Tag: business
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4 big mistakes you’re probably still making in vulnerability management”¦and how to fix them
Tags: attack, automation, business, cloud, cve, data, endpoint, mitigation, office, risk, software, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementWhy is it a problem? Monthly, weekly, or even daily scans used to be adequate. Now? They leave blind spots. Cloud resources, remote endpoints, VMs”¦ can spin up and vanish in minutes, and you’ll never catch those with a scan that runs on a schedule.Fix it! Shift to continuous scanning. Use tools that integrate with…
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DoJ Data Security Program Highlights Data Sharing Challenges
The Department of Justice announced compliance rules for the Data Security Program that will require organizations to reexamine how they do business and with whom. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/doj-data-security-program-data-sharing-challenge
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M&S tells hundreds of warehouse staff to stay at home after cyber-attack
Castle Donington agency workers told not to go to work as website orders remain on hold for fourth day in a row<ul><li><a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2025/apr/28/us-trade-war-tariffs-china-growth-targets-stock-markets-ftse-business-live-news”>Business live latest updates</li></ul>Marks & Spencer has told hundreds of workers at its main online distribution centre in Leicestershire to stay at home as website orders remain on hold for the fourth day…
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Reporting lines: Could separating from IT help CISOs?
Tags: attack, business, cio, ciso, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, finance, insurance, metric, mitigation, risk, risk-management, skills, technology, vulnerabilityReporting to the CFO can improve discussions about funding: There’s art and science to secure funding. Number matters in getting budget approval, and cybersecurity is at pains to be seen as more than a cost center. However, two-thirds (66%) of CFOs don’t fully understand the CISO role and have difficulty seeing the tangible return on…
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Drained Wallets: How to Protect Your Assets From Advanced Phishing Scams
With the rapid expansion of technological advancements, there have been many great innovations across various industries that have had a positive impact on the world. However, these advancements also mean the latest technologies may not always be used for legal or ethical activities, making being online a very risky business these days. Phishing is a…
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7 Best Third-Party Risk Management Software in 2025
Whether you operate a small business or run a large enterprise, you rely on third-party suppliers, merchants or software providers. They are fundamental to your operations, but they can pose security risks. The better you understand how that happens, the less likely you are to experience a breach. With the best third-party risk management software,…
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6 types of risk every organization must manage, and 4 strategies for doing it
Tags: ai, attack, backup, best-practice, breach, business, compliance, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, finance, framework, fraud, GDPR, governance, government, grc, hacker, healthcare, infrastructure, insurance, intelligence, law, mitigation, office, phishing, ransom, ransomware, regulation, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, service, startup, strategy, technology, threat, training, vulnerabilityCybersecurity risks Threats such as data breaches, phishing attacks, system intrusions, and broader digital vulnerabilities fall under the umbrella of security risks. The definition of cybersecurity risk is constantly evolving, now encompassing threats related to artificial intelligence and AI-driven systems.If you’re trying to mitigate risks in this area, you need to think not just about…
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Is Your Cybersecurity Scalable Enough?
Are Your Cybersecurity Efforts Truly Scalable? A question all organizations grapple with: is your cybersecurity infrastructure ready to adapt, evolve and scale alongside your business? Achieving scalable cybersecurity solutions forms the bedrock of data protection strategies. Not just from the viewpoint of managing the increasing volume of data, but also to combat advanced threats that……
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Max-Severity Commvault Bug Alarms Researchers
Though already patched, the vulnerability is especially problematic because of the highly privileged access it offers to business-critical systems, sensitive data, and backups for attackers. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/max-severity-commvault-bug-researchers
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How Channel Partners Drive Business Success Through Communication, Innovation, and Collaboration
Tags: businessFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/perspective/how-channel-partners-drive-business-success-through-communication-innovation-and-collaboration
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M&S systems remain offline days after cyber incident
M&S is still unable to provide contactless payment or click-and-collect services amid a cyber attack that it says has forced it to move a number of processes offline to safeguard its customers, staff and business First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366622924/MS-systems-remain-offline-days-after-cyber-incident
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Verizon DBIR Report: Small Businesses Identified as Key Targets in Ransomware Attacks
Tags: attack, breach, business, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, exploit, ransomware, security-incident, vulnerabilityVerizon Business’s 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), released on April 24, 2025, paints a stark picture of the cybersecurity landscape, drawing from an analysis of over 22,000 security incidents, including 12,195 confirmed data breaches. The report identifies credential abuse (22%) and exploitation of vulnerabilities (20%) as the predominant initial attack vectors, with a 34%…
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Gmail’s New Encrypted Messages Feature Opens a Door for Scams
Google is rolling out an end-to-end encrypted email feature for business customers, but it could spawn phishing attacks, particularly in non-Gmail inboxes. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/gmail-end-to-end-encryption-scams/
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10 key questions security leaders must ask at RSA 2025
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, authentication, automation, business, cisa, ciso, cloud, conference, control, corporate, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, edr, endpoint, fido, finance, gartner, google, government, healthcare, infrastructure, microsoft, mitigation, mitre, monitoring, mssp, network, nist, passkey, password, phone, programming, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, software, strategy, switch, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, zero-trustIs agentic AI more myth than reality?: Building on 2024’s AI enthusiasm, this year will be all about agentic AI, defined as “a type of AI that enables software systems to act autonomously, making decisions and taking actions based on goals, with minimal human intervention,” according to AI itself (source: Google Gemini). We’ll see lots…
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Erodiert die Security-Reputation der USA?
Tags: business, ceo, china, cisa, ciso, cybersecurity, cyersecurity, endpoint, exploit, germany, governance, government, intelligence, iran, kaspersky, north-korea, service, strategy, threat, usaTrump stiftet Verunsicherung auch wenn’s um Cybersicherheit geht.Nachdem US-Präsident Donald Trump nun auch Cybersicherheitsunternehmen per Executive Order für abweichende politische Positionen abstraft, befürchten nicht wenige Branchenexperten, dass US-Sicherheitsunternehmen künftig ähnlich in Verruf geraten könnten wie ihre russischen und chinesischen Konkurrenten. Die zentralen Fragen sind dabei:Können sich CISOs beziehungsweise ihre Unternehmen künftig noch auf US-amerikanische Bedrohungsinformationen…
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When AI moves beyond human oversight: The cybersecurity risks of self-sustaining systems
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, automation, breach, business, control, credentials, crowdstrike, cybersecurity, data, detection, email, exploit, firewall, fraud, government, identity, infection, login, malware, mfa, monitoring, network, phishing, risk, software, technology, threat, update, vulnerabilityautopoiesis, allows AI systems to adapt dynamically to their environments, making them more efficient but also far less predictable.For cybersecurity teams, this presents a fundamental challenge: how do you secure a system that continuously alters itself? Traditional security models assume that threats originate externally, bad actors exploiting vulnerabilities in otherwise stable systems. But with AI capable…
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Will politicization of security clearances make US cybersecurity firms radioactive?
Tags: access, business, ceo, cisa, cisco, ciso, credentials, crowdstrike, cybersecurity, disinformation, election, government, infrastructure, intelligence, law, microsoft, network, office, risk, spyware, strategy, threatWhat brought this on: This is mostly a reaction to a White House order on Wednesday that tied security clearances to supporting political concepts. The order chastised Chris Krebs, the former head of Trump’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). “Krebs’ misconduct involved the censorship of disfavored speech implicating the 2020 election and COVID-19 pandemic. CISA, under…
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ISACA and Chartered IIA pen open letter to UK Government urging swift audit reform to build digital resilience
ISACA and the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors (Chartered IIA), have sent a letter to Rt Hon Jonathan Reynolds MP, Secretary of State for Business and Trade, stressing the urgent need for audit reform legislation to boost digital resilience. The letter underlines strong stakeholder support for the Audit Reform and Corporate Governance Bill promised in…
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43% of Top 100 Enterprise Mobile Apps Expose Sensitive Data to Hackers
A comprehensive study by zLabs, the research team at Zimperium, has found that over 43% of the top 100 mobile applications used in business environments contain severe vulnerabilities that expose sensitive data to potential hackers. This finding underscores the urgent need for enterprises to reassess their app vetting processes and enhance security measures to protect…
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Ahold Delhaize confirms data theft after INC ransomware claims attack
Food retail giant Ahold Delhaize confirms that data was stolen from its U.S. business systems during a November 2024 cyberattack. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ahold-delhaize-confirms-data-theft-after-inc-ransomware-claims-attack/
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Intel Sells 51% Stake in Altera to Silver Lake in $8.75 Billion Deal
Intel Corporation has announced the divestiture of a 51% stake in its Altera division to Silver Lake, valuing the programmable logic company at $8.75 billion. This transaction marks a significant shift in Intel’s focus, enabling the tech giant to streamline its business while retaining a 49% interest in Altera, ensuring continued participation in its growth…
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Checkliste für den Business Continuity Plan
Angesichts der steigenden Cyberrisiken und dem zunehmenden Einsatz von KI bei Attacken, sollte die Gewährleistung der Geschäftskontinuität für jeden IT-Experten in Unternehmen Priorität haben. Eine unabhängige globale Forschungsstudie von Arcserve zeigt, dass 80 Prozent der befragten Unternehmen von Ransomware betroffen sind und dass sich fast jeder Dritte (30 Prozent) nach einem erfolgreichen Ransomware-Angriff nicht erholen……
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Latest Mustang Panda Arsenal: PAKLOG, CorKLOG, and SplatCloak – P2
This is Part 2 of our two-part technical analysis on Mustang Panda’s new tools. For details on ToneShell and StarProxy, go to Part 1.IntroductionIn addition to the new ToneShell variants and StarProxy, Zscaler ThreatLabz discovered two new keyloggers used by Mustang Panda that we have named PAKLOG and CorKLOG as well as an EDR evasion…
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Oracle April 2025 Critical Patch Update Addresses 171 CVEs
Oracle addresses 171 CVEs in its second quarterly update of 2025 with 378 patches, including 40 critical updates. Background On April 15, Oracle released its Critical Patch Update (CPU) for April 2025, the second quarterly update of the year. This CPU contains fixes for 171 unique CVEs in 378 security updates across 32 Oracle product…
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Government contractor Conduent disclosed a data breach
The business services provider Conduent told the SEC a January cyberattack exposed personal data, including names and Social Security numbers. The business services provider Conduent revealed that personal information, including names and Social Security numbers, was stolen in a January cyberattack. In January, Conduent confirmed a cyberattack caused service disruptions after agencies in multiple US…