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Nightfall AI: AI-Powered Data Leak Prevention (DLP) for the Enterprise

Data leak prevention (DLP) has become a critical tool for securing the modern enterprise. Think of popular workplace apps like Slack, Salesforce, Google Drive, M365, ChatGPT, and more; these apps have revolutionized workplace productivity, but they’ve also provided new pathways to spread sensitive data and risk compliance. This is where DLP solutions come in. However, legacy DLP relies on rules and heuristics, which overload security teams with false positive alerts and slow the remediation process to a grinding halt.

Identify, Respond, & Protect - Defending yourself from the newly disclosed Palo Alto PAN-OS CVE

On April 12th, Palo Alto disclosed a vulnerability with a maximum severity rating for the PAN-OS Global Protect Gateway. There was clear evidence that the vulnerability was being actively exploited as early as March 26th. When exploited, this vulnerability enables an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on the firewall. Palo Alto expected patches to be released for tested mitigations to block known attacks on April 14th.

AI-driven cyber attacks to be the norm within a year, say security leaders

New research from Netacea reveals 93% of security leaders expect to face daily AI-driven attacks by the end of this year. Ransomware and phishing attacks are expected to be enhanced by offensive AI, but bots remain an underestimated threat. All respondents are benefiting from AI in their security stack, but adoption of bot management is lagging behind.
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Human risk management automation can help beat burnout

Cyber criminals are relentlessly exploiting new technologies to improve their chances of success. As such, security professionals are feeling the pressure of keeping watch against these threats and trying to stay a step ahead of these criminals.
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Hacked Creativity? How Cyber Security Threats Impact Artists

The creative industries have undergone a rapid shift thanks to digitisation. The emergence of cutting-edge cloud-based storage, automation and artificial intelligence (AI) tools has allowed creatives from all walks of life to innovate and enhance how they work while alleviating themselves from many arduous, repetitive, and time-consuming tasks.

Combating phishing attacks with passwordless FIDO2 authentication

Attackers predominantly use phishing attacks to steal and misuse user identities. A global Statista study on employee-reported malicious emails revealed that in the first quarter of 2023, 58.2% of malicious emails were credential theft attacks, 40.5% were impersonation attacks, and 1.3% were malware deliveries. Phishing attacks create a sense of urgency and panic in users, who, as a result, easily fall victim to them.

Data Breach Response and Investigation: 8 Steps for Efficient Remediation

From financial losses to legal issues to a damaged reputation, the consequences of a data breach can severely impair organizations. Therefore, having robust data breach incident response and investigation procedures is critical for organizations to mitigate the impact of such incidents. In this article, we review what a data breach is and how it can influence your organization as well as provide eight simple steps to efficiently respond to and investigate data breaches.

The Real Challenges of InfoSec: Overcoming Business Skepticism

Uncover the untold pressures of cybersecurity professionals with this revealing episode from the Razorwire Podcast. Discover the challenges faced by those in information security, often unseen and underappreciated in the business world. From being perceived as pessimists to being labeled as merely "digital security guards," hear firsthand from an experienced security veteran about the misconceptions and struggles of protecting a well-known newspaper's digital gates. This short will shine a light on why cybersecurity is not just about technology, but also about overcoming skepticism and validating the crucial role of security in every organization.