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The volume of mergers and acquisitions has surged significantly this quarter. Data from Dealogic shows a 130% increase in US M&A activity, totaling $288 billion. Worldwide M&A has also seen a substantial uptick, rising by 56% to $453 billion…. Continue reading Cybersecurity essentials during M&A surge
Shadow IT – the use of software, hardware, systems and services that haven’t been approved by an organization’s IT/IT Sec departments – has been a problem for the last couple of decades, and a difficult area for IT leaders to manage effectively. Simila… Continue reading Shadow AI is the latest cybersecurity threat you need to prepare for
With temporary failures of critical infrastructure on the rise in the recent years, 81% of US residents are worried about how secure critical infrastructure may be, according to MITRE and The Harris Poll. Public views cyberattacks as greatest risk to c… Continue reading Public anxiety mounts over critical infrastructure resilience to cyber attacks
In this Help Net Security video, Melissa Bischoping, Director, Endpoint Security Research at Tanium, discusses the most concerning risks for 2024 and beyond, from both an internal and external perspective.
The post The most concerning risks for 2024 an… Continue reading The most concerning risks for 2024 and beyond
While ChatGPT and Bard have proven to be valuable tools for developers, marketers, and consumers, they also carry the risk of unintentionally exposing sensitive and confidential data. From a security point of view, it always pays to think one step ahea… Continue reading How advances in AI are impacting business cybersecurity
In this Help Net Security video, Mike Britton, CISO at Abnormal Security, discusses how energy and infrastructure organizations face an increased risk of business email compromise and vendor email compromise attacks. According to Abnormal Security data… Continue reading Email security trends in the energy and infrastructure sector
Recently a bunch of Anycubic 3D printers have been hacked as reported in an article from bleedingcomputer.com.
According to a wave of online reports from Anycubic customers, someone hacked their 3D printers to warn that the devices are e… Continue reading What is the potential impact of security risks associated specifically with 3D printers or their hosts? [migrated]
I noticed that I seem to think of network services in three categories wrt the risk of exposing one to the internet (or a hostile network):
"Low risk" services are extensively hardened. If a bad guy gets access to one, nothing h… Continue reading Is there an established way to classify network services by risk level?
Understanding risk is one thing, but how do you know if your organization has what it takes to withstand those risks being realized? Establishing cyber maturity can help determine resilience, where the strengths and weaknesses lie, and what needs to ha… Continue reading Why cyber maturity assessment should become standard practice
More 68% of employees knowingly put their organizations at risk, potentially leading to ransomware or malware infections, data breaches, or financial loss, according to Proofpoint. Perception on security responsibility And while the incidence of succes… Continue reading Understanding employees’ motivations behind risky actions