Anticipating the benefits of a passwordless tomorrow 17/10/2023 at 06:02 By Help Net Security Businesses are actively moving to eradicate passwords from employees’ lives, with 89% of IT leaders expecting passwords to represent less than a quarter of their organization’s logins within five years or less, according to a FIDO Alliance and LastPass report. Moving […]
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CISOs and board members are finding a common language 16/10/2023 at 07:39 By Help Net Security 86% of CISOs believe generative AI will alleviate skills gaps and talent shortages on the security team, filling labor-intensive and time-consuming security functions and freeing up security professionals to be more strategic, according to Splunk. 35% report using generative
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Inadequate IoT protection can be a costly mistake 16/10/2023 at 06:34 By Help Net Security 97% of organizations are struggling to secure their IoT and connected products to some degree, according to Keyfactor. The research survey also found that 98% of organizations experienced certificate outages in the last 12 months, costing an average of over
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Stronger ransomware protection finally pays off 13/10/2023 at 07:01 By Help Net Security 60% of companies are ‘very’ to ‘extremely’ concerned about ransomware attacks, according to latest research from Hornetsecurity. Businesses acknowledge ransomware risk Hornetsecurity revealed that 92.5% businesses are aware of ransomware’s potential for negative impact. Still, just 54% of respondents said their leadership
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AI-enabled bots can solve CAPTCHAs faster than humans 13/10/2023 at 06:02 By Help Net Security Companies are losing revenue in the fight against malicious bot attacks, according to survey by Kasada. Despite spending millions of dollars on traditional bot management solutions, companies are still financially impacted by bot attacks. 38% of respondents estimate that a
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As biohacking evolves, how vulnerable are we to cyber threats? 12/10/2023 at 07:01 By Help Net Security Can our bodies be hacked? The answer may be yes, in that anyone can implant a chip under the skin and these devices do not usually use secure technologies, according to Entelgy. However, despite more than a decade
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Cybersecurity should be a business priority for CEOs 12/10/2023 at 06:02 By Help Net Security 74% of CEOs are concerned about their organizations’ ability to avert or minimize damage to the business from a cyberattack – even though 96% of CEOs said that cybersecurity is critical to organizational growth and stability, according to Accenture. CEOs
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Endpoint malware attacks decline as campaigns spread wider 11/10/2023 at 06:31 By Help Net Security In Q2 2023, 95% of malware now arrives over encrypted connections, endpoint malware volumes are decreasing despite campaigns growing more widespread, ransomware detections are declining amid a rise in double-extortion attacks, and older software vulnerabilities persist as popular targets for
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Cybersecurity pros predict rise of malicious AI 10/10/2023 at 06:35 By Help Net Security 76% of cybersecurity professionals believe the world is very close to encountering malicious AI that can bypass most known cybersecurity measures, according to Enea. 26% see this happening within the next year, and 50% in the next 5 years. Worries about
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Cybercriminals can go from click to compromise in less than a day 10/10/2023 at 06:02 By Help Net Security The median dwell time in ransomware engagements dropped to just under 24 hours from 4.5 days in the previous year and 5.5 days in the year before that, according to SecureWorks. In 10% of cases, ransomware
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$2.7 billion lost to social media scams since 2021 09/10/2023 at 13:47 By Help Net Security Scams originating on social media have accounted for $2.7 billion in reported losses since 2021, more than any other contact method, according to the Federal Trade Commission. Social media gives scammers an edge in several ways. They can easily
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Incentivizing secure online behavior across generations 09/10/2023 at 07:01 By Help Net Security As the landscape of online security continues to evolve, there is a noticeable shift in people’s perceptions of cybersecurity, with an increasing awareness of its vital role in staying safe online, according to a survey conducted by the National Cybersecurity Alliance (NCA)
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Companies rethinking degree requirements for entry-level cybersecurity jobs 09/10/2023 at 06:31 By Help Net Security While the threat landscape is evolving for most on the front lines, little has changed in recent years, according to ISACA. The research finds that of the cybersecurity professionals who said they were experiencing an increase or decrease in cybersecurity
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Poor cybersecurity habits are common among younger employees 06/10/2023 at 06:31 By Help Net Security One in three employees believe their actions do not impact their organization’s security, according to Ivanti. Unsafe cybersecurity habits among office workers The research also shows that Millennial and Gen Z office workers are more likely to have unsafe cybersecurity
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Enterprises see AI as a worthwhile investment 06/10/2023 at 06:02 By Help Net Security 92% of AI team leaders at leading-edge organizations felt that their AI initiatives are generating value, according to Wallaroo.AI. Having found a successful formula, most of those surveyed plan to dramatically increase their spend on ML and use of ML models
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LLMs lower the barrier for entry into cybercrime 05/10/2023 at 07:31 By Help Net Security Cybercriminals employ evolving attack methodologies designed to breach traditional perimeter security, including secure email gateways, according to Egress. “Without a doubt chatbots or large language models (LLM) lower the barrier for entry to cybercrime, making it possible to create well-written
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Soft skills continue to challenge the cybersecurity sector 05/10/2023 at 06:31 By Help Net Security New cybersecurity findings pinpoint areas where cybersecurity experts are lacking, with interpersonal skills, cloud computing, and security measures standing out as the most prominent skill deficiencies in cybersecurity specialists, according to a new ISACA report. 59 percent of cybersecurity leaders
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The root cause of open-source risk 05/10/2023 at 06:02 By Help Net Security 2023 saw twice as many software supply chain attacks as 2019-2022 combined. Sonatype logged 245,032 malicious packages in 2023. One in eight open-source downloads today poses known and avoidable risks. Vulnerabilities can still be prevented Nearly all (96%) vulnerabilities are still avoidable.
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Cybersecurity preparedness pays big dividends for businesses 04/10/2023 at 06:32 By Help Net Security Businesses are taking cybersecurity more seriously by boosting resources and preparedness, according to GetApp. US businesses on the whole are gaining ground against cybercriminals after several years of increasingly severe threats, but the Las Vegas cyberattacks are a stark reminder of
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Factors leading to organizations losing control over IT and security environments 04/10/2023 at 06:02 By Help Net Security Companies are challenged with the growing need to connect everything in their business while maintaining control over their security, productivity, and competitive growth, according to Cloudflare. “Today, the big clouds have built business models on capturing your
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