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railway cybersecurity
Attackers test the limits of railway cybersecurity

Railway systems are the lifeblood of many economies, supporting everything from daily passenger transport to military and industrial operations, so the question arises: how …

online shopping data risks
How to reclaim control over your online shopping data

Online shopping is convenient, saves time, and everything is just a click away. But how often do we stop to think about what happens to the data we leave behind, or the risks …

visualization
File security risks rise as insiders, malware, and AI challenges converge

Breaches tied to file access are happening often, and the costs add up quickly. Many organizations have faced multiple file-related incidents over the last two years, with …

identity
Complexity and AI put identity protection to the test

Identity has become a core pillar of cybersecurity strategy. Remote work, cloud-first adoption, and distributed supply chains have moved identity from “a tactical IT …

Google
Boards are being told to rethink their role in cybersecurity

Boards of directors are being told that cybersecurity is now central to business resilience and growth, and that they must engage more directly in the way their organizations …

target
How CISOs are balancing risk, pressure and board expectations

AI has moved to the top of the CISO agenda. Three in five CISOs see generative AI as a security risk, with many worried about sensitive data leaking through public tools. At …

Carl Kubalsky
Protecting farms from hackers: A Q&A with John Deere’s Deputy CISO

Agriculture is a connected, software-driven industry where cybersecurity is just as essential as tractors and harvesters. From embedded hardware in smart fleets to defending …

insider threat
Why a new AI tool could change how we test insider threat defenses

Insider threats are among the hardest attacks to detect because they come from people who already have legitimate access. Security teams know the risk well, but they often …

Brett Loubert
Why satellite cybersecurity threats matter to everyone

Satellites play a huge role in our daily lives, supporting everything from global communications to navigation, business, and national security. As space becomes more crowded …

critical infrastructure
Local governments struggle to defend critical infrastructure as threats grow

A small-town water system, a county hospital, and a local school district may not seem like front-line targets in global conflict, but they are. These organizations face daily …

predictions
Why CISOs in business services must close the edge security gap

Cloud adoption is speeding ahead in the business services sector, but security for remote and edge environments is falling behind. At the same time, generative AI is moving …

human defenders
Weak alerting and slipping prevention raise risk levels for CISOs

Prevention effectiveness is falling, detection gaps remain wide, and attackers are exploiting weaknesses in data protection and credentials. Data theft prevention has dropped …

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