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Online payment fraud losses accelerate at an alarming rate
Cumulative merchant losses to online payment fraud globally between 2023 and 2027 will exceed $343 billion, according to Juniper Research. As a comparison, this equates to …

How AI and cybersecurity complement each other
As the modern world evolves, more threats arise. Knowledge of cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI) has become crucial to a successful business. Businesses everywhere …

State of cybersecurity funding in the first half of 2022
As the stock market dropped more than 20% in 2022 and prices rise at the pump and grocery store, there are some markets that have shown their ability to weather the storm and …

SimpleRisk: Enterprise risk management simplified
In this Help Net Security video, CEO/CISO Josh Sokol, showcases SimpleRisk, a fully integrated GRC platform that can be used for all of your governance, risk management, and …

Burnout and attrition impact tech teams sustaining modern digital systems
Digitalization and rising consumer expectations are having a major impact on the working conditions of the technology teams sustaining the digital operations that drive the …

Threats emanating from digital ecosystems can be a blind spot for businesses
Cyber executives may not be sufficiently prioritizing threats from vulnerabilities within the value chain, beyond the immediate boundaries of their own organizations, …

Now is the time to focus on software supply chain security improvements
The shift to cloud-native development, along with the increased speed in development brought about by the adoption of DevOps processes, has made the challenges connected with …

The most impersonated brand in phishing attacks? Microsoft
Vade announced its H1 2022 Phishers’ Favorites report, a ranking of the top 25 most impersonated brands in phishing attacks. Microsoft came in at #1 on the list, followed by …

Test your security configuration with a free assessment tool from CIS
CIS-CAT Lite is the free assessment tool developed by the CIS (Center for Internet Security), which helps users implement secure configurations for multiple technologies. With …

Most companies are unprepared for CCPA and GDPR compliance
As of June 30, 2022, 91% of companies across all verticals, states, and business size that must comply with CCPA are still unprepared to meet CCPA requirements, according to …

Week in review: Attackers abandoning malicious macros, average data breach cost soars
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Israel’s new cyber-kinetic lab will boost the resilience of critical …

Ransomware looms large over the cyber insurance industry
A Panaseer survey of global insurers across the UK and US found that 82% are expecting the rise in premiums to continue, with 74% of insurers agreeing that their inability to …
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