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Balancing usability and security in the fight against identity-based attacks

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Balancing usability and security in the fight against identity-based attacks 2025-01-17 at 08:04 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Adam Bateman, CEO of Push Security, talks about the rise in identity-based attacks, how they’re becoming more sophisticated each year, and how AI and ML are both fueling these threats and helping to […]

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EU takes decisive action on healthcare cybersecurity

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EU takes decisive action on healthcare cybersecurity 2025-01-17 at 06:39 By Help Net Security The Commission has presented an EU action plan aimed at strengthening the cybersecurity of hospitals and healthcare providers. The initiative is an essential step in shielding the healthcare sector from cyber threats. Digitalization is revolutionizing healthcare, enabling better patient services through […]

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Government Sector Bears the Brunt of Cyberattacks in Ukraine: Report 

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Government Sector Bears the Brunt of Cyberattacks in Ukraine: Report  2025-01-16 at 15:36 By Cyble Overview  Ukraine’s fight against cyberthreats has reached new heights, with its top cybersecurity agency releasing the 2024 annual cyberthreat landscape report detailing its efforts to protect critical infrastructure and government systems.   The report, prepared by the State Cyber Defense Center […]

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How CISOs can elevate cybersecurity in boardroom discussions

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How CISOs can elevate cybersecurity in boardroom discussions 2025-01-16 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz Ross Young is the CISO in residence at Team8 and the creator of the OWASP Threat and Safeguard Matrix (TaSM). In this interview, he shares his perspective on how cybersecurity professionals can tailor their presentations to the board, aligning security strategies […]

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A humble proposal: The InfoSec CIA triad should be expanded

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A humble proposal: The InfoSec CIA triad should be expanded 2025-01-16 at 06:35 By Help Net Security The inconsistent and incomplete definitions of essential properties in information security create confusion within the InfoSec community, gaps in security controls, and may elevate the costs of incidents. In this article, I will analyze the CIA triad, point […]

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Critical vulnerabilities remain unresolved due to prioritization gaps

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Critical vulnerabilities remain unresolved due to prioritization gaps 2025-01-16 at 06:19 By Help Net Security Fragmented data from multiple scanners, siloed risk scoring and poor cross-team collaboration are leaving organizations increasingly exposed to breaches, compliance failures and costly penalties, according to Swimlane. The relentless surge of vulnerabilities is pushing security teams to their limits, forcing […]

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Using cognitive diversity for stronger, smarter cyber defense

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Using cognitive diversity for stronger, smarter cyber defense 2025-01-15 at 07:03 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Mel Morris, CEO of Corpora.ai, discusses how cognitive biases affect decision-making during cybersecurity incidents. Morris shares insights on the challenges of designing user-friendly cybersecurity tools that consider human cognitive processes. How do cognitive biases impact […]

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Cybersecurity is stepping into a new era of complexity

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Cybersecurity is stepping into a new era of complexity 2025-01-15 at 06:01 By Help Net Security Cybersecurity is entering a new era of complexity, according to the World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2025 report. Growing complexity intensifies cyber inequity This complexity arises from the rapid growth of emerging technologies, prevailing geopolitical uncertainty, the evolution […]

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This is the year CISOs unlock AI’s full potential

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This is the year CISOs unlock AI’s full potential 2025-01-14 at 07:31 By Help Net Security In 2025, CISOs will have powerful new capabilities as generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) continues to mature. Evolving beyond providing answers to questions, GenAI will provide proactive recommendations, take action, and communicate in a personalized manner. This transition will enable […]

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How AI and ML are transforming digital banking security

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How AI and ML are transforming digital banking security 2025-01-14 at 07:04 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Nuno Martins da Silveira Teodoro, VP of Group Cybersecurity at Solaris, discusses the latest advancements in digital banking security. He talks about how AI and ML are reshaping fraud detection, the growing trend of […]

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What 2024 taught us about security vulnerabilties

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What 2024 taught us about security vulnerabilties 2025-01-14 at 06:03 By Help Net Security From zero-day exploits to weaknesses in widely used software and hardware, the vulnerabilities uncovered last year underscore threat actors’ tactics and the critical gaps in organizational defenses. This roundup showcases the standout findings from 2024’s cybersecurity reports, highlighting critical risks and […]

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CyberSecurity Malaysia Flags Major Threats in Chrome and WordPress – Are You Safe?

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CyberSecurity Malaysia Flags Major Threats in Chrome and WordPress – Are You Safe? 2025-01-13 at 14:34 By daksh sharma Google Chrome and WordPress users face high-severity security threats. CyberSecurity Malaysia advises immediate updates to prevent potential exploits and safeguard data. Overview CyberSecurity Malaysia has recently notified users of critical vulnerabilities in two widely used software […]

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GitHub CISO on security strategy and collaborating with the open-source community

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GitHub CISO on security strategy and collaborating with the open-source community 2025-01-13 at 07:06 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security, Alexis Wales, CISO at GitHub, discusses how GitHub embeds security into every aspect of its platform to protect millions of developers and repositories, ensuring it remains a trustworthy platform for building secure software. […]

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Time for a change: Elevating developers’ security skills

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Time for a change: Elevating developers’ security skills 2025-01-13 at 06:07 By Help Net Security Organizations don’t know their software engineers’ security skills because they don’t assess them in the interview process. Trying to do that in an interview is challenging, of course, given the time it takes for a proper assessment. However, given the […]

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U.S. Telecom, Zero-Day Attacks Show Need for Cybersecurity Hygiene

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U.S. Telecom, Zero-Day Attacks Show Need for Cybersecurity Hygiene 2025-01-10 at 14:18 By Paul Shread As China-backed threat groups have been linked to recent attacks on telecom networks, the U.S. Treasury and other high-value targets, one issue has become increasingly clear: Good cyber hygiene could have limited damage from many of the attacks.  Organizations have […]

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The SBI fake banking app shows that SMS authentication has had its day

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The SBI fake banking app shows that SMS authentication has had its day 2025-01-10 at 07:01 By Help Net Security As a company fortunate enough to have and maintain our own pentesting team, we often do outreach with other organizations to assist with or provide our expertise in offensive security. In collaboration with the Kerala […]

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Preventing the next ransomware attack with help from AI

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Preventing the next ransomware attack with help from AI 2025-01-10 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Dr. Darren Williams, CEO at BlackFog, talks about how employee training plays a crucial role in preventing ransomware attacks. He points out that human error is often the biggest security risk and explains how […]

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GitLab CISO on proactive monitoring and metrics for DevSecOps success

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GitLab CISO on proactive monitoring and metrics for DevSecOps success 2025-01-09 at 07:32 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Josh Lemos, CISO at GitLab, talks about the shift from DevOps to DevSecOps, focusing on the complexity of building systems and integrating security tools. He shares tips for maintaining development speed, fostering collaboration, […]

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Cybersecurity in 2025: Global conflict, grown-up AI, and the wisdom of the crowd

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Cybersecurity in 2025: Global conflict, grown-up AI, and the wisdom of the crowd 2025-01-09 at 06:59 By Help Net Security As we look ahead to cybersecurity developments in 2025, there’s bad news and good—expect to see new challenging attacks and the cybersecurity community increasingly working together to counter threats that are beyond the scope of […]

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The U.S. Cyber Trust Mark set to launch

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The U.S. Cyber Trust Mark set to launch 2025-01-08 at 16:03 By Zeljka Zorz The White House has announced the launch of the U.S. Cyber Trust Mark, a voluntary cybersecurity labeling program for consumer-grade internet-connected devices. “The White House launched this bipartisan effort to educate American consumers and give them an easy way to assess […]

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