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Creating cyber career opportunities during the talent shortage
With roughly 700,000 cybersecurity positions open, businesses across America are feeling the direct impact of the cyber talent shortage. As ransomware attacks and data …
Attackers changing targets from large hospitals to specialty clinics
Critical Insight announced the release of the firm’s H1 2022 Healthcare Data Breach Report, which analyzes breach data reported to the United States Department of Health and …
Rise in IoT vulnerability disclosures, up 57%
Vulnerability disclosures impacting IoT devices increased by 57% in the first half (1H) of 2022 compared to the previous six months, according to a research by Claroty. The …
Week in review: RCE bug in GitLab patched, phishing PyPI users, Escanor malware in MS Office docs
Thoma Bravo: Securing digital identities has become a major priority In this Help Net Security interview, Andrew Almeida, Partner on the Flagship team at Thoma Bravo, talks …
Gambling sites are losing significant amounts of revenue due to raising DDoS attacks
Imperva releases data showing that 25% of all gambling sites were hit with DDoS attacks executed by botnets in June. This Help Net Security video uncovers how DDoS attacks on …
How complicated access management protocols have impacted cloud security
During AWS re:Inforce, Amazon executives emphasized how important access control is when it comes to cloud security and why IT leaders need to ask who has access to what and …
How fast is the financial industry fixing its software security flaws?
Veracode released data revealing that the financial services industry ranks among the best for overall flaw percentage when compared to other industries, but has one of the …
IT leaders struggling to address identity sprawl
Radiant Logic unveiled the Identity Data Management: Roadblock or Business Enabler report, providing insights into today’s identity management challenges. Gartner Peer …
0ktapus: Twilio, Cloudflare phishers targeted 130+ organizations
Group-IB has discovered that the recently disclosed phishing attacks on the employees of Twilio and Cloudflare were part of the massive phishing campaign that resulted in …
A lack of endpoint security strategy is leaving enterprises open to attack
49% of respondents to a recent Twitter poll carried out by Osirium Technologies describe endpoint management security within their organization as non-existent. This Help Net …
We need to think about ransomware differently
In this Help Net Security video, David Mahdi, Chief Strategy Officer & CISO Advisory at Sectigo, talks about how ransomware isn’t solely a malware problem, bad actors …
How to navigate payment regulations without compromising customer experience
As payment fraud increases, global losses are projected to reach $40.62 billion by 2027. Governments and businesses are turning to meaningful customer authentication to crack …
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