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Cyber risk literacy should be part of every defensive strategy
While almost 95 percent of cybersecurity issues can be traced back to human error, such as accidentally clicking on a malicious link, most governments have not invested enough …

DNS attacks increasingly target service providers
The telecommunications and media sector is the most frequent victim of DNS attacks, according to EfficientIP. DNS attacks on service providers According to the IDC 2020 Global …

Adapt cybersecurity programs to protect remote work environments
Earlier this year, businesses across the globe transitioned to a remote work environment almost overnight at unprecedented scale and speed. Security teams worked around the …

Organizations need to understand risks and ethics related to AI
Despite highly publicized risks of data-sharing and AI, from facial recognition to political deepfakes, leadership at many organizations seems to be vastly underestimating the …

Enterprises should strive for composability to be resilient during uncertainty
CIOs and IT leaders who use composability to deal with continuing business disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic and other factors will make their enterprises more …

HITBSecTrain: Cutting-edge virtual cyber security trainings on a monthly basis
For better or for worse, the global COVID-19 pandemic has confined most of us to our own countries (our houses and apartments, even), has changed how and from where we do our …

Week in review: Confidential computing, data protection predictions, Sandworm hackers charged
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, reviews and articles: What is confidential computing? How can you use it? What is confidential …

5 tips to reduce the risk of email impersonation attacks
Email attacks have moved past standard phishing and become more targeted over the years. In this article, I will focus on email impersonation attacks, outline why they are …

Cybersecurity is failing due to ineffective technology
A failing cybersecurity market is contributing to ineffective performance of cybersecurity technology, a Debate Security research reveals. Based on over 100 comprehensive …

Machine identity related cyberattacks grew by 433% between 2018 and 2019
The machine identity attack surface is exploding, with a rapid increase in all types of machine identity-related security events in 2018 and 2019, according to Venafi. For …

63 billion credential stuffing attacks hit retail, hospitality, travel industries
Akamai published a report detailing criminal activity targeting the retail, travel, and hospitality industries with attacks of all types and sizes between July 2018 and June …

Operator‑billed 5G connections revenue to reach $357 billion by 2025
Operator‑billed revenue from 5G connections will reach $357 billion by 2025, rising from $5 billion in 2020, its first full year of commercial service, according to Juniper …
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