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Essential steps for zero-trust strategy implementation

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Essential steps for zero-trust strategy implementation 2024-05-01 at 06:01 By Help Net Security 63% of organizations worldwide have fully or partially implemented a zero-trust strategy, according to Gartner. For 78% of organizations implementing a zero-trust strategy, this investment represents less than 25% of the overall cybersecurity budget. A fourth quarter 2023 Gartner survey of 303 […]

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Passwords under seven characters can be easily cracked

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Passwords under seven characters can be easily cracked 2024-04-30 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Any password under seven characters can be cracked within a matter of hours, according to Hive Systems. The time it takes to crack passwords increases Due to the widespread use of stronger password hashing algorithms to protect data, the time

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Security analysts believe more than half of tasks could be automated

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Security analysts believe more than half of tasks could be automated 2024-04-30 at 06:01 By Help Net Security Security industry leaders believe that AI and automation technologies are critical to addressing the complexities of modern security operations, according to Anomali. AI expected to boost threat detection In fact, security analysts maintain that up to 57%

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Honeywell: USB Malware Attacks on Industrial Orgs Becoming More Sophisticated

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Honeywell: USB Malware Attacks on Industrial Orgs Becoming More Sophisticated 2024-04-29 at 17:01 By Eduard Kovacs An analysis conducted by Honeywell shows that much of the USB-borne malware targeting industrial organizations can still cause OT disruption. The post Honeywell: USB Malware Attacks on Industrial Orgs Becoming More Sophisticated appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is

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AI is creating a new generation of cyberattacks

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AI is creating a new generation of cyberattacks 2024-04-29 at 07:01 By Help Net Security Most businesses see offensive AI fast becoming a standard tool for cybercriminals, with 93% of security leaders expecting to face daily AI-driven attacks, according to Netacea. Offensive AI in cyberattacks The research, “Cyber security in the age of offensive AI”,

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Closing the cybersecurity skills gap with upskilling programs

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Closing the cybersecurity skills gap with upskilling programs 2024-04-29 at 06:31 By Help Net Security The list of skills technologists and organizations need to succeed grows with each new tech advancement, according to Pluralsight. But for many organizations, budgets and staff continue to shrink. This survey asked 1,400 executives and IT professionals how organizations can

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Most people still rely on memory or pen and paper for password management

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Most people still rely on memory or pen and paper for password management 2024-04-26 at 08:02 By Help Net Security Bitwarden surveyed 2,400 individuals from the US, UK, Australia, France, Germany, and Japan to investigate current user password practices. The survey shows that 25% of respondents globally reuse passwords across 11-20+ accounts, and 36% admit

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Solana sees ‘dramatic increase’ in institutional portfolios: CoinShares

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Solana sees ‘dramatic increase’ in institutional portfolios: CoinShares 2024-04-26 at 06:03 By Cointelegraph by Jesse Coghlan CoinShares found a significant increase in hedge funds and wealth managers survey respondents who have allocated to Solana compared to earlier this year. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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56% of cyber insurance claims originate in the email inbox

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56% of cyber insurance claims originate in the email inbox 2024-04-25 at 13:01 By Help Net Security 56% of all 2023 claims were a result of funds transfer fraud (FTF) or business email compromise (BEC), highlighting the importance of email security as a critical aspect of cyber risk management, according to Coalition. The 2024 Cyber

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25 cybersecurity AI stats you should know

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25 cybersecurity AI stats you should know 2024-04-25 at 06:31 By Help Net Security In this article, you will find excerpts from reports we recently covered, which offer stats and insights into the challenges and cybersecurity issues arising from the expansion of AI. Security pros are cautiously optimistic about AI Cloud Security Alliance and Google

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73% of SME security pros missed or ignored critical alerts

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73% of SME security pros missed or ignored critical alerts 2024-04-25 at 06:01 By Help Net Security Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) IT staff is overwhelmed by the complexity and demands of managing multiple tools in their security stack, leading them to miss critical severity events and weaken their company’s security posture, according to Coro.

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Global attacker median dwell time continues to fall

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Global attacker median dwell time continues to fall 2024-04-24 at 14:01 By Help Net Security While the use of zero-day exploits is on the rise, Mandiant’s M-Trends 2024 report reveals a significant improvement in global cybersecurity posture: the global median dwell time – the time attackers remain undetected within a target environment – has reached

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AI set to play key role in future phishing attacks

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AI set to play key role in future phishing attacks 2024-04-24 at 07:01 By Help Net Security A staggering increase in QR code phishing (quishing) attacks during 2023 saw them skyrocket up the list of concerns for cyber teams globally, according to Egress. Attacks were both prolific and highly successful, demonstrating how cybercriminals effectively combine

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The Battle Continues: Mandiant Report Shows Improved Detection But Persistent Adversarial Success

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The Battle Continues: Mandiant Report Shows Improved Detection But Persistent Adversarial Success 2024-04-23 at 17:16 By Kevin Townsend Mandiant’s M-Trends 2024 report shows that defenses are improving – and that may be true. But the reality remains that these same statistics demonstrate that if anything, the attackers still retain the upper hand. The post The

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People doubt their own ability to spot AI-generated deepfakes

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People doubt their own ability to spot AI-generated deepfakes 2024-04-23 at 07:01 By Help Net Security 23% of Americans said they recently came across a political deepfake they later discovered to be fake, according to McAfee. The actual number of people exposed to political and other deepfakes is expected to be much higher given many

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Behavioral patterns of ransomware groups are changing

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Behavioral patterns of ransomware groups are changing 2024-04-23 at 06:01 By Help Net Security Q1 saw substantial shifts in activity from some of the most prolific Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) groups, according to GuidePoint Security. RaaS groups attempt to recruit disaffected or displaced affiliates In addition to revealing a nearly 20% year-over-year increase in the number of

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Uncertainty is the most common driver of noncompliance

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Uncertainty is the most common driver of noncompliance 2024-04-22 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Most compliance leaders tend to focus on building an ethical culture in their organizations to improve employee behavior, but it has a limited impact on addressing uncertainty about how to be compliant, according to a survey by Gartner. Three primary

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51% of enterprises experienced a breach despite large security stacks

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51% of enterprises experienced a breach despite large security stacks 2024-04-19 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Threat actors are continuing to successfully breach across the entire attack surface and the stakes are only getting higher: 93% of enterprises who admitted a breach reported unplanned downtime, data exposure, or financial loss as a result, according

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92% of enterprises unprepared for AI security challenges

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92% of enterprises unprepared for AI security challenges 2024-04-18 at 07:02 By Help Net Security Most industries continue to run almost two or more months behind in patching software vulnerabilities, endpoints remain vulnerable to threats, and most enterprise PCs must be replaced to support AI-based technologies, according to the Absolute Security Cyber Resilience Risk Index

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Bots dominate internet activity, account for nearly half of all traffic

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Bots dominate internet activity, account for nearly half of all traffic 2024-04-18 at 06:01 By Help Net Security 49.6% of all internet traffic came from bots in 2023, a 2% increase over the previous year, and the highest level Imperva has reported since it began monitoring automated traffic in 2013. For the fifth consecutive year,

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