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1 in 3 organizations don’t know if their public cloud data was exfiltrated
Laminar released findings from its 2022 Security Professional Insight Survey conducted at AWS re:Inforce in July 2022 and Black Hat in August 2022. The research revealed gaps …

Ransomware gangs’ favorite targets
Barracuda released its fourth-annual threat research report which looks at ransomware attack patterns that occurred between August 2021 and July 2022. A closer look at …

DDoS activity launched by patriotic hacktivists is on the rise
Radware released a report revealing that the number of malicious DDoS attacks climbed by 203% compared to the first six months of 2021. This Help Net Security video provides …

Can your passwords withstand threat actors’ dirty tricks?
Password security hinges on the answer to that seemingly simple question. Unfortunately, you can’t know the answer until you’ve engaged a ruthless penetration tester to find …

How BEC attacks on human capital management systems are increasing
In this Help Net Security video, Jon Hencinski, VP of Security Operations at Expel, talks about how their SOC team has recently observed Business Email Compromise (BEC) …

Product showcase: The Stellar Cyber Open XDR platform
As enterprises find themselves dealing with ever-increasing threats and the boundaries of their organization disappearing, security teams are more challenged than ever to …

How automation can solve application development challenges
Security Compass has published the results of a research study examining developer views on application security, including the challenges and opportunities they face in their …

Outdated infrastructure not up to today’s ransomware challenges
A global research commissioned by Cohesity reveals that nearly half of respondents say their company depends on outdated, legacy backup and recovery infrastructure to manage …

COVID-19 data put for sale on the Dark Web
Resecurity, a California-based cybersecurity company protecting Fortune 500, has identified leaked PII stolen from Thailand’s Department of Medical Sciences containing …

NetworkManager 1.40 released, features 600 patches
NetworkManager attempts to keep an active network connection available at all times. The point of NetworkManager is to make networking configuration and setup as painless and …

Data security hinges on clear policies and automated enforcement
In 2003, California became the first U.S. state to require and implement a series of data breach notification laws designed to protect against the misuse of residents’ …

The complexity of modern aircraft cybersecurity
Modern aircraft are more connected now than they ever have been. The results have been rewards like faster flight turnarounds, greater fuel efficiency, and more comfortable …
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