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CISOs pursuing AI readiness should start by updating the org’s email security policy
2024-05-23 05:00

Conduct regular security training, especially with staff members who work with sensitive data and with executives who are often the targets of BEC. This should include live instruction, security awareness training videos and testing, and phishing simulation testing that use current, real-world attacks as examples. Finally, gamifying the cyber-aware culture by rewarding the employee with "Most reported emails" or the "Fastest reporter" promotes contributing to the overall security posture of the organization while keeping reporting engaging and fun.

Machine identities lack essential security controls, pose major threat
2024-05-23 03:00

Siloed approaches to securing human and machine identities are driving identity-based attacks across enterprises and their ecosystems, according to CyberArk. The CyberArk 2024 Identity Security Threat Landscape Report was conducted across private and public sector organizations of 500 employees and above. Machine identities often lack identity security controls.

LastPass is now encrypting URLs in password vaults for better security
2024-05-22 17:04

LastPass announced it will start encrypting URLs stored in user vaults for enhanced privacy and protection against data breaches and unauthorized access. With most of the hardware performance constraints of the past now having been lifted, LastPass can now start encrypting/decrypting those URL values on the fly without the user noticing any hiccups in browser performance while enjoying ultimate data security.

Confused by the SEC's IT security breach reporting rules? Read this
2024-05-22 16:30

Your profile can be used to present content that appears more relevant based on your possible interests, such as by adapting the order in which content is shown to you, so that it is even easier for you to find content that matches your interests. Content presented to you on this service can be based on your content personalisation profiles, which can reflect your activity on this or other services, possible interests and personal aspects.

Windows’ new Recall feature: A privacy and security nightmare?
2024-05-22 12:21

Microsoft has announced the Copilot+ line of Windows 11-powered PCs that, among other things, will have Recall, a feature that takes screenshots every few seconds, encrypts them, saves them, and leverages AI to allow users to search through them for specific content that has been viewed in apps, websites, documents, etc. "Once you find the snapshot that you were looking for in Recall, it will be analysed and offer you options to interact with the content. What actions you can take depend on the content and the chat provider capabilities in Copilot in Windows. For example, you may highlight a block of text and decide to summarise it, translate it, or open it with a text editor like Word or Notepad. If you highlight an image, you will be able to edit it or use your chat provider in Copilot in Windows to find or create a similar image," Microsoft explains.

The Ultimate SaaS Security Posture Management Checklist, 2025 Edition
2024-05-22 10:01

Since the first edition of The Ultimate SaaS Security Posture Management (SSPM) Checklist was released three years ago, the corporate SaaS sprawl has been growing at a double-digit pace. In large...

GhostEngine mining attacks kill EDR security using vulnerable drivers
2024-05-21 22:30

A malicious crypto mining campaign codenamed 'REF4578,' has been discovered deploying a malicious payload named GhostEngine that uses vulnerable drivers to turn off security products and deploy an XMRig miner. Researchers at Elastic Security Labs and Antiy have underlined the unusual sophistication of these crypto-mining attacks in separate reports and shared detection rules to help defenders identify and stop them.

Achieve security compliance with Wazuh File Integrity Monitoring
2024-05-21 10:30

File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) is an IT security control that monitors and detects file changes in computer systems. It helps organizations audit important files and system configurations by...

Achieve security compliance with Wazuh File Integrity Monitoring
2024-05-21 10:21

File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) is an IT security control that monitors and detects file changes in computer systems. It helps organizations audit important files and system configurations by...

Windows 11 to Deprecate NTLM, Add AI-Powered App Controls and Security Defenses
2024-05-21 09:02

 Microsoft on Monday confirmed its plans to deprecate NT LAN Manager (NTLM) in Windows 11 in the second half of the year, as it announced a slew of new security measures to harden the widely-used...