The root cause of open-source risk 05/10/2023 at 06:02 By Help Net Security 2023 saw twice as many software supply chain attacks as 2019-2022 combined. Sonatype logged 245,032 malicious packages in 2023. One in eight open-source downloads today poses known and avoidable risks. Vulnerabilities can still be prevented Nearly all (96%) vulnerabilities are still avoidable. […]
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A Hollywood-Backed Nonprofit’s App Promises To Identify Sex Traffickers. But Critics Say It Endangers Survivors 04/10/2023 at 21:32 By Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff Cofounded by an ex-CIA agent and former NavySeal, DeliverFund was gaining plaudits and big-name donors for its work to prevent trafficking. But critics have accused it of endangering victims of the same […]
Android Users Warned Of 2 Zero-Day Exploits, Including Spy-On-Phone Attack 04/10/2023 at 15:02 By Davey Winder, Senior Contributor Google has announced an October security update that includes fixes for two zero-days already known to be exploited in the wild. This article is an excerpt from Forbes – Cybersecurity View Original Source
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European Commission Lists Technologies Vulnerable To Foreign Misuse 04/10/2023 at 13:47 By Emma Woollacott, Senior Contributor The European Commission says it’s planning to carry out detailed risk assessments for four technologies that it believes could be vulnerable to foreign spying and used… This article is an excerpt from Forbes – Cybersecurity View Original Source
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Tackling cyber risks head-on using security questionnaires 04/10/2023 at 07:33 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Gaspard de Lacroix-Vaubois, CEO at Skypher, talks about the implementation of security questionnaires and how they facilitate assessments and accountability across all participants in the technology supply chain, fostering trust and safeguarding sensitive data. Many organizations […]
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Understanding the layers of LLM security for business integration 04/10/2023 at 07:01 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Ivana Bartoletti, Global Privacy Officer at Wipro, discusses how organizations should deal with and deploy LLMs securely. Those who push the apocalypse scenario of monster machines taking over the world and destroying humans […]
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Cybersecurity preparedness pays big dividends for businesses 04/10/2023 at 06:32 By Help Net Security Businesses are taking cybersecurity more seriously by boosting resources and preparedness, according to GetApp. US businesses on the whole are gaining ground against cybercriminals after several years of increasingly severe threats, but the Las Vegas cyberattacks are a stark reminder of […]
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Factors leading to organizations losing control over IT and security environments 04/10/2023 at 06:02 By Help Net Security Companies are challenged with the growing need to connect everything in their business while maintaining control over their security, productivity, and competitive growth, according to Cloudflare. “Today, the big clouds have built business models on capturing your […]
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Improving Cybersecurity With AWS’s Threat Intelligence Honeypot System 03/10/2023 at 23:03 By Tony Bradley, Senior Contributor AWS is improving cybersecurity with MadPot—a system engineered for the scale of today’s threat landscape and designed to protect the AWS cloud and its customers. This article is an excerpt from Forbes – Cybersecurity View Original Source
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People Use Find My iPhone For Long Distance Stalking—And There’s Not Much Apple Can Do 03/10/2023 at 21:47 By Thomas Brewster, Forbes Staff Find My iPhone and other device-tracking apps have long been used as a tool for domestic abuse, stalking and control of trafficking victims. But so far, there doesn’t appear to be any […]
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Evolving conversations: Cybersecurity as a business risk 03/10/2023 at 08:03 By Help Net Security Board members often lack technical expertise and may not fully grasp cyber risks. On the other hand, CISOs are more accustomed to interfacing with IT staff. This is understandable; the board is responsible for guiding high-level decision-making. They rarely become involved […]
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CISO’s compass: Mastering tech, inspiring teams, and confronting risk 03/10/2023 at 07:32 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Okey Obudulu, CISO at Skillsoft, talks about the increasing complexity of the CISO role and challenges they face. He discusses the business environment, tech innovation, the evolving regulatory landscape, limited resources, and budgets. Obudulu […]
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GenAI in software surges despite risks 03/10/2023 at 07:05 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Ilkka Turunen, Field CTO at Sonatype, discusses how generative AI influences and impacts software engineers’ work and the software development lifecycle. According to a recent Sonatype survey of 800 developers (DevOps) and application security (SecOps) leaders, […]
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Chalk: Open-source software security and infrastructure visibility tool 03/10/2023 at 06:32 By Mirko Zorz Chalk is a free, open-source tool that helps improve software security. You add a single line to your build script, and it will automatically collect and inject metadata into every build artifact: source code, binaries, and containers. Gaining visibility Chalk enables […]
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Barriers preventing organizations from DevOps automation 03/10/2023 at 06:02 By Help Net Security Organizations’ investments in DevOps automation are delivering significant benefits, including a 61% improvement in software quality, a 57% reduction in deployment failures, and a 55% decrease in IT costs, according to Dynatrace. In most organizations, however, DevOps automation practices remain in the […]
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Freedom On The Net Report Highlights Dangers Of AI 02/10/2023 at 12:32 By Emma Woollacott, Senior Contributor Internet freedom is declining around the world, fueled by advances in AI, a new report warns. This article is an excerpt from Forbes – Cybersecurity View Original Source
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Securing GitHub Actions for a safer DevOps pipeline 02/10/2023 at 07:32 By Mirko Zorz GitHub Actions provides a platform for continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD), enabling your build, test, and deployment process automation. It allows you to establish workflows that build and test each pull request in your repository and deploy approved pull requests […]
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Protecting against FraudGPT, ChatGPT’s evil twin 02/10/2023 at 07:01 By Help Net Security FraudGPT is the evil counterpart to ChatGPT. Criminals use it to target businesses with phishing emails and scams with speed and accuracy like never before. The AI can be prompted to create the most realistic phishing emails, perfected down to a business’ […]
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Global events fuel DDoS attack campaigns 02/10/2023 at 06:32 By Help Net Security Cybercriminals launched approximately 7.9 million DDoS attacks in 1H 2023, representing a 31% year-over-year increase, according to NETSCOUT. Global events like the Russia-Ukraine war and NATO bids have driven recent DDoS attack growth. Finland was targeted by pro-Russian hacktivists in 2022 during […]
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Online fraud can cost you more than money 02/10/2023 at 06:01 By Help Net Security Online fraud is a pervasive and constantly evolving threat that affects individuals and organizations worldwide. Online fraudsters often leverage the anonymity and convenience of the internet to exploit vulnerabilities, manipulate victims, and conceal their true identities. Their fraudulent activities may […]
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