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Malicious Emails, Insider Threats Among Top Cyber Security Concerns, Forcepoint Reports

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, April 26th, 2016

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Malicious Emails, Insider Threats Among Top Cyber Security Concerns, Forcepoint Reports

Emails to unleash malicious content, accidental and intentional insider threats, and advanced evasion techniques were among the chief cyber security concerns facing organizations outlined in a new report by Forcepoint, the cyber security segment of Raytheon [RTN].The primary communication channels for cyber criminals are the web and email and there was a 250 percent increase in 2015 over 2014 in malicious content found in emails, says the report, Forcepoint 2016 Global Threat Report, which was released on Tuesday.The “reemergence of…

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