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Product showcase: Secure and scale your network with NordLayer’s advanced security solutions
Cybersecurity threats have become increasingly prevalent and sophisticated in recent years, posing significant risks to businesses of all sizes. In 2023, there were 3,122 data …

Android 15 unveils new security features to protect sensitive data
Android 15 brings enhanced security features to protect your sensitive health, financial, and personal data from theft and fraud. It also introduces productivity improvements …

Resilience over reliance: Preparing for IT failures in an unpredictable digital world
No IT system — no matter how advanced – is completely immune to failure. The promise of a digital ring of steel may sound attractive, but can it protect you against hardware …

Unlocking the value of AI-powered identity security
While most organizations are still in the early horizons of their identity security journey, those who achieve maturity are seeing disproportionately higher returns for every …

The NHI management challenge: When employees leave
An employee is exiting your organization. Regardless of the terms of departure, an ex-staffer has the potential when they leave or change roles to impact a wide range of …

The dark side of API security
APIs are the backbone of digital transformation efforts, connecting applications across organizations, so their security is of the utmost importance. In this Help Net Security …

Data breaches trigger increase in cyber insurance claims
Cyber claims have continued their upwards trend over the past year, driven in large part by a rise in data and privacy breach incidents, according to Allianz. Cyber claims …

The quantum dilemma: Game-changer or game-ender
If someone told you five years ago that you could pose questions to an AI agent about the most vexing issues in science and it could answer back swiftly and meaningfully, you …

CISSP and CompTIA Security+ lead as most desired security credentials
33.9% of tech professionals report a shortage of AI security skills, particularly around emerging vulnerabilities like prompt injection, according to O’Reilly. This highlights …

CIOs want a platform that combines AI, networking, and security
While AI has captured the attention of the technology industry, the majority of CIOs and senior IT leaders are primarily focused on the convergence of networking and security, …

Week in review: Microsoft fixes two exploited zero-days, SOC teams are losing trust in security tools
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Microsoft patches two zero-days exploited in the wild (CVE-2024-43573, …

Ubuntu 24.10 Oracular Oriole brings tighter security controls
Canonical released Ubuntu 24.10 Oracular Oriole, which brings notable advancements, including an updated kernel, new toolchains, and the GNOME 47 desktop environment, along …