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"Macs have become an appealing entry point for attackers seeking to penetrate organizations. With Little Flocker's technology, we will enhance the behavioral blocking capabilities in our Mac endpoint protection to stop modern adversaries cold", said Mika Ståhlberg, Chief Technology Officer at F-Secure.

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Inverse Path's world-renowned cyber security consultants serve mid-market and Fortune 500 companies. The company is well-known for its innovative focus on hardware security in challenging sectors such as automotive and avionics, as well as traditional software applications. Inverse Path's leadership in embedded system security is evident in its USB armory project—a USB stick that features an entire onboard computer designed to provide a portable platform for personal security applications.

The report provides data and insights on the key issues cyber security researchers and experts see dominating the threat landscape. Some key findings from the report include:

With humans as the weakest link in a company's cyber security posture, reliable endpoint protection is critical to protecting organizations from attack. A malicious email attachment or a visit to a compromised website can compromise a company network. Preventing the infection from happening in the first place stops attackers before they can gain a foothold inside the network.

Hypponen has long warned about how free services target their customers using a shocking amount of specificity. "Twitter knows if you're expecting a new child in your family in the next six months," he explains. "And as a Twitter advertiser, you can use this to target your ads accordingly. It's quite clear that this information isn't coming from your tweets or whom you are following on Twitter. It turns out this information is actually being bought by Twitter from large data warehousing companies. Twitter then connects this information to your account through your phone number."

Utilizing F-Secure's strong encryption technology, Secure PWD stores passwords, usernames, PIN codes, and even credit card details that can easily be accessed on any device, at any time with a single password. Users can also automatically fill in necessary login information to a website with just one click, no longer needing to reset forgotten passwords.

Harry Sintonen, Senior Security Consultant at F-Secure, developed a proof-of-concept exploit to confirm that these vulnerabilities could be exploited by attackers. "Many of these types of vulnerabilities are not severe on their own. But attackers able to put them together can cause a massive compromise," said Sintonen. "Successful hackers understand that even small security oversights can become big opportunities with the right know-how."

Cyber incidents rank as the third highest global business risk, according to the Allianz Risk Barometer 2016. Growth of the cyber insurance market is well underway in the US, where it's been driven by breach disclosure laws. The younger European market is expected to expand, however, as the approaching EU General Data Protection Regulation drives companies to consider transferring their risk by way of insurance.