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Zero-day attacks are on the rise. Can patches keep up?

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That latest cyberattack threatening your organization is likely coming from outside the corporate network. According to Mandiant’s M-Trends 2023 report, 63% of breaches came from an outside entity — a considerable rise from 47% the year before. When it comes to how intruders are getting into the network, it depends on the organization’s location. Spearphishing […]

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The evolution of security analyst experience

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Cloud computing and IT modernization have created a more complex threat landscape, and security analysts are struggling to keep up. Security operations centers (SOC) are in need of an upgrade. The proliferation of cloud and hybrid environments simply creates more to protect, said Andie Schroeder, program director of product management at IBM Security, at RSAC […]

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Is Open-Source Security a Ticking Cyber Time Bomb?

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Software depends on layers of code, and much of that code comes from open-source libraries. According to an Octoverse 2022 report, open-source code is used in 97% of applications. Not only do developers embrace open source, but so do nine in 10 companies.  “Open-source software is the foundation of 99% of the world’s software,” Martin […]

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HEAT and EASM: What to Know About the Top Acronyms at RSA

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The cybersecurity industry is littered with acronyms. SIEM. EDR. APT. CISO. CISA. The list goes on and on. So it wasn’t surprising that there were a lot of acronyms in RSAC 2023’s sessions and keynotes, as well as in the dozens of news items and studies released during the conference. The hottest acronym, by far, […]

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The Biden Administration’s 2023 Cybersecurity Strategy

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The Biden Administration recently introduced a new national cybersecurity strategy, expected to aggressively address an increasingly complex and dangerous threat landscape. Improving cybersecurity may not be the top priority for the Biden Administration, but it is an issue that the White House has been focused on since the earliest days of President Biden’s tenure. For […]

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ChatGPT Confirms Data Breach, Raising Security Concerns

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When ChatGPT and similar chatbots first became widely available, the concern in the cybersecurity world was how AI technology could be used to launch cyberattacks. In fact, it didn’t take very long until threat actors figured out how to bypass the safety checks to use ChatGPT to write malicious code. It now seems that the […]

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What Comes After the Digital Transformation?

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When Covid hit, companies had to accelerate their digital transformation process out of necessity. But now, almost three years after the initial shutdown, most organizations have embraced digital to the point where they are now maintaining new technologies rather than implementing more.  Cybersecurity is a crucial component of a company’s digital transformation. But have organizations […]

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