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Data Security Predictions for 2017

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This year has been a year of high profile hack after high profile hack. It seems we still are to learn the lessons of the vital role of data security procedures in order to keep ourselves safe’, says Colin Tankard, Managing Director of data security company, Digital Pathways. Here, Tankard outlines his predictions for the data security world in 2017.

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Rampant growth of DDoS attacks in 2016

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Neustar has published “DDoS & Cyber Security Insights,” an in-depth research report that provides statistical analysis of the distributed denial of services (DDoS) attack and mitigation data collected through Neustar SiteProtect. The report examines the growth of DDoS attacks during 2016, providing specific in-sight into multiple attack vectors, such as DNSSEC amplification and Internet-of-things (IoT) botnets.

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With state-sponsored hacking now a mainstay of the global threat landscape and cybercriminals pushing into new, powerful forms of ransomware, 2017 is shaping up to be a challenging year for the security community. By Adam Vincent, CEO, ThreatConnect.

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Seven Security predictions for 2017

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Security researchers at WatchGuard Technologies warn of ransomworms, IoT botnet zombies, civilian cyber cold war casualties and the use of AI in attacks in the next 12 months.

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By Jeff Kukowski, Chief Operating Officer, SecureAuth.

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The Global Cyber Alliance (GCA), an international, non-profit organization focused on addressing systemic cyber risks, has appointed Troels Oerting, Group Chief Security Officer & Group Chief Information Security Officer of Barclays, as the 2017 Chairman of the Board. His one-year term begins on January 1, 2017.

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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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