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Many popular websites still cling to password creation policies from 1985

A significant number of popular websites still allow users to choose weak or even single-character passwords, researchers at Georgia Institute of Technology have found. …

EU
eIDAS: EU’s internet reforms will undermine a decade of advances in online security

The European Union’s attempt to reform its electronic identification and trust services – a package of laws better known as eIDAS 2.0 – contains legislation that poses a grave …

Matt Holland
Balancing AI advantages and risks in cybersecurity strategies

In this Help Net Security interview, Matt Holland, CEO of Field Effect, discusses achieving a balance for businesses between the advantages of using AI in their cybersecurity …

Nemesis
Nemesis: Open-source offensive data enrichment and analytic pipeline

Nemesis is a centralized data processing platform that ingests, enriches, and performs analytics on offensive security assessment data (i.e., data collected during penetration …

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WhatsApp, Slack, Teams, and other messaging platforms face constant security risks

42% of businesses report employees with BYOD devices in business settings that use tools like WhatsApp have led to new security incidents, according to SafeGuard Cyber. …

certificates
Why are IT professionals not automating?

As an IT professional, you understand the value of automation, and like many IT experts, you may approach it with a mix of excitement and apprehension. Automation is a …

Mike Regan
SCS 9001 2.0 reveals enhanced controls for global supply chains

In this Help Net Security interview, Mike Regan, VP of Business Performance at TIA, discusses SCS 9001 Release 2.0, a certifiable standard crafted to assist organizations in …

identity
Cybercriminals continue targeting open remote access products

Cybercriminals still prefer targeting open remote access products, or like to leverage legitimate remote access tools to hide their malicious actions, according to WatchGuard. …

GenAI
Security automation gains traction, prompting a “shift everywhere” philosophy

The use of automated security technology is growing rapidly, which in turn is propagating the “shift everywhere” philosophy – performing security tests throughout the entire …

cybersecurity week in review
Week in review: Booking.com hotel booking scam, Kali Linux 2023.4 released

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Advanced ransomware campaigns expose need for AI-powered cyber defense In …

Meta
Meta introduces default end-to-end encryption for Messenger and Facebook

Meta is introducing default end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for chats and calls across Messenger and Facebook, the company revealed on Wednesday. Rolling out E2EE for Messenger …

Apache Struts
New RCE vulnerability in Apache Struts 2 fixed, upgrade ASAP (CVE-2023-50164)

The Apache Struts project has released updates for the popular open-source web application framework, with fixes for a critical vulnerability that could lead to remote code …

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