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Building resilience to shield your digital transformation from cyber threats
2023-11-13 05:00

Digital transformation projects are top of mind for enterprises. 91% of businesses are currently engaged in some form of digital initiative.

Exploring the Realm of Malicious Generative AI: A New Digital Security Challenge
2023-10-17 10:17

Recently, the cybersecurity landscape has been confronted with a daunting new reality – the rise of malicious Generative AI, like FraudGPT and WormGPT. These rogue creations, lurking in the dark...

Datacenter cabling biz Volex confirms digital break-in
2023-10-09 11:30

Volex, the British integrated maker of critical power and data transmission cables, confirmed this morning that intruders accessed data after breaking into its tech infrastructure. Volex produces power cords, plugs, connectors, electric vehicle charging components, consumer cable harnesses and power products, datacenter power cables, high speed copper interconnect cables, and more.

Pot calls the kettle hack as China claims Uncle Sam did digital sneak peek first
2023-09-20 17:06

The ongoing face-off between Washington and Beijing over technology and security issues has taken a new twist, with China accusing the US of hacking into the servers of Huawei in 2009 and conducting other cyber-attacks to steal critical data. China's Ministry of State Security made the allegations in a posting on WeChat, claiming that in 2009 US intelligence services "Began to invade servers at Huawei headquarters and continued to monitor them."

Avoidable digital certificate issues fuel data breaches
2023-09-06 03:00

Among organizations that have suffered data breaches 58% were caused by issues related to digital certificates, according to a report by AppViewX and Forrester Consulting. According to the Forrester study, "Enterprise organizations have traditionally been less focused on managing machine identities compared to human ones, partly because they have different requirements and more complicated lifecycle and security challenges. These digital certificates offer authentication and protect sensitive information. Yet, few are confident in successfully layering and managing identity security across machines and navigating responsibility assignment for privacy and security."

The misconceptions preventing wider adoption of digital signatures
2023-09-05 04:30

In your opinion, what misconceptions about digital signatures prevent wider adoption, and how can these be effectively addressed? These signatures are neither secure nor legally valid, and people have learned from their legal councils that they need to use paper for relevant signatures.

Velociraptor: Open-source digital forensics and incident response
2023-08-30 03:30

Velociraptor is a sophisticated digital forensics and incident response tool designed to improve your insight into endpoint activities. Velociraptor enables you to conduct precise and rapid collection of digital forensic data across multiple endpoints simultaneously.

How digital identity protects connected cars
2023-08-24 03:30

In this Help Net Security video, Eve Maler, CTO at ForgeRock, discusses how digital identity can help create a more secure connected car experience and what car manufacturers should consider...

Japan's digital minister surrenders salary to say sorry for data leaks
2023-08-17 04:58

Japan's digital minister has doubled down on a June promise to penalize himself for the poor rollout of the country's digital ID, My Number Card, by offering up three months salary on Tuesday. The interim report reportedly revealed a lack of knowledge among the public on how to link their My Number Card to disability records, cases of health insurance being connected to the wrong card, and errors in pension records of public servants.

India Passes New Digital Personal Data Protection Bill (DPDPB), Putting Users' Privacy First
2023-08-14 05:20

The Indian President Droupadi Murmu on Friday granted assent to the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill after it was unanimously passed by both houses of the parliament last week, marking a significant step towards securing people's information. "The Bill provides for the processing of digital personal data in a manner that recognizes both the rights of the individuals to protect their personal data and the need to process such personal data for lawful purposes and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto," the Indian government said.