How can the energy sector bolster its resilience to ransomware attacks?
Since it plays a vital role in every functioning society, the energy sector has always been a prime target for state-backed cybercriminals. The cyber threats…
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April 2024 Patch Tuesday forecast: New and old from Microsoft
This month, we have a new product preview from Microsoft, and some older products are being prepared for end-of-support. But before we go there, March…
WiCyS: A champion for a more diverse cybersecurity workforce
In this Help Net Security interview, Lynn Dohm, Executive Director at Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS), talks about how the organization supports its members across different…
Industrial sectors embrace zero trust for enhanced security
Organizations are leveraging zero trust to enhance the safety, security, and reliability of their enterprise across IT and OT environments, according to Xage Security. Zero…
Week in review: 73M customers affected by AT&T data leak, errors led to US govt inboxes compromise
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Cyber attacks on critical infrastructure show advanced tactics and new…
22% of employees admit to breaching company rules with GenAI
Disruptive technologies like AI are heightening the longstanding tension between organizational security and employee productivity, according to 1Password. Employees are under increasing pressure to perform;…
Cybercriminal adoption of browser fingerprinting
Browser fingerprinting is one of many tactics phishing site authors use to evade security checks and lengthen the lifespan of malicious campaigns. While browser fingerprinting…
Security pros are cautiously optimistic about AI
55% of organizations plan to adopt GenAI solutions within this year, signaling a substantial surge in GenAI integration, according to a Cloud Security Alliance and…
New infosec products of the week: April 5, 2024
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Fastly, LogRhythm, Owl Cyber Defense Solutions, and TrueMedia.org. Owl Talon…
Omni Hotels suffer prolonged IT outage due to cyberattack
Texas-based Omni Hotels & Resorts has been responding to a cyberattack that started last Friday, which resulted in the unavailability of many of its IT…
Ivanti vows to transform its security operating model, reveals new vulnerabilities
Ivanti has released patches for new DoS vulnerabilities affecting Ivanti Connect Secure (SSL VPN solution) and Ivanti Policy Secure (NAC solution), some of which could…
Mantis: Open-source framework that automates asset discovery, reconnaissance, scanning
Mantis is an open-source command-line framework that automates asset discovery, reconnaissance, and scanning. You input a top-level domain, and it identifies associated assets, such as…