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Chinese cyber espionage growing across all industry sectors

CIO Business Intelligence

The report also highlighted that Chinese groups continue to share malware tools a long-standing hallmark of Chinese cyber espionage with the KEYPLUG backdoor serving as a prime example. Vault Panda has used many malware families shared by Chinese threat actors, including KEYPLUG, Winnti, Melofee, HelloBot, and ShadowPad.

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Chinese cyber espionage growing across all industry sectors

CIO Business Intelligence

The report also highlighted that Chinese groups continue to share malware tools a long-standing hallmark of Chinese cyber espionage with the KEYPLUG backdoor serving as a prime example. Vault Panda has used many malware families shared by Chinese threat actors, including KEYPLUG, Winnti, Melofee, HelloBot, and ShadowPad.

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AI in the Enterprise: 5 key findings of AI usage and threat trends

CIO Business Intelligence

Additionally, ThreatLabz uncovered a malware campaign in which attackers created a fake AI platform to exploit interest in AI and trick victims into downloading malicious software. AI-powered cyberthreat protection: Detect and block AI-generated phishing campaigns, adversarial exploits, and AI-driven malware in real time.

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

CIO Business Intelligence

In the past few months, infostealer malware has gained ground. Both the software and its data are sold on the dark web in the form of Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS). Both the software and its data are sold on the dark web in the form of Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS).

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Dulling the impact of AI-fueled cyber threats with AI

CIO Business Intelligence

It can also create cyber threats that are harder to detect than before, such as AI-powered malware, which can learn from and circumvent an organization’s defenses at breakneck speed. Data privacy in the age of AI is yet another cybersecurity concern.

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Enhancing Private 5G Security in industrial deployments

CIO Business Intelligence

More than ever, businesses are concerned that threat actors could place malware on their OT networks and syphon valuable data over an extended period. The network visibility challenge Paradoxically, it’s the high levels of security enabled by 5G networks that makes it difficult for businesses to achieve the visibility required.

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The 5 S’s of cyber resilience: How to rethink enterprise data security and management

CIO Business Intelligence

Security: Protecting your backups is the last line of defense As ransomware and malware evolve, attackers increasingly target backup systems traditionally considered the last line of defense. After malware has encrypted critical data, no one wants to discover that recoverable backups dont exist.