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Why the “voluntary AI commitments” extracted by the White House are nowhere near enough
Representatives from Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Inflection, Meta, Microsoft, and OpenAI recently convened at the White House for a meeting with President Biden with the stated …

SEC cybersecurity rules shape the future of incident management
The SEC adopted rules requiring registrants to disclose material cybersecurity incidents they experience and to disclose on an annual basis material information regarding …

Passwordless is more than a buzzword among cybersecurity pros
Password security remains highly relevant even as cybersecurity strategies move toward a passwordless future. Of the 100 Black Hat USA 2023 attendees Delinea polled, 54% said …

Cybertech Africa 2023 marks the first gathering for innovation and networking in the region
Last week, on August 1-2, 2023, Cybertech arrived at the Kigali Convention Center in Kigali, Rwanda, in partnership with the Rwanda Ministry of ICT, Rwanda’s National Cyber …

Ransomware: To pay or not to pay
Comprehensive security plans and programs must focus on defense, but also on answering these key question: “How will the organization respond to a ransomware attack?”, and “At …

How threats to mid-sized businesses impact us all
In this Help Net Security video, Paul Cragg, CTO at NormCyber, discusses how organizations grapple with many cyber threats. For smaller in-house IT teams, distinguishing …

6 free artificial intelligence TED Talks you can watch right now
Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a fragment of futuristic imagination – it’s redefining the fabric of our daily experiences and corporate strategies. The …

Photos: Cybertech Africa 2023
Cybertech Africa 2023 was held August 1-2, 2023 at the Kigali Convention Center in Kigali, Rwanda, in partnership with the Rwanda Ministry of ICT, Rwanda’s National Cyber …

APTs use of lesser-known TTPs are no less of a headache
APT (advanced persistent threat) attacks were once considered to be primarily a problem for large corporations, but the number of these (often state-sponsored) attacks against …

How manufacturers can navigate cybersecurity regulations amid NIST 2.0
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released a discussion draft for possible Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) changes earlier this year. The proposed …

Product showcase: Free email security test by ImmuniWeb Community Edition
According to an FBI report, in 2022, global losses from business email compromise (BEC) and email account compromise (EAC) attacks attained $43 billion, hitting a historic …

Navigating generative AI risks and regulatory challenges
The mass availability of generative AI, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google Bard, became a top concern for enterprise risk executives in the second quarter of 2023, according …
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