Tag: business
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CERN: how does the international research institution manage risk?
Tags: access, ai, business, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, framework, governance, group, international, iot, LLM, network, risk, service, strategy, technology, toolStefan Lüders and Tim Bell of CERN. CERNEmploying proprietary technology can introduce risks, according to Tim Bell, leader of CERN’s IT governance, risk and compliance section, who is responsible for business continuity and disaster recovery. “If you’re a visitor to a university, you’ll want to bring your laptop and use it at CERN. We can’t…
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How to Detect Insider Threats Before They Damage Your Business
Learn how deception, identity verification, automation, and zero trust help detect insider threats before they cause real business damage. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/12/how-to-detect-insider-threats-before-they-damage-your-business/
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Attacks are Evolving: 3 Ways to Protect Your Business in 2026
Every year, cybercriminals find new ways to steal money and data from businesses. Breaching a business network, extracting sensitive data, and selling it on the dark web has become a reliable payday. But in 2025, the data breaches that affected small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) challenged our perceived wisdom about exactly which types of businesses…
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Implementing NIS2, without getting bogged down in red tape
Tags: access, ai, automation, backup, bsi, business, cloud, compliance, control, data, detection, email, encryption, iam, identity, incident response, infrastructure, law, least-privilege, metric, monitoring, network, nis-2, regulation, saas, sbom, service, siem, soc, software, startup, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, zero-dayIT in transition: From text documents to declarative technology: NIS2 essentially requires three things: concrete security measures; processes and guidelines for managing these measures; and robust evidence that they work in practice.Process documentation, that is, policies, responsibilities, and procedures, is not fundamentally new for most larger companies. ISO 27001-based information security management systems, HR processes, and…
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ServiceNow’s $7.75 billion cash deal for Armis illustrates shifting strategies
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, automation, business, ceo, cio, ciso, computing, control, cyber, governance, identity, incident response, intelligence, iot, risk, service, strategy, tool, update, vulnerabilityVisibility is the key: “For decades, the CIO’s white whale has been a precise, real-time Configuration Management Database [CMDB]. Most are outdated the moment they are populated,” said Whisper Security CEO Kaveh Ranjbar. The Armis acquisition “is an admission that in an era of IoT, OT, and edge computing, you cannot rely on manual entry…
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Interpol sweep takes down cybercrooks in 19 countries
Tags: access, antivirus, attack, botnet, business, china, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, email, encryption, finance, fraud, group, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, international, interpol, law, malicious, malware, microsoft, ransomware, russia, scam, service, theft, threatA ‘very good thing’: The fact that the same operation broke ransomware operations and a business email compromise (BEC) operation is “unique,” said DiMaggio, because most people think of Africa as the source of BEC and fraud scams.The fact that authorities are working to disrupt ransomware operations in Africa before they grow to the size…
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Why staying ahead with Agentic AI is crucial for business
How Can Non-Human Identities Enhance Business Security With Agentic AI? Where technology continuously evolves, how can businesses leverage advancements to solidify their security posture? The answer lies in understanding and managing Non-Human Identities (NHIs) within a secure cloud environment, especially with the help of Agentic AI. WITH industries such as financial services, healthcare, and even……
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How to communicate cyber risk in commercial terms
Cyber risk is often discussed in technical language, often in a way which is difficult to decipher the real business impact. CVSS scores, vulnerabilities, attack paths and threat actors all have their place but for many decision”‘makers, this language doesn’t translate into real-world business outcomes. Small business leaders and non-technical executives need to understand what”¦…
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Sprawling ‘Operation Sentinel’ Neutralizes African Cybercrime Syndicates
Interpol said law enforcement across 19 countries made 574 arrests and recovered $3 million, against a backdrop of spiraling cybercrime in the region, including business email compromise, digital extortion, and ransomware schemes. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/operation-sentinel-african-cybercrime-syndicates
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University of Phoenix Data Breach: 3.5M Individuals Affected
Full Scope of Clop Ransomware Group’s Oracle E-Business Suite Hits Still Emerging. The University of Phoenix is notifying 3.5 million individuals that their personal information was compromised in a data breach. The theft traces to the Clop ransomware group’s supply-chain campaign against users of Oracle E-Business Suite, in which it wield two zero-day vulnerabilities. First…
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University of Phoenix Data Breach: 3.5M Individuals Affected
Full Scope of Clop Ransomware Group’s Oracle E-Business Suite Hits Still Emerging. The University of Phoenix is notifying 3.5 million individuals that their personal information was compromised in a data breach. The theft traces to the Clop ransomware group’s supply-chain campaign against users of Oracle E-Business Suite, in which it wield two zero-day vulnerabilities. First…
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University of Phoenix Data Breach: 3.5M Individuals Affected
Full Scope of Clop Ransomware Group’s Oracle E-Business Suite Hits Still Emerging. The University of Phoenix is notifying 3.5 million individuals that their personal information was compromised in a data breach. The theft traces to the Clop ransomware group’s supply-chain campaign against users of Oracle E-Business Suite, in which it wield two zero-day vulnerabilities. First…
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INTERPOL Dismantles Six Ransomware Operations, Detains 500+ Individuals
Law enforcement agencies across 19 countries have made a significant breakthrough in combating cybercrime, arresting 574 suspects and recovering approximately USD 3 million during a month-long coordinated operation across Africa. The crackdown underscores the escalating threat of ransomware, business email compromise (BEC), and digital extortion schemes plaguing the continent. Operation Sentinel, conducted from October 27…
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The 3% Rule: How To Silence 97% of Your Cloud Alerts and Be More Secure
Tags: access, ai, attack, breach, business, cloud, cve, cvss, data, data-breach, flaw, iam, identity, infrastructure, least-privilege, malicious, metric, network, ransomware, risk, security-incident, service, software, strategy, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementPrioritizing what to fix first and why that really matters Key takeaways The 97% distraction: Discover why the vast majority of your “Critical” alerts are just theoretical noise, and how focusing strictly on the 3% of findings that represent real, exploitable risk can drastically improve your security posture. Identity is the accelerant: Breaches rarely happen…
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Why outsourced cyber defenses create systemic risks
Tags: access, ai, attack, backdoor, breach, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, corporate, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, dora, exploit, finance, framework, GDPR, governance, government, hacker, healthcare, infrastructure, law, malicious, monitoring, moveIT, msp, nis-2, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, software, strategy, supply-chain, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-trustRisk categories of outsourced IT & cybersecurity: When you outsource, responsibility shifts, but accountability never leaves you. The risks fall into clear categories. Operational risks The most basic risk is fragile continuity. In 2017, British Airways outsourced parts of its IT operations. A system outage grounded flights worldwide. The vendor contract delivered savings, but it…
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2026: Bringing Cyber Resiliency to Organizations
4 Surprising Truths from Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Report That Change Everything The annual release of the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) is a major event in the cybersecurity calendar. For security professionals and business leaders, it’s the definitive source for understanding the threat landscape, packed with data-driven insights compiled from thousands of real-world incidents. Each year, it……
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Passwd: A walkthrough of the Google Workspace Password Manager
Passwd is designed specifically for organizations operating within Google Workspace. Rather than competing as a general consumer password manager, its purpose is narrow, and business-focused: secure credential storage, controlled sharing, and seamless Workspace integration. The platform emphasizes practicality over feature overload, aiming to provide a reliable system for teams that already rely First seen on…
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INTERPOL Arrests 574 in Africa; Ukrainian Ransomware Affiliate Pleads Guilty
A law enforcement operation coordinated by INTERPOL has led to the recovery of $3 million and the arrest of 574 suspects by authorities from 19 countries, amidst a continued crackdown on cybercrime networks in Africa.The coordinated effort, named Operation Sentinel, took place between October 27 and November 27, 2025, and mainly focused on business email…
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Why Third-Party Access Remains the Weak Link in Supply Chain Security
Attackers exploited a supply chain weakness, abusing trusted components to compromise systems and spread malicious activity across connected targets. Your next breach probably won’t start inside your network”, it will start with someone you trust. Every supplier, contractor, and service provider needs access to your systems to keep business running, yet each login is a…
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Agentic AI already hinting at cybersecurity’s pending identity crisis
Agentic AI’s identity crisis: Authentication and agentic experts interviewed, three of whom estimate that less than 5% of enterprises experimenting with autonomous agents have deployed agentic identity systems, say the reasons for this lack of security hardening are varied.First, many of these efforts are effectively shadow IT, where a line of business (LOB) executive has…
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DataDome recognized in The Bot And Agent Trust Management Software Landscape, Q4 2025 from Forrester
DataDome recognized in The Bot And Agent Trust Management Software Landscape, Q4 2025 from Forrester Forrester has just released The Bot And Agent Trust Management Software Landscape, Q4 2025 report. It marks a fundamental shift to reflect the rapid rise of agentic AI traffic”, moving beyond traditional bot management to a new paradigm that establishes…
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Interpol-led action decrypts 6 ransomware strains, arrests hundreds
An Interpol-coordinated initiative called Operation Sentinel led to the arrest of 574 individuals and the recovery of $3 million linked to business email compromise, extortion, and ransomware incidents. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/interpol-led-action-decrypts-6-ransomware-strains-arrests-hundreds/
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Threat Detection Software: The Complete Guide to Protecting Your Digital Assets in 2026
The cybersecurity landscape in 2026 presents unprecedented challenges for organizations across all industries. With cybercrime damages projected to exceed $10.5 trillion annually, enterprises face sophisticated threats from attackers leveraging AI-powered tools, advanced persistent threats, and multi-vector attack strategies. Effective threat detection is no longer optional it is a critical business imperative for maintaining operational continuity…
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Authentication Platform Comparison: Best Authentication Systems Tools for Your Business
Compare leading authentication platforms like Okta, Auth0, and open-source tools. Find the best authentication system for your business needs, balancing security, cost, and scalability. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/12/authentication-platform-comparison-best-authentication-systems-tools-for-your-business/
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Scripted Sparrow Utilizes Automation to Generate and Dispatch Attack Messages
Tags: attack, automation, business, cyber, cybersecurity, email, group, infrastructure, intelligenceScripted Sparrow, a prolific Business Email Compromise (BEC) collective with members spanning three continents, has raised significant concerns among cybersecurity researchers due to the sophisticated automation infrastructure underlying their large-scale fraudulent operations. Recent analysis by Fortra’s Intelligence and Research Experts (FIRE) reveals that the group’s staggering operational scale estimated at 3 million highly targeted messages…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Cyber Pros Emerge as Bold AI Adopters, While AI Changes Data Security Game, CSA Reports Say
Tags: advisory, ai, api, attack, awareness, business, cloud, compliance, control, credit-card, crime, crimes, crypto, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, exploit, finance, framework, google, governance, guide, healthcare, injection, intelligence, law, LLM, lockbit, malicious, metric, mitigation, monitoring, network, office, openai, ransom, ransomware, risk, risk-management, service, skills, sql, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerabilityFormerly “AI shy” cyber pros have done a 180 and become AI power users, as AI forces data security changes, the CSA says. Plus, PwC predicts orgs will get serious about responsible AI usage in 2026, while the NCSC states that, no, prompt injection isn’t the new SQL injection. And much more! Key takeaways Cyber…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Cyber Pros Emerge as Bold AI Adopters, While AI Changes Data Security Game, CSA Reports Say
Tags: advisory, ai, api, attack, awareness, business, cloud, compliance, control, credit-card, crime, crimes, crypto, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, detection, exploit, finance, framework, google, governance, guide, healthcare, injection, intelligence, law, LLM, lockbit, malicious, metric, mitigation, monitoring, network, office, openai, ransom, ransomware, risk, risk-management, service, skills, sql, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerabilityFormerly “AI shy” cyber pros have done a 180 and become AI power users, as AI forces data security changes, the CSA says. Plus, PwC predicts orgs will get serious about responsible AI usage in 2026, while the NCSC states that, no, prompt injection isn’t the new SQL injection. And much more! Key takeaways Cyber…
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Keeper Security Bolsters Federal Leadership to Advance Government Cybersecurity Initiatives
Keeper Security has announced the appointment of two new additions to its federal team, with Shannon Vaughn as Senior Vice President of Federal and Benjamin Parrish, Vice President of Federal Operations. Vaughn will lead Keeper’s federal business strategy and expansion, while Parrish will oversee the delivery and operational readiness of Keeper’s federal initiatives, supporting civilian,…
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Notfallmanagement verständlich erklärt – BSI gibt KMU Tipps für das Business Continuity Management
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/bsi-unterstuetzt-kmu-beim-aufbau-eines-modernen-notfallmanagements-a-440c88c300688366eb64c479bea010be/
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How should Your Business Deal with Email Impersonation Attacks in 2025?
Originally published at How should Your Business Deal with Email Impersonation Attacks in 2025? by EasyDMARC. Email impersonation attacks have evolved rapidly with the … First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/12/how-should-your-business-deal-with-email-impersonation-attacks-in-2025/