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How workforce reductions affect cybersecurity postures

In its State of Pentesting Report, Cobalt reveals an industry struggling to balance the use of AI and protecting against it, while facing significant resource and staffing …

security gamification
6 tips to implement security gamification effectively

There’s not a CISO in the industry who’s not aware of the extremely short median CISO tenure. That’s why the best CISOs are those who constantly seek ways to strengthen their …

Cybercrime stats
Cybercrime stats you can’t ignore

In this article, you will find excerpts from various reports that offer stats and insights about the current cybercrime landscape. Behavioral patterns of ransomware groups are …

data analytics
The strategic advantages of targeted threat intelligence

In this Help Net Security video, Gabi Reish, Chief Business Development and Product Officer at Cybersixgill, discusses the role of threat intelligence in every …

ransomware
Ransomware activity is back on track despite law enforcement efforts

Despite significant disruptions for high-profile ransomware gangs LockBit and BlackCat, Q1 2024 became the most active first quarter ever recorded — a 21% increase over Q1 …

biometrics
Only 45% of organizations use MFA to protect against fraud

Most businesses struggle with identity verification and have concerns over ability to protect against AI, according to Ping Identity. Despite stronger protection solutions …

AI
Organizations go ahead with AI despite security risks

AI adoption remains sky high, with 54% of data experts saying that their organization already leverages at least four AI systems or applications, according to Immuta. 79% also …

data privacy
Privacy requests increased 246% in two years

Data Subject Requests (DSRs) — formal requests made to a company by a person to access, delete, or request not to sell/share the personal data that the company holds on them — …

MFA
How MFA can improve your online security

In this Help Net Security round-up, we present excerpts from previously recorded videos in which security experts talk about multi-factor authentication (MFA). By requiring …

ISC2 CISSP fundamentals
eBook: CISSP fundamentals in focus

From the technical tools that help manage access control to non-technical skills like collaboration, learn about the fundamentals required in cybersecurity – and how CISSP …

cybersecurity week in review
Week in review: PoCs allow persistence on Palo Alto firewalls, Okta credential stuffing attacks

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Palo Alto firewalls: CVE-2024-3400 exploitation and PoCs for persistence …

ransomware payments
Ransom recovery costs reach $2.73 million

Average ransom payment has increased 500% in the last year, according to Sophos. Organizations that paid the ransom reported an average payment of $2 million, up from $400,000 …

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