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Browser extensions make nearly every employee a potential attack vector

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Browser extensions make nearly every employee a potential attack vector 2025-04-16 at 07:12 By Help Net Security Despite being present on virtually every employee’s browser, extensions are rarely monitored by security teams or controlled by IT, according to LayerX. Most extensions have access to sensitive data 99% of enterprise users have at least one extension […]

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The quiet data breach hiding in AI workflows

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The quiet data breach hiding in AI workflows 2025-04-14 at 08:30 By Mirko Zorz As AI becomes embedded in daily business workflows, the risk of data exposure increases. Prompt leaks are not rare exceptions. They are a natural outcome of how employees use large language models. CISOs cannot treat this as a secondary concern. To

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89% of enterprise AI usage is invisible to the organization

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89% of enterprise AI usage is invisible to the organization 2025-03-06 at 07:04 By Help Net Security Organizations have zero visibility into 89% of AI usage, despite security policies according to a LayerX report. 71% of connections to GenAI tools are done using personal non-corporate accounts. Among logins using corporate accounts, 58% of connections are

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Breaking down the numbers: Q2 2024 cybersecurity funding activity recap

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Breaking down the numbers: Q2 2024 cybersecurity funding activity recap 2024-06-25 at 06:01 By Help Net Security We present a list of selected cybersecurity companies that received funding during the second quarter of 2024 (Q2 2024). Alethea April | $20 million Alethea closed a $20 million Series B funding round led by GV, with participation

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LayerX Raises $26 Million for Browser Security Platform

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LayerX Raises $26 Million for Browser Security Platform 2024-05-03 at 19:16 By Ionut Arghire Israeli startup LayerX Security banks $25 million in new financing as investors continue to pour money into secure web browsing technologies. The post LayerX Raises $26 Million for Browser Security Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from

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Product showcase: LayerX browser security extension

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Product showcase: LayerX browser security extension 01/11/2023 at 08:32 By Help Net Security The browser has become the main workspace in modern organizations. It’s where employees create and interact with data, and how they access organizational and external SaaS and web apps. That’s why the browser is extensively targeted by adversaries. They seek to steal

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