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How AI is revolutionizing identity fraud

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How AI is revolutionizing identity fraud 2024-02-09 at 06:02 By Help Net Security Nearly half of businesses reported a growth in synthetic identity fraud, while biometric spoofs and counterfeit ID fraud attempts also increased, according to AuthenticID. Consumers and businesses alike are facing new challenges in today’s digital existence, from considering the ramifications of digital […]

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As-a-Service tools empower criminals with limited tech skills

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As-a-Service tools empower criminals with limited tech skills 2024-02-08 at 06:01 By Help Net Security As-a-service attacks continue to dominate the threat landscape, with Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) and Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) tools making up the majority of malicious tools in use by attackers, according to Darktrace. Cybercriminals exploit as-a-Service tools As-a-Service tools can provide attackers with everything

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Cybersecurity teams hesitate to use automation in TDIR workflows

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Cybersecurity teams hesitate to use automation in TDIR workflows 2024-02-07 at 06:01 By Help Net Security Despite reported threat detection, investigation, and response (TDIR) improvements in security operations, more than half of organizations still experienced significant security incidents in the last year, according to Exabeam. North America experienced the highest rate of security incidents (66%),

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Paying ransoms is becoming a cost of doing business for many

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Paying ransoms is becoming a cost of doing business for many 2024-02-06 at 06:02 By Help Net Security Today’s pervasive cyberattacks are forcing the majority of companies to pay ransoms and break their ‘do not pay’ policies, with data recovery deficiencies compounding the problem, according to Cohesity. In fact, most companies have paid a ransom

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Businesses banning or limiting use of GenAI over privacy risks

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Businesses banning or limiting use of GenAI over privacy risks 2024-02-05 at 07:01 By Help Net Security Privacy is much more than a regulatory compliance matter. Findings from a new Cisco study highlight the growing Privacy concerns with GenAI, trust challenges facing organizations over their use of AI, and the attractive returns from privacy investment.

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DDoS attack power skyrockets to 1.6 Tbps

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DDoS attack power skyrockets to 1.6 Tbps 2024-02-02 at 07:31 By Help Net Security DDoS attack trends for the second half of 2023 reveal alarming developments in their scale and sophistication, according to Gcore. The maximum attack power rose from 800 Gbps (1H 2023) to 1.6 Tbps. UDP floods continue to dominate, constituting 62% of

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Crowdsourced security is not just for tech companies anymore

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Crowdsourced security is not just for tech companies anymore 2024-02-02 at 07:01 By Help Net Security There is a misconception that only software and technology companies leverage crowdsourced security. However, data contradicts this belief. Companies across various sectors are increasingly adopting crowdsourced security, as reported by Bugcrowd. The government industry sector saw the fastest growth

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Malicious logins from suspicious infrastructure fuel identity-based incidents

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Malicious logins from suspicious infrastructure fuel identity-based incidents 2024-02-02 at 06:01 By Help Net Security 69% of identity-based incidents involved malicious logins from suspicious infrastructure, which are hosting providers or proxies that aren’t expected for a user or organization, according to Expel. Identity-based incidents accounted for 64% of all incidents investigated by the Expel SOC,

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Payment fraud is hitting organizations harder than ever before

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Payment fraud is hitting organizations harder than ever before 2024-02-01 at 06:01 By Help Net Security 96% of US companies were targeted with at least one fraud attempt in the past year, according to Trustpair. 83% of US companies saw an increase in cyber fraud attempts on their organization in the past year. Fraudsters primarily

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Cybercriminals replace familiar tactics to exfiltrate sensitive data

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Cybercriminals replace familiar tactics to exfiltrate sensitive data 2024-01-31 at 06:35 By Help Net Security Ransomware attacks are increasing again as cybercriminals’ motivation shifts to data exfiltration, according to Delinea. The familiar tactics of crippling a company and holding it hostage have been replaced by new strategies that use stealth to exfiltrate private and sensitive

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Database management enters a new era of complexity

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Database management enters a new era of complexity 2024-01-31 at 06:02 By Help Net Security Increasing complexity, the rapid adoption of emerging technologies and a growing skills gap are the biggest concerns facing IT leaders in 2024, according to Redgate. 30% of development teams now deploy database changes to production in a day or less,

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Unlocking sustainable security practices with secure coding education

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Unlocking sustainable security practices with secure coding education 2024-01-30 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Despite stringent regulations and calls for ‘security by design’, organizations are still failing to equip teams with the knowledge to secure code, according to Security Journey. In fact, only 20% of respondents were confident in their ability to detect a

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Balancing AI benefits with security and privacy risks in healthcare

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Balancing AI benefits with security and privacy risks in healthcare 2024-01-30 at 06:01 By Help Net Security To manage an environment of increasing risks and limited resources, healthcare internal audit and compliance departments must align their risk assessments and audit work plans to areas most vital to achieving the strategic goals and business objectives of

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Global critical infrastructure faces relentless cyber activity

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Global critical infrastructure faces relentless cyber activity 2024-01-29 at 07:01 By Help Net Security In the last year, the world’s critical infrastructure – the medical, power, communications, waste, manufacturing, and transportation equipment that connects people and machines – has been under near-constant attack, according to Forescout. Despite the formidable challenges posed by the ongoing surge

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Longer passwords aren’t safe from intensive cracking efforts

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Longer passwords aren’t safe from intensive cracking efforts 2024-01-26 at 08:02 By Help Net Security 88% of organizations still use passwords as their primary method of authentication, according to Specops Software. The report found that 31.1 million breached passwords had over 16 characters, showing longer passwords aren’t safe from being cracked. 40,000 admin portal accounts

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Essential questions for developing effective human rights policies

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Essential questions for developing effective human rights policies 2024-01-26 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Growing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) expectations and expanding global regulation are propelling organizations to consider implementing a stand-alone human rights policy, according to Gartner. Public focus on human rights Shareholder proposals and media reports continue to put human rights

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Budget cuts loom for data privacy initiatives

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Budget cuts loom for data privacy initiatives 2024-01-26 at 06:01 By Help Net Security The past year saw developments and updates to privacy regulations across the globe—from India’s Personal Data Protection Bill to Brazil’s General Data Protection Law, according to ISACA. However, only 34% of organizations say they find it easy to understand their privacy

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45% of critical CVEs left unpatched in 2023

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45% of critical CVEs left unpatched in 2023 2024-01-25 at 06:01 By Help Net Security Global attack attempts more than doubled in 2023, increasing 104%, according to Armis. Blind spots and critical vulnerabilities are worsening, with 45% of critical CVEs remaining unpatched. Utilities (over 200% increase) and manufacturing (165% increase) were the most at risk

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Organizations invest more in data protection but recover less

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Organizations invest more in data protection but recover less 2024-01-24 at 06:32 By Help Net Security 92% of organizations will increase 2024 data protection spend, to achieve cyber resilience amidst continued threats of ransomware and cyberattacks, according to Veeam Software. Respondents shared that cyberattacks remain the top cause of outages and that while organizations are

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Software supply chain attacks are getting easier

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Software supply chain attacks are getting easier 2024-01-24 at 06:03 By Help Net Security ReversingLabs identified close to 11,200 unique malicious packages across three major open-source software platforms in 2023: npm, PyPI, and RubyGems. These findings mark an astounding 1,300% increase in malicious packages from 2020 and an increase of 28% over 2022 when a

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