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Avoid high cyber insurance costs by improving Active Directory security
2024-03-19 14:02

Insurance broker and risk advisor Marsh revealed that US cyber insurance premiums rose by an average of 11% in the first quarter of 2023, and Delinea reported that 67% of survey respondents said their cyber insurance costs increased between 50% and 100% in 2023. Reinforcing Active Directory security is one way to protect an organization's critical infrastructure and manage or even potentially reduce the costs of cyber insurance.

From Deepfakes to Malware: AI's Expanding Role in Cyber Attacks
2024-03-19 13:55

Large language models (LLMs) powering artificial intelligence (AI) tools today could be exploited to develop self-augmenting malware capable of bypassing YARA rules. "Generative AI can be used to...

NIST’s NVD has encountered a problem
2024-03-19 13:44

Vulnerability management solutions rely on NVD. In the meantime, enterprise defenders have effectively lost a critical resource, since many vulnerability scanners and other vulnerability managament tools rely on the CPE entires set by the NVD to pinpoint and address security vulnerabilities affecting an ogranization's systems. NVD is not the only vulnerability database out there.

Atos says Airbus flew off, no longer interested in infosec and big data biz
2024-03-19 12:30

Atos' share price sank as much as 20 percent this morning on confirmation that Airbus is no longer interested in buying the big data and security parts of the crumbling tech empire. Atos said at the time it had received two letters indicating interest in buying BDS, but only the aerospace corp had offered to snaffle the whole unit.

PoC exploit for critical Fortra FileCatalyst MFT vulnerability released (CVE-2024-25153)
2024-03-19 11:58

Proof-of-concept exploit code for a critical RCE vulnerability in Fortra FileCatalyst MFT solution has been published.Fortra FileCatalyst is an enterprise managed file transfer software solution that includes several components: FileCatalyst Direct, Workflow, and Central.

AI and the Evolution of Social Media
2024-03-19 11:05

There is a lot we can learn about social media's unregulated evolution over the past decade that directly applies to AI companies and technologies. These lessons can help us avoid making the same mistakes with AI that we did with social media.

Crafting and Communicating Your Cybersecurity Strategy for Board Buy-In
2024-03-19 10:37

In an era where digital transformation drives business across sectors, cybersecurity has transcended its traditional operational role to become a cornerstone of corporate strategy and risk...

Hackers Exploiting Popular Document Publishing Sites for Phishing Attacks
2024-03-19 10:32

Threat actors are leveraging digital document publishing (DDP) sites hosted on platforms like FlipSnack, Issuu, Marq, Publuu, RelayTo, and Simplebooklet for carrying out phishing, credential...

Suspected Russian Data-Wiping 'AcidPour' Malware Targeting Linux x86 Devices
2024-03-19 09:59

A new variant of a data wiping malware called AcidRain has been detected in the wild that's specifically designed for targeting Linux x86 devices. The malware, dubbed AcidPour, is compiled for...

Keep Your Data Safe as You Become More Productive for Just $30 Through 3/24
2024-03-19 08:27

They tend to be the basic versions, and if you've got business to take care of, you'll probably appreciate the ways Microsoft Windows 10 Pro can increase productivity by allowing you to work smarter and so much more efficiently. Best of all, you can get Microsoft Windows 10 Pro for just $29.97 during a special week sale at TechRepublic Academy.