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The changing face of cybersecurity threats in 2023

CIO Business Intelligence

Using the “same old” low-skill tactics, common tools, and a bit of social engineering, hackers can get around complex security policies such as multi-factor authentication (MFA) and identity and access management (IAM) systems. Let’s revisit the most prevalent security threats and see how they’re evolving in 2023.

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Chinese cyber espionage growing across all industry sectors

CIO Business Intelligence

But it was financial services, media, manufacturing, industrials, and engineering that saw the biggest surges in China-linked intrusions last year 200-300% growth rates compared to 2023. Overall, the number of intrusions and new Chinese cyber espionage groups grew across the board.

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Human firewalls: The first line of defense against cyber threats in 2025

CIO Business Intelligence

A human firewall is a collective effort of individuals within an organization that fights and wards off cybersecurity threats (such as phishing and ransomware), especially ones that use social engineering. Multi-factor authentication (MFA) should no longer be optional, especially as BYOD has become the norm.

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Notre Dame scores big with Wi-Fi 6E stadium upgrade

Network World

By 2020, the existing wireless infrastructure was struggling to keep pace with the demands of modern fans who were on their phones talking, texting, shooting videos, taking selfies, posting content on social media, checking out other online sites, and generally consuming huge amounts of bandwidth. But theres a catch.

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3 ways to deter phishing attacks in 2023

CIO Business Intelligence

In fact, CIO has reported that it takes only a few minutes for experienced hackers to set up a social engineering attack against enterprises (and their managed service providers) that consider themselves to be secure and protected. Deploy email authentication standards on enterprise email servers to check and verify inbound emails.

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Social commerce startup led by Seattle-area sisters uses AI to connect brands with younger shoppers

GeekWire

Nectar Social co-founders and sisters: CEO Misbah Uraizee, sitting, and CTO Farah Uraizee. They’re tapping those experiences for insights into social media engagement. Funding and growth Nectar Social is developing AI tech to help brands build interest from younger shoppers wherever they roam on social media.

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Global AI regulations: Beyond the U.S. and Europe

CIO Business Intelligence

The identified scenarios where AI is used include judicial, news, medical, biometric recognition, autonomous driving, social credit, social bots and where AI is used by state organizations. As well, the principles address the need for accountability, authentication, and international standards.