Cyber insurance and cybersecurity, when combined, can provide a powerful combination of protection and risk management.

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Microsoft president says the company accepts full responsibility for every cybersecurity issue raised in a recent Cyber Safety Review Board report created by multiple officials from several U.S. government agencies

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QR codes have been around for three decades, but it wasn’t until the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020 that they got wide use, with restaurants, health care facilities, and other businesses turning to them to customers contactless ways to read menus, buy items, or track the health of people in their buildings. Around the same..

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Copilot Plus? More like Copilot Minus: Redmond realizes Recall requires radical rethink.

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The rise in U.S.-politics-themed scams indicates that adversarial nation states understand the significance of election years.

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Companies are achieving revenue growth by addressing the needs of mid-market enterprises, offering tailored solutions that provide high value at a competitive price point.

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PTaaS involves outsourcing penetration testing activities to a trusted third-party service provider, saving busy internal teams valuable time and offering an objective outsider’s perspective of their systems.

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Whether it be purely text-based social engineering, or advanced, image-based attacks, one thing's for certain — generative AI is fueling a whole new age of advanced phishing.

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The MGM Resorts breach is just one example demonstrating the crippling financial, legal and operational consequences of ransomware incidents.

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At the RSA Conference last month, Netcraft introduced a generative AI-powered platform designed to interact with cybercriminals to gain insights into the operations of the conversational scams they’re running and disrupt their attacks. At the time, Ryan Woodley, CEO of the London-based company that offers a range of services from phishing detection to brand, domain,..

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Location tracking service leaks PII, because—incompetence? Seems almost TOO easy.

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It’s no secret that hospitals and other health care organizations are among the top targets for cybercriminals. The ransomware attacks this year on UnitedHealth Group’s Change Healthcare subsidiary, nonprofit organization Ascension, and most recently the National Health Service in England illustrate not only the damage to these organizations’ infrastructure and the personal health data that’s..

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In the rapidly evolving landscape of software as a service (SaaS), the security of applications has never been more critical.

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The best-case scenario for mitigating cloud security risks is when CSPs and customers are transparent and aligned on their responsibilities from the beginning.

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If your organization hasn’t taken these steps to prevent a ransomware attack, it’s time to act now to protect your company, its data, employees and most importantly, customers.

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A long-running ransomware campaign that has been targeting Windows and Linux systems since 2019 is the latest example of how closely threat groups track public disclosures of vulnerabilities and proofs-of-concept (PoCs) and how quickly they move in to exploit them. The PHP Group last week disclosed a high-severity flaw – tracked as CVE-2024-4577 and with..

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IT systems – and this year networking equipment in particular – continue to pose the most security risk for organizations, but it is the vulnerable Internet of Things (IoT) devices that are quickly moving up the ladder, according to researchers with Forescout’s Verdere Labs researchers. In this year’s Riskiest Connected Devices report released this week,..

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Microsoft and Google will provide free or low-cost cybersecurity tools and services to rural hospitals in the United States at a time when health care facilities are coming under increasing attack by ransomware gangs and other threat groups. For independent rural and critical access hospitals, Microsoft will provide grants and as much as 75% discounts..

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Not our fault, says CISO: “UNC5537” breached at least 165 Snowflake instances, including Ticketmaster, LendingTree and, allegedly, Advance Auto Parts.

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Fortinet, known for network security capabilities within its Fortinet Security Fabric cybersecurity platform, is bolstering its AI and cloud security capabilities with the planned acquisition of Lacework and its AI-based offerings. The companies announced the proposed deal on Monday, with expectations that it will close in the second half of the year. The plan is..

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U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, who late last month asked federal agencies to investigate flaws in UnitedHealth Group’s cybersecurity measures that led to the massive ransomware attack that disrupted hundreds of hospital and pharmacy operations, now is pushing the Health and Human Services (HHS) Department to require such large health care organizations to immediately implement protections...

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The Federal Communications Commission is considering requiring broadband providers to improve the cybersecurity of the networks that route traffic around the internet, an issue the FCC and other government agencies have been working on for more than a year. The proposal would require ISPs to generate confidential reports that would outline what they have done..

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SaaS security has become organizations' top consideration, highlighted by establishing dedicated SaaS security teams. There’s also a notable increase in SaaS cybersecurity budgets, with 39% of organizations boosting their allocations.

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Cisco plans to embed AI capabilities into its Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) software and Cisco Security Cloud.

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Spy warez: Assistant director of the FBI’s Cyber Division Bryan Vorndran (pictured) might have the key to unscramble your files.

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Stress? What stress? 43% of IT professionals report that their organization had experienced a security breach that caused downtime and cost $1-10 million.

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There is still a significant gap between cybersecurity needs and available talent, according to Cyberseek, but all those tech industry layoffs are raising eyebrows. Organizations can expand the candidate pool by training people for these jobs rather than insisting on outside industry credentials.

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It remembers everything you do on your PC. Security experts are raging at Redmond to recall Recall.

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Automated patch management is one important way to reduce the barrage of cyberattacks and guard against vulnerabilities.

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Train people. It makes a difference. In organizations without security awareness training, 34% of employees are likely to click on malicious links or comply with fraudulent requests.

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RansomHub, which has become among the most prolific ransomware groups over the past few months, likely got its start with the source code from the Knight malware and a boost from a one-time BlackCat affiliate.

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A rising volume of risks, shortage of qualified cybersecurity professionals and time management with vendors are among the challenges MSPs face.

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The newly-released Apple cybersecurity threat study reveals interesting data points and demonstrates how the threat landscape is evolving.

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An escalation in AI-based attacks requires security operations leaders to change cybersecurity strategies to defend against them.

The study found 61% of respondents had experienced a deepfake incident in the past year, with 75% of those attacks impersonating CEOs or other C-suite members.

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Russian threat groups are using old tactics and generative AI to run malicious disinformation campaigns meant to discredit the Paris Olympic Games, France and its president, and the IOC -- less than two months before the Games begin.

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Incorporating DevSecOps into CNAPP strategies can improve the way organizations develop and secure their applications.

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Snowflake, Inc. says NO, threatening legal action against those who say it was. But reports are coming in of several more massive leaks from other Snowflake customers.

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Only half of cybersecurity leaders feel their C-suite understands cybersecurity risks, a Trend Micro survey found. Four in five have been told to downplay a potential risk’s severity.

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Security experts have been frustrated because no one was managing the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures security reports. Good news: The NIST has hired a company to manage the backlog. Bad news: The company has no experience with this kind of security work.

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The UPGRADE program seeks to enhance and automate cybersecurity for healthcare facilities, focused on protecting operations and ensuring continuity of patient care.

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Three-quarters of SMBs fear that a cyberattack could put them out of business. For good reason: 96% of them have already been the victims of a cyberattack.

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We warned you. As of June 3, Google is following through on its threat to kill ad blockers. Privacy-focused Chrome extensions are living on borrowed time; developers must upgrade to the less capable “Manifest V3” API.

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Security teams often grapple with the uncertainty of data exposure in their SaaS supply chain, especially with third-party SaaS vendors. A proactive approach helps safeguard organizations against SaaS threats. It begins with a comprehensive evaluation of third-party vendor cybersecurity practices to pinpoint potential vulnerabilities and risks within the supply chain.

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As DDoS attackers become more sophisticated and the attack surface grows exponentially, businesses must expand beyond an ideology of prevention to include a focus on early detection and response.

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Senator Ron Wyden wants the FTC and SEC to investigate the ransomware attack on UnitedHealth's Change subsidiary to see if there was criminal negligence by the CEO or board.

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In “Living off the Land attacks,” adversaries use USB devices to infiltrate industrial control systems. Cyberthreats from silent residency attacks put critical infrastructure facilities at risk.

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Daft name, serious risk: Kit from ActionTec and Sagemcom remotely ruined and required replacement.

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Source: securityboulevard.com – Author: Steve Winterfeld Security experts have many fun arguments about our field. For example, while I believe War Games is the best hacker movie, opinions vary based on age and generation. Other never-ending debates include what the best hack is, the best operating system (though this is more of a religious debate), […]

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Source: securityboulevard.com – Author: Nathan Eddy Human error is responsible for most cybersecurity risks, with nearly three-quarters (74%) of chief information security officers (CISOs) identifying it as their most significant vulnerability. In response, 87% of CISOs are adopting AI-powered technology to protect against human error and to block advanced human-centric cyber threats. These were among […]

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