Tag: business
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How Compliance Training Software Protects Your Business from Risk
The modern business environment exposes organizations to a range of challenges that affect business operations, hence the need for robust regulations. Ignoring standards and guidelines can lead to costly fines, operational disruptions, and reputational damage. Last year, a US court asked a bank to pay USD$3 billion in fines”, the biggest in history”, for having…
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Microsoft Defender for Business Server – Malwareschutz für Windows- und Linux-Server
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/microsoft-defender-business-server-malwareschutz-kmu-a-3580f6c82997dd284a31b4e1842dcc7e/
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M&S says some personal data was taken in cyber-attack
Details taken are names, addresses and Marks & Spencer order histories, the Guardian understands<ul><li><a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2025/may/13/uk-wage-growth-slows-payrolls-vacancies-drop-thames-water-mps-us-inflation-business-live-news”>Business live latest updates</li></ul>Marks & Spencer has said for the first time that some personal customer information was taken in the <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/business/marksspencer”>cyber-attack that has crippled its online operation for more than three weeks.Since the retailer’s IT systems were hit by…
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CISOs must speak business to earn executive trust
In this Help Net Security interview, Pritesh Parekh, VP, CISO at PagerDuty talks about how CISOs can change perceptions of their role, build influence across the organization, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/05/13/pritesh-parekh-pagerduty-cisos-business-leaders-conversations/
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Deepfake attacks are inevitable. CISOs can’t prepare soon enough.
Tags: advisory, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, blockchain, business, ciso, compliance, control, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, defense, detection, espionage, finance, fraud, governance, grc, identity, incident response, jobs, law, mfa, north-korea, password, privacy, resilience, risk, scam, software, strategy, tactics, technology, threat, tool, training, updateReal-world fabrications: Even security vendors have been victimized. Last year, the governance risk and compliance (GRC) lead at cybersecurity company Exabeam was hiring for an analyst, and human resources (HR) qualified a candidate that looked very good on paper with a few minor concerns, says Kevin Kirkwood, CISO.”There were gaps in how the education represented…
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73% of CISOs admit security incidents due to unknown or unmanaged assets
Business continuity (42% of respondents)Competitiveness (39%)Customer trust and brand reputation (39%)Supplier relationships (39%)Employee productivity (38%)Financial performance (38%)Despite the obvious dangers, the survey shows that enterprises are doing too little. Forty-three percent of companies employ special tools for proactive risk management of their attack surface. The majority (58%) admitted they have not implemented processes for continuous…
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The rise of vCISO as a viable cybersecurity career path
Tags: advisory, business, ceo, cio, ciso, compliance, computer, control, country, cyber, cybersecurity, government, grc, group, guide, healthcare, incident response, infrastructure, ISO-27001, jobs, mobile, network, nist, risk, risk-assessment, risk-management, service, skills, strategy, technology, tool, trainingDamon Petraglia, vCISO and CISO on demand Blue Mantis Damon Petraglia A long-time cybersecurity pro with chops built up in the federal government world and through forensic investigation work, Damon Petraglia works as a vCISO and CISO on demand for the IT services firm Blue Mantis.”Where I am today as a vCISO is a culmination…
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ISMG Editors: CISA Cuts and US Cyber Plan Raise Alarms
Also: Cyber IPOs and the Investment Climate, the Urgency of AI Explainability. In this week’s update, ISMG editors unpacked Trump’s teased grand cyber plan amid budget cuts to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, key business takeaways from RSAC Conference 2025 and why explainability in artificial intelligence is becoming critical to trust and security. First…
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Cyber resilience is the strategy: Why business and security must align now
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/resource/cyber-resilience-is-the-strategy-why-business-and-security-must-align-now
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OpenText Report Shines Spotlight on Malware Infection Rates
A 2025 cybersecurity threat report based on analysis of data collected from tens of millions of endpoints by OpenText shows that the malware infection rate for business PCs now stands at 2.39%, with 87% of that malware being based on some type of variant that was specifically created to evade detection by cybersecurity tools. First…
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Deploying AI Agents? Learn to Secure Them Before Hackers Strike Your Business
AI agents are changing the way businesses work. They can answer questions, automate tasks, and create better user experiences. But with this power comes new risks, like data leaks, identity theft, and malicious misuse.If your company is exploring or already using AI agents, you need to ask: Are they secure?AI agents work with sensitive data…
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What Should You Consider When Choosing an AI Penetration Testing Company?
AI is truly making its way into every aspect of business operations, and rightly so. When we proactively test systems and applications to uncover weaknesses before attackers do, we’re carrying out penetration testing, often called “ethical hacking.” By staging these controlled attacks that mimic real-world threats, we expose gaps in processes and controls. AI penetration…
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Microsoft OneDrive move may facilitate accidental sensitive file exfiltration
want to make syncing easier, as it can create lots of security and IT headaches.The rollout was originally scheduled for this weekend (May 11), but sometime late on Thursday, the Microsoft page about the feature was changed to say that it was being pushed out in June. Microsoft did not immediately explain the delay, but discussions…
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‘CISOs sprechen heute die Sprache des Business”
Nick Godfrey, Leiter des Office of the CISO bei Google Cloud Google CloudAls Senior Director und Leiter des Office of the CISO bei Google Cloud ist es die Aufgabe von Nick Godfrey, das Unternehmen beim Austausch zwischen CISOs rund um die Themen Cloud und Security zu unterstützen. Godfrey, selbst ehemaliger Sicherheitsverantwortlicher bei einem Finanzdienstleister, leitet…
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AI in Zero Trust: Hype, Hope and Hidden Gaps
CISOs Seek Real Value as Vendors Tout the Latest Batch of AI-Driven Solutions. As the conversation shifts from generative to agentic AI, it’s clear that AI holds tremendous potential to ease zero trust fatigue, but only when guided by business context, quality data and human oversight. CISOs see AI as a basket of opportunities but…
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Email-Based Attacks Top Cyber-Insurance Claims
Cyber-insurance carrier Coalition said business email compromise and funds transfer fraud accounted for 60% of claims in 2024. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/email-based-attacks-cyber-insurance-claims
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From Managing Vulnerabilities to Managing Exposure: The Critical Shift You Can’t Ignore
Tags: ai, attack, best-practice, breach, business, cloud, computing, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, endpoint, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, office, risk, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementVulnerability management remains core to reducing cyber risk, but as the attack surface grows, teams need a risk-driven strategy that looks beyond vulnerabilities to see the bigger picture. Discover how exposure management unifies data and prioritizes real exposures, keeping teams proactive and ahead of cyber threats. The limits of siloed security Over the years, the…
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Business Owners: Here’s Why a VPN Isn’t Optional Anymore
Protect 10 team members’ browsing, block malware, and secure sensitive data with this easy-to-use VPN sub. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/ipro-vpn-3-year-subscription/
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How Escape Enabled Deeper Business Logic Testing for Arkose Labs
Arkose Labs is a global cybersecurity company that specializes in account security, including bot management, device ID, anti-phishing and email intelligence. Its unified platform helps the world’s biggest enterprises across industries, including banking, gaming, e-commerce and social media, protect user accounts and digital ecosystems from malicious automation, credential First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article:…
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The Most Pressing Security Threat to Business is Hidden in Plain Sight
Ultimately, investing in security isn’t just about the digital world. For organizations to be successful, they need to take a fundamentally holistic approach to protecting what matters most – people, company data and IP. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/05/the-most-pressing-security-threat-to-business-is-hidden-in-plain-sight/
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India-Pakistan conflict underscores your C-suite’s need to prepare for war
Tags: business, ciso, communications, conference, cyber, cyberattack, data-breach, disinformation, government, india, infrastructure, military, network, russia, service, supply-chain, ukraine, update, usa, vulnerabilityHow the India-Pakistan conflict raises the stakes: Should the conflict between these two nuclear powers escalate and become a full-blown war, the disruption to supply chains, research and development, and support services has the potential to be significant. Pakistan’s technical hubs in Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad will be placed in jeopardy. India’s technical hubs in…
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Security update causes new problem for Windows Hello for Business authentication
Tags: advisory, authentication, business, credentials, cve, flaw, identity, login, microsoft, update, vulnerability, windowsfixing vulnerabilities, of which CVE-2025-26647, the flaw addressed by the buggy fix, was serious enough to warrant immediate attention.But Windows environments are varied, and exceptions arise, especially in relation to the complex subject of authentication. In some cases, the fix for a vulnerability can cause new problems that Microsoft only detects when customers shout about…
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ClickFunnels Investigates Breach After Hackers Leak Business Data
ClickFunnels is investigating a data breach after hackers leaked detailed business data, including emails, phone numbers, and company… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/clickfunnels-investigate-breach-hackers-leak-business-data/
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Quantum supremacy: Cybersecurity’s ultimate arms race has China way in front
Tags: ai, authentication, automation, backup, banking, breach, business, china, ciso, computing, control, crypto, cryptography, cybersecurity, data, encryption, finance, government, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, jobs, military, ml, nist, risk, service, skills, technology, threat, update, vulnerability, zero-dayThe DeepSeek/Qwen factor: What we learned from recent AI advances, such as DeepSeek and Qwen, that caught the world by surprise is that China’s technology is much more advanced than anyone anticipated. I’d argue that this is a leading indicator that China’s quantum computing capabilities are also in absolute stealth-mode development and ahead of the…
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ClickFix Scam: How to Protect Your Business Against This Evolving Threat
Cybercriminals aren’t always loud and obvious. Sometimes, they play it quiet and smart. One of the tricks of… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/clickfix-scam-how-to-protect-business-againt-threat/
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Entra ID Data Protection: Essential or Overkill?
Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) is the backbone of modern identity management, enabling secure access to the applications, data, and services your business relies on. As hybrid work and cloud adoption accelerate, Entra ID plays an even more central role, managing authentication, enforcing policy, and connecting users across distributed environments.That prominence also First…
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California fines clothing retailer, orders changes in privacy business practices
The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) on Tuesday announced a six-figure fine and an order demanding significant business practice changes for a national clothing retailer which allegedly used a flawed privacy portal. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/california-fines-clothing-retailer-privacy