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Discussion Also Tackles Vendor Security Issues In the latest weekly update, four editors at Information Security Media Group discuss important cybersecurity issues, including the challenges ahead for the new director of the U.S.

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JUNE 5, 2024

Panel Discusses Trends in Ransomware, Application Security and Generative AI Information Security Media Group editors are live at InfoSecurity Europe Conference 2024 in London with an overview of opening-day activities and hot topics including the latest ransomware trends, software security, election security and artificial intelligence risks.

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MARCH 8, 2024

healthcare sector, Palo Alto's strategic pivot and its far-reaching implications for the industry, and new developments in tech and journalism at Information Security Media Group.

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MARCH 14, 2024

Healthcare sector organizations need to focus their attention on meeting the "voluntary" essential and enhanced cybersecurity performance goals set out by federal regulators before they become potential mandates, said Kate Pierce, virtual information security officer at Fortified Heath Security.

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OCTOBER 28, 2024

Cyber Safety Review Board to Examine Beijing-Linked Telecom Breaches A key federal cybersecurity panel will investigate Chinese-linked hacks into United States telecom networks and wiretapping infrastructure amid growing concerns of vulnerabilities embedded into the nation's communications infrastructure, an official told Information Security Media (..)

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MARCH 22, 2024

Because 'Culture Eats Strategy for Breakfast,' as the Saying Goes Chief information security officers are challenged with building high-functioning cybersecurity teams amid an impossible labor and skills market.

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MARCH 15, 2022

Report: Business Operations Unaffected, Despite Some Disruption International hacking collective Anonymous reportedly hacked the German subsidiary of Russian energy company Rosneft on Monday, die Welt newspaper says, citing the country's cybersecurity watchdog, the Federal Office for Information Security.

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MARCH 21, 2024

Researchers at the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security say attackers are using IP spoofing to entangle two servers in a perpetual communication loop.

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MAY 20, 2024

Here are several strategies and practices chief information security officers and chief information officers can use to maintain institutional knowledge.

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JANUARY 3, 2024

For cybersecurity professionals, these are "exciting times we live in," said Dan Grosu, CTO and CISO at Information Security Media Group. AI, machine learning and large language models are not new, but they are coming to fruition with the mass adoption of generative AI.

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

How Amazon Accelerates Product Development While Securing Customer Data Amy Herzog, chief information security officer for Ads and Devices at Amazon, shares how her cybersecurity team accelerates product development by integrating security from the start to secure customer data on popular consumer devices like Ring and Alexa.

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AUGUST 24, 2022

Takeaway: Behind-the-Scenes Security Reality at Well-Known Brands Not Always Pretty Cybersecurity experts have been reacting to industry veteran Peiter Zatko's allegations of poor information security practices at Twitter, with many noting that he's hardly the first expert to have been hired to remedy serious problems, only to say they were prevented (..)

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

China Cites Apple Security Flaws in Warning to Foreign Mobile Device Manufacturers China hasn't ordered any restrictions on the use of Apple iPhones by government agencies, according to a Chinese government spokesperson, but the official cited recent security flaws in the iPhone and warned that foreign mobile device manufacturers must abide by domestic (..)

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DECEMBER 7, 2023

Former Bridgewater CTO Igor Tsyganskiy Named CISO in Wake of Chinese Email Hack Microsoft has demoted its CISO after 14 years on the job, reassigned its deputy CISO and named Igor Tsyganskiy - a former CTO at Bridgewater Associates who just joined Microsoft four months ago as chief strategy officer - as its new chief information security officer.

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DECEMBER 1, 2023

Also: ChatGPT Turns 1 Year Old; Police Nab Ransomware Gang Chief in Ukraine In the latest weekly update, four editors at Information Security Media Group discuss Sam Altman and OpenAI's brief leadership nightmare, the state of generative AI one year after the general release of ChatGPT, and how police nabbed a suspected ransomware group ringleader (..)

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Researchers Say Breach Illustrates Why Schools Are Major Targets for Cybercriminals An Ohio community college is notifying 290,000 people of a data theft breach this spring that may have compromised their personal and health information. Security researchers say small schools such as this are now favored targets.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Experts Emphasize Proactive Security Measures and Resilience to Mitigate Threats Information Security Media Group recently concluded its Cybersecurity Summit: London, which brought together industry leaders for a day of informative sessions covering a diverse range of critical cybersecurity topics, including CISOs' vulnerability to liability, ransomware (..)

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DECEMBER 12, 2023

Independent Review Issues 37 Recommendations to Police Service of Northern Ireland Following an information security breach rated as the worst in U.K.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Also: Key Takeaways From UK AI Summit; Security Insights From India In the latest weekly update, editors at Information Security Media Group discuss the shaping of responsible artificial intelligence governance, major takeaways from the U.K.

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DECEMBER 5, 2023

Joshua Scott, head of information security and IT at API platform Postman, says businesses need to identify "what is critical to the business and map backward." Zombie APIs are becoming more common, just because of the sheer number APIs and third-party vendors that organizations rely on.

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AUGUST 4, 2022

Verizon Business Finds That Companies Still Struggle to Secure Employee Devices The era of pandemic-induced telework is also the era of higher reliance on mobile devices for sensitive workplace information - meaning we're likewise living in the age of fretful chief information security officers, a new survey concludes.

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AUGUST 19, 2024

France’s cyber defense agency teamed up with governments and security experts from across the globe to identify and mitigate a historic level of both physical and cyber threats following years of preparation, experts tell Information Security Media Group.

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JULY 24, 2023

Webhelp CISO on Interactive Tools for Cybersecurity Awareness Training In a bid to revolutionize information security training and make it more engaging and memorable for employees, Ivan Milenkovic, group CISO at WebHelp, advises firms to adopt gamification and interactive content in corporate training to make it more accessible and memorable for employees. (..)

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JUNE 16, 2023

Agency Alleges 1Health Deceived Consumers About How It Handled Sensitive Data A consumer genetic testing company must ensure the destruction of customer saliva samples and undergo third-party evaluation of its information security program for the next two decades under a proposed consent order with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.

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AUGUST 1, 2023

Security Analyst Paul Watts on How the CISO's Role Is Connected to the Business Security is about more than technology, said Paul Watts, a distinguished analyst at the Information Security Forum. Watts discussed how security leaders can achieve this goal.

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APRIL 27, 2023

This misconfigured Salesforce Community site from the state of Vermont was leaking pandemic assistance loan application data, including names, SSNs, email address and bank account information. “My team is frustrated by the permissive nature of the platform,” Carbee said. Akiri said he notified the Washington D.C.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Paramount's Surinder Lall on AI Impersonation, Deepfakes, AI Governance Frameworks While AI transforms business operations, it helps cybercriminals develop sophisticated impersonation techniques such as deepfakes and voice synthesis, posing new challenges for corporate security, said Surinder Lall, senior vice president of global information security (..)

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AUGUST 27, 2024

” Those third-party reports came in late June 2024 from Michael Horka , senior lead information security engineer at Black Lotus Labs , the security research arm of Lumen Technologies , which operates one of the global Internet’s largest backbones. victims and one non-U.S. ”

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

State Officials, Security Experts Warn of Increased Cyberthreats Ahead of Vote Election security experts told Information Security Media Group the United States continues to lack adequate federal funding and resources to support state and local election information technology security efforts amid heightened global tensions and an ever-expanding threat (..)

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OCTOBER 1, 2024

US Cyber Defense Agency’s Flagship Threat Sharing Initiative Facing Major Hurdles Experts told Information Security Media Group the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s flagship threat sharing initiative faces major logistical hurdles and may need to be replaced with a more mature approach to automated threat analysis following a damning (..)

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DECEMBER 19, 2024

Also, CoinLurker Malware Steals Data via Fake Updates Every week, Information Security Media Group rounds up cybersecurity incidents in digital assets. This week, LastPass breach linked to $5.4M

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Security Leaders Explored Trends in Identity Threats, Post-Brexit Compliance and AI At the annual Cybersecurity Summit: London, Information Security Media Group recently brought together top cybersecurity professionals, executives and thought leaders to find solutions to the latest threats, identity-related weaknesses and emerging risks posed by AI (..)

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AUGUST 30, 2024

Also: UN Convention Against Cybercrime Efforts; Serving SMBs' Cybersecurity Needs In the latest weekly update, Information Security Media Group editors discussed how CrowdStrike's competitors are responding to its outage, why security vendors want to serve the unique needs of SMB organizations and the status of U.N.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Someone has recently created a large number of fake LinkedIn profiles for Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) roles at some of the world’s largest corporations. If you were confused at this point, you might ask Google who it thinks is the current Chief Information Security Officer of Chevron.

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JULY 23, 2024

Aboitiz Data Innovation's Guy Sheppard on Tailoring AI to Banking Requirements Aboitiz Data Innovation faced a unique challenge: Design a wholesale architecture for a generative AI lab for a bank while ensuring accurate responses and maintaining strict information security protocols, said Guy Sheppard, chief commercial officer at Aboitiz Data Innovation. (..)

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

ISMG Compendium Showcases More Than 50 Interviews on Threats, Emerging Solutions Welcome to Information Security Media Group's Black Hat and DEF CON 2024 Compendium featuring latest insights from the industry's top cybersecurity researchers and ethical hackers, as well as perspectives from CEOs, CISOs and government officials on the latest trends in (..)

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JULY 23, 2024

US President's Withdrawal Comes at a Turbulent Time for Federal Cybersecurity President Joe Biden's withdrawal from the 2024 election is sparking new concerns about federal cybersecurity during an already turbulent moment for cybersecurity in the United States, experts told Information Security Media Group just days after the largest reported IT outage (..)

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