Tag: business
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iRhythm discloses data breach, says hackers stole patient info
Digital healthcare company iRhythm Holdings has disclosed a data breach after hackers stole patients’ personal and health information stored on third-party-hosted business applications. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/irhythm-discloses-data-breach-says-hackers-stole-patient-info/
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Most CISOs Report Pressure to Bury Bad Security News
Executive leaders may not be saying it aloud, but business objectives and priorities don’t always promote timely disclosures. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/most-cisos-report-pressure-to-bury-bad-security-news
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Cyberattack on Russian tech firm Astral disrupts business, government services for week
According to customer complaints, the disruption affected a range of services used by businesses, leading to interruptions in cash register operations, difficulties selling certain regulated goods, loss of access to customer portals and corporate email and problems with electronic human resources document management systems and authentication using digital certificates. First seen on therecord.media Jump to…
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Policy as Code: From Documents to Machine Intelligence
Policy as Code Turns Static Compliance Documents Into Enforceable, Auditable Policy For decades, policies, standards and procedures have anchored security and compliance governance. But static documents can no longer keep pace with dynamic regulations and frontier technology. Policy as Code transforms them into machine-readable, enforceable, continuously verifiable rules that drive real business decisions. First seen…
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Chinese, N. Korean Threat Groups Build on Asia-Pacific Success
North Korea’s gross domestic product (GDP) has grown, in part because of the cybercrime gains of groups linked to the nation, which target business and financial firms. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/chinese-korean-threat-groups-asia-pacific-success
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Meta to Use Off-Site Business Data for Feed and AI Personalization
Meta on Tuesday announced that it will use information shared by other businesses to personalize users’ feed and responses from its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, expanding its scope beyond targeted ads.”Businesses often share information about people’s activity on their sites with us to make ads more relevant,” Meta said in a statement.”We already use this…
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Security Leaders Must Stop Living by the Framework
Paul Watts of Keywords Studios on Business Alignment, AI Hype and Workforce Risk. Cybersecurity leaders who still operate through the lens of frameworks and risk registers could be irrelevant in a world where business moves without them, said Paul Watts, CISO at Keywords Studios. He recommends investing in both AI and people to sustain operations…
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75% of Firms Deploy Vulnerable Code Amid Pressure on CISOs, Report Finds
Checkmarx report warns that business pressure is among the reason security leaders let security compliance slip First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/firms-deploy-vulnerable-code/
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Why Tool Count Is the Wrong Security Metric
CybaVerse’s Oliver Spence on Matching Tools to Business Outcomes. Mid-market organizations manage 30 to 40 security tools on average, yet many still struggle to define the outcomes these tools should deliver. Oliver Spence, CEO of CybaVerse, says the fix should start well before any procurement decision. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/tool-count-wrong-security-metric-a-31909
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The new risk equation: Why endpoint security is a financial imperative
Cyber risk is financial risk; endpoint security in financial services is a business imperative. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/spons/the-new-risk-equation-why-endpoint-security-is-a-financial-imperative/821449/
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The new risk equation: Why endpoint security is a financial imperative
Cyber risk is financial risk; endpoint security in financial services is a business imperative. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/spons/the-new-risk-equation-why-endpoint-security-is-a-financial-imperative/821449/
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New ChatGPT Lockdown Mode Aims to Block Prompt Injection and Data Exfiltration Attacks
OpenAI this week introduced Lockdown Mode, a security-focused setting for ChatGPT designed to reduce the risk of data exfiltration from prompt-injection attacks. The feature is rolling out to eligible personal accounts (Free, Go, Plus, Pro) and self-serve ChatGPT Business workspaces, and managed-workspace administrators can assign a Lockdown Mode role to members. Prompt injection is a…
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Free Apps Are Quietly Turning Smart TVs Into Web-Scraping Proxies for AI
A researcher has reverse-engineered the iOS SDK that Bright Data embeds in consumer apps and documented how it turns devices, including always-on smart TVs, into exit nodes that relay web-scraping traffic for a data business Bright Data markets heavily to the AI industry.The company, the successor to Luminati, operates what it calls the largest residential…
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Conduent Hack Victim Count Now Tops 62.2 Million
Back-Office Servicer’s Breach Estimate Has More Than Doubled Since February. The victim tally in back-office services firm Conduent Business Services’ 2024 hack has more than doubled to over 62.2 million individuals, from an earlier estimate of 25 million plus. The incident is now on track to be at least the third-largest health data breach ever…
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ISMG Editors: Wrapping Up Infosecurity Europe 2026
Conference Highlights AI Maturity, Agentic Risks and Human Factors in Cybersecurity. ISMG editors reflect on key themes from Infosecurity Europe 2026, including AI’s role from buzzword to business strategy, the risks of agentic systems in critical infrastructure and why human-to-human trust is emerging as a defining factor in cybersecurity. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Azul gewinnt vier Stevie Awards 2026 für Enterprise-Java, Cloud-Optimierung, DevOps und KI-Infrastruktur
Azul, Anbieter von Enterprise-Java-Lösungen für KI- und Cloud-First-Umgebungen, ist bei den 24th Annual American Business Awards mit vier Stevie Awards ausgezeichnet worden. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/azul-gewinnt-vier-stevie-awards-2026-fuer-enterprise-java-cloud-optimierung-devops-und-ki-infrastruktur/a45385/
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PCPJack Hijacks 230 AWS, Google Cloud, and Azure Servers for Covert SMTP Relay Network
The threat actor known as PCPJack has hijacked cloud servers associated with Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure to create a covert SMTP email relay network.”Compromised business servers across the U.S., Europe, and Asia were quietly converted into SMTP proxies, verified for mail relay capability, and synced to a downstream consumer every…
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Infosecurity Europe: How Businesses Can Prepare for a Cybersecurity Crisis with Effective Plans
Cybersecurity and business leaders with experience of dealing with major incidents from within the NCSC and at JLR detail what you need to prioritize if your organization is hit by a cyber-attack First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/infosecurity-europe-cybersecurity/
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The modern-day business can learn a lot about risk from this year’s mega events
Every year brings its share of global events, but 2026 is proving to be a banner year for mega-scale entertainment. The year got off to a roaring start with the Winter … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/06/04/mega-events-cyber-risk/
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Quantum Sales Pitch Goes From Compute Supremacy to Utility
IBM, Google and Other Firms Are Focusing on Commercial Value as Quantum Progresses. IBM’s $10 billion quantum computing push reflects a broader industry effort to move beyond scientific milestones and toward business value. But cybersecurity leaders say vendors should focus less on product narratives and more on meaningful progress. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Vobis Ventures Buys Optiv Consulting to Expand AI Security
500-Person Team Will Help Vobis Blend AI, Data and Security Architecture Services. Vobis Ventures acquired Optiv’s 500-person consulting business to combine cybersecurity architecture expertise with AI implementation, governance and agentic AI security capabilities as enterprises struggle to manage the risks of rapidly expanding AI deployments. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/vobis-ventures-buys-optiv-consulting-to-expand-ai-security-a-31857
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Legal Shield Protecting AI Vendors Is Eroding
Why Courts Are Scrutinizing Consultants and AI Developers Alike. As AI becomes embedded in business decisions, courts are beginning to scrutinize not just users, but also the vendors and consultants behind the technology. Attorney Elizabeth Carter explains how liability, indemnity and governance risks are rapidly evolving in the AI era. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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Proofpoint Ramping Up Big MSP Growth Push In North America: Exec
Proofpoint’s launch of a business unit and Microsoft 365 security platform focused on meeting the needs of MSPs and their SMB customers marks a major advancement for the managed service provider market, according to an MSP executive. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/proofpoint-ramping-up-big-msp-growth-push-in-north-america-exec
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Best Dropbox Alternatives for 2026: Free Premium Tools
Compare the best Dropbox alternatives for 2026, including free storage, security, collaboration features, pricing, and business file-sharing tools. The post Best Dropbox Alternatives for 2026: Free Premium Tools appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/dropbox-alternative/
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Fake Purchase Orders Spread JS.MonoGlyphRAT in U.S. Enterprise Attacks
Hackers are using highly convincing fake purchase orders and sales documents to sneak a new JavaScript backdoor, JS.MonoGlyphRAT, into US enterprises, where it quietly establishes persistence and enables full remote control of infected systems. The malware arrives as a .js attachment masquerading as a purchase order, quotation, or business proposal, and it encourages staff in…
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6 Best IT Asset Management (ITAM) Software in 2026
Find the perfect IT asset management solution for your business needs in 2026. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/products/it-asset-management-software/
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Optiv Sells Consulting Business To Focus On Managed Services, Security Solutions: Exclusive
Optiv Security has completed the sale of its advisory, consulting and transformation (ACT) business to investment firm Vobis Ventures, which will create a new entity operating as Optiv Consulting, the company told CRN exclusively. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/optiv-sells-consulting-business-to-focus-on-managed-services-security-solutions-exclusive
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Infosecurity Europe: Business Leaders Lack Understanding of Threat Intelligence, Study Warns
A new Silobreaker and SANS Institute paper examines the ‘Intelligence-Stakeholder Gap’ and what organizations must do to achieve business buy-in on threat intelligence First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/business-leaders-struggle-threat/