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New York law firm gets fined $200k for failing to protect health data
A New York law firm has agreed to pay $200,000 in penalties to the state because it failed to protect the private and electronic health information of approximately 114,000 …
Ignoring network automation is a ticking time bomb for security
IT professionals are frustrated due to the rise in network update velocity and tech stack sprawl, lack of support from leadership, and disagreements and concerns about the …
Europol details ChatGPT’s potential for criminal abuse
With the increased public interest in ChatGPT, the Europol Innovation Lab took the matter seriously and conducted a series of workshops involving subject matter experts from …
What you need before the next vulnerability hits
Cyberattacks tend to come from two angles: criminals take advantage of employees with privileged access or of security weaknesses in your hardware/software infrastructure. …
Running a security program before your first security hire
In this Help Net Security video, Matt Spitz, Head of Engineering at Vanta, talks about pragmatic security and illustrates what a small company with limited resources needs to …
What the food and building industry can teach us about securing embedded systems
As one of the leading experts in product security with over 15 years of experience in security engineering and 120 cybersecurity patents under his belt, Adam Boulton is one of …
Balancing security risks and innovation potential of shadow IT teams
Shadow IT teams, also known as rogue IT teams, have grown in popularity in recent years due to the rise of cloud-based apps and remote work. However, this has led to …
Known unknowns: Refining your approach to uncategorized web traffic
Cybersecurity is such a complex field that even the best-trained, best-equipped, and most experienced security managers will sometimes struggle to decide which of several …
Prioritizing data security amid workforce disruptions
Businesses have faced massive disruptions in their workforce – many are requesting employees return to the office, and layoffs are rattling several industries. This disruption …
Understanding adversaries through dark web intelligence
93 percent of CISOs are concerned about dark web threats, and almost 72 percent of CISOs believe that intelligence on cybercriminals is “critical” to defend their organization …
The era of passive cybersecurity awareness training is over
Despite increased emphasis on cybersecurity from authorities and high-profile breaches, critical gaps in vulnerability management within organizations are being overlooked by …
Week in review: Manage the risk of ChatGPT use, know the danger of failed Okta logins
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: These 15 European startups are set to take the cybersecurity world by storm …
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