Are enterprise applications really secure? It depends on whom you ask.

The average organizational cost of data breaches has decreased for the first time in seven years, according to a study released by Symantec and the Ponemon Institute on Tuesday.

Security vendor releases new report that sheds an insight into the mobile security risks faced by local organisations

Loss of control is one of the main things that gives people pause when they think about putting their data in the cloud. We've all seen how painful a data breach can be, and it can seem almost like asking for trouble to put your data in the hands of someone else. It's hard enough to prepare for a breach when you're in control. How do you do it when you put someone else in charge?

Data-recovery service providers are supposed to be saving important data for you when something goes wrong -- a drive crashes or storage device is dropped, and no backup is available. But do you trust them with the important data you let them recover or could they actually be a source for a data breach?

Increased use of mobile devices, especially smartphones, in addition to the transition to virtualisation, are key factors weighing on enterprises trying to sort out security strategy and budgets, according to a survey of 688 information and security managers.

Security risks are becoming more challenging for businesses

A new survey on social media risks has revealed a dangerous gap in Australian corporate social media security, according to unified Web security, email security, and data loss prevention (DLP) solution provider, Websense.