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Growing AceCryptor attacks in Europe
ESET Research has recorded a considerable increase in AceCryptor attacks, with detections tripling between the first and second halves of 2023. In recent months, researchers …

Red teaming in the AI era
As AI gets baked into enterprise tech stacks, AI applications are becoming prime targets for cyber attacks. In response, many cybersecurity teams are adapting existing …

1% of users are responsible for 88% of data loss events
Data loss is a problem stemming from the interaction between humans and machines, and ‘careless users’ are much more likely to cause those incidents than …

Security best practices for GRC teams
Even with the best-of-the-best tools and tech stack monitoring vulnerabilities, every security executive and GRC leader should still have some layer of paranoia. If they …

API environments becoming hotspots for exploitation
A total of 29% of web attacks targeted APIs over 12 months (January through December 2023), indicating that APIs are a focus area for cybercriminals, according to Akamai. API …

Regulatory measures boost cybersecurity industry
According to the UAE Cybersecurity Council, in 2023, the UAE repelled over 50,000 cyberattacks daily. These findings, highlighted in a report from Frost & Sullivan …

Surviving the “quantum apocalypse” with fully homomorphic encryption
In the past few years, an increasing number of tech companies, organizations, and even governments have been working on one of the next big things in the tech world: …

Why is everyone talking about certificate automation?
Digital Certificates are not new. In this Help Net Security video, Andreas Brix, Senior Program Manager at GlobalSign, discusses why they are back in the news and what you …

Public anxiety mounts over critical infrastructure resilience to cyber attacks
With temporary failures of critical infrastructure on the rise in the recent years, 81% of US residents are worried about how secure critical infrastructure may be, according …

Harnessing the power of privacy-enhancing tech for safer AI adoption
A consensus on regulatory AI frameworks seems distant. Yet, the imperative for secure and responsible AI deployment cannot be overstated. How can leaders proactively address …

The dark side of GenAI
Beyond traditional AI models, generative AI (GenAI) can create new content, images, and even entire scenarios from scratch. While this technology holds immense promise across …

Week in review: Cybersecurity job openings, hackers use 1-day flaws to drop custom Linux malware
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Transitioning to memory-safe languages: Challenges and considerations In this …
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