52% of consumers confident in detecting deepfake videos

 According to a recent artificial intelligence (AI) and technology report, consumers appear to overestimate their ability to spot deepfakes.

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89% of businesses report concern over new privacy regulations

Organizations must ensure only the right people have access to the right data and that malicious actors don't gain access to sensitive information.

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68% of organizations suffered a cyberattack in past year

A new report reveals that 68% of organizations suffered a cyberattack within the last 12 months.

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New York Attorney General seeks fine over Sport Warehouse data breach

Online sporting goods retailer Sports Warehouse must pay the state of New York 300,000 in penalties for a data breach affecting 2.5 million consumers.

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Advisory warning issued for PRC state-sponsored cyber activity

The NSA and Central Security Service released a threat advisory which highlights a cluster of activity being attributed to a China state-sponsored threat group.

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93% of organizations have database management tools in place

A survey indicates that most organizations are not planning to make changes to their database strategies over the course of the next three years.

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CISA releases updated #StopRansomware guide

The updated #StopRansomware Guide provides best practices and resources to help organizations reduce the risk of ransomware incidents.

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Ransomware is being excluded from cyber insurance policies

According to a recent report, some cyber insurance policies aren't covering ransomware attacks as the volume of attacks continues to rise.

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79% of organizations expect ransomware attacks this year

A new report reveals that a majority of organizations believe that a ransomware attack is moderately to extremely likely to occur within the next 12 months.

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Online pharmacy PillPack suffers data breach

An unauthorized user accessed online prescription company PillPack's customer email addresses and passwords to log into their online accounts.

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Industrial sector faced highest number of ransomware attacks in April

The volume of ransomware attacks remained high with 352 attacks in April, the second-highest month on record, according to a recent report.

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Montana Governor signs bill banning TikTok

Making headlines earlier this month, Montana became the first state to ban social media platform TikTok. Security leaders weigh in.

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30% of adults have or know someone who fell victim to an online scam

With summer approaching, travel safety was analyzed in a report by McAfee Corp. Security leaders should take extra steps to ensure safe work travel.

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Security experts weigh in on Snake malware operation

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ScanSource suffers ransomware attack

Hybrid distributor ScanScource announced that the company had suffered a ransomware attack and has implemented their incident response plan.

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FTC warns against biometric misuse

The rising use of biometric information has caused the FTC to issue a policy warning against the new technology and its potential misuse.

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Jonathan Hale joins Security Validation as Chief Technology Officer

Security Validation has recently announced the appointment of Jonathan Hale as the new Chief Technology Officer.

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12 new vulnerabilities have become associated with ransomware

New research identified 12 vulnerabilities newly associated with ransomware in Q1 2023, indicating increasingly complicated ransomware attacks.

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Dr. Chase Cunningham named VP of Security Market Research at G2

With more than two decades of industry experience, Dr. Chase Cunningham has been appointed Vice President of Security Market Research at G2.

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32% of organizations say they're effective at mitigating cyber threats

A report reveals an increase in cyberattacks and evolving threat landscape are resulting in more organizations building long-term cyber resilience.

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Report: Carpet bomb DDoS attacks rise 300% in 2022

A new report released by Corero Network Security reveals carpet bomb distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks increased 300% in 2022.

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The Africa factor: A history of geopolitical investment & colonization

In this Cybersecurity & Geopolitical Discussion episode, Phillip Ingram and Ian Thornton-Trump discuss the background and recent events in Africa with guest Lisa Forte from Red Goat Cybersecurity.

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Lea Kissner appointed as Lacework Chief Information Security Officer

With more than 20 years of security industry experience, Lea Kissner has been named the new Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Lacework.

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Holiday season sees 550% increase in unique threats

API security was studied in a recent report by Cequence Security based on the analysis of API transactions over the second half of 2022.

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U.K. citizen pleads guilty in connection to Twitter hack

A U.K. citizen pleaded guilty last week in New York to his role in cyberstalking and other computer hacking schemes, including the July 2020 hack of Twitter.

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90% of small business leaders underestimate cyber incident costs

A new report reveals that 91% of SMEs with a cyber insurance policy say that their insurance provider helped them avoid potential incidents.

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Financial sector has highest password reuse rate

Employee exposure was measured in a report that observed a 62% password reuse rate among Fortune 1000 employees who have been exposed more than once. 

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Andrew Rallis hired as Executive VP and Chief Risk Officer

Andrew Rallis was hired as Executive VP & Chief Risk Officer for Lincoln Financial Group. Rallis has more than 40 years of risk management experience.

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Rural hospital cybersecurity legislation introduced to Senate

New legislation addresses the need for skilled cybersecurity professionals and digital security enhancement protocols in rural healthcare settings.

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Manual processes dominate TPRM as security incidents increase

A new study shows 48% of companies still depend on spreadsheets, while 41% report experiencing an impactful third-party breach in the last year.

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47% of all internet traffic came from bots in 2022

A new report reveals that in 2022, 47.4% of all internet traffic came from bots, a 5.1% increase over the previous year.

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Security leaders chime in after ex-Uber security chief is sentenced

An ex-Uber chief security officer has been sentenced to probation after being found guilty of trying to cover up a 2016 data breach.

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77% of organizations plan to migrate to updated frameworks

A report looks at the changes compliance, detailing how security leaders address compliance investments, framework updates, tooling and automation.

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White House announces plan to encourage safe AI use

The Biden-Harris Administration has announced plans to encourage safe artificial intelligence (AI) development to improve national security. 

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A generative AI guidebook was released for CISOs

A guide for Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) was released to manage risks associated with generative AI being used in the workplace.

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68% work in a centralized IT model

A recent report by Torii found that 99% of IT professionals say they’re fulfilled in their jobs despite increasing SaaS spend concerns.

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Franklin Jackson named new CIO at CyberCatch Holdings, Inc

This week, CyberCatch Holdings, Inc. announced Franklin Jackson will serve as the company's Vice President, CIO and Head of Global Security Advisory Services.

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White House officials discuss AI concerns with security organizations

Vice President Harris and other White House officials met with security leaders to address risks associated with artificial intelligence (AI). 

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Virginia school offers cybersecurity education program

A tech industry adult education program is being offered by Virginia Commonwealth University and the Institute of Data to help fill the talent gap.

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City of Dallas recovers after recent ransomware attack

City of Dallas residents are still dealing with some delays and disruptions following a Wednesday ransomware attack which affected some city websites and services.

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Organizations urged to incorporate FCC covered list into risk management plans

CISA has issued an alert to remind critical infrastructure owners to take steps in securing the nation’s critical supply chains.

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78% of survey respondents were targeted by brand impersonation scams

Brand impersonation schemes involve sending messages to impersonate a company to scam the receiver into giving away account credentials and payments.

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T-Mobile confirms second data breach in 2023

In an April 28 Attorney General filing, T-Mobile reported it was the victim of a second data breach of 2023, affecting 836 customers.

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How AI and other technologies have changed password management

AI has changed the way security leaders look at passwords. Learn more in this Security podcast episode with Parteek Saran, founder and CEO of Uno. 

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Häfele recovers from ransomware attack with new SASE platform

An international manufacturer and supplier of furniture fittings, recovered from a recent ransomware attack after utilizing a single-vendor SASE platform. 

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AI-generated messages claiming to be loved ones are most successful

The quick rise in various artificial intelligence (AI) platforms have caused a number of security concerns, including online voice scams.

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Over half of maintainers unaware of new security standards initiatives

A report found that open source maintainers are being asked to take on additional work to meet government and industry standards despite little pay.

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Security leaders weigh in on school district ransomware attack

A Minneapolis school district is still dealing with ramifications after being the victim of a ransomware attack earlier this year. Security leaders share their thoughts. 

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US Wellness confirms data security incident

US Wellness announced it was the victim of a ransomware attack that may have involved protected health information belonging to members of its wellness clients.

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Report shows nearly 600% annual growth in vulnerable cloud attack surface

A new report reveals security organizations experienced 133% year-over-year growth in cyber assets, resulting in increased security complexity for cloud enterprises.

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