cyber risk
Insider risk management needs a human strategy
Insider risk is not just about bad actors. Most of the time, it’s about mistakes. Someone sends a sensitive file to the wrong address, or uploads a document to their …
Layoffs pose a cybersecurity risk: Here’s why offboarding matters
In this Help Net Security video, Chase Doelling, Principal Strategist at JumpCloud, discusses the overlooked security risks associated with improper offboarding. Though many …
Even the best safeguards can’t stop LLMs from being fooled
In this Help Net Security interview, Michael Pound, Associate Professor at the University of Nottingham shares his insights on the cybersecurity risks associated with LLMs. He …
How CISOs can talk cybersecurity so it makes sense to executives
CISOs know cyber risk is business risk. Boards don’t always see it that way. For years, CISOs have struggled to get boards to understand security beyond buzzwords. Many …
People know password reuse is risky but keep doing it anyway
35% of Gen Z said they never or rarely update passwords after a data breach affecting one of their accounts, according to Bitwarden. Only 10% reported always updating …
Most critical vulnerabilities aren’t worth your attention
Web applications face a wide range of risks, including known-exploitable vulnerabilities, supply chain attacks, and insecure identity configurations in CI/CD, according to the …
Cyber threats now a daily reality for one in three businesses
Businesses are losing out on an average of $98.5 million a year as a consequence of cyber threats, fraud, regulatory hurdles and operational inefficiencies, according to …
Browser extensions make nearly every employee a potential attack vector
Despite being present on virtually every employee’s browser, extensions are rarely monitored by security teams or controlled by IT, according to LayerX. Most extensions have …
Transforming cybersecurity into a strategic business enabler
In this Help Net Security interview, Kevin Serafin, CISO at Ecolab, discusses aligning security strategy with long-term business goals, building strong partnerships across the …
Excessive agency in LLMs: The growing risk of unchecked autonomy
For an AI agent to “think” and act autonomously, it must be granted agency; that is, it must be allowed to integrate with other systems, read and analyze data, and have …
Building a cybersecurity strategy that survives disruption
Cybersecurity isn’t what it used to be. Attackers are moving quicker, disruptions happen all the time, and many security plans built for more predictable times just can’t keep …
Why global tensions are a cybersecurity problem for every business
With global tensions climbing, cyber attacks linked to nation-states and their allies are becoming more common, sophisticated, and destructive. For organizations, …
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