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It’s one thing for the new President to support the blockchain industry, but veterans aren’t so crazy about him joining their ranks.Why it matters: The president-elect nominally making $50 billion on a crypto asset that didn’t exist a day prior speaks to the industry’s power — but there’s growing debate within the community about a…
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Hundreds of staffers at The Washington Post sent a letter to the newspaper’s owner, Jeff Bezos, on Wednesday urging him to meet with newsroom leaders amid a confidence crisis with the leadership. Why it matters: It’s the most drastic step staffers have taken to address the myriad challenges facing The Post over the past year.…
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This week in cybersecurity from the editors at Cybercrime Magazine –Read the Full Story in TechRound Sausalito, Calif. – Jan. 10, 2025 TechRound, the voice of UK startups, reports that cybercrime will cost the world more than $10 trillion annually by 2025, according to Cybersecurity Ventures. Daniel Tobok’s concept of Cyber Certainty has become a guiding…
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As a cybersecurity executive, your job is clear: protect business operations, safeguard consumers and ensure the security of your employees. But in today’s rapidly evolving threat landscape, these responsibilities are more challenging than ever. The rise of AI-powered attacks demands that you take decisive, specific actions to not only improve efficiency but also enhance your…
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This year has shown that security teams must play an instrumental role in countering deepfake attacks by helping organizations better understand the risks and educating employees. “Using AI and machine learning can help supercharge efforts, helping teams make decisions and counter attacks by leveraging massive amounts of data,” she says.
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Security information and event management (SIEM) solutions have long served as the indispensable nerve center for the security operations center (SOC). However, the SIEM landscape has undergone seismic shifts and market disruption in recent times, making it that much harder for chief information security officers (CISOs) to navigate and select the optimal SIEM for their…
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Syrian Kurds celebrated the fall of Damascus to Islamist-led rebels but are fearful for their hard-won autonomy and gains like Kurdish-medium education. – Copyright AFP/File WANG ZHAO
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BlackFog conducted a survey of more than 500 IT decision makers across the United Kingdom and the United States. According to the research, 70% of respondents believe incidents of CISOs being held liable for cybersecurity events has negatively influenced their perception of the role. Furthermore, 34% of respondents believe the prosecution of individuals following a…
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12 December 2024 Amid budget constraints, labor shortages, and the need to do “more with less,” CIOs and IT leaders are facing common IT problems that transcend industries. From poor data accessibility to changing customer expectations, IT leaders are turning to generative AI (GenAI) as an answer to their problems.
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Stories of CISOs being held personally liable for cybersecurity incidents has negatively affected their opinion of the role for 70 percent of respondents to a new survey.
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A new cybersecurity leadership survey from ISC2 shows 85 percent of all respondents identify communication as the most important leadership quality, followed by strategic thinking (41 percent), open-mindedness (37 percent), technical expertise (33 percent) and decisiveness (21 percent).
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Unsurprisingly, lack of skills is cited as the biggest challenge. Issues around data governance and challenges around clear metrics follow the top challenge areas. All of these relate to the lack of experience with AI. As organisations embark on their journeys, they have to learn what is needed to ensure a successful project.
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COMMENTARY: Cybersecurity threats have reached new heights, with businesses facing ongoing disruptions from a continuous wave of attacks. This year’s high-profile incidents offer only a glimpse of the relentless challenges security teams face.
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Amid the war in Ukraine and escalating global geopolitical tensions, the threat from Russian cyber adversaries has never been greater. So much so that the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued a warning to firms to buckle up for online attacks by Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR).
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In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, cybersecurity has emerged as a critical concern, particularly for the manufacturing sector. Recent data highlights a staggering 165% surge in cyber-attack attempts on manufacturing facilities, a rate significantly higher than in other industries. This alarming trend underscores not only the vulnerability of manufacturing operations to cyber threats but also the paramount…
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China’s economy is battling sluggish domestic consumption, a persistent crisis in the property sector and soaring government debt — all of which threaten Beijing’s official growth target for this year – Copyright AFP STRINGER