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Unwanted emails steadily creeping into inboxes
A research from Hornetsecurity has revealed that 40.5% of work emails are unwanted. The Cyber Security Report 2023, which analysed more than 25 billion work emails, also …
Week in review: Microsoft fixes many zero-days, malicious droppers on Google Play, IRISSCON 2022
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Taking cybersecurity investments to the next level In this Help Net Security …
Online payment fraud is evolving
E-commerce fraud is expected to cost merchants in excess of US$48 billion globally in 2023, up from over $41 billion in 2022 according to Juniper Research. It predicted that …
How can CISOs catch up with the security demands of their ever-growing networks?
Vulnerability management has always been as much art as science. However, the rapid changes in both IT networks and the external threat landscape over the last decade have …
Balance reliable online age verification methods with data protection issues
Recently, California passed the California Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (CAADCA), a bill designed to protect children online. Although the bill has presented notable …
Personal cybersecurity is now a company problem
As work and personal lives have almost merged into one, threat actors are increasingly targeting people because of their work lives, and cybersecurity needs to adapt to the …
API abuses and attacks create new challenges for retailers
Imperva releases The State of Security Within eCommerce 2022 report, a 12-month analysis by Imperva Threat Research of cybersecurity threats targeting the retail industry. …
Red, purple, or blue? When it comes to offensive security operations, it’s not just about picking one color
When people find out that I’ve spent much of my career being hired by companies to steal their secrets, they usually ask, “Are we doing enough? Do we need a red team?” …
Compliance initiatives can advance your organization’s security journey
Compliance standards are designed to give organizations a foundational approach to designing their security program while also reassuring third parties that you have met at …
Remote work pushes video conferencing security to the fore
IT professionals are becoming increasingly concerned about the growing number of cyber threats and foreign attacks capable of impacting video conferencing. In this Help Net …
Security leaders want consequences for insecure code
Organizations plan to invest in DevSecOps in 2023, and the level of urgency for them to do so has grown. In a recent survey conducted by the Neustar International Security …
How ransomware gangs and malware campaigns are changing
Deep Instinct released its 2022 Bi-Annual Cyber Threat Report which focuses on the top malware and ransomware trends and tactics from the first half of 2022 and provides key …