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GenAI in software surges despite risks

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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

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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

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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

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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 React to this headline:

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Securing GitHub Actions for a safer DevOps pipeline

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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

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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

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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

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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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IRS Leaker Of IRS Tax Data To The Press Is Charged With Tax Crimes

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IRS Leaker Of IRS Tax Data To The Press Is Charged With Tax Crimes 30/09/2023 at 00:17 By Robert W. Wood, Senior Contributor An Internal Revenue Service consultant has been charged with disclosing tax return information without authorization. If convicted, he could get up to five years. This article is an excerpt from Forbes –

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iPhone Spyware Attacks—What You Need To Know

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iPhone Spyware Attacks—What You Need To Know 29/09/2023 at 18:02 By Kate O’Flaherty, Senior Contributor Spyware attacks are increasingly hitting iPhones, with adversaries taking advantage of unpatched security flaws. Here’s what you need to know. This article is an excerpt from Forbes – Cybersecurity View Original Source React to this headline:

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MEPs To Vote On Controversial Media Spyware Plans

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MEPs To Vote On Controversial Media Spyware Plans 29/09/2023 at 14:16 By Emma Woollacott, Senior Contributor With the European Parliament preparing to vote on the European Media Freedom Act, digital rights organizations are urging MEPs to reject a provision allowing authoriti… This article is an excerpt from Forbes – Cybersecurity View Original Source React to

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How should organizations navigate the risks and opportunities of AI?

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How should organizations navigate the risks and opportunities of AI? 29/09/2023 at 08:33 By Help Net Security As we realize exciting new advancements in the application of generative pre-trained transformer (GPT) technology, our adversaries are finding ingenious ways to leverage these capabilities to inflict harm. There’s evidence to suggest that offensive actors are using AI

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Financial crime compliance costs exceed $206 billion

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Financial crime compliance costs exceed $206 billion 29/09/2023 at 07:02 By Help Net Security The growing complexity of compliance regulations and ever-evolving criminal methodologies are a major difficulty for financial institutions, according to LexisNexis Risk Solutions. Global financial crime compliance costs for financial institutions exceed $206 billion. This cost is comparable to more than 12%

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Why California’s Delete Act matters for the whole country

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Why California’s Delete Act matters for the whole country 29/09/2023 at 06:32 By Help Net Security The California State Legislature passed Senate Bill 362, known as the Delete Act, to simplify the process for consumers to ask to remove their personal data gathered by data brokers. In this Help Net Security video, Dr. Chris Pierson,

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Cybersecurity budgets show moderate growth

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Cybersecurity budgets show moderate growth 29/09/2023 at 06:01 By Help Net Security Despite the economic uncertainty and inflation, security budgets generally continued to rise but at a lower rate than prior years, according to new research from IANS and Artico Search. Security budgets increase by 6% in 2023 Respondents reported an average security budget increase

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The hidden costs of neglecting cybersecurity for small businesses

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The hidden costs of neglecting cybersecurity for small businesses 28/09/2023 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Raffaele Mautone, CEO of Judy Security, talks about the cybersecurity problems that small businesses face and the need for prioritization to save businesses from potential fines and damage to their brand reputation. He also

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Kubernetes attacks in 2023: What it means for the future

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Kubernetes attacks in 2023: What it means for the future 28/09/2023 at 07:01 By Help Net Security In 2023, a wave of new attacks targeting Kubernetes has been reported, from Dero and Monero crypto mining to Scarleteel and RBAC-Buster. In this Help Net Security video, Jimmy Mesta, CTO at KSOC, explores what it would take

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The clock is ticking for businesses to prepare for mandated certificate automation

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The clock is ticking for businesses to prepare for mandated certificate automation 28/09/2023 at 06:36 By Help Net Security Many organizations are unprepared for sweeping industry changes that call for mandated certificate automation, according to GMO GlobalSign. There could be significant changes within the Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) marketplace, the most pressing matter being Google’s

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Ransomware groups are shifting their focus away from larger targets

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Ransomware groups are shifting their focus away from larger targets 28/09/2023 at 06:02 By Help Net Security One in every six ransomware attacks targeting US government offices was traced back to the LockBit ransomware group, according to Trend Micro. Overall ransomware attack victim numbers increased by 47% from H2 2022. “We’ve observed a significant increase

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