1 in 100 emails is malicious 02/08/2023 at 06:04 By Help Net Security BEC and phishing attacks soar by 20% and 41% respectively in H1 2023, according to Perception Point. Cyber attackers have continued to refine their methods, adopting more sophisticated techniques to exploit vulnerabilities across various sectors. With the ever-increasing reliance on workplace technologies, […]
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The gap in users’ identity security knowledge gives cybercriminals an opening 01/08/2023 at 06:34 By Help Net Security With exponential growth in the number of human and machine actors on the network and more sophisticated technology in more places, identity in this new era is rapidly becoming a super-human problem, according to RSA. Paradoxically, even
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EU’s financial institutions face cyber resilience crisis 01/08/2023 at 06:03 By Help Net Security 78% of Europe’s largest financial institutions experienced a third-party breach in the past year, according to SecurityScorecard. In the wake of attacks such as MOVEit and SolarWinds, cybersecurity regulations are increasing the need for comprehensive approaches to manage vendor risk and
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Relying on CVSS alone is risky for vulnerability management 31/07/2023 at 07:05 By Help Net Security A vulnerability management strategy that relies solely on CVSS for vulnerability prioritization is proving to be insufficient at best, according to Rezilion. In fact, relying solely on a CVSS severity score to assess the risk of individual vulnerabilities was
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The race against time in ransomware attacks 31/07/2023 at 06:02 By Help Net Security Most organizations lack strong cyber resilience strategies or data security capabilities to address threats and maintain business continuity, according to BigID. Despite both the rise in threats and the high percentage of respondents whose organizations suffered recent attacks, there hasn’t been
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Blocking access to ChatGPT is a short term solution to mitigate risk 28/07/2023 at 07:04 By Help Net Security For every 10,000 enterprise users, an enterprise organization is experiencing approximately 183 incidents of sensitive data being posted to ChatGPT per month, according to Netskope. Source code accounts for the largest share of sensitive data being
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CISOs consider zero trust a hot security ticket 28/07/2023 at 06:02 By Help Net Security The majority of organizations are on the road to implementing a zero trust framework to increase their overall security risk posture, according to PlainID. However, only 50% said that authorization makes up their zero trust program – potentially exposing their
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Companies are rushing into generative AI without a cohesive, secure strategy 25/07/2023 at 06:32 By Help Net Security Despite mass adoption of generative AI, most companies don’t have a coordinated strategy for deploying it or know how to assess its security—exposing them to risks and disadvantages if they don’t change their approach, according to Grammarly.
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Average cost of a data breach reaches $4.45 million in 2023 24/07/2023 at 11:18 By Help Net Security IBM released its annual Cost of a Data Breach Report, showing the global average cost of a data breach reached $4.45 million in 2023 – an all-time high for the report and a 15% increase over the
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Exploring the macro shifts in enterprise security 20/07/2023 at 06:04 By Help Net Security The number of successful ransomware attacks and data breach attempts fell by 30% over the last year, the number of reported security incident types at organizations increased, according to the 2023 Cybersecurity Perspectives Survey by Scale. Security incident types In fact,
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Broadband consumers demand security and sustainability 18/07/2023 at 07:01 By Help Net Security Consumer expectations will reshape the needs and economics of the internet, according to Cisco. People in EMEA are rethinking what they rely on the internet for, balancing classic demands for speed and reliability, with the intensifying needs of rising eco-consciousness, secure cloud
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Top priorities for chief audit executives in 2023 14/07/2023 at 06:10 By Help Net Security The top focus areas for chief audit executives (CAEs) in 2023 are advancing data analytics, assuring proliferating digital risks, and talent management, according to Gartner. “In 2023 most CAEs are focusing on organizational and departmental digital transformation initiatives and improving
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20% of malware attacks bypass antivirus protection 13/07/2023 at 07:02 By Help Net Security Security leaders are concerned about attacks that leverage malware-exfiltrated authentication data, with 53% expressing extreme concern and less than 1% admitting they weren’t concerned at all, according to SpyCloud. However, many still lack the necessary tools to investigate the security and
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Infrastructure upgrades alone won’t guarantee strong security 13/07/2023 at 06:31 By Help Net Security While 75% of organizations have made significant strides to upgrade their infrastructure in the past year, including the adoption of public cloud hosting and containerization, and 78% have increased their security budgets, only 2% of industry experts are confident in their
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53% of SaaS licenses remain unused 04/07/2023 at 06:38 By Help Net Security Enterprise leaders in procurement, IT, and finance need to take immediate action to rationalize their SaaS portfolios to prevent spending and governance challenges from spiraling out of control, according to Productiv. Productiv analyzed how nearly 100 million SaaS licenses were used over
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Short-staffed teams must find ways to do more with less 03/07/2023 at 06:02 By Help Net Security As more businesses experience resource and cost constraints, 86% of MSPs and MSSPs customers are outsourcing their security needs to consolidate security tools, according to OpenText. “Staffing issues that have plagued the security industry for years are getting
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Employees worry less about cybersecurity best practices in the summer 30/06/2023 at 04:17 By Help Net Security IT teams are struggling to monitor and enforce BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policies during summer months when more employees are often traveling or working remotely, according to ThreatX. With more endpoints and applications in use, and often
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Insurance companies neglect basic email security 23/06/2023 at 06:00 By Help Net Security Only 3.54% of of insurance companies have correctly implemented basic phishing and spoofing protection, according to EasyDMARC. DMARC standard adoption Insurers operate using highly sensitive, private information that they’ve been trusted by clients and customers to protect. They function in a highly
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Increased spending doesn’t translate to improved cybersecurity posture 22/06/2023 at 06:21 By Help Net Security Security teams are stretched, with not enough people, skills or budget to cope with all their priorities, according to Panaseer. Average cybersecurity budgets increase in 2023 The survey of over 400 cybersecurity decision makers and practitioners across the US and
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Cybersecurity culture improves despite the dark clouds of the past year 16/06/2023 at 06:00 By Help Net Security Despite a hardening economic climate, heightened global tensions and the onset of new technology making cybercrime easier, 76% of the CISOs, suggested that no material breaches had occurred and 60% said that no material cybersecurity incident had
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