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The future of automotive cybersecurity: Treating vehicles as endpoints

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The future of automotive cybersecurity: Treating vehicles as endpoints 2024-09-05 at 07:31 By Zeljka Zorz The automotive industry is facing many of the same cybersecurity risks and threats that successful organizations in other sectors are up against, but it’s also battling some distinct ones. In this Help Net Security interview, Josh Smith, Principal Threat Analyst […]

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Airlines are flying blind on third-party risks

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Airlines are flying blind on third-party risks 2024-08-01 at 06:01 By Help Net Security The aviation industry has traditionally focused on physical security threats, but recent revelations about risks on Boeing‘s supply chain have spotlighted the critical need to measure and mitigate supply chain risk, according to SecurityScorecard. The report comes as regulatory bodies worldwide

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Why a strong patch management strategy is essential for reducing business risk

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Why a strong patch management strategy is essential for reducing business risk 2024-07-29 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Eran Livne, Senior Director of Product Management, Endpoint Remediation at Qualys and Thomas Scheffler, Security Operations Manager of Cintas Corporation, discuss their experiences with automated patch management. Scheffler details how Cintas

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Researchers expose GitHub Actions workflows as risky and exploitable

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Researchers expose GitHub Actions workflows as risky and exploitable 2024-07-25 at 06:31 By Help Net Security GitHub is an immensely popular platform, with over 100 million developers and over 90% of Fortune 100 companies utilizing it. Despite its widespread use, many GitHub Actions workflows remain insecure, often due to excessive privileges or high-risk dependencies. In

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Cyber insurance 2.0: The systemic changes required for future security

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Cyber insurance 2.0: The systemic changes required for future security 2024-07-22 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Digitalization has evolved into a systemic risk for organizations – and, therefore, cyber insurers. With the global cost of cybercrime skyrocketing, something has to change. In this Help Net Security video, Vishaal Hariprasad, CEO at Resilience, discusses how

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Most GitHub Actions workflows are insecure in some way

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Most GitHub Actions workflows are insecure in some way 2024-07-17 at 06:01 By Help Net Security Most GitHub Actions are susceptible to exploitation; they are overly privileged or have risky dependencies, according to Legit Security. GitHub Actions security flaws pose major risks The report found the GitHub Actions marketplace’s security posture to be especially concerning,

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Shadow engineering exposed: Addressing the risks of unauthorized engineering practices

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Shadow engineering exposed: Addressing the risks of unauthorized engineering practices 2024-07-09 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Shadow engineering is present in many organizations, and it can lead to security, compliance, and risk challenges. In this Help Net Security video, Darren Meyer, Staff Research Engineer at Endor Labs, discusses why it causes issues and how

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Organizations weigh the risks and rewards of using AI

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Organizations weigh the risks and rewards of using AI 2024-07-05 at 06:31 By Help Net Security 78% of organizations are tracking AI as an emerging risk while simultaneously adopting the technology themselves, according to AuditBoard. Organizations prioritize AI risk assessment The report, based on a survey of over 400 security professionals in the US involved

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Organizations use outdated approaches to secure APIs

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Organizations use outdated approaches to secure APIs 2024-07-04 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Security teams are struggling to keep pace with the risks posed by organizations’ dependency on modern applications—the technology that underpins all of today’s most used sites, according to Cloudflare. The report underscores that the volume of threats stemming from issues in

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Find out which cybersecurity threats organizations fear the most

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Find out which cybersecurity threats organizations fear the most 2024-06-19 at 06:31 By Help Net Security This article compiles excerpts from various reports, presenting statistics and insights on cybersecurity threats faced by businesses and individuals alike. Cyber insurance isn’t the answer for ransom payments Veeam | 2024 Ransomware Trends Report | June 2024 Ransomware remains

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Third-party vendors pose serious cybersecurity threat to national security

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Third-party vendors pose serious cybersecurity threat to national security 2024-06-04 at 07:01 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Paul Prudhomme, Principal Security Analyst at SecurityScorecard, discusses the findings of the 2024 Redefining Resilience: Concentrated Cyber Risk in a Global Economy Research report. This research details a surge in adversaries exploiting third-party

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Worried about job security, cyber teams hide security incidents

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Worried about job security, cyber teams hide security incidents 2024-05-24 at 07:01 By Help Net Security The frequency and severity of cyberattacks are increasing—yet most businesses remain unprepared, according to VikingCloud. Between a growing talent shortage, alert fatigue, and new sophisticated attack methods, companies are more susceptible than ever. The research reveals that 40% of

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Technological complexity drives new wave of identity risks

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Technological complexity drives new wave of identity risks 2024-05-22 at 06:01 By Help Net Security Security leaders are facing increased technological and organizational complexity, which is creating a new wave of identity risks for their organizations, according to ConductorOne. Based on a survey of 523 US-based IT security leaders at companies with 250 to 10,000

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Understanding cyber risks beyond data breaches

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Understanding cyber risks beyond data breaches 2024-05-20 at 06:01 By Help Net Security While some may associate cyber risks primarily with technology and data breaches, they can also lead to brand or reputational harm, reduced productivity, and financial losses. This Help Net Security round-up presents excerpts from previously recorded videos featuring security experts covering a

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51% of enterprises experienced a breach despite large security stacks

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51% of enterprises experienced a breach despite large security stacks 2024-04-19 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Threat actors are continuing to successfully breach across the entire attack surface and the stakes are only getting higher: 93% of enterprises who admitted a breach reported unplanned downtime, data exposure, or financial loss as a result, according

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73% brace for cybersecurity impact on business in the next year or two

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73% brace for cybersecurity impact on business in the next year or two 2024-04-02 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Only 3% of organizations across the globe have the ‘mature’ level of readiness needed to be resilient against modern cybersecurity risks, according to Cisco. The 2024 Cisco Cybersecurity Readiness Index highlights that readiness is down

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Advanced cybersecurity strategies boost shareholder returns

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Advanced cybersecurity strategies boost shareholder returns 2024-03-29 at 07:01 By Help Net Security Companies demonstrating advanced cybersecurity performance generate a shareholder return that is 372% higher than their peers with basic cybersecurity performance, according to a new report from Diligent and Bitsight. Boards under pressure to fortify cyber oversight The escalation in the frequency and

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Immediate AI risks and tomorrow’s dangers

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Immediate AI risks and tomorrow’s dangers 2024-03-08 at 08:37 By Helga Labus “At the most basic level, AI has given malicious attackers superpowers,” Mackenzie Jackson, developer and security advocate at GitGuardian, told the audience last week at Bsides Zagreb. These superpowers are most evident in the growing impact of fishing, smishing and vishing attacks since

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The importance of a good API security strategy

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The importance of a good API security strategy 2024-02-21 at 06:32 By Helga Labus In 2024, API requests accounted for 57% of dynamic internet traffic around the globe, according to the Cloudflare 2024 API Security & Management Report, confirming that APIs are a crucial component of modern software development. But with their increased adoption over

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Common cloud security mistakes and how to avoid them

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Common cloud security mistakes and how to avoid them 2024-02-07 at 08:01 By Helga Labus According to recent surveys, 98% of organizations keep their financial, business, customer and/or employee information in the cloud but, at the same time, 95% of cloud security professionals are not sure their security protections and their team would manage to

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