With the explosion of mobile device usage, public cloud services, and social networking — along with emerging technologies such as those built around machine-driven intelligence — the digital world is changing at a breakneck pace. Attack surfaces keep expanding, cybercriminals keep developing new tricks (and new ways to use old tricks), and security professionals are facing a barrage of threats that have outgrown traditional solutions.
In a year of high-profile breaches , revelations about the NSA's surveillance practices , and heightened concerns about information privacy, malicious damage, and massive data theft, IT leaders are turning to next-generation tools and strategies to address the latest breed of multifaceted attacks.
This guide from ZDNet and TechRepublic looks at the risks introduced by today's digital innovations — from social engineering to insider threats to the rise of sophisticated 'advanced targeted attacks' — and outlines the steps organizations can take to address the new wave of security challenges.

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