January 2024

Exploring the intersection of network security and modern technologies
Networks serve as the backbone of modern communication and business operations, facilitating seamless data exchange and connectivity. However, the increasing complexity of …

Week in review: 15 million Trello users’ scraped data on sale, attackers can steal NTLM hashes
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: The reality of hacking threats in connected car systems In this Help Net …

What makes ransomware victims less likely to pay up?
There’s a good reason why ransomware gangs started exfiltrating victims’ data instead of just encrypting it: those organizations pay more. University of Twente …

Longer passwords aren’t safe from intensive cracking efforts
88% of organizations still use passwords as their primary method of authentication, according to Specops Software. The report found that 31.1 million breached passwords had …

New infosec products of the week: January 26, 2024
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from 1Kosmos, Atakama, Onfido, Regula, Searchlight Cyber, Seceon, and Veriti. Onfido …

Emerging trends and strategies in digital forensics
In this Help Net Security interview, Amber Schroader, CEO at Paraben Corporation, discusses the challenges posed by the complexity of modern computer systems and networks on …

Essential questions for developing effective human rights policies
Growing environmental, social, and governance (ESG) expectations and expanding global regulation are propelling organizations to consider implementing a stand-alone human …

Budget cuts loom for data privacy initiatives
The past year saw developments and updates to privacy regulations across the globe—from India’s Personal Data Protection Bill to Brazil’s General Data Protection Law, …

Searchlight Cyber adds AI-powered language translation to simplify dark web investigations
Searchlight Cyber has added AI-powered language translation into its dark web investigation and monitoring products DarkIQ and Cerberus. This enhancement gives cybersecurity …

Vercara introduces the Private Data Lake feature into UltraDNS
Vercara is introducing a new Private Data Lake feature to its UltraDNS product. The UltraDNS Private Data Lake offers a novel approach to managing and analyzing DNS data, …

Kyndryl and Cisco unveil two security edge services
Kyndryl announced two new security edge services developed jointly with Cisco to help customers improve their security controls and proactively address and respond to cyber …

Guardian Air boosts Nozomi Networks threat detection, securing from endpoint to air
Nozomi Networks has introduced Guardian Air, the wireless spectrum sensor purpose-built for OT and IoT environments worldwide. With 80 percent of new IoT deployments …
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