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Discover your public cloud exposure with Recon.Cloud
In this video for Help Net Security, Gafnit Amiga, Director of Security Research at Lightspin, talks about the firm’s latest tool: Recon.Cloud. Recon.Cloud is a public …

Password tips to keep your accounts safe
Uswitch.com conducted a consumer survey to find out how the UK chooses their passwords, how safe they are and how often they have been hacked. Writing passwords down on paper …
Diversity initiatives needed to set cybersecurity skills shortage right
Fortinet have released a report indicating that the cybersecurity skills shortages continue to challenge organizations, not the least due to security breaches and associated …

How is the U.S. government preparing for critical infrastructure attacks?
Russia’s invasion on Ukraine has put a spotlight on threats to critical infrastructure, which thus far have been mostly physical, impacting water treatment, electricity, …

How to avoid security blind spots when logging and monitoring
Cybersecurity involves a balancing act between risk aversion and risk tolerance. Going too far to either extreme may increase cost and complexity, or worse: cause the …

Cybersecurity skills shortage: Could training, certifications and diversity be a solution?
Fortinet released a report which reveals that the cybersecurity skills shortage continues to have multiple challenges and repercussions for organizations, including the …

55% of people rely on their memory to manage passwords
Bitwarden announced the results of its global password management survey, in advance of World Password Day on May 5th, 2022. While receptive to the importance of security, …

Week in review: Quantum Locker ransomware, most exploited vulnerabilities in 2021
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles and interviews: Meteoric attack deploys Quantum ransomware in mere hours A group wielding the Quantum …

Don’t ignore risks lurking within your own network
In this video for Help Net Security, Chris Waynforth, AVP Northern Europe at Imperva, talks about insider threats to organizations. Despite increased investment in …

Leadership and recruitment changes needed to address burnout in cybersecurity
Most organizations—across almost every industry—have been forced to implement extensive digital components to their everyday operations so they can function efficiently. With …

How IIoT solutions can optimize industrial supply chain operations
Ivanti Wavelink announced the results of a joint survey with VDC Research regarding the state of industrial supply chain operations and the adoption of Industrial Internet of …

308,000 exposed databases discovered, proper management is key
Group-IB carried out a deep dive into exposed digital assets discovered in 2021. During the research, the attack surface management team analyzed instances hosting …
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