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How exposure management elevates cyber resilience

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How exposure management elevates cyber resilience 2024-04-09 at 07:46 By Help Net Security Attackers are adept at identifying and exploiting the most cost-effective methods of compromise, highlighting the critical need for organizations to implement asset identification and understand their assets’ security posture in relation to the whole estate. Instead of asking, “Are we exposed?” organizations […]

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April 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: New and old from Microsoft

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April 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: New and old from Microsoft 2024-04-08 at 08:31 By Help Net Security This month, we have a new product preview from Microsoft, and some older products are being prepared for end-of-support. But before we go there, March 2024 Patch Tuesday was pretty mild, with 60 unique vulnerabilities addressed. We saw

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How can the energy sector bolster its resilience to ransomware attacks?

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How can the energy sector bolster its resilience to ransomware attacks? 2024-04-08 at 08:01 By Help Net Security Since it plays a vital role in every functioning society, the energy sector has always been a prime target for state-backed cybercriminals. The cyber threats targeting this industry have grown significantly in recent years, as geopolitical tensions

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Cybercriminal adoption of browser fingerprinting

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Cybercriminal adoption of browser fingerprinting 2024-04-05 at 08:01 By Help Net Security Browser fingerprinting is one of many tactics phishing site authors use to evade security checks and lengthen the lifespan of malicious campaigns. While browser fingerprinting has been used by legitimate organizations to uniquely identify web browsers for nearly 15 years, it is now

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Six steps for security and compliance in AI-enabled low-code/no-code development

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Six steps for security and compliance in AI-enabled low-code/no-code development 2024-04-04 at 08:02 By Help Net Security AI is quickly transforming how individuals create their own apps, copilots, and automations. This is enabling organizations to improve output and increase efficiency—all without adding to the burden of IT and the help desk. But while this transformation

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Healthcare’s cyber resilience under siege as attacks multiply

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Healthcare’s cyber resilience under siege as attacks multiply 2024-04-04 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Eric Demers, CEO of Madaket Health, discusses prevalent cyber threats targeting healthcare organizations. He highlights challenges in protecting patient data due to infrastructure limitations and the role of employee awareness in preventing insider threats. Demers

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Location tracking and the battle for digital privacy

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Location tracking and the battle for digital privacy 2024-04-03 at 08:01 By Help Net Security While some online privacy issues can be subtle and difficult to understand, location tracking is very simple – and very scary. Perhaps nothing reveals more about who we are and what we do than a detailed map of all the

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Cyber attacks on critical infrastructure show advanced tactics and new capabilities

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Cyber attacks on critical infrastructure show advanced tactics and new capabilities 2024-04-03 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Marty Edwards, Deputy CTO OT/IoT at Tenable, discusses the impact of geopolitical tensions on cyber attacks targeting critical infrastructure. Edwards highlights the need for collaborative efforts between policymakers, government agencies, and the

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What the ID of tomorrow may look like

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What the ID of tomorrow may look like 2024-04-02 at 08:01 By Help Net Security Few joys remain untouched by the necessity of identity verification. With its ubiquitous presence, the call for heightened security, improved accessibility, and seamless authentication resonates loudly for businesses and individuals alike. In response, a tool, or perhaps a reinvented vision

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How to design and deliver an effective cybersecurity exercise

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How to design and deliver an effective cybersecurity exercise 2024-04-01 at 07:04 By Help Net Security Armed forces have always utilized war-gaming exercises for battlefield training to prepare for times of conflict. With today’s digital transformation, the same concept is being applied in the form of cybersecurity exercises – tests and simulations based on plausible

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How much does cloud-based identity expand your attack surface?

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How much does cloud-based identity expand your attack surface? 2024-03-29 at 08:01 By Help Net Security We all know using a cloud-based identity provider (IdP) expands your attack surface, but just how big does that attack surface get? And can we even know for sure? As Michael Jordan once said, “Get the fundamentals down, and

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Debunking compliance myths in the digital era

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Debunking compliance myths in the digital era 2024-03-28 at 08:02 By Help Net Security Despite recent economic fluctuations, the software-as-a-service (SaaS) market isn’t letting up. The industry is set to grow annually by over 18% and be valued at $908.21 billion by 2030. It’s evident the industry is fueled by an increasing reliance on software

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How security leaders can ease healthcare workers’ EHR-related burnout

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How security leaders can ease healthcare workers’ EHR-related burnout 2024-03-27 at 08:05 By Help Net Security Staff experiencing burnout in healthcare settings is not something that security leaders typically worry about – unless, maybe, it is the security team itself that is suffering from it. Healthcare CISOs and privacy officers worry more about the confidentiality

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Essential elements of a strong data protection strategy

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Essential elements of a strong data protection strategy 2024-03-27 at 07:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Matt Waxman, SVP and GM for data protection at Veritas Technologies, discusses the components of a robust data protection strategy, emphasizing the escalating threat of ransomware. He highlights the importance of backup and recovery protocols

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Reinforcement learning is the path forward for AI integration into cybersecurity

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Reinforcement learning is the path forward for AI integration into cybersecurity 2024-03-26 at 08:01 By Help Net Security AI’s algorithms and machine learning can cull through immense volumes of data efficiently and in a relatively short amount of time. This is instrumental to helping network defenders sift through a never-ending supply of alerts and identify

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Strengthening critical infrastructure cybersecurity is a balancing act

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Strengthening critical infrastructure cybersecurity is a balancing act 2024-03-26 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Aaron Crow, Senior Director at MorganFranklin Consulting, discusses critical infrastructure cybersecurity strategies, barriers to threat information sharing, and innovative technologies enhancing resilience against cyberattacks. How do current cybersecurity strategies address the critical infrastructure sectors’ unique

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Shadow AI is the latest cybersecurity threat you need to prepare for

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Shadow AI is the latest cybersecurity threat you need to prepare for 2024-03-22 at 08:01 By Help Net Security Shadow IT – the use of software, hardware, systems and services that haven’t been approved by an organization’s IT/IT Sec departments – has been a problem for the last couple of decades, and a difficult area

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Fake data breaches: Countering the damage

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Fake data breaches: Countering the damage 2024-03-21 at 08:01 By Help Net Security Amid the constant drumbeat of successful cyberattacks, some fake data breaches have also cropped up to make sensational headlines. Unfortunately, even fake data breaches can have real repercussions. Earlier this year, a hacker on a criminal forum claimed to have stolen data

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Red teaming in the AI era

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Red teaming in the AI era 2024-03-20 at 07:31 By Help Net Security As AI gets baked into enterprise tech stacks, AI applications are becoming prime targets for cyber attacks. In response, many cybersecurity teams are adapting existing cybersecurity practices to mitigate these new threats. One such practice measure is red teaming: the effort to

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Surviving the “quantum apocalypse” with fully homomorphic encryption

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Surviving the “quantum apocalypse” with fully homomorphic encryption 2024-03-19 at 10:04 By Help Net Security In the past few years, an increasing number of tech companies, organizations, and even governments have been working on one of the next big things in the tech world: successfully building quantum computers. These actors see a lot of potential

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