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Organizations change recruitment strategies to find cyber talent

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Organizations change recruitment strategies to find cyber talent 2024-07-08 at 06:01 By Help Net Security An estimated 4 million professionals are needed to fill the growing cybersecurity workforce gap, according to Fortinet. At the same time, Fortinet’s 2024 Global Cybersecurity Skills Gap Report found that 70% of organizations indicated that the cybersecurity skills shortage creates […]

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Week in review: A need for a DDoS response plan, human oversight in AI-enhanced software development

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Week in review: A need for a DDoS response plan, human oversight in AI-enhanced software development 2024-07-07 at 11:01 By Help Net Security Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: 4 key steps to building an incident response plan In this Help Net Security interview, Mike Toole, […]

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Infostealing malware masquerading as generative AI tools

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Infostealing malware masquerading as generative AI tools 2024-07-05 at 08:01 By Help Net Security Over the past six months, there has been a notable surge in Android financial threats – malware targeting victims’ mobile banking funds, whether in the form of ‘traditional’ banking malware or, more recently, cryptostealers, according to ESET. Vidar infostealer targets Windows […]

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99% of IoT exploitation attempts rely on previously known CVEs

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99% of IoT exploitation attempts rely on previously known CVEs 2024-07-05 at 07:31 By Help Net Security The explosion of Internet of Things (IoT) devices has brought about a wide range of security and privacy challenges, according to Bitdefender and NETGEAR. The report is based on global telemetry of 3.8 million homes and 50 million […]

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47% of corporate data stored in the cloud is sensitive

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47% of corporate data stored in the cloud is sensitive 2024-07-05 at 07:01 By Help Net Security As the use of the cloud continues to be strategically vital to many organizations, cloud resources have become the biggest targets for cyberattacks, with SaaS applications (31%), cloud storage (30%) and cloud management infrastructure (26%) cited as the […]

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Organizations weigh the risks and rewards of using AI

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Organizations weigh the risks and rewards of using AI 2024-07-05 at 06:31 By Help Net Security 78% of organizations are tracking AI as an emerging risk while simultaneously adopting the technology themselves, according to AuditBoard. Organizations prioritize AI risk assessment The report, based on a survey of over 400 security professionals in the US involved […]

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New infosec products of the week: July 5, 2024

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New infosec products of the week: July 5, 2024 2024-07-05 at 06:01 By Help Net Security Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from LogRhythm, NordVPN, Regula, and Scythe. LogRhythm’s enhancements boost analyst efficiency This quarter, LogRhythm is highlighting its Machine Data Intelligence (MDI) Fabric for the AI-ready […]

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4 key steps to building an incident response plan

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4 key steps to building an incident response plan 2024-07-04 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Mike Toole, head of security and IT at Blumira, discusses the components of an effective security incident response strategy and how they work together to ensure organizations can address cybersecurity issues. What are the […]

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Organizations use outdated approaches to secure APIs

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Organizations use outdated approaches to secure APIs 2024-07-04 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Security teams are struggling to keep pace with the risks posed by organizations’ dependency on modern applications—the technology that underpins all of today’s most used sites, according to Cloudflare. The report underscores that the volume of threats stemming from issues in […]

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Only 13% of organizations are cyber mature

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Only 13% of organizations are cyber mature 2024-07-04 at 06:01 By Help Net Security A staggering 83% of organizations have suffered a material security breach recently, with over half occurring in the past year alone, underscoring the critical need for advanced preparedness and agile response strategies, according to Commvault. For security and IT professionals, the […]

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Maintaining human oversight in AI-enhanced software development

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Maintaining human oversight in AI-enhanced software development 2024-07-03 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security, Martin Reynolds, Field CTO at Harness, discusses how AI can enhance the security of software development and deployment. However, increased reliance on AI-generated code introduces new risks, requiring human oversight and integrated security practices to ensure safe […]

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Secator: Open-source pentesting Swiss army knife

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Secator: Open-source pentesting Swiss army knife 2024-07-03 at 07:01 By Help Net Security Secator is an open-source task and workflow runner tailored for security assessments. It facilitates the use of numerous security tools and aims to enhance the efficiency of pen testers and security researchers. Secator features Curated list of commands Unified input options Unified […]

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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: July 3, 2024

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Cybersecurity jobs available right now: July 3, 2024 2024-07-03 at 06:31 By Anamarija Pogorelec CISO Atera | Israel | On-site – View job details The CISO will oversee our company’s information, cyber, and technology security and will have end to end full responsibility developing, implementing, and enforcing security policies, procedures, and protocols to protect critical […]

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Companies spend more on cybersecurity but struggle to track expenses

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Companies spend more on cybersecurity but struggle to track expenses 2024-07-03 at 06:01 By Help Net Security Most companies do not know how effectively they are investing money to fight the cybersecurity threat, according to Optiv. Cybersecurity budgets are increasing and cyber incidents are rampant, and yet only a small percentage of respondents have a […]

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Leveraging no-code automation for efficient network operations

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Leveraging no-code automation for efficient network operations 2024-07-02 at 07:32 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Lingping Gao, CEO at NetBrain, discusses the challenges NetOps teams face in maintaining production services due to outdated processes and growing infrastructures. No-code automation has the potential to address these challenges by allowing engineers to automate […]

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The impossibility of “getting ahead” in cyber defense

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The impossibility of “getting ahead” in cyber defense 2024-07-02 at 07:01 By Help Net Security As a security professional, it can be tempting to believe that with sufficient resources we can achieve of state of parity, or even relative dominance, over cyber attackers. After all, if we got to an ideal state – fully staffed […]

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Deepfakes and voice clones are undermining election integrity

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Deepfakes and voice clones are undermining election integrity 2024-07-02 at 06:02 By Help Net Security As the volume of digital business rises year over year, the potential for AI-enhanced digital fraud increases with it, according to TeleSign. A new TeleSign report highlights consumer concerns and uncertainty about how AI is being deployed, particularly regarding digital […]

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Why every company needs a DDoS response plan

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Why every company needs a DDoS response plan 2024-07-01 at 08:02 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Richard Hummel, Senior Threat Intelligence Manager at NETSCOUT, discusses how companies can overcome the challenges of identifying and mitigating DDoS attacks. He stresses the need for adaptive, multilayered defense strategies and the inevitability of a […]

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Portainer: Open-source Docker and Kubernetes management

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Portainer: Open-source Docker and Kubernetes management 2024-07-01 at 07:32 By Mirko Zorz Portainer Community Edition is an open-source, lightweight service delivery platform for containerized applications. It enables the management of Docker, Swarm, Kubernetes, and ACI environments. It provides a smart GUI and a comprehensive API to manage your orchestrator resources, including containers, images, volumes, networks, […]

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