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Week in review: Cybersecurity cheat sheets, widely exploited Cisco zero-day, KeePass-themed malvertising
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: North Korean hackers are targeting software developers and impersonating IT …

Researchers uncover DarkGate malware’s Vietnamese connection
WithSecure researchers have tracked attacks using DarkGate malware to an active cluster of cybercriminals operating out of Vietnam. DarkGate is a remote access trojan (RAT) …

New infosec products of the week: October 20, 2023
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Arcitecta, AuditBoard, BackBox, Prevalent, and Thales. Thales introduces SafeNet …

Legacy authentication leads to growing consumer frustration
Despite widespread usage of passwords lingering on, consumers want to use stronger, more user-friendly alternatives, according to FIDO Alliance. Entering a password manually …

GenAI investments surge, anticipated to hit $143 billion by 2027
Enterprises will invest nearly $16 billion worldwide on GenAI solutions in 2023, according to IDC. This spending, which includes GenAI software and related infrastructure …

The double-edged sword of heightened regulation for financial services
Financial services organizations are enticing targets for cybercriminals due to their significant wealth holdings, presenting abundant opportunities for monetary gain through …

2024 cybersecurity predictions: GenAI edition
Unless you have lived under a rock for the past year, you know that generative artificial intelligence applications, such as ChatGPT, have penetrated many aspects of our …

The must-knows about low-code/no-code platforms
The era of AI has proven that machine learning technologies have a unique and effective capability to streamline processes that alter the ways we live and work. We now have …

Reinforcing cybersecurity: The network’s role to prevent, detect, and respond to attacks
It’s always DNS. That’s what the famous internet meme popular among sysadmins says anyway. It’s funny because while clearly, every network issue doesn’t resolve to some funky …

Addressing cyber threats in healthcare operational technology
The proliferation of connected medical devices (IoMT) in hospitals demands a holistic approach to cybersecurity beyond just the digital IT realm. Industrial cybersecurity (OT) …

Cyber resilience starts in the C-suite
In many cases, senior executives/line-of-business leaders are minimally engaged in their company’s cyber preparedness initiatives — only 33% of CEOs or managing …

Business resilience becomes primary force behind cybersecurity investments
Over 80% of northern European organizations emphasize that the need to ensure business resilience is the top driver for their cybersecurity investments, according to Nixu. The …
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