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Bing Chat spreads malware through ads, exploited by hackers

Dataconomy

According to various sources, the chatbot has been pushing malware ads under search queries, which is a huge cyber threat to people who trust and use the tool. They requested download links for Advanced IP Scanner, a well-known network management application, via Bing Chat.

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Business continuity that enables users to continue secure operations, even during a catastrophic event

Network World

That trust has been hard won, and rightly so, given the fact that Zscaler is a security cloud that sits inline between users, devices, and applications, making us mission critical for our customers. The components to make this work vary for internet/SaaS and private applications, so let’s unpack this in more detail.

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Center for Internet Security: 18 security controls you need

Network World

The Center for Internet Security has updated its set of safeguards for warding off the five most common types of attacks facing enterprise networks—web-application hacking, insider and privilege misuse, malware, ransomware, and targeted intrusions.

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Don’t break the bank: Stopping ransomware from getting the best of your business

Network World

The life cycle of a cyberattack Regardless of the method that threat actors use to commit cyberattacks—phishing, malware, and, yes, ransomware—the stages of every attack are remarkably similar. In cyber terms, this translates into the user, device, or vulnerable asset being compromised by a phishing or malware attack. Stay up to date.

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Your attack surface is showing, Unit 42 warns enterprises

Network World

In addition, IT and networking infrastructure, business operations applications, and remote access services account for 73% of high-risk exposures that could be exploited for lateral movement and data exfiltration, researchers stated. “The Application layer protocols such as SNMP, NetBIOS and PPTP are most often susceptible.

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Top 5 Security Trends for CIOs

CIO Business Intelligence

Keeping up–and hopefully, staying ahead–presents new challenges. With MFA, the website or application will send a text message or push notification to the user with a code to enter along with their password. In reality, generative AI presents a number of new and transformed risks to the organization.

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Website spoofing: risks, threats, and mitigation strategies for CIOs

CIO Business Intelligence

Malware distribution The opportunistic nature of website spoofing allows attackers to distribute malware to users’ devices. Through browsers, plugins, or extensions, users are prompted to download seemingly legitimate files or applications, unwittingly inviting chaos into their systems.

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