A recent report has discovered that around a quarter of all companies have employees that sneakily download torrent files, which most of the times are harbingers of dangerous malware.
BitSight releases a study of 30,000 companies that finds businesses that have at least one instance of BitTorrent running on their systems were more likely to have signs of botnet or other...
There’s high degree of correlation between organisations with P2P activity and system compromises via malware infections, according to a new study by BitSight Technologies.
BitSight examined BitTorrent P2P file sharing activity of over 30,700 companies. They looked at the percentage of P2P downloads containing malware, the top torrented applications and games on...
If you’re going to illegally download a torrent copy of “Grand Theft Auto 5” or Adobe Photoshop, at least try not to do it at the office. Those two titles are the most popular among pirates who...
A new report has revealed how companies across a range of industries are participating in BitTorrent file-sharing networks.
While it's easy to think of P2P in terms of individuals downloading music or movies, a new report from security rating company BitSight reveals that it’s a problem for businesses too.
It isn’t just your own environment that’s at risk -- third-party vendors can present a massive risk, as well.
Cybersecurity risk ratings are giving insurers a new way to assess the hazards of covering current and potential customers.
"Where finance was once out of reach for all but the few who caught the eye of business angels, many now seek risk capital abroad, or are taken over by foreign companies. A recent example is...
