Tag: jobs
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AI Gave Your Incident Archive a Second Job
Security records are increasingly being used by vendors to train their models, creating new risks for enterprises. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/ai-gave-your-incident-archive-second-job
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Binance says hackers who stole billions in crypto spent months planning heist
Techniques included laptop infections, compromised internal tooling, and fake job interviews. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/11/binance-says-hackers-who-stole-billions-in-crypto-spent-months-planning-heist/
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Binance says hackers who stole billions in crypto spent months planning the heist
Techniques included laptop infections, compromised internal tooling, and fake job interviews. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/11/binance-says-hackers-who-stole-billions-in-crypto-spent-months-planning-the-heist/
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How North Korean Hackers Interviewed Their Way Into Binance
They Used an Internal AI Tool to Reach Engineers Who Ran Binance Wallets. Hackers who stole $6.34 billion from Binance kept draining a wallet even after the firm paused withdrawals. They began by infecting an engineer’s computer through a fake job interview, then used his machine and an internal AI tool to reach two wallet…
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Fake job interview opened the door to $6.34 billion Binance heist
A tampered software installer and a fake job interview gave attackers the access they needed to steal about $6.34 billion in digital assets from Binance. “It was not a single … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/11/04/binance-hack-north-korea-fake-job-interview/
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Binance Hack: Fake Job Interviews Helped Hackers Steal $6.34 Billion
Binance explains how North Korean hackers used fake job interviews, malicious developer tools and an internal AI tool… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/binance-hack-fake-job-interviews-hackers-steal-billions/
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Binance says fake job interview led to $6.3 billion crypto heist
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance says North Korean hackers used a fake job interview to trick an employee into installing malware that ultimately let them compromise the company’s wallet infrastructure and steal about $6.34 billion in digital assets. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/binance-says-fake-job-interview-led-to-63-billion-crypto-heist/
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Binance Says Hackers Used Well-Known Tricks to Carry Out a $6.34 Billion Heist
Suspected North Korean attackers duped an engineer with a fake job interview and a malicious download to gain a foothold in the crypto firm’s system and steal billions, according to Binance. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/binance-says-hackers-used-well-known-tricks-to-carry-out-a-dollar634-billion-heist/
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The Elephants in the Technology Room – Part 6
Why Millions of Cybersecurity Jobs Go Unfilled as Talent Struggles to Advance Cybersecurity’s hiring crisis extends beyond workforce shortages. Unrealistic job descriptions exclude newcomers, weak succession planning stalls future CISOs and burnout strains existing teams. Rethinking entry-level requirements and leadership development can help break the cycle. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/blogs/elephants-in-technology-room-part-6-p-4235
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Defense contractor pleads guilty to aiding North Korean remote worker scheme
The 62-year-old allowed co-conspirators to use his identity and top secret security clearance to apply for almost 100 jobs last year. The scheme’s success rate was limited. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/defense-contractor-guilty-north-korea-scheme-facilitator/
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Cybersecurity Training Must Catch Up With AI
Job Data Shows AI Skills Are Becoming Part of Everyday Security Work AI is changing cybersecurity jobs faster than traditional training programs can adapt. Security professionals now need practical experience with AI workflows, automation and the human judgment that machines can’t replace. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/blogs/cybersecurity-training-must-catch-up-ai-p-4233
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Tailscale Patches SSH Flaws That Could Let Hacked Devices Gain Root Access on Other Servers
Tailscale has released version 1.104.4 to fix flaws in its built-in SSH server that could let an attacker reach services and files on other servers that only the root user should be able to touch.The flaws are in how Tailscale SSH forwards network connections, a job the Tailscale background process carries out with root privileges.…
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ISC2 Launches Cyber-AI Workforce Coalition to Address the Future of AI Security Jobs
ISC2’s new Cyber-AI Workforce Coalition serves as a “vendor-neutral convener” to map the future of AI security careers, ISC2 CEO Scott Beale told Infosecurity First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/isc2-launches-cyberai-workforce/
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11 Backup Recovery Solutions: The 2026 Buyer’s Verdict Guide
Ransomware rewrote backup’s job description attackers delete recovery points before encrypting production so 2026’s buying criteria are security properties: immutability stolen credentials can’t untick, isolation from your blast radius, and restores proven by stopwatch rather than dashboard. One roster note: our sheet listed Cohesity and Veritas separately, but their completed merger makes them one vendor…
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AI is taking cybersecurity jobs at junior and experienced levels alike
Organizations are cutting cybersecurity roles as they adopt AI, even while reporting shortages of the expertise needed to manage threats, according to Barracuda’s … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/23/barracuda-cybersecurity-career-development-report/
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More and More Cyber Jobs Require AI Expertise
But There’s No Consensus Way to Assess Levels of Skill. A growing number of cybersecurity jobs require not just a baseline familiarity with AI tools, but significant AI expertise, according to an analysis of validated job vacancies in the field. The Sans Institute analyzed a two-day job market snapshot of 6,193 active postings. First seen…
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AI security hiring focuses on red-teaming, SOC orchestration and governance
Roles mitigating AI deepfakes and overseeing post-quantum encryption rollouts are on the horizon, according to a new report. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/ai-security-jobs-hiring-sans-tracker/833465/
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Microsoft wants to limit AI agents’ permissions when they stray from the job
Microsoft’s Guardian Agents in Project Perception adapt as agent activity, risk, security context and organizational policy change. They help security teams understand why … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/20/microsofts-ai-agents-threats-guardian-agents/
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US Cybersecurity Job Postings Fall 26%, Hitting Four Year Low
CyberSN observed a particularly big dip in cybersecurity leadership positions such as CISO and Cybersecurity Director in 2026 compared to 2025 First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cybersecurity-job-postings-fall/
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The cyber talent shortage? Job postings just hit a four-year low
US employers posted 235,786 cybersecurity jobs from January through September 2026. That is the lowest total for those months in the four years that staffing and workforce … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/16/cybersecurity-job-postings-talent-shortage/
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FBI raids 40+ laptop farms helping North Korea pocket US tech salaries
North Korean IT workers used stolen and fabricated identities to land remote jobs at more than 70 US companies, with help from Americans who allegedly kept company-issued … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/10/14/north-korean-it-workers-laptop-farms-arrests/
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Insider Threat Risks Rise Amid Layoffs and Workforce Changes
Workforce changes can increase insider threat risks. Learn how access controls, credential security, DLP, and third-party oversight can reduce exposure. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/news/layoffs-lead-to-rise-in-insider-threat-risk/
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FBI Removes Accenture Contractor Over ShinyHunters Job Site Data Breach
The FBI removed a contractor over a ShinyHunters-linked breach. Reuters sources identified Accenture and an unpatched Oracle PeopleSoft system. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fbi-removes-accenture-contractor-shinyhunters-data-breach/
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12 Best Biometric Authentication Solutions Compared (2026): Features Pricing
iProov is the best high-assurance verification vendor the deepest liveness and injection-attack science while Entrust (Onfido) and Incode lead turnkey onboarding and NEC anchors accuracy at national scale. This comparison sorts 12 vendors by the job they actually do, because “biometric authentication” hides five different purchases with five different price sheets. Quick Verdict: Best Biometric…
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12 Best ITDR Tools Compared (2026): Features Pricing
Microsoft Defender for Identity is the best ITDR solutions starting point for most estates often already licensed while CrowdStrike leads platform-consolidated enforcement and Silverfort the inline-prevention lane. This comparison maps 12 tools across four coverage lanes (AD core, EDR-platform, SaaS/IdP, recovery) because no single product does all four jobs, whatever the datasheet implies. Quick Verdict:…
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AI Agent Chains Zammad Zero-Days To Take Over DIVD Systems in Seconds
DIVD was breached through two Zammad zero-days that let an AI agent reach root in seconds, steal data and pivot to other services before being stopped. The Dutch Institute for Vulnerability Disclosure, a nonprofit organization of volunteer security researchers whose whole job is finding and responsibly disclosing vulnerabilities in other people’s software, just disclosed that…