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Webinar: Tackle compiler-born vulnerabilities
In the pursuit of optimized performance, modern compilers employ sophisticated techniques, translating high-level source code into efficient, executable programs. However, …

How to go from collecting risk data to actually reducing risk?
Organizations trying to cope with securing their expanding attack surfaces eventually find themselves at a crossroads: they need to move beyond finding risks to effectively …

One in five CISOs miss out on pay raise
The CISO role was partially shielded from the macroeconomic challenges of 2023, according to a new research from IANS and Artico Search. 20% of CISOs did not receive a raise …

Cyberattacks on healthcare organizations affect patient care
88% of organizations experienced an average of 40 attacks in the past 12 months, according to a survey conducted by the Proofpoint and Ponemon Institute. Supply chain attacks: …

Anticipating the benefits of a passwordless tomorrow
Businesses are actively moving to eradicate passwords from employees’ lives, with 89% of IT leaders expecting passwords to represent less than a quarter of their …

Essential cyber hygiene: Making cyber defense cost effective
Strengthening your cyber defenses can be a daunting task. Where do you start? Which tools do you use? How much will it cost? And, what do you risk losing if you do nothing? …

ELITEWOLF: NSA’s repository of signatures and analytics to secure OT
Cyber entities continue to show a persistent interest in targeting critical infrastructure by taking advantage of vulnerable OT assets. To counter this threat, NSA has …

DIY attack surface management: Simple, cost-effective and actionable perimeter insights
Modern-day attack surface management (ASM) can be an intimidating task for most organizations, with assets constantly changing due to new deployments, assets being …

CISOs and board members are finding a common language
86% of CISOs believe generative AI will alleviate skills gaps and talent shortages on the security team, filling labor-intensive and time-consuming security functions and …

How organizations can combat rising cloud costs with FinOps
When it comes to the cloud, many organizations prioritize speed over spend. In fact, spending on public cloud services is forecasted to grow 21.7% to a total of $597.3 billion …

Inadequate IoT protection can be a costly mistake
97% of organizations are struggling to secure their IoT and connected products to some degree, according to Keyfactor. The research survey also found that 98% of organizations …

Keeping control in complex regulatory environments
Modern compliance programs represent a strategic shift in how companies approach regulatory and ethical obligations. They are designed to not only mitigate risks and avoid …
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