CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 24, 2024

While poised to fortify the security posture of organizations, it has also changed the nature of cyberattacks. From prompt injections to poisoning training data, these critical vulnerabilities are ripe for exploitation, potentially leading to increased security risks for businesses deploying GenAI.

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SecureWorld News

MARCH 13, 2025

A recent report from Tenable highlights how DeepSeek R1, an open-source AI model, can generate rudimentary malware, including keyloggers and ransomware. While the AI-generated malware required manual debugging to function properly, its mere existence signals an urgent need for security teams to adapt their defenses.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 4, 2025

Security researchers are warning of a significant global rise in Chinese cyber espionage activity against organizations in every industry. 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.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Microsoft in February launched an investigation of its Copilot AI chatbot after reports on social media of it taunting users who suggested they were considering suicide. One glitch blocked parents without Social Security numbers from filling out the form. It seems like there were a combination of mistakes.

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Tech Republic Security

JANUARY 22, 2023

Whether an infection is the result of a disgruntled employee, hardware vulnerability, software-based threat, social engineering penetration, robotic attack or human error, all organizations must be prepared to immediately respond effectively to such an issue if the corresponding damage is to be minimized.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JULY 25, 2024

The already heavy burden born by enterprise security leaders is being dramatically worsened by AI, machine learning, and generative AI (genAI). In the hands of adversaries, AI exploits two attack vectors: It makes a range of existing attacks – such as social engineering, phishing, deep fakes, and malware – faster and much more effective.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 4, 2023

From embedding malware or a phishing link in a document to manipulated or outright forged documents and other types of cyber fraud, the increase in document-related attacks cannot be ignored, especially if your company handles tax forms, business filings, or bank statements–the three types of most frequently manipulated documents.

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Tech Republic

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Trends in cybersecurity across 2024 showed less malware and phishing, though more social engineering. CrowdStrike offers tips on securing your business.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MAY 27, 2024

If there is a single theme circulating among Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) right now, it is the question of how to get stakeholders on board with more robust cybersecurity training protocols. Human error remains one of the leading causes of security breaches. million compared to those with lower levels.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 19, 2025

Holistic Identity: The New Cyber Battleground Organizations have traditionally focused on securing individual account credentials, but SpyClouds research indicates that cybercriminals have expanded their tactics beyond conventional account takeover. Consumer exposure averages 27 unique emails and 227 credential pairs per user.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

These can be via social engineering, known as ‘hacking the human’, or via unsecured technology like apps, data and networks. In essence, banks are only as secure as their least protected device. Leveraging AI for cyber defences Microsoft Security Copilot is one tool that uses generative AI in such a way.

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CTOvision

DECEMBER 19, 2014

The White House declares it’s a national security issue and leaks intelligence that North Korea is behind the attack. See the interview here: Tactics Not Malware Are the Story. The hackers captured and exfiltrated hundreds of terabytes of data then torched the network with wiper malware. Game Change. They will be all ears.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 7, 2025

Just as these cautionary fables have guided generations, modern stories now light our path through the complex security landscape. Be mindful of the dangers of poisoned gifts (malware), and stay vigilant against these sweet but dangerous schemes. Welcome to SecureWorld's theme for 2025: Once Upon a Time in Cybersecurity.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Sikorski discusses where attackers benefit from AI and how it will supercharge social engineering attacks. As Sikorski aptly puts it, “Lowering the bar for social engineering attacks means attackers are less likely to be caught due to language inconsistencies.” Cyberattacks, Security

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

By Anand Oswal, Senior Vice President and GM at cyber security leader Palo Alto Networks While mobile technology has been around for decades, the current generation, 5G, is increasingly being recognized for the exciting new benefits it brings to enterprises, SMBs, and public sector organizations. Security needs to keep up.

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CIO Business Intelligence

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

A recent spate of high-profile security breaches at some of the largest enterprises in Australia has reminded everyone of the importance of security. The biggest challenge when it comes to cyber crime is that there are so many different security risks to manage. vPro also boosts security for virtualised environments.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 20, 2022

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. This helps in early identification of attacks and increasing overall security hygiene.

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Network World

JULY 10, 2016

Omni Hotels & Resorts has reported that point-of-sale systems at some of its properties were hit by malware targeting payment card information. The malware was designed to collect certain payment card information, including cardholder name, credit/debit card number, security code and expiration date,” Omni said.

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CIO Business Intelligence

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Social media security has just risen to be a top priority for not only CISOs, but CMOs, CFOs, and CEOs. As a result, we can expect it to play a more prominent role in malware attacks, security breaches, and identity verification hoaxes. Strengthening identity on social media More of these attacks could be coming.

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Tech Republic Security

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Identity-based and social engineering attacks still take center stage, according to the CrowdStrike 2024 Global Threat Report.

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Cloud Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Johnson Cyber security is rapidly becoming a significant issue in the C-suite as well as the population at large. The results of Dell’s Global Technology Adoption Index(GTAI) [1] show that security is a top concern for most of the 2000 global small and medium businesses surveyed. by Sandra K. For example, recent breaches include 3.65

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

A sophisticated form of mobile malware dubbed "GoldPickaxe" has been uncovered, which collects facial recognition data to produce deepfake videos, enabling hackers to bypass biometric authentication protections on banking apps. The malware has been active since 2023, specifically targeting victims in Vietnam and Thailand.

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CTOvision

DECEMBER 19, 2014

The FBI has determined that the intrusion into SPE’s network consisted of the deployment of destructive malware and the theft of proprietary information as well as employees’ personally identifiable information and confidential communications. Analysis CTO Cyber Security Cyberwar FBI sonyhack' The FBI stands ready to assist any U.S.

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CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 29, 2024

Then there are the potential security vulnerabilities that go hand-in-hand with frequent lockouts, password resets, and re-verifications. Most authentication methods are actually quite easy to get around, and in many cases were never intended to be security factors. All of these delays and interruptions can lead to lost revenue.

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Forrester IT

MAY 18, 2016

New social media scams and marketing #fails are common fodder for water cooler banter today - even a recent episode of HBO's Veep ran a joke where the President blames a Chinese cyberattack for sending an ill-advised tweet. But social media cybersecurity issues are far from a laughing matter, and it's time we all take notice.

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CTOvision

JUNE 28, 2016

Social engineering is one of the most problematic attack techniques to combat. User education is most effective at stopping a social engineer. Users who are aware of the potential for social engineering attacks and learn to recognize them can use simple methods to thwart these attacks successfully. Stu Sjouwerman.

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CIO Business Intelligence

OCTOBER 16, 2023

I also emphasized that companies need to urgently review their employee access protocol, writing that companies must “ make it a point to do continuous employee training to help your teams avoid being duped by phishing and malware tactics.” IBM Security pegged that same number higher, to 95%.

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Network World

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

AI is really a toolkit made up largely of machine learning and LLMs, many of which have been applied for over a decade to tractable problems like novel malware detection and fraud detection. Let’s dig into three aspects at the interface of cybersecurity and AI: the security of AI, AI in defense, and AI in offense.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JANUARY 30, 2025

Browser extensions have been under the spotlight in enterprise security news recently due to the wave of OAuth attacks on Chrome extension developers and data exfiltration attacks. This revelation suggests that virtually any browser extension could potentially serve as an attack vector if created or taken over by an attacker.

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The Verge

JANUARY 26, 2021

Government-backed hackers based in North Korea are targeting individual security researchers through a number of means including a “novel social engineering method,” Google’s Threat Analysis Group is reporting. The campaign is the latest incident of security researchers being targeted by hackers.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Experts warn that organizations must act decisively to protect against this growing threat by implementing Zero Trust architectures, patching vulnerabilities, and strengthening identity security. Even the most secure device from a decade ago is likely quite vulnerable to a modern-day attack.

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Dataconomy

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Experts warn that DeepSeek, a generative AI developed in China, has failed multiple security tests, raising concerns about the risks for users. The Silicon Valley security provider AppSOC discovered significant vulnerabilities, including the ability to jailbreak the AI and generate malware. Members of the U.S.

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CIO Business Intelligence

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

While the group’s goals were unclear and differing – fluctuating between amusement, monetary gain, and notoriety – at various times, it again brought to the fore the persistent gaps in security at even the biggest and most informed companies. Let’s revisit the most prevalent security threats and see how they’re evolving in 2023.

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Tech Republic Big Data

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Recruiters and anyone else involved in hiring processes should be knowledgeable about this social engineering attack threat. Get the details.

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Engineering Social Malware Big Data 131

Network World

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Even though everyone within the IT and security industries sees the need for zero trust to combat today’s malware and ransomware threats, not everybody has the resources or the business backing to do it full-scale. VIPs and execs especially won’t like this, but they must consider themselves targets of attacks and abide by this policy.

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Galido

NOVEMBER 24, 2019

Information Technology Blog - - 6 Internet Security Tips For 2020 - Information Technology Blog. There are many other things that people need to adhere to in order to make sure that they keep themselves and their systems safe from harmful malware threats. Let’s take a look at some popular internet security tips for 2020.

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CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 23, 2022

Today’s work from anywhere culture, escalating ransomware, and an explosion of Internet of Things (IoT) devices are among the trends that are driving enterprises to rethink their approach to secure network access. Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) have long been the go-to method for providing remote users secure access to the corporate network.

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