Tag: awareness

The devil of proposed SEC AI disclosure rule is in the details

Dec 17, 2025 9:19 AM

Tags: advisory, ai, awareness, business, ceo, compliance, cybersecurity, data, government, intelligence, jobs, law, risk, sans, service, software, strategy, technology, tool, training

not use AI for some purposes. Attorneys who have studied the proposal note that the AI rule, just like the SEC’s cybersecurity rule from about two years ago, won’t technically require anything to be reported that wouldn’t have already required reporting. The new rule refers only to material AI efforts and ever since the creation of…
How to create a ransomware playbook that works

Dec 16, 2025 9:19 AM

Tags: access, antivirus, attack, authentication, awareness, backup, best-practice, breach, business, communications, corporate, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, edr, email, encryption, exploit, finance, firewall, flaw, identity, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, law, least-privilege, malicious, malware, mfa, mobile, phishing, ransom, ransomware, risk, skills, social-engineering, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability

Staffing, skills, and training: Many organizations continue to find that cybersecurity experts are in short supply, so staffing up teams is a challenge. That can be problematic for a ransomware strategy. Companies need to have a variety of skills in place, including expertise in incident detection and prevention, incident response, firewall configuration, and other areas.They…
How to create a ransomware playbook that works

Dec 16, 2025 9:19 AM

Tags: access, antivirus, attack, authentication, awareness, backup, best-practice, breach, business, communications, corporate, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, edr, email, encryption, exploit, finance, firewall, flaw, identity, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, law, least-privilege, malicious, malware, mfa, mobile, phishing, ransom, ransomware, risk, skills, social-engineering, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability

Staffing, skills, and training: Many organizations continue to find that cybersecurity experts are in short supply, so staffing up teams is a challenge. That can be problematic for a ransomware strategy. Companies need to have a variety of skills in place, including expertise in incident detection and prevention, incident response, firewall configuration, and other areas.They…
How to create a ransomware playbook that works

Dec 16, 2025 9:19 AM

Tags: access, antivirus, attack, authentication, awareness, backup, best-practice, breach, business, communications, corporate, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, edr, email, encryption, exploit, finance, firewall, flaw, identity, incident response, infrastructure, insurance, law, least-privilege, malicious, malware, mfa, mobile, phishing, ransom, ransomware, risk, skills, social-engineering, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability

Staffing, skills, and training: Many organizations continue to find that cybersecurity experts are in short supply, so staffing up teams is a challenge. That can be problematic for a ransomware strategy. Companies need to have a variety of skills in place, including expertise in incident detection and prevention, incident response, firewall configuration, and other areas.They…
When Love Becomes a Shadow: The Inner Journey After Parental Alienation

Dec 16, 2025 8:19 AM

Tags: awareness, data, identity, malicious

There’s a strange thing that happens when a person you once knew as your child seems, over years, to forget the sound of your voice, the feel of your laugh, or the way your presence once grounded them. It isnt just loss – it’s an internal inversion: your love becomes a shadow. Something haunting, familiar,…
Security for AI: How Shadow AI, Platform Risks, and Data Leakage Leave Your Organization Exposed

Dec 15, 2025 7:19 PM

Tags: access, ai, attack, awareness, business, chatgpt, china, cloud, compliance, control, corporate, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, endpoint, governance, guide, infrastructure, injection, leak, LLM, malicious, microsoft, mitigation, monitoring, network, open-source, openai, privacy, RedTeam, risk, saas, service, strategy, threat, tool, training, vulnerability

Your employees are using AI whether you’ve sanctioned it or not. And even if you’ve carefully vetted and approved an enterprise-grade AI platform, you’re still at risk of attacks and data leakage. Key takeaways: Security teams face three key risks as AI usage becomes widespread at work: Shadow AI, the challenge of safely sanctioning tools,…
Security for AI: How Shadow AI, Platform Risks, and Data Leakage Leave Your Organization Exposed

Dec 15, 2025 7:19 PM

Tags: access, ai, attack, awareness, business, chatgpt, china, cloud, compliance, control, corporate, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, endpoint, governance, guide, infrastructure, injection, leak, LLM, malicious, microsoft, mitigation, monitoring, network, open-source, openai, privacy, RedTeam, risk, saas, service, strategy, threat, tool, training, vulnerability

Your employees are using AI whether you’ve sanctioned it or not. And even if you’ve carefully vetted and approved an enterprise-grade AI platform, you’re still at risk of attacks and data leakage. Key takeaways: Security teams face three key risks as AI usage becomes widespread at work: Shadow AI, the challenge of safely sanctioning tools,…
Next Gen Awareness Training: KnowBe4 Unveils Custom Deepfake Training

Dec 15, 2025 3:19 PM

Tags: attack, awareness, deep-fake, risk, threat, training

In today’s world, it can be hard for awareness training to keep up with the modern threats that are constantly emerging. Today, KnowBe4 has announced a new custom deepfake training experience to counteract the risk of ‘deepfake’ attacks as they continue to rise. The experience, which is now available, aims to help employees defend against…
2025 Year of Browser Bugs Recap:

Dec 10, 2025 8:33 PM

Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, awareness, browser, cctv, chrome, cloud, communications, computer, credentials, crypto, cyber, data, data-breach, detection, edr, email, endpoint, exploit, flaw, gartner, google, guide, identity, injection, leak, login, malicious, malware, network, openai, passkey, password, phishing, ransom, ransomware, risk, saas, service, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, windows, xss, zero-day

At the beginning of this year, we launched the Year of Browser Bugs (YOBB) project, a commitment to research and share critical architectural vulnerabilities in the browser. Inspired by the iconic Months of Bugs tradition in the 2000s, YOBB was started with a similar purpose”Š”, “Što drive awareness and discussion around key security gaps and…
Key cybersecurity takeaways from the 2026 NDAA

Dec 10, 2025 8:32 AM

Tags: access, ai, attack, awareness, best-practice, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, framework, governance, government, group, guide, infrastructure, injection, intelligence, international, malicious, military, ml, mobile, monitoring, network, nist, privacy, resilience, risk, risk-assessment, service, spyware, supply-chain, theft, threat, tool, training, unauthorized, vulnerability

AI and machine learning security and procurement requirements: Recognizing that AI now underpins everything from battlefield planning to intelligence analysis, the bill introduces sweeping requirements to safeguard these systems from emerging digital threats.The NDAA spells out a spate of policy and procurement practices that the military should meet regarding artificial intelligence and machine learning (ML).…
Key cybersecurity takeaways from the 2026 NDAA

Dec 10, 2025 8:32 AM

Tags: access, ai, attack, awareness, best-practice, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, framework, governance, government, group, guide, infrastructure, injection, intelligence, international, malicious, military, ml, mobile, monitoring, network, nist, privacy, resilience, risk, risk-assessment, service, spyware, supply-chain, theft, threat, tool, training, unauthorized, vulnerability

AI and machine learning security and procurement requirements: Recognizing that AI now underpins everything from battlefield planning to intelligence analysis, the bill introduces sweeping requirements to safeguard these systems from emerging digital threats.The NDAA spells out a spate of policy and procurement practices that the military should meet regarding artificial intelligence and machine learning (ML).…
GitHub Action Secrets aren’t secret anymore: exposed PATs now a direct path into cloud environments

Dec 10, 2025 5:33 AM

Tags: access, api, authentication, awareness, cloud, credentials, data-breach, detection, exploit, github, infrastructure, malicious, mfa, monitoring, security-incident, strategy, threat, training

Easily evading detection: Wiz found that a threat actor with basic read permissions via a PAT can use GitHub’s API code search to discover secret names embedded directly in a workflow’s yaml code, accessed via “${{ secrets.SECRET_NAME }}.”The danger is that this secret discovery method is difficult to monitor because search API calls are not…
GitHub Action Secrets aren’t secret anymore: exposed PATs now a direct path into cloud environments

Dec 10, 2025 5:33 AM

Tags: access, api, authentication, awareness, cloud, credentials, data-breach, detection, exploit, github, infrastructure, malicious, mfa, monitoring, security-incident, strategy, threat, training

Easily evading detection: Wiz found that a threat actor with basic read permissions via a PAT can use GitHub’s API code search to discover secret names embedded directly in a workflow’s yaml code, accessed via “${{ secrets.SECRET_NAME }}.”The danger is that this secret discovery method is difficult to monitor because search API calls are not…
GitHub Action Secrets aren’t secret anymore: exposed PATs now a direct path into cloud environments

Dec 10, 2025 5:33 AM

Tags: access, api, authentication, awareness, cloud, credentials, data-breach, detection, exploit, github, infrastructure, malicious, mfa, monitoring, security-incident, strategy, threat, training

Easily evading detection: Wiz found that a threat actor with basic read permissions via a PAT can use GitHub’s API code search to discover secret names embedded directly in a workflow’s yaml code, accessed via “${{ secrets.SECRET_NAME }}.”The danger is that this secret discovery method is difficult to monitor because search API calls are not…
Vaillant CISO: NIS2 complexity and lack of clarity endanger its mission

Dec 8, 2025 8:32 AM

Tags: ai, attack, awareness, business, ciso, compliance, corporate, country, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, dora, email, germany, infrastructure, intelligence, network, nis-2, office, organized, phishing, ransomware, regulation, risk, service, skills, supply-chain, threat, training

CSO Germany: The energy sector is increasingly becoming a target for cybercriminals. Experts and the Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) believe that protection in this area must be significantly increased. How do you assess the current situation?Reiß: The geopolitical tensions we are currently witnessing are leading to an increased threat level. This naturally also affects the heating…
Submarine cable cybersecurity: protecting critical infrastructure

Dec 4, 2025 9:32 AM

Tags: 5G, ai, awareness, business, cloud, compliance, computing, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, detection, framework, google, government, infrastructure, intelligence, international, Internet, iot, microsoft, network, resilience, risk, service, social-engineering, software, technology, threat, tool, training

think tank Atlantic Council identifies several trends that threaten the security of submarine cables. On the one hand, linked to the geostrategic issue, the presence of authoritarian governments are reshaping the internet’s physical layout through companies that control internet infrastructure, to route data more favorably, interrupting the provision of services or taking advantage of infrastructures…
CSO 30 Awards 2025: Celebrating Excellence, Innovation and Leadership in Cybersecurity

Dec 2, 2025 4:49 PM

Tags: advisory, ai, automation, awareness, backup, business, ceo, cio, cyber, cybersecurity, data, endpoint, finance, google, governance, healthcare, incident response, infosec, jobs, office, phishing, ransomware, resilience, risk, service, strategy, technology, threat

UK CSO 30 2025 winner Greg Emmerson (right) with judge Andrew Barber (left) CSO UK / FoundryGreg Emmerson stood out for transforming both the culture and capability of Applegreen’s security organization. Emmerson established regional Centres of Excellence to strengthen collaboration and skill development across global teams, modernizing operations through Continuous Threat Exposure Management and enterprise-wide canary tooling. By unifying identities and embedding advanced…
CSO 30 Awards 2025: Celebrating Excellence, Innovation and Leadership in Cybersecurity

Dec 2, 2025 4:49 PM

Tags: advisory, ai, automation, awareness, backup, business, ceo, cio, cyber, cybersecurity, data, endpoint, finance, google, governance, healthcare, incident response, infosec, jobs, office, phishing, ransomware, resilience, risk, service, strategy, technology, threat

UK CSO 30 2025 winner Greg Emmerson (right) with judge Andrew Barber (left) CSO UK / FoundryGreg Emmerson stood out for transforming both the culture and capability of Applegreen’s security organization. Emmerson established regional Centres of Excellence to strengthen collaboration and skill development across global teams, modernizing operations through Continuous Threat Exposure Management and enterprise-wide canary tooling. By unifying identities and embedding advanced…
KI-Malware: Robuste Cyberabwehr braucht moderne Technik und Awareness Trainings

Nov 28, 2025 9:49 AM

Tags: ai, awareness, cyberattack, malware, training

In den kommenden Monaten werden Angriffe dynamischer, da Cyberkriminelle neue Technologien schnell adaptieren und Angriffsmethoden verfeinern. Allerdings werden Unternehmen lernfähiger und robuster. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/ki-malware-robuste-cyberabwehr-braucht-moderne-technik-und-awareness-trainings/a42994/
Empathetic policy engineering: The secret to better security behavior and awareness

Nov 28, 2025 8:49 AM

Tags: awareness, business, ciso, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, framework, group, phishing, regulation, risk, risk-assessment, strategy, threat, training

In many companies, IT security guidelines encounter resistance because employees perceive them as obstructive or impractical. This makes implementation difficult, undermines effectiveness, and strains collaboration between the security department and business units.As a result, instead of being seen as a partner, cybersecurity is often perceived as a hindrance, a fatal security risk. For CISOs, this…
Empathetic policy engineering: The secret to better security behavior and awareness

Nov 28, 2025 8:49 AM

Tags: awareness, business, ciso, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, framework, group, phishing, regulation, risk, risk-assessment, strategy, threat, training

In many companies, IT security guidelines encounter resistance because employees perceive them as obstructive or impractical. This makes implementation difficult, undermines effectiveness, and strains collaboration between the security department and business units.As a result, instead of being seen as a partner, cybersecurity is often perceived as a hindrance, a fatal security risk. For CISOs, this…
CSPM buyer’s guide: How to choose the best cloud security posture management tools

Nov 27, 2025 8:49 AM

Tags: access, ai, api, automation, awareness, best-practice, breach, business, cloud, compliance, container, control, crowdstrike, cybercrime, data, data-breach, defense, detection, exploit, framework, google, governance, group, guide, infrastructure, intelligence, kubernetes, leak, LLM, microsoft, monitoring, network, programming, risk, risk-assessment, saas, service, software, strategy, threat, tool, training, unauthorized, vulnerability

cloud security posture management (CSPM) enterprise buyer’s guide today! ] In this buyer’s guide Cloud security posture management (CSPM) explainedWhat to look for in cloud security posture management (CSPM) toolsLeading vendors for cloud security posture management (CSPM)What to ask your cloud security posture management (CSPM) providerEssential readingThat’s where CSPM tools can help. These tools continuously…
Alliances between ransomware groups tied to recent surge in cybercrime

Nov 26, 2025 8:49 AM

Tags: access, attack, awareness, backup, business, cloud, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, encryption, exploit, extortion, group, healthcare, incident response, intelligence, law, leak, monitoring, ransom, ransomware, saas, service, software, tactics, theft, threat, vpn, vulnerability, zero-day

Ransomware groups change tactics to evade law enforcement: The latest quarterly study from Rapid7 also found that newly forged alliances are leading to a spike in ransomware activity while adding that tactical innovations, from refined extortion to double extortion and use of zero day, are also playing a part in increased malfeasance.The quarter also saw…
New ClickFix attacks use fake Windows Update screens to fool employees

Nov 26, 2025 5:49 AM

Tags: access, attack, awareness, captcha, computer, control, data, defense, detection, edr, email, endpoint, exploit, group, infection, intelligence, malicious, malware, monitoring, network, okta, phishing, powershell, russia, tactics, threat, tool, training, update, windows

Run dialog box, Windows Terminal, or Windows PowerShell. This leads to the downloading of scripts that launch malware.Two new tactics are used in the latest ClickFix campaign, says Huntress:the use since early October of a fake blue Windows Update splash page in full-screen, displaying realistic “Working on updates” animations that eventually conclude by prompting the user to…
FraudWeek So schützen sich Organisationen vor Betrug und Phishing

Nov 25, 2025 11:49 PM

Tags: awareness, fraud, international, phishing, risk, social-engineering

Jedes Jahr ruft die International-Fraud-Awareness-Week (Internationale Woche zur Sensibilisierung für Betrug) Unternehmen, öffentliche Einrichtungen und Nutzer dazu auf, sich eingehender mit den Risiken von Betrug, Social-Engineering und anderen Formen der digitalen Manipulation auseinanderzusetzen. Die im Jahr 2000 gestartete Initiative zielt darauf ab, weltweit das Bewusstsein dafür zu schärfen, wie sich Betrugsmaschen entwickeln, wie Angreifer menschliches…
7 signs your cybersecurity framework needs rebuilding

Nov 25, 2025 8:49 AM

Tags: ai, awareness, best-practice, breach, business, ceo, ciso, cloud, compliance, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, detection, endpoint, finance, firmware, framework, Hardware, healthcare, incident response, mobile, network, nist, privacy, risk, risk-management, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, threat, tool, training

2. Experiencing a successful cyberattack, of any size: Nothing highlights a weak cybersecurity framework better than a breach, says Steven Bucher, CSO at Mastercard. “I’ve seen firsthand how even a minor incident can reveal outdated protocols or gaps in employee training,” he states. “If your framework hasn’t kept pace with evolving threats or business needs,…
LLM09: Misinformation FireTail Blog

Nov 21, 2025 10:49 PM

Tags: ai, api, awareness, breach, cybersecurity, data, defense, healthcare, intelligence, LLM, mitigation, risk, training, vulnerability

Nov 21, 2025 – Lina Romero – In 2025, Artificial Intelligence is everywhere, and so are AI vulnerabilities. In fact, according to our research, these vulnerabilities are up across the board. The OWASP Top 10 list of Risks to LLMs can help teams track the biggest challenges facing AI security in our current landscape. Misinformation…
How to turn threat intel into real security wins

Nov 21, 2025 7:49 PM

Tags: access, api, attack, automation, awareness, business, ciso, cloud, communications, control, credentials, csf, data, data-breach, detection, dns, edr, email, endpoint, exploit, finance, framework, governance, guide, identity, intelligence, lessons-learned, mail, malware, mitre, nist, phishing, ransomware, resilience, risk, saas, siem, soar, soc, switch, tactics, theft, threat, tool, update, vulnerability

The CISO mandate: Risk, efficiency, investment, response: Reduce operational risk and financial loss Intelligence-led detection and response aim to prevent or minimise data loss and business disruption. The downstream effects, smaller blast radii, fewer regulatory headaches and lower recovery bills, are what boards recognise. Maximise staff efficiency Manual validation and correlation drive alert fatigue. Automating…
How to turn threat intel into real security wins

Nov 21, 2025 7:49 PM

Tags: access, api, attack, automation, awareness, business, ciso, cloud, communications, control, credentials, csf, data, data-breach, detection, dns, edr, email, endpoint, exploit, finance, framework, governance, guide, identity, intelligence, lessons-learned, mail, malware, mitre, nist, phishing, ransomware, resilience, risk, saas, siem, soar, soc, switch, tactics, theft, threat, tool, update, vulnerability

The CISO mandate: Risk, efficiency, investment, response: Reduce operational risk and financial loss Intelligence-led detection and response aim to prevent or minimise data loss and business disruption. The downstream effects, smaller blast radii, fewer regulatory headaches and lower recovery bills, are what boards recognise. Maximise staff efficiency Manual validation and correlation drive alert fatigue. Automating…
Sneaky2FA phishing tool adds ability to insert legit-looking URLs

Nov 21, 2025 5:49 AM

Tags: access, ai, attack, awareness, breach, ciso, cloud, data, defense, detection, email, exploit, google, jobs, linkedin, malicious, malware, microsoft, phishing, risk, software, tactics, tool, training

A look at Sneaky2FA: Sneaky2FA operates through a full-featured bot on Telegram, says the report. Customers reportedly receive access to a licensed, obfuscated version of the source code and deploy it independently. This means they can customize it to their needs. On the other hand, the report notes, Sneaky2FA implementations can be reliably profiled and…