Survey Sees AI, Automation Cast Shadow Over Security Careers

A survey of 350 security professionals in the U.S., Singapore, Germany, Australia and the United Kingdom suggests younger cybersecurity professionals tend to be more conflicted about advances in artificial intelligence (AI) than their older colleagues… Continue reading Survey Sees AI, Automation Cast Shadow Over Security Careers

Walmart Gives Up on Stock-Checking Robots

We’ve seen the Jetsons, Star Wars, and Silent Running. In the future, all the menial jobs will be done by robots. But Walmart is reversing plans to have six-foot-tall robots scan store shelves to check stock levels. The robots, from a company called Bossa Nova Robotics, apparently worked well enough …read more

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Survey: Cybersecurity Skills Shortage is ‘Bad,’ But There’s Hope

Automation, strategic process design and an investment in training are the keys to managing the cybersecurity skills gap, according to a recent survey from Trustwave. Continue reading Survey: Cybersecurity Skills Shortage is ‘Bad,’ But There’s Hope

To Automate or To Reduce the Noise?

If you follow my blog for a while, you probably noticed that I’m not really active with new content. Most articles are published through the SANS ISC Website but it does not mean I don’t have content to publish. It’s just a question of time like many of us! Recently,

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Alfred Jones and Kipp Bradford to Deliver Keynotes at Remoticon Next Week

There’s just one week left until Hackaday Remoticon, our online gathering in place of our traditional in-person conference during this time of social distancing. Joining the more than 20 hands-on workshops that make up the bulk of Remoticon, we’re excited to announce the two keynote speakers who will be taking …read more

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Can automated penetration testing replace humans?

In the past few years, the use of automation in many spheres of cybersecurity has increased dramatically, but penetration testing has remained stubbornly immune to it. While crowdsourced security has evolved as an alternative to penetration testing in … Continue reading Can automated penetration testing replace humans?

5 Essential Steps to Improve Cybersecurity Maturity

From small- and medium-sized organizations to large enterprises, every business is under continuous threat of security risk in today’s digital world. With the growing digital footprint and cloud adoption, organizations continue to experience sophistica… Continue reading 5 Essential Steps to Improve Cybersecurity Maturity

Attacks on IoT devices continue to escalate

Attacks on IoT devices continue to rise at an alarming rate due to poor security protections and cybercriminals use of automated tools to exploit these vulnerabilities, according to Nokia. IoT devices most infected The report found that internet-connec… Continue reading Attacks on IoT devices continue to escalate

4 Considerations for a Secure Cloud Environment

Digital attackers are increasingly turning their attention to the cloud. According to the 2020 Trustwave Global Security Report, the volume of attacks targeting cloud services more than doubled 7% in 2018 to 20% a year later. This growth made cloud ser… Continue reading 4 Considerations for a Secure Cloud Environment

Organizations need to understand risks and ethics related to AI

Despite highly publicized risks of data-sharing and AI, from facial recognition to political deepfakes, leadership at many organizations seems to be vastly underestimating the ethical challenges of the technology, NTT DATA Services reveals. Just 12% of… Continue reading Organizations need to understand risks and ethics related to AI