Tag: risk
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How the generative AI boom opens up new privacy and cybersecurity risks
Privacy and cybersecurity risks: Another major problem lies in potential privacy and cybersecurity breaches, both for end users and for the companies themselves.Panda warns how AIs fed with large amounts of personal data can become a gateway to fraud or to create much more sophisticated and infallible attacks if they fall into the wrong hands.…
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A CISO’s guide to monitoring the dark web
Tags: access, attack, authentication, breach, ciso, cloud, credentials, cyber, cybercrime, dark-web, data, data-breach, detection, extortion, guide, identity, incident response, intelligence, law, leak, marketplace, mfa, monitoring, okta, risk, saas, service, supply-chain, technology, threat, vpn, vulnerabilityIs your company data on the dark web? Here’s what to look for and what do if your data now lives on the dark web. Sıla Özeren / Picus Security If you’re looking for broader threats against your organization, pay close attention to what initial access brokers (IABs) are offering for sale on the dark…
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Ganzheitlicher Blick: Deutsche Unternehmen unterschätzen Compliance-Risiken
Eine Studie des Risikomanagementunternehmens NAVEX zeigt: Deutsche Unternehmen bewerten ihre eigenen Compliance-Strukturen im Schnitt sehr gut, obwohl mehr als ein Drittel der Befragten in den letzten drei Jahren von Sicherheitsverletzungen betroffen war. Durch veraltete Strukturen und eine unzureichende Priorisierung können viele Betriebe den zunehmenden Anforderungen und Vorschriften des Risikomanagements nur schwer gerecht werden. Oliver Riehl,……
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Warning: Flaws in Copeland OT controllers can be leveraged by threat actors
Tags: access, authentication, ciso, control, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, group, identity, incident response, intelligence, Internet, network, penetration-testing, risk, service, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, zero-trustCSO. “Persons responsible for the management of OT devices are focused on production and reliability of service, not security. As a result, you frequently encounter OT devices that are insecure.”To ensure security, organizations have to move towards a zero trust architecture for deploying OT devices, Beggs said. That includes verifying user identity, enforcing multifactor authentication,…
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CISSP certification: Requirements, training, exam, and cost
Tags: access, business, china, ciso, cloud, computer, credentials, cybersecurity, government, guide, infosec, jobs, linkedin, network, risk, risk-management, skills, trainingWho should get a CISSP?: CISSP has been called the “gold standard” of security certifications. “From the hiring side, the CISSP remains one of the most valued certifications I look for,” says Ankit Gupta, Senior Security Engineer at Exeter Finance. “It shows a candidate has a firm grasp of security principles across multiple domains, and…
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Quantum Is Closer Than You Think”, So Why Are You Still Encrypting Like It’s 2015?
Tags: access, ai, business, cloud, communications, compliance, computer, computing, container, crypto, cryptography, data, defense, encryption, endpoint, exploit, government, guide, Hardware, infrastructure, network, nist, privacy, regulation, resilience, risk, risk-assessment, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, update, vulnerabilityQuantum Is Closer Than You Think”, So Why Are You Still Encrypting Like It’s 2015? madhav Tue, 09/02/2025 – 05:43 Not long ago, the idea that quantum computers could one day break today’s strongest encryption felt like science fiction. Today, it’s no longer about if”, but when. While real-world demonstrations of quantum algorithms like Shor’s…
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Distraction is the New Zero-Day: The Human Risk We Keep Ignoring
A few days ago, my friend Javvad Malik”, a sharp voice in our industry and someone I trust”, shared something that made me stop and think. Javvad, KnowBe4’s security awareness advocate, summed up the state of things beautifully: “Cyber risk is not just about advanced technology; it is about human bandwidth and the cognitive load…
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Distraction is the New Zero-Day: The Human Risk We Keep Ignoring
A few days ago, my friend Javvad Malik”, a sharp voice in our industry and someone I trust”, shared something that made me stop and think. Javvad, KnowBe4’s security awareness advocate, summed up the state of things beautifully: “Cyber risk is not just about advanced technology; it is about human bandwidth and the cognitive load…
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Agentless vs. Agent-Based Asset Discovery: Which One to Choose!
When you’re running on public cloud services like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, keeping track of what you actually have out there is easier said than done. The cloud is constantly moving, virtual machines pop up, containers spin down, databases expand, storage buckets appear and disappear. Miss one, and you risk compliance issues or even……
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5 ways Doppler reduces risk in enterprise secrets management
Discover 5 ways Doppler helps enterprises reduce risk with secure secrets management, automated rotation, role-based access control, and real-time access visibility. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/5-ways-doppler-reduces-risk-in-enterprise-secrets-management/
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Agentless vs. Agent-Based Asset Discovery: Which One to Choose!
When you’re running on public cloud services like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, keeping track of what you actually have out there is easier said than done. The cloud is constantly moving, virtual machines pop up, containers spin down, databases expand, storage buckets appear and disappear. Miss one, and you risk compliance issues or even……
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5 ways Doppler reduces risk in enterprise secrets management
Discover 5 ways Doppler helps enterprises reduce risk with secure secrets management, automated rotation, role-based access control, and real-time access visibility. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/5-ways-doppler-reduces-risk-in-enterprise-secrets-management/
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OT Security Financial Risk Report von Dragos – Cyberangriffe auf Industrieanlagen Schäden in Milliardenhöhe
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/cyberangriffe-industrieanlagen-finanzielle-risiken-schutzmassnahmen-a-9be6367f5023ce3185e25817cb0a2443/
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OT Security Financial Risk Report von Dragos – Cyberangriffe auf Industrieanlagen Schäden in Milliardenhöhe
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/cyberangriffe-industrieanlagen-finanzielle-risiken-schutzmassnahmen-a-9be6367f5023ce3185e25817cb0a2443/
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Top CVEs Vulnerabilities of August 2025- Risks, Impacts Fixes
August 2025 saw critical CVEs surface, including high-impact flaws in WinRAR and Microsoft SharePoint. This blog highlights the most urgent vulnerabilities, their potential business risks, and the patch actions security teams should prioritize to stay ahead of threats. The post Top CVEs & Vulnerabilities of August 2025- Risks, Impacts & Fixes appeared first on Strobes…
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Leaked ChatGPT Chats: Users Treat AI as Therapist, Lawyer, Confidant
Leaked ChatGPT chats reveal users sharing sensitive data, resumes, and seeking advice on mental health, exposing risks of… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/leaked-chatgpt-chats-users-ai-therapist-lawyer-confidant/
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KnowBe4 ernennt Joel Kemmerer zum Chief Information Officer
Die weltweit renommierte Cybersicherheits-plattform KnowBe4, die sich umfassend mit Human-Risk-Management befasst, gibt bekannt, dass sie den erfahrenen IT-Manager Joel Kemmerer als neuen Chief Information Officer (CIO) eingestellt hat, um wichtige Initiativen zur digitalen Transformation voranzutreiben. Kemmerer ist ein erfahrener IT-Manager und CIO mit über 30 Jahren Erfahrung in verschiedenen IT-Führungspositionen bei Technologieunternehmen wie N-able, Solarwinds,…
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New WhatsApp Scam Poses Serious Risk: Hackers Can Hijack Your Chats
Users of the popular messaging app WhatsApp are being targeted by a new, highly deceptive scam that grants attackers full access to victims’ contacts, chat history, and media files. Cybercriminals are exploiting the app’s device linking feature to hijack accounts, then using the compromised profiles to spread further malicious links to unsuspecting friends and family.…
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Frostbyte10 bugs put thousands of refrigerators at major grocery chains at risk
Major flaws uncovered in Copeland controllers: Patch now First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/09/02/frostbyte10_copeland_controller_bugs/
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Agentic AI: A CISO’s security nightmare in the making?
Tags: access, ai, antivirus, api, attack, automation, ciso, compliance, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, email, endpoint, exploit, framework, governance, law, leak, malicious, malware, open-source, privacy, risk, service, strategy, supply-chain, tool, vulnerabilityFree agents: Autonomy breeds increased risks: Agentic AI introduces the ability to make independent decisions and act without human oversight. This capability presents its own cybersecurity risk by potentially leaving organizations vulnerable.”Agentic AI systems are goal-driven and capable of making decisions without direct human approval,” Joyce says. “When objectives are poorly scoped or ambiguous, agents…
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Who is a Chief Compliance Officer?
The role of a chief compliance officer (CCO) has become indispensable for organizations operating in diverse industries. The CCO is responsible for ensuring that the organization adheres to internal policies as well as external legal and regulatory requirements. This role not only protects the company from potential risks and liabilities but also reinforces the organization’s…The…
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DDoS-Angriffe dominieren weiterhin das digitale Spielfeld
KI-Integration, anhaltende Hacktivisten-Kampagnen und staatliche Akteure, die DDoS-Angriffe als Waffe nutzen, schaffen beispiellose Risiken für Unternehmen weltweit. Netscout Systems, hat seinen neuesten Threat Intelligence Report veröffentlicht, der die Entwicklung von Distributed-Denial-of-Service-Angriffen (DDoS) detailliert beschreibt [1]. In der ersten Hälfte des Jahres 2025 wurden mehr als 8 Millionen DDoS-Angriffe weltweit überwacht, darunter 3,2 Millionen in… First…
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Understanding the Two Sides of Infostealer Risk: Employees and Users
Co-authored by Constella Intelligence and Kineviz Infostealer malware dominates today’s cyber threat landscape. Designed to extract credentials, cookies, session tokens, autofill data, and other forms of digital identity, infostealers operate silently, persistently, and at industrial scale. They are no longer just a precursor to other attacks”, infostealers are the breach. There are two critical vectors…