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What the pipeline attack means for critical infrastructures
The big news in critical infrastructure security is the ransomware-triggered shutdown of the Colonial gasoline pipeline – the largest such pipeline in the USA. The …

Navigating the waters of maritime cybersecurity
In January 2021, new International Maritime Organization (IMO) guidelines on maritime cyber risk management went into effect. Around the same time, the U.S. government …

Scammers aren’t always who we expect them to be: How AI and biometrics can help
When it’s time to hire a new employee, organizations go to great lengths to avoid hiring someone who would commit fraud: background checks, credit checks, drug tests, etc. But …

When the adversarial view of the attack surface is missing, DX becomes riskier
Digital transformation (DX) has become a competitive imperative in most industries. Organizations that fail to make this shift successfully – or in a timely fashion …

Technology sector records employment growth in April
The U.S. technology sector has now recorded employment growth in each of the past five months, according to analysis by CompTIA. Technology companies added 16,600 jobs in …

Security awareness training doesn’t solve human risk
Traditional employee risk mitigation efforts such as security awareness training and phishing simulations have a limited impact on improving employees’ real-world …

Webcast: Get a sneak peek inside the CISSP domains
Look into the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) official training course and walk away with a grasp of the topics covered in the CISSP Common Body of …

Why threat hunting is obsolete without context
Cybersecurity is an undisputed concern within any industry – but how are organizations and businesses using the security data and information they collect to best ensure their …

The best CISOs think like Batman, not Superman
Many CISOs see themselves as Superman — soaring overhead, cape fluttering, and ready to swoop in and save the day at a moment’s notice if a crisis arises. There have been …

90% of security leaders view bot management as a top priority
HUMAN published a research into security leaders’ perceptions of and responses to sophisticated bot attacks. The research, which was conducted by Enterprise Strategy Group …

Enterprises increasingly relying on open source software
Enterprises have a deep appreciation for the value of open source software with 100% of the information technology (IT) decision-makers in a recent survey saying that “using …

CAM sector cybersecurity challenges and how to mitigate them
ENISA discloses an in-depth analysis of the cybersecurity challenges faced by the connected and automated mobility (CAM) sector and provides actionable recommendations to …
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