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The rise of biometrics and decentralized identity is a game-changer for identity verification
The journey towards digital transformation for organizations and governments has been fraught with difficulties, resulting in some users needing to catch up as more digital …

Scan and diagnose your SME’s cybersecurity with expert recommendations from ENISA
The release of a cybersecurity maturity assessment tool by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) aims to provide Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with a …

Dangerous misconceptions about emerging cyber threats
Organizations are leaving common attack paths exposed in their quest to combat emergent threats, according to Cymulate. The most concerning cyber threats The report delves …

The cost-effective future of mainframe modernization
As Europe’s enterprises return to normal following the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact, they are looking for innovative and cost-effective ways to combine mainframe …

The best defense against cyber threats for lean security teams
H0lyGh0st, Magecart, and a slew of state-sponsored hacker groups are diversifying their tactics and shifting their focus to… you. That is, if you’re in charge of cybersecurity …

How cybersecurity decision-makers perceive cyber resilience
In an economic climate putting immense pressure on business leaders to prove ROI and team efficiency – a new report from Immersive Labs looks into the lack of confidence …

New York law firm gets fined $200k for failing to protect health data
A New York law firm has agreed to pay $200,000 in penalties to the state because it failed to protect the private and electronic health information of approximately 114,000 …

Ignoring network automation is a ticking time bomb for security
IT professionals are frustrated due to the rise in network update velocity and tech stack sprawl, lack of support from leadership, and disagreements and concerns about the …

Europol details ChatGPT’s potential for criminal abuse
With the increased public interest in ChatGPT, the Europol Innovation Lab took the matter seriously and conducted a series of workshops involving subject matter experts from …

What you need before the next vulnerability hits
Cyberattacks tend to come from two angles: criminals take advantage of employees with privileged access or of security weaknesses in your hardware/software infrastructure. …

Running a security program before your first security hire
In this Help Net Security video, Matt Spitz, Head of Engineering at Vanta, talks about pragmatic security and illustrates what a small company with limited resources needs to …

What the food and building industry can teach us about securing embedded systems
As one of the leading experts in product security with over 15 years of experience in security engineering and 120 cybersecurity patents under his belt, Adam Boulton is one of …
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