase in attempted cyber-attacks since the pandemic began.

Helping insurers to use new and emerging sources of data to streamline or improve operations and processes, reduce costs, and boost efficiency.

Attackers are always growing smarter, more creative and more aggressive, and environments are always growing more complex.

Artificial intelligence will shape the technology landscape of the 2020s, but unintended consequences pose big risks, according to a new report from ISACA.

Even though the threats emerging in the New Year won’t be any less intense, complicated or difficult to manage, 2020 is likely to be the year of simplified security.

Delta Dental of Arizona is alerting some patients that their information may be at risk after it identified suspicious activity in an employee’s email account.

Identity and access management solutions are playing a growing role in protecting against cyberattacks in the healthcare sector, experts say.

Sometimes, in an attempt to gather data or introduce simplicity using a technology solution, businesses and brokers can inadvertently expose themselves to elevated levels of cyber risk.

Organizations are trying to balance their desire for new innovations with their need for strong cyber security, according to a new report from CompTIA, a technology industry trade association.

Democratic lawmakers and consumer advocates say the remedies offered to consumers by firms like Capital One and Equifax are too difficult to access and not particularly helpful.

Britain’s Information Commissioner’s Office said it was opening an investigation into the use of facial-recognition camera technology.

Digital transformations are fully underway at many companies, but organizations still have work to do to optimize their digital operations, according to new study.

Accenture's Siki Giunta discusses the results of a new study on cloud migration efforts, and why so many organizations say they are disappointed with the results.

Most organizations are in the process of transitioning to the cloud, and this is making it difficult for IT departments to monitor security.

The most common effects cited were loss of employee productivity, downtime and business disruption, and damage to the reputation of the IT team.

As digital business grows across all industries, and data privacy continues to pose a significant risk to enterprises, the growing need for security includes a reliance on trust in digital identities.

It’s no accident that we’re seeing cities become targets. These organizations are traditionally viewed as being slower than the herd.

Tom Parker had worked at Accenture Security.

Seven in 10 insurer has begun exploring the cloud, but each carrier has business goals, staffing, applications, and processes that uniquely define their deployments.

New York’s State Senate is considering a bill that would impose sweeping new requirements for organizations that collect and process consumer data, including a fiduciary-like duty to protect such data.