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Infosec products of the month: November 2022
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from: Abnormal Security, Acronis, Bearer, Bitdefender, Clumio, Cohesity, Flashpoint, …

IoT device origin matters more than ever
Recently, British politicians called on the government to crack down on the use of surveillance equipment from two Chinese companies, Hikvision and Dahua, which are already …

How to find hidden data breaches and uncover threats in your supply chain
In this article, we’ll help you: Understand how breaches can stay hidden inside your supply chain Determine if your supplier relationships are increasing your risk Assess your …

Identifying key areas for fraud risk during the recession
As economic pressure increases, so does fraud risk. While the world slides into a recession, the resulting increased debt, supply chain delays, and inflation create increased …

33% of attacks in the cloud leverage credential access
Elastic released the 2022 Elastic Global Threat Report, detailing the evolving nature of cybersecurity threats, as well as the increased sophistication of cloud and …

CISOs’ priorities for the coming year
BlueFort Security has announced the results of its 2022 CISO survey, which revealed that while CISOs are still experiencing challenges around visibility, intelligence and …

Here’s the deal: Uptycs for all of 2023 for $1
Customers are shifting their cybersecurity up with Uptycs. Now, for only a buck, you can shift up, too: Automate security and connect insights across your enterprise—cloud, …

EU Council adopts the NIS2 directive
The European Council adopted legislation for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union, to further improve the resilience and incident response capacities of both …

CISOs in investment firms help fast-track cybersecurity startups
In this Help Net Security video, Frank Kim, CISO-in-Residence at YL Ventures, discusses the growing role of CISOs in investment firms and how their role as advisors helps …

How an effective fraud prevention strategy can force fraudsters to invest more in their attacks
Since the early stages of the pandemic, account takeover fraud (ATO) has significantly transformed, quickly becoming one of the fastest-growing cybersecurity threats with 22% …

Cybercriminals are cashing in on FIFA World Cup-themed cyberattacks
The hype and popularity of the FIFA World Cup has attracted audiences from across the globe. And this, in turn attracts a variety of cybercriminals, who want to exploit the …

How the dynamics of phishing attacks are changing
In this Help Net Security video, Alex Paquette, COO at Ironscales, discusses the impact in terms of the time and energy required to defend against the never-ending and …
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