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Out with the old and in with the improved: MFA needs a revamp
From AI to ZTA (zero-trust architecture), the technology responsible for protecting your company’s data has evolved immensely. Despite the advances, cybercriminals repeatedly …
Researchers develop technique to prevent software bugs
A team of computer scientists led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently announced a new method for automatically generating whole proofs that can be used to …
Social engineer reveals effective tricks for real-world intrusions
In this Help Net Security interview, Jayson E. Street, Chief Adversarial Officer at Secure Yeti, discusses intriguing aspects of social engineering and unconventional methods …
Using AI and automation to manage human cyber risk
Despite advanced security protocols, many cybersecurity incidents are still caused by employee actions. In this Help Net Security video, John Scott, Lead Cybersecurity …
Understand the fine print of your cyber insurance policies
A significant gap is emerging between insurance providers, as organizations skip the fine print and seek affordable and comprehensive coverage, potentially putting them in a …
30% of phishing threats involve newly registered domains
Phishing remains the most dominant and fastest growing internet crime, largely due to the ubiquity of email and the ceaseless issue of human error that is preyed upon by …
Verizon 2023 Data Breach Investigations Report: 74% of breaches involve human element
Verizon Business today released the results of its 16th annual Data Breach Investigations Report (2023 DBIR), which analyzed 16,312 security incidents and 5,199 breaches. …
33% of attacks in the cloud leverage credential access
Elastic released the 2022 Elastic Global Threat Report, detailing the evolving nature of cybersecurity threats, as well as the increased sophistication of cloud and …
CISOs’ priorities for the coming year
BlueFort Security has announced the results of its 2022 CISO survey, which revealed that while CISOs are still experiencing challenges around visibility, intelligence and …
5 cybersecurity predictions for 2023
The cyber game is now an entire underground economy wrapped around cyberattacks. Thanks to increased international friction and the activity of groups such as Lapsus$, …
Top security priorities for 2023
In this Help Net Security video, Rodman Ramezanian, Cloud Threat Lead at Skyhigh Security, talks about what we can expect in 2023 security wise. Humans will continue to be in …
The biggest threat to America’s election system? Ourselves
With midterm elections right around the corner, many Americans are questioning whether they can trust the election process. To be honest, this is fair, given the highly …
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