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Identifying the cyber risks that matter
2025-04-16 19:01

From noise to clarity: Why CISOs are shifting to adversarial exposure validation Partner content A vast majority of security teams are overwhelmed by the large number of security alerts and...

From Third-Party Vendors to U.S. Tariffs: The New Cyber Risks Facing Supply Chains
2025-04-16 11:26

Introduction Cyber threats targeting supply chains have become a growing concern for businesses across industries. As companies continue to expand their reliance on third-party vendors,...

Cardiff's children's chief confirms data leak 2 months after cyber risk was 'escalated'
2025-03-28 12:28

Department director admits Welsh capital's council still trying to get heads around threat of dark web leaks Cardiff City Council's director of children's services says data was leaked or stolen...

Quantifying cyber risk strategies to resonate with CFOs and boards
2025-03-14 15:00

In this Help Net Security interview, Mir Kashifuddin, Data Risk & Privacy Leader at PwC, discusses how CISOs can translate cyber risk into business value and secure a more strategic role within...

New GRC and cyber risk strategies emphasize risk adaptability
2025-02-14 16:00

MetricStream has unveiled its annual forecast of key trends shaping the future of GRC and Cyber GRC. These 2025 predictions offer a roadmap for building resilience strategies, addressing emerging...

UK Cyber Risks Are ‘Widely Underestimated,’ Warns Country’s Security Chief
2024-12-05 19:24

Richard Horne, the head of the U.K.’s National Cyber Security Centre, says that hostile activity has “increased in frequency, sophistication and intensity.”

Best practices for implementing threat exposure management, reducing cyber risk exposure
2024-10-04 04:15

In this Help Net Security interview, Sanaz Yashar, CEO at Zafran, discusses the role of threat exposure management (TEM) in modern cybersecurity strategies. As traditional vulnerability management...

How to reduce cyber risk during employee onboarding
2024-09-19 14:02

Onboarding new employees is an important time for any organization but comes with a unique set of security risks. Learn more from Specops Software about these risks and how to mitigate them. [...]

How CIOs, CTOs, and CISOs view cyber risks differently
2024-08-13 03:30

Researchers found that 73% of CISOs expressed concern over cybersecurity becoming unwieldy, requiring risk-laden tradeoffs, compared to only 58% of both CIOs and CTOs. 73% of CISOs feel more pressure to implement AI strategies versus just 58% of CIOs and CTOs.

Understanding cyber risks beyond data breaches
2024-05-20 03:00

While some may associate cyber risks primarily with technology and data breaches, they can also lead to brand or reputational harm, reduced productivity, and financial losses. This Help Net Security round-up presents excerpts from previously recorded videos featuring security experts covering a spectrum of cyber risk trends, ranging from threats to large language models and supply chains to social engineering tactics and the proliferation of celebrity audio deepfakes.