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Guide: SaaS Offboarding Checklist
Download this template from Nudge Security for the essential steps of IT offboarding in the age of SaaS. This employee offboarding checklist covers the murky territory of …

Are developers giving enough thought to prompt injection threats when building code?
With National Coding Week behind us, the development community has had its annual moment of collective reflection and focus on emerging technologies that are shaping the …

5 free vulnerability scanners you should check out
Vulnerability scanners delve into systems to uncover security gaps. The primary mission? To fortify organizations against breaches and shield sensitive data from exposure. …

Cybersecurity skills employers are desperate to find in 2023
The surge in digital economic growth and our increasing dependence on it make cybersecurity a critical profession. In this Help Net Security video, Aaron Rosenmund, Director …

Fraud prevention forces scammers to up their game
The risk of falling victim to fraud is a constant concern for individuals, businesses, and organizations alike. As technology evolves, so too do the methods employed by …

IT workers see generative AI as a serious threat to their profession
While many IT workers see the productivity benefits of AI, 56% believe it benefits employers more than employees, according to Ivanti. Additionally, 63% are concerned …

BinDiff: Open-source comparison tool for binary files
BinDiff is a binary file comparison tool to find differences and similarities in disassembled code quickly. It was made open source today. With BinDiff, you can identify and …

Hands-on threat simulations: Empower cybersecurity teams to confidently combat threats
Security processes are increasingly automated which has led some businesses to deprioritize developing their security teams’ defense skills. While antivirus and non-human …

Balancing cybersecurity with convenience and progress
Changing approaches to cybersecurity have led to slow but steady progress in defense and protection. Still, competing interests create a growing challenge for cybersecurity …

Current ransomware defensive efforts are not working
Despite some positive developments, the impact of ransomware attacks remains high, according to SpyCloud. Infostealer infections preceded 22% of ransomware events for North …

Despite rising insider risk costs, budgets are being wasted in the wrong places
The cost of an insider risk is the highest it’s ever been, as organizations spend more time than ever trying to contain insider incidents, according to DTEX Systems. The …

Week in review: 18 free Microsoft Azure cybersecurity resources, K8 vulnerability allows RCE
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: LLM Guard: Open-source toolkit for securing Large Language Models LLM Guard …
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