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What Microsoft’s Majorana 1 Chip Means for Quantum Decryption

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What Microsoft’s Majorana 1 Chip Means for Quantum Decryption 2025-02-24 at 21:20 By Kevin Townsend The question is whether Majorana 1 advances progress toward quantum computing – or for security professionals, the arrival of computers powerful enough to break PKE. The post What Microsoft’s Majorana 1 Chip Means for Quantum Decryption appeared first on SecurityWeek. […]

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DeepSeek Exposes Major Cybersecurity Blind Spot

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DeepSeek Exposes Major Cybersecurity Blind Spot 2025-02-13 at 17:31 By Torsten George Millions of uninformed users have flocked to DeepSeek and share personal information without considering security or privacy risks. The post DeepSeek Exposes Major Cybersecurity Blind Spot appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source

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Making sense of database complexity

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Making sense of database complexity 2025-02-13 at 06:03 By Help Net Security IT leaders are grappling with increasingly complex database environments. According to a new survey from Redgate, key concerns include protecting sensitive data, navigating regulatory compliance, and managing the rise of multi-database platforms. 38% of IT teams are concerned about data security and access

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Political campaigns struggle to balance AI personalization and voter privacy

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Political campaigns struggle to balance AI personalization and voter privacy 2025-02-10 at 07:05 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Mateusz Łabuz, researcher at the IFSH, discusses the balance between using AI for personalized political campaigns and protecting voter privacy. Łabuz also discusses the potential of AI in fact-checking, the regulatory landscape, and

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Evolving uses of tokenization to protect data

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Evolving uses of tokenization to protect data 2025-02-10 at 06:04 By Help Net Security Tokenization replaces sensitive data, such as credit card numbers or personal identifiers, with unique, non-sensitive tokens with no exploitable value. This method helps protect sensitive information by ensuring that the actual data is never stored or transmitted, reducing the risk of

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House Lawmakers Push to Ban AI App DeepSeek From US Government Devices

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House Lawmakers Push to Ban AI App DeepSeek From US Government Devices 2025-02-06 at 22:16 By Associated Press A bipartisan duo in the the U.S. House is proposing legislation to ban the Chinese artificial intelligence app DeepSeek from federal devices. The post House Lawmakers Push to Ban AI App DeepSeek From US Government Devices appeared

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The overlooked risks of poor data hygiene in AI-driven organizations

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The overlooked risks of poor data hygiene in AI-driven organizations 2025-02-06 at 07:03 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Oliver Friedrichs, CEO at Pangea, discusses why strong data hygiene is more important than ever as companies integrate AI into their operations. With AI-driven applications handling sensitive enterprise data, poor access controls and

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Cyber Insights 2025: Quantum and the Threat to Encryption

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Cyber Insights 2025: Quantum and the Threat to Encryption 2025-02-03 at 17:03 By Kevin Townsend 2025 is an important year – it is probably our last chance to start our migration to post quantum cryptography before we are all undone by cryptographically relevant quantum computers. The post Cyber Insights 2025: Quantum and the Threat to

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Italy Blocks Access to the Chinese AI Application DeepSeek to Protect Users’ Data

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Italy Blocks Access to the Chinese AI Application DeepSeek to Protect Users’ Data 2025-01-31 at 17:04 By Associated Press Italy’s data protection authority expressed dissatisfaction with DeepSeek’s response to its query about what personal data is collected, where it is stored and how users are notified. The post Italy Blocks Access to the Chinese AI

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Taming Shadow AI: Valence Security, Endor Labs Unveil New Protections to Counter Hidden AI Threats

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Taming Shadow AI: Valence Security, Endor Labs Unveil New Protections to Counter Hidden AI Threats 2025-01-30 at 20:04 By Kevin Townsend Valence Security and Endor Labs have introduced extensions to their existing platforms specifically to tackle the invisibility and wrongful use of Shadow AI. The post Taming Shadow AI: Valence Security, Endor Labs Unveil New Protections to

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Preparing financial institutions for the next generation of cyber threats

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Preparing financial institutions for the next generation of cyber threats 2025-01-29 at 07:34 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, James Mirfin, SVP and Head of Risk and Identity Solutions at Visa, discusses key priorities for leaders combating fraud, the next-generation threats institutions must prepare for, and the role of collaboration between financial

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NinjaOne to Acquire Dropsuite for $252 Million

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NinjaOne to Acquire Dropsuite for $252 Million 2025-01-28 at 15:48 By Eduard Kovacs Endpoint management and security firm NinjaOne to acquire cloud data backup, archiving, and recovery solutions provider Dropsuite for $252 million. The post NinjaOne to Acquire Dropsuite for $252 Million appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original

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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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Key steps to scaling automated compliance while maintaining security

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Key steps to scaling automated compliance while maintaining security 2024-12-18 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Vivek Agarwal, Privacy Program Manager at Meta Platforms, shares insights on strategies for reducing time to market, improving vendor onboarding, and updating privacy requirements to ensure compliance across third-party contracts. From leveraging automation and

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Microsoft announces new and improved Windows 11 security features

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Microsoft announces new and improved Windows 11 security features 2024-11-19 at 21:04 By Zeljka Zorz Microsoft has implemented some and is working on delivering several other security-related features and improvements for Windows 11. Administrator protection will allow users to make system changes on their PCs without having administrator rights (that can be abused by attackers

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Consumer privacy risks of data aggregation: What should organizations do?

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Consumer privacy risks of data aggregation: What should organizations do? 2024-11-07 at 06:48 By Help Net Security In September 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released an eye-opening report that digs into the data habits of nine major tech giants, including Amazon (Twitch), ByteDance (TikTok), Discord, Facebook, Reddit, Snap, Twitter, WhatsApp, and YouTube. The findings

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Strong privacy laws boost confidence in sharing information with AI

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Strong privacy laws boost confidence in sharing information with AI 2024-11-04 at 06:03 By Help Net Security 53% of consumers report being aware of their national privacy laws, a 17-percentage point increase compared to 2019, according to Cisco. Informed consumers are also much more likely to feel their data is protected (81%) compared to those

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Achieving peak cyber resilience

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Achieving peak cyber resilience 2024-10-25 at 08:03 By Help Net Security Climbing Mount Everest isn’t a feat for the faint hearted. Extreme weather, dangerous terrain and acclimatization requirements make the trek challenging for even the most experienced climbers. It’s estimated that the expedition takes more than two months, on average. That’s a lengthy process that

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AI data collection under fire

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AI data collection under fire 2024-10-17 at 06:32 By Help Net Security A recent Cohesity report found that consumers are highly concerned about the information companies collect from them – especially when it`s used for artificial intelligence – with consumers prepared to punish companies by switching providers for any loss of trust. In this Help

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Consumers have trust issues regarding how AI collects their data

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Consumers have trust issues regarding how AI collects their data 2024-10-10 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Consumers worldwide are highly concerned about the information companies collect from them – especially when it’s used for AI, according to Cohesity. The majority of respondents (73% in the UK, 81% in the US and 82% in Australia)

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