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Chinese attackers leverage previously unseen malware for espionage

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Chinese attackers leverage previously unseen malware for espionage 2024-06-06 at 05:46 By Help Net Security Sophos released its report, “Operation Crimson Palace: Threat Hunting Unveils Multiple Clusters of Chinese State-Sponsored Activity Targeting Southeast Asia,” which details a highly sophisticated, nearly two-year long espionage campaign against a high-level government target. During Sophos X-Ops’ investigation, which began […]

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Find out which cyber threats you should be concerned about

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Find out which cyber threats you should be concerned about 2024-06-05 at 06:01 By Help Net Security This article includes excerpts from various reports that offer statistics and insights into the current cyber threat landscape. Human error still perceived as the Achilles’ heel of cybersecurity Proofpoint | 2024 Voice of the CISO | May 2024

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Security challenges mount as as companies handle thousands of APIs

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Security challenges mount as as companies handle thousands of APIs 2024-06-04 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Modern applications are taking over enterprise portfolios, with apps classed as modern now making up 51% of the total, up by more than a quarter in the last year, according to F5. According to the 2024 edition of

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Businesses must prioritize digital trust to avoid major problems

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Businesses must prioritize digital trust to avoid major problems 2024-06-03 at 07:01 By Help Net Security As organizations pursue digital transformation, they urgently need to prioritize digital trust to achieve their goals and prepare for future market opportunities, legislation, and regulatory compliance, according to ISACA. The ISACA State of Digital Trust 2024 report finds that

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Lack of skills and budget slow zero-trust implementation

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Lack of skills and budget slow zero-trust implementation 2024-05-31 at 07:02 By Help Net Security The risk of a cyber breach is the number one global driver for zero trust strategy implementation, according to Entrust. The 2024 State of Zero Trust & Encryption Study surveyed over 4,000 IT security practitioners worldwide. The survey shows that

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59% of public sector apps carry long-standing security flaws

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59% of public sector apps carry long-standing security flaws 2024-05-30 at 07:07 By Help Net Security Applications developed by public sector organizations have more security debt than those created by the private sector, according to Veracode. Security debt, defined for this report as flaws that remain unfixed for longer than a year, exists in 59%

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Identity-related incidents becoming severe, costing organizations a fortune

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Identity-related incidents becoming severe, costing organizations a fortune 2024-05-30 at 06:09 By Help Net Security With the rise of identity sprawl and system complexity, more businesses are suffering identity-related incidents than ever before, according to IDSA. Identity-related incidents in headlines Identity-related incidents continue to dominate today’s headlines. Clorox, MGM, and Caesars fell prey to social

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A closer look at GenAI impact on businesses

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A closer look at GenAI impact on businesses 2024-05-29 at 06:01 By Help Net Security This article includes excerpts from various reports that provide statistics and insights on GenAI and its impact on businesses. CEOs accelerate GenAI adoption despite workforce resistance IBM | IBM study | May 2024 63% of CEOs say their teams have

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Widespread data silos slow down security response times

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Widespread data silos slow down security response times 2024-05-28 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Although the goals and challenges of IT and security professionals intersect, 72% report security data and IT data are siloed in their organization, which contributes to corporate misalignment and elevated security risk, according to Ivanti. Leadership plays a crucial role

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34% of organizations lack cloud cybersecurity skills

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34% of organizations lack cloud cybersecurity skills 2024-05-28 at 06:01 By Help Net Security Incident response today is too time consuming and manual, leaving organizations vulnerable to damage due to their inability to efficiently investigate and respond to identified threats, according to Cado Security. The incident response challenge is further complicated as enterprises rapidly deploy

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Human error still perceived as the Achilles’ heel of cybersecurity

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Human error still perceived as the Achilles’ heel of cybersecurity 2024-05-27 at 07:31 By Help Net Security While fears of cyber attacks continue to rise, CISOs demonstrate increasing confidence in their ability to defend against these threats, reflecting a significant shift in the cybersecurity landscape, according to Proofpoint. CISOs’ confidence is growing despite fear of

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Digital ID adoption: Implementation and security concerns

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Digital ID adoption: Implementation and security concerns 2024-05-27 at 06:31 By Help Net Security As digital transformation accelerates, understanding how businesses are preparing for and implementing digital ID technologies is crucial for staying ahead in security and efficiency, according to Regula. The role of digital identity in efficiency and services security Digital identity is considered

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Despite increased budgets, organizations struggle with compliance

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Despite increased budgets, organizations struggle with compliance 2024-05-24 at 07:31 By Help Net Security Only 40% of organizations feel fully prepared to meet the compliance demands of rising cybersecurity regulations, according to a new Swimlane report. Organizations still feel unprepared for new regulations despite 93% of organizations rethinking their strategies and 92% increasing budgets. In

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Worried about job security, cyber teams hide security incidents

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Worried about job security, cyber teams hide security incidents 2024-05-24 at 07:01 By Help Net Security The frequency and severity of cyberattacks are increasing—yet most businesses remain unprepared, according to VikingCloud. Between a growing talent shortage, alert fatigue, and new sophisticated attack methods, companies are more susceptible than ever. The research reveals that 40% of

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Effective GRC programs rely on team collaboration

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Effective GRC programs rely on team collaboration 2024-05-24 at 06:31 By Help Net Security One in three organizations are not currently able to proactively identify, assess, and mitigate risk with their GRC program, nor are they able to ensure compliance with regulations and frameworks – both key aspects of a mature, holistic GRC program, according

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Zero-Day Attacks and Supply Chain Compromises Surge, MFA Remains Underutilized: Rapid7 Report

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Zero-Day Attacks and Supply Chain Compromises Surge, MFA Remains Underutilized: Rapid7 Report 2024-05-23 at 14:31 By Kevin Townsend Attackers are getting more sophisticated, better armed, and faster. Nothing in Rapid7’s 2024 Attack Intelligence Report suggests that this will change. The post Zero-Day Attacks and Supply Chain Compromises Surge, MFA Remains Underutilized: Rapid7 Report appeared first

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Ransomware fallout: 94% experience downtime, 40% face work stoppage

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Ransomware fallout: 94% experience downtime, 40% face work stoppage 2024-05-23 at 07:01 By Help Net Security Within the last 12 months, 48% of organizations identified evidence of a successful breach within their environment, according to Arctic Wolf. To fully understand the gravity of this statistic, it is important to understand that, although 48% of these

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Machine identities lack essential security controls, pose major threat

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Machine identities lack essential security controls, pose major threat 2024-05-23 at 06:01 By Help Net Security Siloed approaches to securing human and machine identities are driving identity-based attacks across enterprises and their ecosystems, according to CyberArk. The CyberArk 2024 Identity Security Threat Landscape Report was conducted across private and public sector organizations of 500 employees

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CEOs accelerate GenAI adoption despite workforce resistance

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CEOs accelerate GenAI adoption despite workforce resistance 2024-05-22 at 06:31 By Help Net Security CEOs are facing workforce, culture and governance challenges as they act quickly to implement and scale generative AI across their organizations, according to IBM. The annual global study of 3,000 CEOs from over 30 countries and 26 industries found that 64%

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Technological complexity drives new wave of identity risks

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Technological complexity drives new wave of identity risks 2024-05-22 at 06:01 By Help Net Security Security leaders are facing increased technological and organizational complexity, which is creating a new wave of identity risks for their organizations, according to ConductorOne. Based on a survey of 523 US-based IT security leaders at companies with 250 to 10,000

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