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Regulatory activity forces compliance leaders to spend more on GRC tools

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Regulatory activity forces compliance leaders to spend more on GRC tools 18/09/2023 at 07:48 By Help Net Security Legal and compliance department investment in GRC (governance, risk, and compliance) tools will increase 50% by 2026, according to Gartner. Assurance leaders are seeking out technology solutions to help them address increasing regulatory attention on executive risk […]

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Critical business app outages cost $500,000 per hour of downtime

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Critical business app outages cost $500,000 per hour of downtime 18/09/2023 at 07:01 By Help Net Security Observability’s adoption is on the rise and full-stack observability leads to better service-level metrics, such as fewer, shorter outages and lower outage costs, according to New Relic. Respondents receive a median $2 return per $1 of investment in

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Generative AI lures DevOps and SecOps into risky territory

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Generative AI lures DevOps and SecOps into risky territory 15/09/2023 at 06:36 By Help Net Security Application security leaders are more optimistic than developer leaders on generative AI, though both agree it will lead to more pervasive security vulnerabilities in software development, according to Sonatype. According to the surveyed DevOps and SecOps leaders, 97% are

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Rising OT/ICS cybersecurity incidents reveal alarming trend

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Rising OT/ICS cybersecurity incidents reveal alarming trend 14/09/2023 at 06:01 By Help Net Security 60% of cyberattacks against the industrial sector are led by state-affiliated actors and often unintentionally enabled by internal personnel (about 33% of the time), according to Rockwell Automation. This corroborates other industry research showing OT/ICS (Industrial Control Systems) cybersecurity incidents are

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Latest fraud schemes targeting the payments ecosystem

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Latest fraud schemes targeting the payments ecosystem 13/09/2023 at 06:33 By Help Net Security Threat actors continued to exploit technical misconfigurations through various fraud schemes, according to a new report from Visa. These include the use of malvertising and search engine optimization (SEO) techniques to cultivate compelling and effective phishing and social engineering campaigns, the

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Privacy concerns cast a shadow on AI’s potential for software development

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Privacy concerns cast a shadow on AI’s potential for software development 13/09/2023 at 06:01 By Help Net Security Organizations are optimistic about AI, but AI adoption requires attention to privacy and security, productivity, and training, according to GitLab. “The transformational opportunity with AI goes way beyond creating code,” said David DeSanto, CPO, GitLab. “According to

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Companies need to rethink how they implement identity security

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Companies need to rethink how they implement identity security 12/09/2023 at 07:01 By Help Net Security More than 80% of organizations have experienced an identity-related breach that involved the use of compromised credentials, half of which happened in the past 12 months, according to Silverfort and Osterman Research. Lack of visibility into the identity attack

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CISOs need to be forceful to gain leverage in the boardroom

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CISOs need to be forceful to gain leverage in the boardroom 12/09/2023 at 06:32 By Help Net Security Over 70% of CISOs feel that the importance of information security is not recognised by senior leadership, according to BSS. The CISOs said their top four highest investment priorities in 2023 are change management (35%), information security

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CISOs and board members work more closely than ever before

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CISOs and board members work more closely than ever before 11/09/2023 at 08:31 By Help Net Security 73% of board members believe they face the risk of a major cyber attack in the next 12 months, a notable increase from 65% in 2022, according to Proofpoint. Likewise, 53% feel unprepared to cope with a targeted

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New quantum random number generator could revolutionize encryption

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New quantum random number generator could revolutionize encryption 08/09/2023 at 07:32 By Help Net Security Digital information exchange can be safer, cheaper and more environmentally friendly with the help of a new type of random number generator for encryption developed at Linköping University. Experimental setup of the quantum random number generator. The yellow squares on

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75% of education sector attacks linked to compromised accounts

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75% of education sector attacks linked to compromised accounts 08/09/2023 at 06:31 By Help Net Security 69% of organizations in the education sector suffered a cyberattack within the last 12 months, according to Netwrix. Phishing and account compromise threaten the education sector Phishing and user account compromise were the most common attack paths for these

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Cybersecurity pros battle discontent amid skills shortage

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Cybersecurity pros battle discontent amid skills shortage 07/09/2023 at 06:32 By Help Net Security The cybersecurity skills crisis continues in a multi-year freefall that has impacted 71% of organizations and left two-thirds of cybersecurity professionals stating that the job has become more difficult over the past two years—while 60% of organizations continue to deflect responsibility,

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Baseline standards for BYOD access requirements

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Baseline standards for BYOD access requirements 07/09/2023 at 06:02 By Help Net Security 49% of enterprises across Europe currently have no formal Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) policy in place, meaning they have no visibility into or control over if and how employees are connecting personal devices to corporate resources, according to a Jamf survey. With the summer

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Avoidable digital certificate issues fuel data breaches

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Avoidable digital certificate issues fuel data breaches 06/09/2023 at 06:02 By Help Net Security Among organizations that have suffered data breaches 58% were caused by issues related to digital certificates, according to a report by AppViewX and Forrester Consulting. As a result of service outages, 57% said their organizations have incurred costs upwards of $100,000

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99% of Nigerians are crypto aware — ConsenSys report

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99% of Nigerians are crypto aware — ConsenSys report 04/09/2023 at 12:02 By Cointelegraph By Gareth Jenkinson A survey featuring respondents from all seven continents suggests that Nigeria has the most crypto-aware population globally. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source React to this headline:

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Spam is up, QR codes emerge as a significant threat vector

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Spam is up, QR codes emerge as a significant threat vector 04/09/2023 at 07:31 By Help Net Security 85% of phishing emails utilized malicious links in the content of the email, and spam emails increased by 30% from Q1 to Q2 2023, according to a VIPRE report. Information technology organizations also overtook financial institutions (9%)

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Ransomware attacks go beyond just data

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Ransomware attacks go beyond just data 04/09/2023 at 07:01 By Help Net Security 65% of organizations confirmed that ransomware is one of the top three threats to their viability, and for 13%, it is the biggest threat, according to a report by Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) and Keepit. Organizations’ strategies against ransomware According to the

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Global roaming fraud losses to surpass $8 billion by 2028

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Global roaming fraud losses to surpass $8 billion by 2028 04/09/2023 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Losses from global roaming fraud are anticipated to exceed $8 billion by 2028; driven by the increase in bilateral roaming agreements for data-intensive use cases over 5G networks, according to Juniper Research. In turn, it predicts fraudulent data

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Cybercriminals use research contests to create new attack methods

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Cybercriminals use research contests to create new attack methods 01/09/2023 at 07:17 By Help Net Security Adversary-sponsored research contests on cybercriminal forums focus on new methods of attack and evasion, according to Sophos. The contests mirror legitimate security conference ‘Call For Papers’ and provide the winners considerable financial rewards and recognition from peers and also

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The secret habits of top-performing CISOs

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The secret habits of top-performing CISOs 31/08/2023 at 06:02 By Help Net Security 69% of top-performing CISOs dedicate recurring time on their calendars for personal professional development, according to Gartner. This is compared with just 36% of bottom-performing CISOs who do so. “As the CISO role continues to rapidly evolve, it becomes even more critical

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