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Identifying risky candidates: Practical steps for security leaders

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Identifying risky candidates: Practical steps for security leaders 2025-10-16 at 08:32 By Help Net Security Effective insider threat defense begins with candidate vetting. Background checks and reference calls can confirm elements of an applicant’s history, but they rarely surface the deeper risks that can turn into costly problems down the line. Identity verification, credential validation, […]

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North Korea’s IT workers are targeting firms beyond tech, crypto, and the U.S.

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North Korea’s IT workers are targeting firms beyond tech, crypto, and the U.S. 2025-10-01 at 17:24 By Zeljka Zorz North Korea’s clandestine IT Worker (ITW) program, which is long known for targeting U.S. technology firms and crypto firms, has broadened its scope to attempt to infiltrate a variety of industries worldwide, including finance, healthcare, public

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How CISOs are balancing risk, pressure and board expectations

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How CISOs are balancing risk, pressure and board expectations 2025-08-28 at 07:05 By Sinisa Markovic AI has moved to the top of the CISO agenda. Three in five CISOs see generative AI as a security risk, with many worried about sensitive data leaking through public tools. At the same time, most organizations are not blocking

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Why a new AI tool could change how we test insider threat defenses

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Why a new AI tool could change how we test insider threat defenses 2025-08-25 at 09:04 By Mirko Zorz Insider threats are among the hardest attacks to detect because they come from people who already have legitimate access. Security teams know the risk well, but they often lack the data needed to train systems that

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Developer Who Hacked Former Employer’s Systems Sentenced to Prison

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Developer Who Hacked Former Employer’s Systems Sentenced to Prison 2025-08-22 at 13:57 By Ionut Arghire Davis Lu was sentenced to four years in prison for installing malicious code on employer’s systems and for deleting encrypted data. The post Developer Who Hacked Former Employer’s Systems Sentenced to Prison appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an

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Most cybersecurity risk comes from just 10% of employees

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Most cybersecurity risk comes from just 10% of employees 2025-07-16 at 07:46 By Anamarija Pogorelec A new report from Living Security and the Cyentia Institute sheds light on the real human element behind cybersecurity threats, and it’s not what most organizations expect. The Risky Business: Who Protects & Who Puts You at Risk report analyzes

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Why AI agents could be the next insider threat

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Why AI agents could be the next insider threat 2025-06-30 at 07:37 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Arun Shrestha, CEO of BeyondID, explains how AI agents, now embedded in daily operations, are often over-permissioned, under-monitored, and invisible to identity governance systems. With a special focus on the healthcare sector, Shrestha

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How well do you know your remote IT worker?

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How well do you know your remote IT worker? 2025-05-27 at 08:06 By Sinisa Markovic Is the remote IT worker you recently hired really who he says he is? Fake IT workers are slipping into companies around the world, gaining access to sensitive data. Recently, more of these schemes have been linked to North Korea.

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Why layoffs increase cybersecurity risks

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Why layoffs increase cybersecurity risks 2025-05-26 at 08:32 By Sinisa Markovic A wave of layoffs has swept through the tech industry, leaving IT teams in a rush to revoke all access those employees may have had. Additionally, 54% of tech hiring managers say their companies are likely to conduct layoffs within the next year, and

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Coinbase Says Rogue Contractor Data Breach Affects 69,461 Users

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Coinbase Says Rogue Contractor Data Breach Affects 69,461 Users 2025-05-21 at 16:54 By Ryan Naraine A mandatory filing to the Maine Attorney General says 69,461 customers nationwide were affected and dates the breach back to last December. The post Coinbase Says Rogue Contractor Data Breach Affects 69,461 Users appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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Coinbase suffers data breach, gets extorted (but won’t pay)

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Coinbase suffers data breach, gets extorted (but won’t pay) 2025-05-15 at 17:35 By Zeljka Zorz Cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase has suffered a breach, which resulted in attackers acquiring customers’ data that can help them mount social engineering attacks, the company confirmed today by filing a report with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The

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Insider risk management needs a human strategy

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Insider risk management needs a human strategy 2025-05-14 at 08:01 By Mirko Zorz Insider risk is not just about bad actors. Most of the time, it’s about mistakes. Someone sends a sensitive file to the wrong address, or uploads a document to their personal cloud to work from home. In many cases, there is no

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Layoffs pose a cybersecurity risk: Here’s why offboarding matters

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Layoffs pose a cybersecurity risk: Here’s why offboarding matters 2025-05-12 at 07:39 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Chase Doelling, Principal Strategist at JumpCloud, discusses the overlooked security risks associated with improper offboarding. Though many organizations focus on securely onboarding new employees, they often overlook the security risks associated with properly

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Understanding 2024 cyber attack trends

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Understanding 2024 cyber attack trends 2025-04-24 at 13:04 By Zeljka Zorz Mandiant has released the M-Trends 2025 report, which outlines global cyber attack trends based on their own incident response engagements from 2024. Key trends and insights In 2024, Mandiant handled more incidents in the financial sector than in any other industry: 17.4%. Other popular

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North Korean IT workers set their sights on European organizations

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North Korean IT workers set their sights on European organizations 2025-04-02 at 13:05 By Zeljka Zorz North Korean IT workers are expanding their efforts beyond the US, and are seeking to fraudulently gain employment with organizations around the world, but most especially in Europe. According to Google’s threat researchers, they are also increasingly attempting to

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The human side of insider threats: People, pressure, and payback

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The human side of insider threats: People, pressure, and payback 2025-04-01 at 08:02 By Help Net Security While cybercriminals are often in the spotlight, one of the most dangerous threats to your company might be hiding in plain sight, within your own team. Employees, contractors, or business partners who have access to sensitive information can

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Developer Convicted for Hacking Former Employer’s Systems

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Developer Convicted for Hacking Former Employer’s Systems 2025-03-10 at 14:34 By Ionut Arghire Davis Lu was convicted of sabotaging his employer’s systems through malicious code, and deleting encrypted data. The post Developer Convicted for Hacking Former Employer’s Systems appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek View Original Source React to this

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Active network of North Korean IT front companies exposed

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Active network of North Korean IT front companies exposed 2024-11-21 at 16:18 By Zeljka Zorz An analysis of the websites belonging to companies that served as a front for getting North Korean IT workers remote jobs with businesses worldwide has revealed an active network of such companies originating in China. Unearthing North Korean IT front

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Cybersecurity Awareness: Reflecting on 20 Years of Defense Evolution and Preparing for Future Threats

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Cybersecurity Awareness: Reflecting on 20 Years of Defense Evolution and Preparing for Future Threats 2024-09-19 at 15:46 By Marc Solomon Threats have become more complex as the threat surface has expanded and it is now about the evolution of protecting a business and its ecosystem. The post Cybersecurity Awareness: Reflecting on 20 Years of Defense Evolution

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How insider threats can cause serious security breaches

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How insider threats can cause serious security breaches 2024-04-29 at 07:34 By Help Net Security Insider threats are a prominent issue and can lead to serious security breaches. Just because someone is a colleague or employee does not grant inherent trust. In this Help Net Security video, Tara Lemieux, CMMC Consultant for Redspin, discusses insider

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