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ISACA Generative AI Survey: Training Gaps, Focus on Security

Data Breach Today

AI and Governance Expert Stresses Importance of Training for All Employees According to a recent pulse poll from ISACA on generative AI, only 6% of respondents' organizations are providing training to all staff on AI, and more than half - 54% - say that no AI training is provided at all, even to teams directly affected by AI.

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When Security Takes a Backseat to Productivity

Krebs on Security

“We must care as much about securing our systems as we care about running them if we are to make the necessary revolutionary change.” What kind of security failures created an environment that allegedly allowed a former CIA employee to exfiltrate so much sensitive data? Moving too slowly to enact key security safeguards.

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GUEST ESSAY: A Memorial Day call to upskill more veterans for in-demand cybersecurity roles

The Last Watchdog

Meanwhile, 200,000 well-trained and technically skilled military service members are discharged each year. Fundamentally, cybersecurity professionals identify weaknesses and design systems and processes to protect any organization — government agencies, private companies — from cyberattacks. And it works.

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New Leak Shows Business Side of China’s APT Menace

Krebs on Security

Experts say the leak illustrates how Chinese government agencies increasingly are contracting out foreign espionage campaigns to the nation’s burgeoning and highly competitive cybersecurity industry. In 2021, the Sichuan provincial government named i-SOON as one of “the top 30 information security companies.”

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IT and OT: A Tale of Two Technologies Under Fire

Data Breach Today

Operational Technology Security Takes Center Stage Through Public-Private Programs The vulnerabilities of OT systems have been known and ignored for years, but breaches, an increasingly hostile threat environment and government programs to promote information sharing, training and cyber grant funding could finally put IT and OT security on equal ground. (..)

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Experts warn of China-linked APT’s Raptor Train IoT Botnet

Security Affairs

Researchers warn of a new IoT botnet called Raptor Train that already compromised over 200,000 devices worldwide. Cybersecurity researchers from Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs discovered a new botnet, named Raptor Train, composed of small office/home office (SOHO) and IoT devices. “This botnet has targeted entities in the U.S.

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GAO: Pentagon's Cyber Hygiene Programs Come Up Short

Data Breach Today

Audit Finds DoD Would Benefit From Better Security Training The U.S. Defense Department needs to improve its cybersecurity training programs for civilian and military employees to reduce the risks that common security incidents pose, a new audit from the Government Accountability Office finds.

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