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92% of companies eyeing investment in AI-powered software
In 2024, buyers are increasingly focused on cost efficiency, AI functionality, and enhanced security, according to Gartner. The report reveals that 61% of buyers are seeking …
A step-by-step plan for safe use of GenAI models for software development
If you are a large-scale company, the recent AI boom hasn’t escaped your notice. Today AI is assisting in a large array of development-related and digital-related tasks, from …
Attack velocity surges with average breakout time down to only 62 minutes
The speed of cyberattacks continues to accelerate at an alarming rate, according to CrowdStrike. Adversaries increasingly exploit stolen credentials The speed of cyberattacks …
Wire fraud scams escalate in real estate deals
In this Help Net Security video, Tyler Adams, CEO at CertifID, illustrates how the real estate sector needs to invest significant effort in educating consumers and …
MSPs undergo transformation in response to persistent cyber threats
Organizations are increasingly turning to Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to alleviate pressure on IT departments, according to SonicWall. Managed services have emerged as a …
Cybersecurity fears drive a return to on-premise infrastructure from cloud computing
42% of organizations surveyed in the US are considering or already have moved at least half of their cloud-based workloads back to on-premises infrastructures, a phenomenon …
A closer look at Israeli cybersecurity funding and M&A activity in 2023
Last year was challenging for the global market, and the market downturn greatly affected even the historically resilient cybersecurity ecosystem. In this Help Net Security …
Active Directory outages can cost organizations $100,000 per day
Nearly every organization has core systems services tied to Active Directory that will go down during an outage, according to Cayosoft. Consequences of system downtime for …
Alleged Raccoon Infostealer operator extradited, verification site set up for victims
A Ukrainian national was extradited to the United States from the Netherlands after being indicted for crimes related to fraud, money laundering, and aggravated identity …
How to make sense of the new SEC cyber risk disclosure rules
SEC’s new cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident disclosure rules, which require increased transparency around cybersecurity incidents, have been in …
Why identity fraud costs organizations millions
92% of respondents to a recent report shared that their organization had been a victim of identity fraud, costing an average of $4.3 million over the last 12 months. Even so, …
36% of code generated by GitHub CoPilot contains security flaws
Security debt, defined as flaws that remain unfixed for longer than a year, exists in 42% of applications and 71% of organizations, according to Veracode. Worryingly, 46% of …
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