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Product showcase: New ESET Home Security
ESET is thrilled to announce our new cutting-edge consumer solutions. Our consumer offering is more than just security – it is a comprehensive portfolio designed to keep our …

Generative AI security: Preventing Microsoft Copilot data exposure
Microsoft Copilot has been called one of the most powerful productivity tools on the planet. Copilot is an AI assistant that lives inside each of your Microsoft 365 apps — …

Report: The state of authentication security 2023
This survey set out to explore these challenges, to identify common practices, and to provide insight into how organizations can bolster their defenses. Key findings from the …

OpenSSL 3.2.0 released: New cryptographic algorithms, support for TCP fast open, and more!
OpenSSL is a full-featured toolkit for general-purpose cryptography and secure communication. The final version of OpenSSL 3.2.0 is now available. Major changes in OpenSSL …

Security leaders on high alert as GenAI poses privacy and security risks
Companies need help to get visibility into the operations of their AI programs, potentially reducing productivity while creating significant risks around governance, data …

Why it’s the perfect time to reflect on your software update policy
The threat landscape is evolving by the minute, with both malicious actors and well-intentioned researchers constantly on the hunt for new attack vectors that bypass security …

Building cyber resilience for tomorrow’s threats
Cyber resilience is the capacity of an organization to maintain its core functions and swiftly adapt to, respond to, and recover from cyber threats. A cyber-resilient …

Week in review: LockBit exploits Citrix Bleed, Apache ActiveMQ bug exploited for cryptojacking
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: PolarDNS: Open-source DNS server tailored for security evaluations PolarDNS …

NIS2 and its global ramifications
The Network and Information Systems Directive (NIS2), due to come into effect in October 2024, seeks to improve cyber resilience in the European Union (EU). Its effects are …

1 in 5 executives question their own data protection programs
In this Help Net Security video, Tanneasha Gordon, Deloitte Risk & Financial Advisory’s data & privacy leader, discusses how many executives realize that trust is …

Network security tops infrastructure investments
Network security is both the top challenge and the top investment priority for enterprise IT leaders, according to ISG. Network security challenges 60% of respondents to the …

AI and contextual threat intelligence reshape defense strategies
AI continues to evolve to improve both cyber defense and cyber criminal activities, while regulatory pressures, continued consolidation, and geopolitical concerns will drive …
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