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The rise in cyber extortion attacks and its impact on business security
In this Help Net Security video, Charl van der Walt, Head of Security Research at Orange Cyberdefense, discusses cyber extortion attacks and their expansion to new regions. A …

One third of security breaches go unnoticed by security professionals
While surface-level confidence around hybrid cloud security is high, with 94% of global respondents stating their security tools and processes provide them with complete …

Short-staffed teams must find ways to do more with less
As more businesses experience resource and cost constraints, 86% of MSPs and MSSPs customers are outsourcing their security needs to consolidate security tools, according to …

Infosec products of the month: June 2023
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from: 1Password, Bitdefender, Cequence Security, ConnectSecure, Cymulate, Cytracom, …

Week in review: 5 free online cybersecurity courses, 8Base ransomware group leaks data
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Unlocking internet’s secrets via monitoring, data collection, and analysis In …

New infosec products of the week: June 30, 2023
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Cequence Security, Delinea, Index Engines, and NetApp. Delinea Privilege Manager …

Businesses are ignoring third-party security risks
In the dynamic business landscape where third-party relationships assume a critical role, organizations confront various risks that can profoundly affect their security and …

Employees worry less about cybersecurity best practices in the summer
IT teams are struggling to monitor and enforce BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policies during summer months when more employees are often traveling or working remotely, …

Popular generative AI projects pose serious security threat
Many popular generative AI projects are an increased security threat and open-source projects that utilize insecure generative AI and LLMs also have poor security posture, …

Micropatches: What they are and how they work
In this Help Net Security video, Mitja Kolsek, CEO at Acros Security, discusses micropatches, a solution to a huge security problem. With micropatches, there are no reboots or …

Global rise in DDoS attacks threatens digital infrastructure
In 2022, the total number of DDoS attacks worldwide increased by 115.1% over the amount observed in 2021, according to Nexusguard. The data also showed that cyber attackers …

Businesses count the cost of network downtime
Fewer than one in ten CIOs can claim that they have avoided a network outage, according to Opengear. This finding is among new research by Opengear of both CIOs and network …
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