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Third-party breaches shake the foundations of the energy sector

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Third-party breaches shake the foundations of the energy sector 07/12/2023 at 07:02 By Help Net Security 90% of the world’s largest energy companies experienced a third-party breach in the past 12 months, according to SecurityScorecard. Powering the global economy and everyday activities, the energy sector’s significance makes it a key focus for cyber threats. The […]

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Businesses gain upper hand with GenAI integration

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Businesses gain upper hand with GenAI integration 06/12/2023 at 07:02 By Help Net Security Firms that actively harness generative AI to enhance experiences, offerings, and productivity will realize outsized growth and will outpace their competition, according to Forrester. Between July and September 2023, the number of enterprises that are in the experimentation and expansion stages

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2024 brings changes in data security strategies

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2024 brings changes in data security strategies 05/12/2023 at 07:02 By Help Net Security 2024 will be a revolutionary year for the data security landscape as Data Security Posture Management (DSPM) technology rapidly evolves to keep pace with the colossal amount of data being created, stored and shared within organizations and across business sectors, according

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2024 cybersecurity outlook: The rise of AI voice chatbots and prompt engineering innovations

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2024 cybersecurity outlook: The rise of AI voice chatbots and prompt engineering innovations 04/12/2023 at 07:31 By Help Net Security In their 2024 cybersecurity outlook, WatchGuard researchers forecast headline-stealing hacks involving LLMs, AI-based voice chatbots, modern VR/MR headsets, and more in the coming year. Companies and individuals are experimenting with LLMs to increase operational efficiency.

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Unhappy network professionals juggling more with less

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Unhappy network professionals juggling more with less 01/12/2023 at 07:04 By Help Net Security 97% of US-based CIOs expressed serious concerns about at least one cybersecurity threat, according to Opengear. Failing to have the correct human oversight over the network can open up opportunities for cybercriminals to find vulnerabilities in underserved setups. It’s perhaps this

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Digital Canadian dollar fails to impress despite high awareness

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Digital Canadian dollar fails to impress despite high awareness 30/11/2023 at 11:03 By Cointelegraph By Arijit Sarkar People who were aware of CBDCs were more reluctant to adopt the technology when compared to those who didn’t know about it. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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Organizations can’t ignore the surge in malicious web links

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Organizations can’t ignore the surge in malicious web links 30/11/2023 at 07:02 By Help Net Security Despite the rising adoption of collaboration and instant messaging software, email remains a significant area of concern regarding cyber attacks, particularly the increasing threat of cybercriminals employing harmful web links in emails, according to Hornetsecurity. Attack techniques used in

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Network security tops infrastructure investments

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Network security tops infrastructure investments 24/11/2023 at 07:33 By Help Net Security Network security is both the top challenge and the top investment priority for enterprise IT leaders, according to ISG. Network security challenges 60% of respondents to the ISG survey on network modernization ranked network security among their top five challenges, with 21% ranking

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AI and contextual threat intelligence reshape defense strategies

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AI and contextual threat intelligence reshape defense strategies 24/11/2023 at 07:01 By Help Net Security AI continues to evolve to improve both cyber defense and cyber criminal activities, while regulatory pressures, continued consolidation, and geopolitical concerns will drive more proactive cybersecurity efforts with contextual threat intelligence, according to Cybersixgill. As organizations increasingly adopt Threat Exposure

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Cybercriminals turn to ready-made bots for quick attacks

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Cybercriminals turn to ready-made bots for quick attacks 23/11/2023 at 08:31 By Help Net Security Bots and human fraud farms were responsible for billions of attacks in the H1 of 2023 and into Q3, according to Arkose Labs. These attacks comprised 73% of all website and app traffic measured. In other words, almost three-quarters of

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Consumers plan to be more consistent with their security in 2024

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Consumers plan to be more consistent with their security in 2024 23/11/2023 at 07:31 By Help Net Security The vast majority of consumers are concerned that cyberattacks will increase or remain consistent over the coming year (97%) and become more sophisticated (69%), outpacing the ability of cyber defenses to protect against these threats, according to

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Online stores may not be as secure as you think

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Online stores may not be as secure as you think 23/11/2023 at 07:01 By Help Net Security Credit card skimming is on the rise for the holiday shopping season, according to Malwarebytes. Online stores are not always as secure as you might think they are, and yet you need to hand over your valuable credit

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Organizations rethink cybersecurity investments to meet NIS Directive requirements

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Organizations rethink cybersecurity investments to meet NIS Directive requirements 22/11/2023 at 07:07 By Help Net Security Despite a 25% increase of the cost of major cyber incidents in 2022 compared to 2021, the new report on cybersecurity investment from ENISA reveals a slight increase of 0,4% of IT budget dedicated to cybersecurity by EU operators

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Organizations’ serious commitment to software risk management pays off

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Organizations’ serious commitment to software risk management pays off 21/11/2023 at 07:32 By Industry News There has been a significant decrease in vulnerabilities found in target applications – from 97% in 2020 to 83% in 2022 – an encouraging sign that code reviews, automated testing and continuous integration are helping to reduce common programming errors,

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The hidden obstacles to integrating AI into your business

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The hidden obstacles to integrating AI into your business 21/11/2023 at 07:02 By Help Net Security A mere 14% of organizations globally are fully prepared to deploy and leverage AI-powered technologies, according to Cisco. The report highlights companies’ preparedness to utilize and deploy AI, showcasing critical gaps across key business pillars and infrastructures that pose

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How effective compensation makes a difference with cyber talent retention

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How effective compensation makes a difference with cyber talent retention 20/11/2023 at 09:01 By Help Net Security Aligning cybersecurity organization models with business objectives enables talent retention and security program success, according to IANS and Artico Search. CISOs’ role in organizational and staffing decisions Fortune firms with annual revenues exceeding $6 billion generally operate large

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Smaller businesses embrace GenAI, overlook security measures

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Smaller businesses embrace GenAI, overlook security measures 20/11/2023 at 08:02 By Help Net Security Organizations are feeling the pressure to rush into generative AI (GenAI) tool usage, despite significant security concerns, according to Zscaler. More than 900 global IT decision makers, although 89% of organizations consider GenAI tools like ChatGPT to be a potential security

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Only 9% of IT budgets are dedicated to security

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Only 9% of IT budgets are dedicated to security 20/11/2023 at 07:31 By Help Net Security Despite their best efforts, 67% of businesses say they need to improve security and compliance measures with 24% rating their organization’s security and compliance strategy as reactive, according to Vanta. The expansion of attack surfaces in a post-pandemic hybrid

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Internal audit leaders are wary of key tech investments

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Internal audit leaders are wary of key tech investments 17/11/2023 at 11:49 By Help Net Security As the digital transformation of business accelerates, risk and internal audit leaders shift their focus to managing technology-driven risk, according to AuditBoard. The report reveals a growing gap between risk and assurance teams’ capacity to manage risks effectively and

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Traditional cloud security isn’t up to the task

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Traditional cloud security isn’t up to the task 17/11/2023 at 09:02 By Help Net Security In the last year, 47% of all data breaches originated in the cloud, and more than 6 in 10 respondents believe cloud security is lacking and poses a severe risk to their business operations, according to Illumio. The average organization

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