The rapidly changing world of cyber security means that companies need to be able to respond quickly to threats.

Security information management company EventTracker is launching a new version of its SIEM platform, which provides advanced features to combat modern ransomware and mutating malware, along with expanded threat intelligence.

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The recent WannaCry attack has highlighted the dangers of running out of date and un-patched systems.

New research by security ratings company BitSight has released a new report showing that organizations with more than 50 percent of their computers running outdated versions of an operating system are more than three times as likely to experience a breach. In addition those with more than 50 percent of their computers not running the latest version of an internet browser are more than twice as likely to experience a publicly disclosed breach.

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The majority of financial services are at risk of insider cyber threats because their mainframe environments have blind spots, according to Compuware.

The company's latest research claims that organizations such as banks keep the majority of the sensitive customer data on the mainframe, as they consider it the securest in the entire enterprise. However, they are not monitoring it close enough to truly understand what those with privileged access are doing with that data.

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The number of impersonation attacks rose by 400 percent this quarter, new research has revealed.

According to a new report by Mimecast, attacks where malicious actors carefully impersonate C-level executives, employees or business partners are on the rise.

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"Don’t reinvent the wheel", the idiom cautions us. It’s a phrase that seems wise on the surface, a reminder not to spend time creating something that already exists. Too often, however, the idiom has been deployed as an admonition, a warning to not upset the way things are, even when those things are outmoded or just plain wrong. Creative engineering minds, thankfully, generally ignore that kind of advice or we would all still try to get around on wooden rims and spokes. Wheels -- and many other things -- do frequently need to be reinvented to take advantage of advances in technology and changes in customer needs.

Technology companies are at such a moment of inflection now. Even as they invested in monolithic applications, they have had to shoulder the limitations imposed by the size of their code and their inability to handle independent scaling. Many now understand that they will need to transition from a monolithic application to a microservices architecture in order to better position themselves for future growth and product development. A microservices architecture offers greater global accessibility and enhanced functionality for customers. It makes it possible to iterate new features and improvements as they naturally occur and creates a flexible platform for the integration of future products and features.

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With businesses under pressure to secure their data and control who accesses it, there’s increased demand for visibility into where information is going.

Information security company Globalscape is launching a a new reporting platform called EFT Insight. This uses a combination of business and operational intelligence to ensure information exchanges are functioning properly and securely, alerting network administrators to any conditions that could compromise security or violate service level agreements.

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Businesses around the world are failing to benefit enough from so-called "digital transformation" ideas due to a lack of effective leadership.

That's according to a new survey from Wipro Digital has found a major shortfall in terms of progress in embracing new technologies and business processes in the workforce, despite the promise of huge investment in these areas.

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Stress at work is on the rise and it’s driven by factors both inside and outside the workplace according to a new study of 1,000 US office staff.

The report by online learning company Udemy reveals the number one stress factor outside of work is the current political climate (50 percent), while inside it's the fear of losing jobs to AI or new technology (43 percent).

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Companies face the possibility of security breaches from many different sources, which means they must constantly react to new threats.

New player in the security field Balbix aims to put security professionals ahead of the game with the launch of its predictive breach-risk platform. It can be used to predict top breach scenarios, prioritize security fixes and provide risk insights to prevent security incidents before attacks happen.

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The highest performing organizations have automated 72 percent of all configuration management processes. And those same high performers spend much less time (28 percent) in manual configuration processes that stall innovation and deployments.

In comparison, low performers are spending almost half of their time (46 percent) on manual configuration. These are among the findings of the latest State of DevOps Report by Puppet, which surveyed 3,200 respondents from organizations of all sizes and across multiple industries.

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UK companies were hit with fines totaling over £3.2m last year after falling foul of data protection laws, a new report reveals.

Analysis of figures from the ICO by PwC found that the 35 fines handed out in 2016 were almost double of  the previous year, despite repeated warning that the new GDPR regulations are just a year away.

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It's becoming increasingly clear that data breaches can happen to any company and at pretty much any time.

Protecting your company's data isn't just about securing your own systems, it also means ensuring that any third-parties you contract out services too are taking appropriate care too.

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While Agile adoption among businesses is on the rise, systems and processes that support fast, continuous planning and delivery continue to lag behind.

Project management company Changepoint is using today's Gartner Program and Portfolio Management Summit to launch new capabilities for its Daptiv PPM solution, allowing businesses to manage traditional and agile projects in tandem.

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Businesses increasingly face threats from within, but traditional security models are based around protecting a network from outside attacks.

A new report by trusted access specialist Duo Security looks at the new threat landscape where companies need to be able to verify the identity of users and the integrity of devices. It finds that while things are looking up, failure to keep systems up to date is still presenting a major risk for many organizations.

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The ability of developers to do their jobs effectively is crucial to delivering reliable apps on time. App development company Perfecto has released the results of a new survey which asked developers how they focus their resources.

Among the findings are that 50 percent of user interface and user experience developers want better feedback during the coding and debugging process. Less than 25 percent say they actually get the timely feedback they need.

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