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Authorities break up gang responsible for €38 million CEO fraud
A joint investigation supported by Europol has led to the dismantling of a Franco-Israeli criminal gang involved in large-scale CEO fraud (also known as BEC scams). The …
New infosec products of the week: February 17, 2023
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from CyberSaint, DigiCert, Finite State, FireMon, and Veeam Software. CyberSaint …
Navigating the ever-changing landscape of digital security solutions
Recently, Entrust named Bhagwat Swaroop as President, Digital Security Solutions. In this role, Bhagwat will lead the evolution, growth, and expansion of the Entrust Digital …
How hackers can cause physical damage to bridges
In this Help Net Security video, Daniel Dos Santos, Head of Security Research at Forescout, talks about recent research, which has revealed how attackers can move laterally …
XIoT vendors get serious about security, devote resources to protect cyber-physical systems
Cyber-physical system vulnerabilities disclosed in the second half (2H) of 2022 have declined by 14% since hitting a peak during 2H 2021, while vulnerabilities found by …
Application and cloud security is a shared responsibility
Cloud environments and application connectivity have become a critical part of many organizations’ digital transformation initiatives. In fact, nearly 40% of North American …
Expected advancements in quantum cryptography
Quantum computing has surged in popularity recently, with its revolutionary computational capabilities transforming the technology sector. While some are skeptical of its …
High-risk users may be few, but the threat they pose is huge
High-risk users represent approximately 10% of the worker population and are found in every department and function of the organization, according to Elevate Security …
Challenging cost misconceptions in STEM education
Job seekers, students, and career changers around the world want to pursue roles related to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) across different …
Attack surface management (ASM) is not limited to the surface
Another year of high-profile cyberattacks, another year of beating the cybersecurity drums. Clearly, we’re missing a few notes. Attack surface management (ASM) is a make or …
The risks and benefits of starting a vCISO practice
There is a definite trend of MSPs shifting into security. There are a number of very good reasons for this, including the fact that other services traditionally offered are …
Malware that can do anything and everything is on the rise
“Swiss Army knife” malware – multi-purpose malware that can perform malicious actions across the cyber-kill chain and evade detection by security controls – is on …
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