Security

Aviv Grafi, Votiro: the most targeted industries are soon to be healthcare, insurance, and finance

Cyber-attacks remain on the rise, affecting everyone from individuals to giant corporations. The trend is expected to continue with new...
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Reports highlight the astronomical cost of ID theft

With most of us spending more time online than ever before, cybercriminals have made hay. Ironically, their profits are compounded...
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How to secure cyber-physical supply chains

The merging of digital and physical domains is a central part of the digital transformation we're going through as part...
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Social media vs cybersecurity: how to safely use social media at work

In the early days of social media, organizations were primarily concerned with employees wasting their time online when they should...
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Alastair Paterson, Digital Shadows: criminals capitalize on the confusion

The rise of cybercrime has been echoing across the globe, with financial losses estimated at $6 trillion by the end...
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Popular Android apps with 142.5 million collective installs leak user data

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14 top Android apps with 142.5 million installs are misconfigured, leaving their data exposed to unauthorized parties. Nine out of...
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Using cyberattacks to make AI more energy hungry

Training of AI-based systems is already incredibly inefficient, and new research suggests that hackers may be about to make things...
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The guardians of supercomputers, the targets of interest

An attack on a high-performance computer (HPC) could stall a life saving pharmaceutical research of, for example, COVID-19 and have...
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Why cloud is driving cybersecurity spending

That cybersecurity has shot to the forefront during a Covid pandemic in which the number of attacks has soared is...
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How to stay safe online during Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales

Black Friday always falls on the fourth Friday in November, which is the day after the American Thanksgiving holiday. But...
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Why instinctive fear of snakes is not a sound basis for cyber defense

Even though Americans are 20 times more likely to die in a car accident than from a snake bite, fear...
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Cybersecurity is not too technical. Nor should be a career in the field

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The talent shortage in the cybersecurity field is often self-inflicted. Numerous technical requirements scare capable people away when a large...
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Longtime cybersecurity professional Kathie Miley: unknown malware is stressing out CISOs

Cybersecurity tools are trained to look for familiar malware and vulnerabilities. But recent major cyberattacks, such as SolarWinds, were caused...
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The self-healing software that fights back against hackers

The “self-healing” software is being deployed by the ABN-AMRO bank, and researchers say that they are the first major institution...
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Mapping the consequences of cyber-physical attacks

At the start of this year, the World Economic Forum (WEF) published their annual Global Risks Report, and while there...
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Digital parenting: the challenges of keeping kids secure during the pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic has forced many of us to work and study from home as never before as offices and...
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Prioritize cybersecurity before it’s too late

Instances of cybercrime have risen in recent years, such that cybersecurity is ever so gradually becoming a more pressing concern...
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Busting myths around bug bounty platforms

Cybersecurity attacks continue to rise not only in numbers but in sophistication and complexity. A data breach that violates GDPR...
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Make cybersecurity a strategic priority, before it’s too late

A study explores the response of companies to the NotPetya attack, and offers a strong insight into how to prepare and respond to cyberattacks.
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The rise of offensive AI

While even the most casual observer of the media over the past few years could be mistaken for thinking AI...
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