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Human activated risk still a pain point for organizations

Egress announced the results of a report, which revealed that 56% of IT leaders say that their non-technical staff are only ‘somewhat’ prepared, or ‘not at all’ prepared, for …

Eavesdropping scam: A new scam call tactic

Hiya has detected the newest scam call tactic, the eavesdropping scam. The new scam aims to get users to call back by leaving vague voicemail messages where an unknown voice …

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Week in review: Disrupted Cyclops Blink botnet, public software apps at risk, Patch Tuesday forecast

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles and interviews: April 2022 Patch Tuesday forecast: Spring is in the air (and vulnerable) March Patch …

Organizations are underestimating the severity of insider threats

Imperva has published data showing that organizations are failing to address the issue of insider threats during a time when the risk is at its greatest. New research, …

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April 2022 Patch Tuesday forecast: Spring is in the air (and vulnerable)

March Patch Tuesday releases followed in the footsteps of February with low numbers of CVEs reported and resolved, and all updates rated as important except one critical …

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The importance of understanding cloud native security risks

In this video for Help Net Security, Paul Calatayud, CISO at Aqua Security, talks about cloud native security and the problem with the lack of understanding of risks to this …

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Network intrusion detections skyrocketing

A WatchGuard report shows a record number of evasive network malware detections with advanced threats increasing by 33%, indicating a higher level of zero day threats than …

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18% of the top 99 insurance carriers have a high susceptibility to ransomware

Black Kite released a report that examines rising cyber risk concerns and ransomware susceptibility in the insurance sector. The most notable takeaway: nearly 20% of the top …

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Organizations underestimating the seriousness of insider threats

Imperva releases data that shows organizations are failing to address the issue of insider threats during a time when the risk is at its greatest. New research, conducted by …

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Steady rise in severe web vulnerabilities

Invicti Security released a research which reveals a rise in severe web vulnerabilities and the need for executive leaders to intertwine their application security and digital …

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Consumer fraud tripled in the last two years

Reported cases of consumer fraud more than tripled in the years 2020-2021 from prior years, finds a new report by Accenture, presenting a growing challenge for public safety …

94% of critical assets can be compromised within four steps of the initial breach point

An XM Cyber report reveals the security gaps and hygiene issues that exist in multiple attack paths across on-prem and cloud environments, demonstrating the importance of risk …

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