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The cybersecurity landscape in the era of economic instability
Economic uncertainty is squeezing organizations globally. Gartner predicts nearly half of cybersecurity leaders will change jobs by 2025. These findings are alarming but …

Young government workers show poor password management habits
Hybrid work has exposed another area of vulnerability, with 70% of government workers reporting they work virtually at least some of the time, according to Ivanti. The …

Fake ChatGPT Chrome extension targeted Facebook Ad accounts
ChatGPT has garnered a lot of questions about its security and capacity for manipulation, partly because it is a new software that has seen unprecedented growth (hosting 100 …

Google One expands security features to all plans with dark web report, VPN access
Google One unveiled two exciting additions to its range of features. Firstly, VPN by Google One will now be available to all plans, offering additional security while carrying …

What CISOs need to understand about document signing
In this Help Net Security video, David King, Director of Innovation at GlobalSign, discusses document signing. Digital signatures utilize advanced cryptographic technology to …

Inadequate patches and advisories increase cyber risk
Trend Micro’s overall threat detections increased by 55%, and the number of blocked malicious files surged by 242% due to indiscriminate targeting by threat actors who …

Navigating data classification in the era of extensive cloud adoption
Healthcare and financial services organizations have embraced cloud technology due to the ease of managing increasing volumes of data, according to Blancco. Cloud adoption has …

Three crucial moments when founding a cybersecurity startup
With 10% of startups failing in the first year, making wise and future-proof decisions for your new cybersecurity venture is essential. Building the perfect cybersecurity …

How STEM education can solve talent shortages, improve cybersecurity
In this Help Net Security video, Avani Desai, CEO at Schellman, talks about how teaching STEM subjects like cybersecurity is essential for addressing the staffing crisis and …

Attackers exploit APIs faster than ever before
After combing through 350,000 reports to find 650 API-specific vulnerabilities from 337 different vendors and tracking 115 published exploits impacting these vulnerabilities, …

AI is taking phishing attacks to a whole new level of sophistication
92% of organizations have fallen victim to successful phishing attacks in the last 12 months, while 91% of organizations have admitted to experiencing email data loss, …

Preventing corporate data breaches starts with remembering that leaks have real victims
When it comes to data breaches, organizations are generally informed about the risks and procedures for mitigating them. They can (typically) respond with minimal collateral …
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