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Inadequate tools leave AppSec fighting an uphill battle for cloud security

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Inadequate tools leave AppSec fighting an uphill battle for cloud security 19/05/2023 at 06:32 By Help Net Security AppSec teams are stuck in a catch-up cycle, unable to keep up with the increasingly rapid, agile dev pace, and playing security defense via an endless and unproductive vulnerability chase, according to Backslash Security. Costly ‘defensive tax’ […]

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Europe: The DDoS battlefield

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Europe: The DDoS battlefield 19/05/2023 at 06:07 By Help Net Security DDoS attacks appear to reflect major geo-political challenges and social tensions and have become an increasingly significant part in the hybrid warfare arsenal, according to Arelion. As the Ukrainian authorities sought a safe harbour for digital state registries and databases, Arelion saw the distribution

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Identity crimes: Too many victims, limited resources

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Identity crimes: Too many victims, limited resources 18/05/2023 at 08:00 By Help Net Security The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) has documented incidents of identity theft reported during 2022 and the first quarter of 2023, highlighting the use of strategies by criminals to convince people to willingly share protected information. The number of reported identity

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Organizations’ cyber resilience efforts fail to keep up with evolving threats

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Organizations’ cyber resilience efforts fail to keep up with evolving threats 18/05/2023 at 08:00 By Help Net Security A steady increase in cyberattacks and evolving threat landscape are resulting in more organizations turning their attention to building long-term cyber resilience; however, many of these programs are falling short and fail to prove teams’ real-world cyber

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Attack automation becomes a prevalent threat against APIs

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Attack automation becomes a prevalent threat against APIs 16/05/2023 at 16:09 By Help Net Security The second half of 2022 marked a significant turning point in the security landscape. In several high-profile incidents, application programming interfaces (APIs) emerged as a primary attack vector, posing a new and significant threat to organizations’ security posture, according to

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Bad bots are coming for APIs

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Bad bots are coming for APIs 15/05/2023 at 06:16 By Help Net Security In 2022, 47.4% of all internet traffic came from bots, a 5.1% increase over the previous year, according to Imperva. The proportion of human traffic (52.6%) decreased to its lowest level in eight years. Bad bot traffic For the fourth consecutive year,

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Fraud victims risk more than money

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Fraud victims risk more than money 12/05/2023 at 06:30 By Help Net Security Digital fraud has significant financial and psychological repercussions on victims, according to Telesign. Businesses may find a new reason to fear digital fraud as the negative impacts of digital fraud on companies’ brand perception and the bottom line. Trust in digital world

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CISOs’ confidence in post-pandemic security landscape fades

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CISOs’ confidence in post-pandemic security landscape fades 12/05/2023 at 06:00 By Help Net Security Most CISOs have returned to the elevated concerns they experienced early in the pandemic, according to Proofpoint. Elevated concerns among CISOs Globally, 68% of surveyed CISOs feel at risk of a material cyber attack, compared to 48% the year before, when

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Refined methodologies of ransomware attacks

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Refined methodologies of ransomware attacks 11/05/2023 at 06:34 By Help Net Security Adversaries were able to encrypt data in 76% of the ransomware attacks that were conducted against surveyed organizations, according to Sophos. The survey also shows that when organizations paid a ransom to get their data decrypted, they ended up additionally doubling their recovery

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Company executives can’t afford to ignore cybersecurity anymore

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Company executives can’t afford to ignore cybersecurity anymore 10/05/2023 at 06:00 By Help Net Security Asked about the Board and C-Suite‘s understanding of cybersecurity across the organisation, only 39% of respondents think their company’s leadership has a sound understanding of cybersecurity’s role as a business enabler, according to Delinea. The high cost of ignoring security

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Digital trust can make or break an organization

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Digital trust can make or break an organization 09/05/2023 at 12:12 By Help Net Security With increased data breaches, errors, ransomware and hacks, digital trust can be the difference between retaining reputations and customer loyalty after a major incident and suffering serious, time-consuming, and expensive losses, according to ISACA. From digital trust to business success

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Consumer skepticism is the biggest barrier to AI-driven personalization

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Consumer skepticism is the biggest barrier to AI-driven personalization 08/05/2023 at 08:09 By Help Net Security Businesses worldwide are eagerly embracing the potential for AI to provide personalized customer experiences, but customers remain cynical, according to Twilio. This year’s report underscores the value of an AI-driven personalization strategy for brands looking to both retain existing

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