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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: July 24, 2024

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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: July 24, 2024 2024-07-24 at 06:31 By Anamarija Pogorelec Applied Cryptographer Quantstamp | EMEA | Remote – View job details As an Applied Cryptographer, you will research about various cryptographic protocols and have knowledge of cryptographic primitives or concepts, like elliptic curve cryptography, hash functions, and PCPs. You should have […]

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AI accelerates code development faster than security teams can keep up

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AI accelerates code development faster than security teams can keep up 2024-07-24 at 06:01 By Help Net Security 91% of respondents say their security budget is increasing this year, demonstrating a growing recognition of the importance of cybersecurity within organizations, according to Seemplicity. Vendor environments introduce complexity and fragmentation Seemplicity surveyed 300 US cybersecurity professionals

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The changes in the cyber threat landscape in the last 12 months

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The changes in the cyber threat landscape in the last 12 months 2024-07-23 at 14:31 By Zeljka Zorz When it comes to the cyber threat landscape, change is the only constant: the inevitable interplay between cybercriminals and law enforcement agencies makes it inevitable. Europol’s recently released Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) 2024 report covers

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Vulnerability in Telegram app for Android allows sending malicious files disguised as videos

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Vulnerability in Telegram app for Android allows sending malicious files disguised as videos 2024-07-23 at 12:16 By Help Net Security ESET researchers discovered a zero-day exploit, which targets the Telegram app for Android, that appeared for sale for an unspecified price in an underground forum post from June 2024. Example of how the EvilVideo exploit

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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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10 fintech companies to watch in 2024

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10 fintech companies to watch in 2024 2024-07-23 at 07:01 By Anamarija Pogorelec The fintech market is experiencing a swift transformation driven by emerging technologies like Open Finance and GenAI, as highlighted by Juniper Research. This evolution is compounded by intense competition to become customers’ preferred choice, making the market more competitive and unpredictable than

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Despite economic uncertainty, organizations are prioritizing SaaS security investments

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Despite economic uncertainty, organizations are prioritizing SaaS security investments 2024-07-23 at 06:31 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security video, Maor Bin, CEO and Co-Founder of Adaptive Shield, discusses the key findings of their recent annual SaaS Security Survey Report, conducted in partnership with the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA). Seventy percent of organizations have

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Confidential AI: Enabling secure processing of sensitive data

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Confidential AI: Enabling secure processing of sensitive data 2024-07-23 at 06:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Anand Pashupathy, VP & GM, Security Software & Services Division at Intel, explains how Intel’s approach to confidential computing, particularly at the silicon level, enhances data protection for AI applications and how collaborations with technology

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Microsoft releases tool to speed up recovery of systems borked by CrowdStrike update

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Microsoft releases tool to speed up recovery of systems borked by CrowdStrike update 2024-07-22 at 15:16 By Zeljka Zorz By now, most people are aware of – or have been personally affected by – the largest IT outage the world have ever witnessed, courtesy of a defective update for Crowdstrike Falcon Sensors that threw Windows

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Cross-industry standards for data provenance in AI

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Cross-industry standards for data provenance in AI 2024-07-22 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Saira Jesani, Executive Director of the Data & Trust Alliance, discusses the role of data provenance in AI trustworthiness and its impact on AI models’ performance and reliability. Jesani highlights the collaborative process behind developing cross-industry

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Shuffle Automation: Open-source security automation platform

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Shuffle Automation: Open-source security automation platform 2024-07-22 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz Shuffle is an open-source automation platform designed by and for security professionals. While security operations are inherently complex, Shuffle simplifies the process. It’s designed to integrate with Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) and other service providers. Key features Feature-rich workflow editor. App creator

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Ad-injecting malware posing as DwAdsafe ad blocker uses Microsoft-signed driver

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Ad-injecting malware posing as DwAdsafe ad blocker uses Microsoft-signed driver 2024-07-22 at 06:01 By Help Net Security ESET Research has discovered a sophisticated Chinese browser injector: a signed, vulnerable, ad-injecting driver from a mysterious Chinese company. This threat, which ESET dubbed HotPage, comes self-contained in an executable file that installs its main driver and injects

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Week in review: CrowdStrike update causes widespread IT outage, critical Splunk Enterprise flaw

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Week in review: CrowdStrike update causes widespread IT outage, critical Splunk Enterprise flaw 2024-07-21 at 11:01 By Help Net Security Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Faulty CrowdStrike update takes out Windows machines worldwide Thousands and possibly millions of Windows computers and servers worldwide have been

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Update: Worldwide IT outage due to buggy Crowdstrike update

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Update: Worldwide IT outage due to buggy Crowdstrike update 2024-07-19 at 19:46 By Zeljka Zorz The world is 16+ hours into what looks like the biggest IT outage in history, triggered by a defective update for Crowdstrike endpoint security software for Windows machines. The price of both Crowdstrike’s and Microsoft’s shares tumbled down as a

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Faulty CrowdStrike update takes out Windows machines worldwide

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Faulty CrowdStrike update takes out Windows machines worldwide 2024-07-19 at 11:31 By Zeljka Zorz Thousands and possibly millions of Windows computers and servers worldwide have been made inoperable by a faulty update of Crowdstrike Falcon Sensors, and the outage affected transport, broadcast, financial, retail and other organizations have been affected in Europe, Australia, the US

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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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One-third of dev professionals unfamiliar with secure coding practices

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One-third of dev professionals unfamiliar with secure coding practices 2024-07-19 at 07:01 By Help Net Security Attackers consistently discover and exploit software vulnerabilities, highlighting the increasing importance of robust software security, according to OpenSSF and the Linux Foundation. Despite this, many developers lack the essential knowledge and skills to effectively implement secure software development. Lack

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CISOs must shift from tactical defense to strategic leadership

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CISOs must shift from tactical defense to strategic leadership 2024-07-19 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Cyber threats are advancing quickly in size and sophistication, largely because of the rapid evolution of technology, increasing sophistication of cyber attackers, and the expansion of attack surfaces through interconnected systems and devices, according to Ivanti. Ivanti’s research shows

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New infosec products of the week: July 19, 2024

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New infosec products of the week: July 19, 2024 2024-07-19 at 06:01 By Help Net Security Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from AuditBoard, BlueVoyant, Druva, Invicti Security, and Rezonate. AuditBoard’s self-assessment tools allow audit teams to maintain focus on their critical work AuditBoard launched out-of-the-box (OOTB)

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Critical Splunk flaw can be exploited to grab passwords (CVE-2024-36991)

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Critical Splunk flaw can be exploited to grab passwords (CVE-2024-36991) 2024-07-18 at 18:01 By Zeljka Zorz A recently fixed vulnerability (CVE-2024-36991) affecting Splunk Enterprise on Windows “is more severe than it initially appeared,” according to SonicWall’s threat researchers. Several PoC exploits have been published, including one by IT consultant Mohamed Nabil Ali that performs bulk

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