Data Breach Today

MAY 21, 2024

Few Restrictions Appear to Exist, Provided Companies Behave Transparently Can individuals' personal data and content be used by artificial intelligence firms to train their large language models, without requiring users to opt in?

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 25, 2022

We discussed advances in cybersecurity training that combine timely content and targeted training to combat the latest phishing campaigns. Timely, effective security training of all employees clearly must continue to be part of the regimen of defending modern business networks, even more so as cloud migration accelerates.

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Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Chinese Botnet Targets US Critical Infrastructure and Taiwan A Chinese state-sponsored botnet called Raptor Train has infected more than 260,000 IoT and office network devices to target critical infrastructure globally.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 13, 2023

Pittsburgh, PA – July 13, 2023 – Security Journey, a best-in-class application security education company, has today announced an acceleration of its secure coding training platform enhancements. Additional Pre-built and Customizable Learning Paths – including multiple training formats to drive engagement.

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Data Breach Today

JANUARY 22, 2025

Exploring New Ways to Deliver and Measure Cybersecurity Awareness Programs Regulations like GDPR, HIPAA and CMMC have made security awareness training a staple of corporate security programs. But compliance is only part of the story.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 6, 2024

Austrian Privacy Group Lodges Complaints With 11 European Regulators Against Meta Meta's plan to train artificial intelligence with data generated by Facebook and Instagram users faces friction in Europe after a rights group alleged it violates continental privacy law.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

With proper training, employees can prevent these attacks before they happen. While the protection of the company’s assets can never be completely guaranteed, security awareness training should be a top priority for business owners. Provide frequent training about the risks of cyberattacks. Change passwords regularly.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 26, 2022

Individuals and organizations can now fill these skill gaps through online, self-paced training and short-term programs that give people the technical skills, hands-on experience and certifications they need to successfully serve in cyber roles. Today, there are more paths into cybersecurity than ever. Rethinking the talent game.

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 21, 2024

Why the Benefits Far Outweigh the Risks Today's workforce is increasingly insisting on having employer-provided education and development opportunities. Learn why offering employees opportunities for education and development is both a retention strategy and a key component of a successful business strategy.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 30, 2021

Operational Security Mistakes Left Clues About Developer's Skills, But Not Identity Nearly three weeks ago, Iran's state railway company was hit a cyberattack that was disruptive and - somewhat unusually - also playful.

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Data Breach Today

JANUARY 23, 2025

California User's Class Action Suit Says LinkedIn Violated Contract, Privacy Regs A LinkedIn user has sued the company for flouting privacy requirements by allowing third-party companies to access user data - including Premium users' private messages - to train their artificial intelligence models.

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Data Breach Today

JANUARY 8, 2024

Agency Prepares $1.7M Contracts for Synthetic Data Prototypes In a solicitation for synthetic data generators, the U.S. federal government is looking for a machine that can generate fake data for real-world scenarios, such as identifying cybersecurity threats.

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 24, 2024

KnowBe4's First Deal Since 2021 Brings AI-Based Email Protection, Training Together KnowBe4 purchased an email security provider founded by a Check Point veteran to offer AI-based email protection and training that's automatically tailored relative to risk.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 9, 2024

Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) technologies provide intriguing opportunities for immersive and interactive experiences in cybersecurity training. Related: GenAI’ impact on DevSecOps Here’s how these technologies can bridge learning gaps in cybersecurity awareness and enhance the overall training experience.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 20, 2024

With cyber threats growing in sophistication and frequency, the financial implications of neglecting cybersecurity training are severe and multifaceted. “As cyber threats become more sophisticated, the cost of not investing in cybersecurity training escalates exponentially,” explains Dara Warn, CEO of INE Security.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

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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Elie

JUNE 5, 2024

This case-study explores the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training through the lens of a custom VR application developped to train Google employees."

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Data Breach Today

AUGUST 13, 2020

Cyberecurity Training Center Wants Others to Learn From Phishing Attack The SANS Institute, which is known for its cybersecurity training courses, is now planning to turn its own data breach into a teachable moment for its membership.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 16, 2024

However, the effectiveness of this sophisticated technology heavily relies on the skilled deployment by IT and Information Security (IS) teams, emphasizing the critical importance of specialized training in this high-tech environment. Securing business continuity The role of IT/IS training extends beyond mere operational competence.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

18, 2024, CyberNewsWire — INE Security is proud to announce that it has been named a winner in the prestigious 2024 SC Awards, named Best IT Security-Related Training Program. Warn “We are thrilled to receive the 2024 SC Excellence Award for Best IT Security-Related Training Program. Cary, NC, Sept.18,

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Schneier on Security

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

The NSA’s “ National Cryptographic School Television Catalogue ” from 1991 lists about 600 COMSEC and SIGINT training videos. There are a bunch explaining the operations of various cryptographic equipment, and a few code words I have never heard of before.

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Security Affairs

JULY 4, 2024

Brazil’s data protection authority temporarily banned Meta from using data originating in the country to train its artificial intelligence. Human Rights Watch recently published a report revealing that LAION-5B, a major image-text dataset used for training AI models, includes identifiable photos of Brazilian children.

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Data Breach Today

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Training AI With Synthetic Data Can Lead to Model Collapse Using facts to train artificial intelligence models is getting tougher, as companies run out of real-world data.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 14, 2024

Company Says It Will Still Attempt to Use Public Posts Dating to 2007 to Train AI Social media giant Meta will delay plans to train artificial intelligence with data harvested from European Instagram and Facebook users weeks after a rights group lodged a complaint against the company with 11 European data regulators.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 11, 2024

Researchers Expect an AI Training Data Drought in the Next 2 to 8 Years Artificial intelligence models consume training data faster than humans can produce it, and large language model researchers warn that the stocks of public text data are set to be exhausted as early as two years from now.

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Data Breach Today

JANUARY 16, 2024

ICO Call for Evidence to Focus on Legal Basis for Scrapped Training Data The British data regulator is set to analyze the privacy implications of processing scrapped data used for training generative artificial intelligence algorithms.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 14, 2022

It also discusses today's cyberthreat landscape and whether organizations should rely on user training to improve security. The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report analyzes why the number of ransomware attacks and the amounts being paid in ransoms are both on the rise.

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Data Breach Today

MAY 18, 2021

Rick Gordon of MITRE Engenuity Details New Training, Certification A recent study showed that even though 82% of cybersecurity professionals are familiar with the MITRE ATT&CK framework, only 8% said they used it regularly. This led to development of the new MITRE ATT&CK Defender training and certification.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 30, 2022

Meanwhile, 200,000 well-trained and technically skilled military service members are discharged each year. Training and certification must become more accessible and hiring criteria must change to encourage veterans to apply for these roles. This experience can also be helpful when training cybersecurity talent. And it works.

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Data Breach Today

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Healthcare organizations should rethink some of their approach to security, enhancing focus on insider threats, improving cyber awareness training and securing mobile applications and devices, said Ryan Witt, vice president of industry solutions at Proofpoint, discussing findings of a new study.

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 29, 2021

Study Points to Need for Extensive On-the-Job Training Only 13% of cybersecurity professionals had a cybersecurity education before getting into the sector reports (ISC)², pointing to the need for extensive on-the-job training.

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 12, 2024

Tiny variations in pitch, tone and timbre make human voices an ideal method for authenticating customers - as long as computers can't be trained to synthesize those pitch, tone and timbre characteristics in real time. They can.

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Data Breach Today

JULY 15, 2024

Disney’s Data Targeted for Using Artists’ Work in AI Systems, Hacking Group Says An apparent hacktivist group known as NullBulge claimed to have released a major data trove of sensitive information from Disney’s third-party digital workplace collaboration platform, Slack, after reportedly targeting the tech giant for its use of artists' work in training (..)

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KnowBe4

OCTOBER 15, 2024

We are thrilled to announce that KnowBe4 has been named a leader in the latest G2 Grid Report that compares security awareness training (SAT) vendors based on user reviews, customer satisfaction, popularity and market presence.

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Data Breach Today

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Indian Firm Accuses 'Notorious Cyber Security Company' in Ongoing Incident Indian cybersecurity firm CloudSEK says another cybersecurity firm used a compromised collaboration platform credential to obtain access to its training webpages.

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Data Breach Today

APRIL 16, 2021

Effective software security means enabling the development team with the tools and training it needs to fix what they find. Join this session to find out best practices in remediating software vulnerabilities in smart ways.

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Data Breach Today

JUNE 14, 2024

Also: ISMG's Summit in Chicago; Navigating Regulatory Change In the latest weekly update, ISMG editors discussed the upcoming North America Midwest Cybersecurity Summit, challenges and solutions regarding AI training data, and the implications of the new European Union Artificial Intelligence Act for CISOs.

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