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Vulnerability prioritization is only the beginning

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Vulnerability prioritization is only the beginning 2024-08-23 at 07:30 By Help Net Security To date, most technology solutions focused on vulnerability management have focused on the prioritization of risks. That usually took the shape of some risk-ranking structure displayed in a table with links out to the CVEs and other advisory or threat intelligence information. […]

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A survival guide for data privacy in the age of federal inaction

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A survival guide for data privacy in the age of federal inaction 2024-08-22 at 07:31 By Help Net Security Things change fast in the world of data privacy. Just earlier this year, the question I was being asked most frequently was, “How similar will the proposed federal privacy law (APRA) be to the EU’s GDPR?”

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Strategies for security leaders: Building a positive cybersecurity culture

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Strategies for security leaders: Building a positive cybersecurity culture 2024-08-20 at 07:32 By Help Net Security Culture is a catalyst for security success. It can significantly reduce cybersecurity risks and boost cybersecurity resilience of any organization. Culture can also greatly enhance the perceived value, relevance and reputation of the cybersecurity function. So how can security

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To improve your cybersecurity posture, focus on the data

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To improve your cybersecurity posture, focus on the data 2024-08-19 at 07:31 By Help Net Security Effectively converging, managing and using enterprise data is a huge undertaking. Enterprises have vast hoards of data, but those hoards exist within siloed systems and applications, and it requires a lot of manual effort by highly skilled data scientists,

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Observations from Black Hat USA 2024, BSidesLV, and DEF CON 32

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Observations from Black Hat USA 2024, BSidesLV, and DEF CON 32 2024-08-16 at 12:46 By Help Net Security I recently spent six days in Las Vegas attending DEF CON, BsidesLV, and Black Hat USA 2024, where I had the opportunity to engage with and learn from some of the top security experts in the world.

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Delta vs. CrowdStrike: The duties vendors owe to customers – or do they?

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Delta vs. CrowdStrike: The duties vendors owe to customers – or do they? 2024-08-14 at 08:01 By Help Net Security In a potentially groundbreaking dispute, Delta Air Lines is threatening to sue CrowdStrike, a leading cybersecurity firm, for alleged negligence and breach of contract. This case brings to the forefront critical questions about the duties

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Browser backdoors: Securing the new frontline of shadow IT

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Browser backdoors: Securing the new frontline of shadow IT 2024-08-13 at 07:31 By Help Net Security Browser extensions are a prime target for cybercriminals. And this isn’t just a consumer problem – it’s a new frontier in enterprises’ battle against shadow IT. Ultimately, more extension permissions result in potentially bigger attack surfaces. Research shows that

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August 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: Looking for a calm August release

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August 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: Looking for a calm August release 2024-08-09 at 13:01 By Help Net Security July ended up being more ‘exciting’ than many of us wanted; we’re supposed to be in the height of summer vacation season. First, we had a large set of updates on Patch Tuesday, then we had to

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NIS2: A catalyst for cybersecurity innovation or just another box-ticking exercise?

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NIS2: A catalyst for cybersecurity innovation or just another box-ticking exercise? 2024-08-09 at 08:02 By Help Net Security The Network and Information Security (NIS) 2 Directive is possibly one of the most significant pieces of cybersecurity regulation to ever hit Europe. The 27 EU Member States have until 17 October 2024 to adopt and publish

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How network segmentation can strengthen visibility in OT networks

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How network segmentation can strengthen visibility in OT networks 2024-08-08 at 07:31 By Help Net Security What role does the firewall play in the protection of operational technology (OT) networks and systems? Many would say that it’s the defensive mechanism to protect that environment from IT and the outside world. For the operators responsible for

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Sports venues must vet their vendors to maintain security

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Sports venues must vet their vendors to maintain security 2024-08-07 at 07:31 By Help Net Security Sporting events generate a lot of consumer activity, from hotels and restaurants to retail. Large sporting events are held together by webs of connectivity that include vendors, sponsors, employees, and consumers. These networks connect ticketing, merchandising, venue access, live

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ITSM concerns when integrating new AI services

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ITSM concerns when integrating new AI services 2024-08-06 at 07:31 By Help Net Security Let’s talk about a couple of recent horror stories. Late last year, a Chevrolet dealership deployed a chatbot powered by a large language model (LLM) on their homepage. This LLM, trained with detailed specifications of Chevrolet vehicles, was intended to respond

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The role of AI in cybersecurity operations

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The role of AI in cybersecurity operations 2024-08-05 at 08:01 By Help Net Security Security operation centers (SOCs) need to be better equipped to manage the sheer scale of data to monitor and the increasing sophistication of threats. SOC analysts face a daunting task: sifting through thousands of alerts every day – most of which

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Threat intelligence: A blessing and a curse?

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Threat intelligence: A blessing and a curse? 2024-08-01 at 07:31 By Help Net Security Access to timely and accurate threat intelligence is now core to security operations for many organizations. Today, it seems that security teams are blessed with an abundance of data and intelligence feeds to choose from. However, selecting the right information from

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What CISOs need to keep CEOs (and themselves) out of jail

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What CISOs need to keep CEOs (and themselves) out of jail 2024-07-31 at 07:32 By Help Net Security Former Uber CISO Joe Sullivan, who was convicted for attempting to cover up a data breach Uber suffered in 2016, recently posited that in the very near future, CEOs might find themselves held directly responsible for cybersecurity

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Enhancing threat detection for GenAI workloads with cloud attack emulation

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Enhancing threat detection for GenAI workloads with cloud attack emulation 2024-07-29 at 08:01 By Help Net Security Cloud GenAI workloads inherit pre-existing cloud security challenges, and security teams must proactively evolve innovative security countermeasures, including threat detection mechanisms. Traditional cloud threat detection Threat detection systems are designed to allow early detection of potential security breaches;

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Learning from CrowdStrike’s quality assurance failures

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Learning from CrowdStrike’s quality assurance failures 2024-07-25 at 13:01 By Help Net Security CrowdStrike has released a preliminary Post Incident Review (PIR) of how the flawed Falcon Sensor update made its way to millions of Windows systems and pushed them into a “Blue Screen of Death” loop. The PIR is a bit confusing to read

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How CISOs enable ITDR approach through the principle of least privilege

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How CISOs enable ITDR approach through the principle of least privilege 2024-07-25 at 07:31 By Help Net Security Somewhere, right now, a CISO is in a boardroom making their best case for stronger identity threat detection and response (ITDR) initiatives to lower the risk of intrusion. For a good reason, too: Look no further than

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The CISO’s approach to AI: Balancing transformation with trust

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The CISO’s approach to AI: Balancing transformation with trust 2024-07-23 at 07:31 By Help Net Security As organizations increasingly adopt third-party AI tools to streamline operations and gain a competitive edge, they also invite a host of new risks. Many companies are unprepared, lacking clear policies and adequate employee training to mitigate these new dangers.

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GenAI network acceleration requires prior WAN optimization

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GenAI network acceleration requires prior WAN optimization 2024-07-19 at 07:32 By Help Net Security As GenAI models used for natural language processing, image generation, and other complex tasks often rely on large datasets that must be transmitted between distributed locations, including data centers and edge devices, WAN optimization is essential for robust deployment of GenAI

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