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CEOs of major tech companies are joining a new artificial intelligence safety board to advise the federal government on how to protect the nation’s critical services from “AI-related disruptions.”

New CISA guidelines categorize AI risks into three significant types and pushes a four-part mitigation strategy.

History of TikTok and how it many view it as a national security threat.

In 2023, Google said it blocked 2.28 million bad applications from being published on Google Play and banned 333,000 developer accounts.

The majority opinion is that a cybersecurity professional body is long overdue and would benefit cybersecurity and cybersecurity practitioners.

US healthcare giant is warning millions of current and former patients that their personal information was exposed to third-party advertisers.

Jennifer Leggio makes the case for more alcohol-free networking events at conferences, and community-building opportunities for sober individuals working in cybersecurity.

An analysis conducted by Honeywell shows that much of the USB-borne malware targeting industrial organizations can still cause OT disruption.

Okta warned of a spike in credential stuffing attacks using anonymizing services such as Tor, DataImpulse, Luminati, and NSocks.

Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS) says compromised information may include names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and account information.

A Belarusian hacker activist group claims to have infiltrated the network of the country’s main KGB security agency and accessed personnel files of over 8,600 employees.

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Mike Dube has joined cloud security company Aqua Security as CRO.

Cody Barrow has been appointed as CEO of threat intelligence company EclecticIQ.

Shay Mowlem has been named CMO of runtime and application security company Contrast Security.

Attack detection firm Vectra AI has appointed Jeff Reed to the newly created role of Chief Product Officer.

Shaun Khalfan has joined payments giant PayPal as SVP, CISO.

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New CISA guidelines categorize AI risks into three significant types and pushes a four-part mitigation strategy.

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Okta warned of a spike in credential stuffing attacks using anonymizing services such as Tor, DataImpulse, Luminati, and NSocks.

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A Belarusian hacker activist group claims to have infiltrated the network of the country’s main KGB security agency and accessed personnel files of over 8,600 employees.

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CEOs of major tech companies are joining a new artificial intelligence safety board to advise the federal government on how to protect the nation’s…

New CISA guidelines categorize AI risks into three significant types and pushes a four-part mitigation strategy.

History of TikTok and how it many view it as a national security threat.

In 2023, Google said it blocked 2.28 million bad applications from being published on Google Play and banned 333,000 developer accounts.

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Trustwave, a provider of cloud-based compliance and information security solutions, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Irvine, California-based M86 Security, a provider of Web security and anti-malware solutions.

Tacoma, Washington-based IID (Internet Identity), a provider of Internet security technology and services, today said that it has seen a dramatic decrease in Fortune 500 companies and what it considers “major” U.S. federal agencies that are infected with DNSChanger malicious malware.

The human element. It’s something information security professionals lose sleep over and just can’t seem to get under control. But the threat from smartphone carrying, click-happy, and “helpful” (think social engineering) employees to an organization's security posture is not new to any CISO or IT Security professional.

General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, a unit of General Dynamics, said today that it has been awarded a contract to continue its cyber network defense, operations and exploitation support of the U.S. Air Force's 35th Intelligence Squadron (35IS) Cyberspace Operations program Sensor Shadow.The contract has a maximum value of $5 million over three years if all options are exercised, the company said in a statement.

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