Tag: business
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Supply Chain Resilience for UK SMEs: Practical Steps to Reduce Third-Party Risk
For many UK SMEs, supply chain resilience is not a specialist security project. It is a business continuity issue. If a key supplier cannot deliver, a software provider has an outage, or a partner mishandles data, the impact can show up quickly in customer service, cash flow, and reputation. The good news is that you……
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Supply Chain Resilience for UK SMEs: Practical Steps to Reduce Third-Party Risk
For many UK SMEs, supply chain resilience is not a specialist security project. It is a business continuity issue. If a key supplier cannot deliver, a software provider has an outage, or a partner mishandles data, the impact can show up quickly in customer service, cash flow, and reputation. The good news is that you……
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A year in, Zoom’s CISO reflects on balancing security and business
In this Help Net Security interview, Sandra McLeod, CISO at Zoom, reflects on her first year in the role. She talks about moving from reactive firefighting to business … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/23/sandra-mcleod-zoom-ciso-leadership/
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Scenario: Open-source framework for automated AI app red-teaming
Enterprises running customer service bots, data analytics agents, and other AI-driven applications in production handle sensitive records and connect to core business systems … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/23/scenario-open-source-framework-for-automated-ai-app-red-teaming/
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The Invisible Threat: Business Logic Flaws in Modern Applications and Why Scanners Miss Them
<div cla In today’s security landscape, some of the most dangerous vulnerabilities aren’t flagged by automated scanners at all. These are the business logic flaws: subtle mistakes in an application’s design or workflow that malicious actors can exploit by doing the unexpected. As a result, companies can be blindsided by breaches even when their vulnerability…
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Anthropic investigates report of rogue access to hack-enabling Mythos AI
‘Handful’ of people allegedly gain unauthorised access to model adept at detecting cybersecurity vulnerabilities<ul><li><a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2026/apr/22/uk-inflation-increase-fuel-prices-oil-falls-trump-ceasefire-extended-business-live-news-updates”>Business live latest updates</li></ul>The AI developer Anthropic has confirmed it is investigating a report that unauthorised users have gained access to its Mythos model, which it has warned <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/08/anthropic-ai-cybersecurity-software”>poses risks to cybersecurity.The US startup made the statement after Bloomberg reported…
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Oracle April 2026 Critical Patch Update Addresses 241 CVEs
Oracle addresses 241 CVEs in its second quarterly update of 2026 with 481 patches, including 34 critical updates. Key takeaways: The second Critical Patch Update (CPU) for 2026 contains fixes for 241 unique CVEs in 481 security updates 34 issues (7.1% of all patches) were assigned a critical severity rating Oracle Communications received the highest…
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Optiv CEO Kevin Lynch On Why AI Won’t Displace The Channel
Even with all the massive potential for how AI could reshape the worlds of business and technology, there’s little reason to believe it will lead to a wholesale replacement of the value provided by the channel, Optiv CEO Kevin Lynch told CRN. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2026/optiv-ceo-kevin-lynch-on-why-ai-won-t-displace-the-channel
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Phishing and MFA exploitation: Targeting the keys to the kingdom
In 2025, attackers increasingly targeted weaknesses in multi-factor authentication (MFA) workflows, and phishing attacks leveraged valid, compromised credentials to launch lures from trusted accounts. The trends focused entirely on trust, or the lack thereof, in everyday business operations. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/phishing-and-mfa-exploitation-targeting-the-keys-to-the-kingdom/
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Why identity is the driving force behind digital transformation
Who they are and what they are up to.The project they are working on.Which environment should they use?Using this information, the system can determine which resource someone needs, when they need it and how to use it. The principle behind it is ‘never trust, always verify’. With it, errors that normally occur are reduced, less…
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This VPN Lets You Verify Your Business Privacy For $130
VP.NET makes VPN privacy verifiable, not just policy-based, with secure enclave tech for up to five devices. The post This VPN Lets You Verify Your Business Privacy For $130 appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/vpnet-3-year-subscription/
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In 2026, Transform a Recovery-based MVE Into an MVDE That Can Create “Unaffected” Digital Business
In March 2026, the CyberStrikeAI campaign used fully autonomous AI engines to breach over 600 FortiGate firewalls across 55 countries. Let that sink in. 600 firewalls, 55 countries. This is the age of AI. The attack speed is impossible to match with human defenders. The only defense against AI-powered attacks is to eliminate the path……
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Understanding Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification: The New Standard for Doing Business with the Department of Defense
For anyone working with or hoping to work with the Department of Defense (DoD), cybersecurity compliance is no longer optional. It’s now a condition of doing business. The DoD created the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) to solve a growing problem within the defense supply chain: inconsistent protection of sensitive information and unreliable self-reporting of…
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The backup myth that is putting businesses at risk
Backups protect data, but don’t keep your business running during downtime. Datto shows why BCDR is essential to keep operations running during ransomware and outages. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/the-backup-myth-that-is-putting-businesses-at-risk/
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Attackers abuse Microsoft Teams to impersonate the IT helpdesk in a new enterprise intrusion playbook
Cross-tenant risk grows: The attack chain uses Teams’ cross-tenant communication capability, which allows external users to initiate chats with employees, Microsoft wrote in the blog.”The cross-tenant risk is significant, and many organizations probably do underestimate it,” said Sunil Varkey, advisor at Beagle Security.”Collaboration tools were designed to reduce friction, but many organizations enabled that convenience…
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CISOs reshape their roles as business risk strategists
Tags: ai, business, chatgpt, ciso, compliance, cyber, cybersecurity, data, finance, jobs, mitigation, risk, risk-assessment, skills, strategy, technology, toolEvolving risks require a new CISO leadership profile: The shift to CISO as a risk position, and not one limited to technical and cybersecurity alone, has been years in the making. But it has accelerated since the arrival of ChatGPT in late 2022, as organizations embraced first generative AI and more recently agentic AI. That’s…
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Beyond IT: Cybersecurity is a strategic business risk
Why cybersecurity now demands C-suite attention and accountability. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/spons/beyond-it-cybersecurity-is-a-strategic-business-risk/817163/
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Responsible AI Governance for UK SMEs: A Practical Starting Point
Responsible AI Governance for UK SMEs: A Practical Starting Point Artificial intelligence is moving quickly into everyday business use. For many UK SMEs, that means AI is no longer a future topic. It is already helping with drafting content, summarising documents, handling customer queries, analysing data, and supporting internal decisions. That can bring real value,……
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Webinar: From phishing to fallout, Why MSPs must rethink both security and recovery
Cyberattacks are evolving faster than many MSP and corporate defenses can keep up, with phishing driving much of today’s cybercrime. Join our upcoming webinar to learn how to combine security and recovery strategies to reduce risk and maintain business continuity. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/webinar-from-phishing-to-fallout-why-msps-must-rethink-both-security-and-recovery/
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7 biggest healthcare security threats
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, breach, business, cloud, control, credentials, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, data-breach, email, endpoint, google, government, hacking, healthcare, HIPAA, infrastructure, injection, insurance, Internet, phishing, risk, security-incident, service, software, spam, sql, threat, tool, vulnerabilityCloud vulnerabilities and misconfigurations: Many healthcare organizations have adopted cloud services as part of broader digital transformation initiatives. As a result, patient health information (PHI) and other sensitive data is increasingly being hosted in vendor cloud environments.The trend has broadened attack surface at healthcare organizations, says Anthony James, vice president of products at Infoblox, especially…
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7 biggest healthcare security threats
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, breach, business, cloud, control, credentials, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, data-breach, email, endpoint, google, government, hacking, healthcare, HIPAA, infrastructure, injection, insurance, Internet, phishing, risk, security-incident, service, software, spam, sql, threat, tool, vulnerabilityCloud vulnerabilities and misconfigurations: Many healthcare organizations have adopted cloud services as part of broader digital transformation initiatives. As a result, patient health information (PHI) and other sensitive data is increasingly being hosted in vendor cloud environments.The trend has broadened attack surface at healthcare organizations, says Anthony James, vice president of products at Infoblox, especially…
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The need for a board-level definition of cyber resilience
Tags: awareness, business, cisa, compliance, control, crime, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, detection, finance, framework, governance, law, metric, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-analysis, risk-management, service, supply-chain, technologyWhere the literature converges: Organizational outcomes vs. policy and controls It’s consistently agreed that cyber resilience should be tied to organizational outcomes rather than technical controls and policies. Rather than focusing on metrics such as mean time to detection or number of security controls, organizational cyber resilience needs to evaluate levels of business continuity, preservation…
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Mallory Launches AI-Native Threat Intelligence Platform, Turning Global Threat Data Into Prioritized Action
What are the real threat vectors for our organization?What’s actually exploitable in our environment right now?What should we proactively fix?The platform monitors thousands of threat sources, contextualizes them against a user’s actual attack surface, and puts that intelligence to work across hunt, detection, and exposure management use cases. One platform. Answers, not alerts.Modern teams receive…
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Cybersecurity Risks of Hiring a Virtual Assistant and How to Protect Your Business
Virtual assistants boost productivity but add cybersecurity risks. Poor access control, weak devices, and credential sharing can expose sensitive business data. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/cybersecurity-risks-hiring-virtual-assistant-business/
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Anonymizing Network Traffic: A Dive into SOCKS5 and Data Encryption
SOCKS5 protocol explained: anonymize traffic, boost security with encryption, bypass restrictions, and enable reliable data collection for business use. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/anonymizing-network-traffic-socks5-data-encryption/
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Anonymizing Network Traffic: A Dive into SOCKS5 and Data Encryption
SOCKS5 protocol explained: anonymize traffic, boost security with encryption, bypass restrictions, and enable reliable data collection for business use. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/anonymizing-network-traffic-socks5-data-encryption/
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Anonymizing Network Traffic: A Dive into SOCKS5 and Data Encryption
SOCKS5 protocol explained: anonymize traffic, boost security with encryption, bypass restrictions, and enable reliable data collection for business use. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/anonymizing-network-traffic-socks5-data-encryption/