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I recently spent six days in Las Vegas attending DEF CON, BsidesLV, and Black Hat USA 2024, where I had the opportunity to engage with and learn from some of the top security experts in the world. A major theme across all three conferences was the curr… Continue reading Observations from Black Hat USA 2024, BSidesLV, and DEF CON 32
Cyber threats continued to intensify in the first half of 2024 as cybercriminals exploited security gaps from growing business and technological consolidation, according to Resilience. Consolidation in business and tech fuels new third-party risks Rebo… Continue reading Business and tech consolidation opens doors for cybercriminals
In this Help Net Security video, Frederic Najman, Executive Member of the SFPN (French Union of NoCode Professionals), discusses how NoCode and LowCode technologies enable companies to free up development resources to tackle cybersecurity issues. In a … Continue reading How NoCode and LowCode free up resources for cybersecurity
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from ClearSale, Guardio, Ivanti, Resecurity, and Stellar. Resecurity unveils new AI-driven Fraud Prevention Platform Resecurity unveiled its advanced AI-driven Fraud … Continue reading New infosec products of the week: August 16, 2024
56% of security professionals are concerned about AI-powered threats, according to Pluralsight. Many organizations lack structured AI training Over half of surveyed technologists are either extremely concerned or moderately concerned about AI-powered t… Continue reading 74% of IT professionals worry AI tools will replace them
The rapid integration of AI and GenAI technologies creates a complex mix of challenges and opportunities for organizations. While the potential benefits are clear, many companies struggle with AI literacy, cautious adoption, and the risks of immature i… Continue reading The AI balancing act: Unlocking potential, dealing with security issues, complexity
The total number of DDoS attacks during H1 2024 amounted to 830,000, an increase of 46% when compared to H1 2023, according to Gcore. Peak attack power rose from 1.6 terabits per second (Tbps) in H2 2023 to 1.7 Tbps. DDoS attacks hit Gaming, tech, fina… Continue reading DDoS attack volume rises, peak power reaches 1.7 Tbps
In a potentially groundbreaking dispute, Delta Air Lines is threatening to sue CrowdStrike, a leading cybersecurity firm, for alleged negligence and breach of contract. This case brings to the forefront critical questions about the duties vendors owe t… Continue reading Delta vs. CrowdStrike: The duties vendors owe to customers – or do they?
In this Help Net Security video, Kendall McKay, Strategic Lead, Cyber Threat Intelligence at Cisco Talos, discusses the trends that Cisco Talos incident response observed in incident response engagements from Q2 2024, which covers April to June. While … Continue reading Current attacks, targets, and other threat landscape trends
NIST has finalized its principal set of encryption algorithms designed to withstand cyberattacks from a quantum computer. The announced algorithms are specified in the first completed standards from NIST’s post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standardizatio… Continue reading NIST releases finalized post-quantum encryption standards