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NSA Offers Tips on Securing Unified Communication Channels

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National Security Agency has released new guidance to help federal agencies as well as business enterprises protect their unified communications channels and voice/video over IP calls from cyberthreats. Guidance Spells Out Best Risk Mitigation Practices The U.S.

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Microsoft to Buy Nuance Communications for $19.7 Billion

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on Monday announced it will acquire cloud-based speech technology and artificial intelligence vendor Nuance Communications in an all-cash transaction valued at $19.7 Deal Part of Effort to Provide Industry-Specific Cloud Offerings Microsoft Corp. The deal is expected to close by the end of this year.

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Encrypted Communications Network 'Anom' Was Sting Operation

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FBI Developed Smartphone-Based Platform as Honeypot for Criminals Thousands of suspected criminals have been relying on the "Anom" encrypted communications platform to coordinate their efforts.

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Cisco warns of a critical bug in Unified Communications products, patch it now!

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Cisco addressed a critical flaw in its Unified Communications and Contact Center Solutions products that could lead to remote code execution. Cisco released security patches to address a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-20253 (CVSS score of 9.9), impacting multiple Unified Communications and Contact Center Solutions products.

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The Power of Storytelling in Risk Management

Speaker: Dr. Karen Hardy, CEO and Chief Risk Officer of Strategic Leadership Advisors LLC

Communication is a core component of a resilient organization's risk management framework. However, risk communication involves more than just reporting information and populating dashboards, and we may be limiting our skillset. Storytelling is the ability to express ideas and convey messages to others, including stakeholders.

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ISMG Editors: Why Communications Skills Matter for CISOs

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Also: Health Entities Affected by Massive Data Breach; Identity Trends In the latest weekly update, ISMG editors discuss why communication is vital to be an effective CISO in 2023, how the hack of Florida-based dental insurer MCNA affects nearly 9 million people, and how CyberArk is securing privileged users with a new browser.

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Swiss Air Force sensitive files stolen in the hack of Ultra Intelligence & Communications

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Documents belonging to the Swiss Air Force were leaked on the dark web after the US security company Ultra Intelligence & Communications suffered a data breach. Ultra Intelligence & Communications has been breached by BlackCat. Ultra Intelligence & Communications has allegedly been breached by BlackCat.

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LinkedIn + ZoomInfo Recruiter: Better Data for Better Candidates

That's where ZoomInfo Recruiter comes in, helping bridge the gap when job sourcing and communication efforts stall on LinkedIn. LinkedIn Recruiter is an effective way to start the recruitment process for an open position. But that doesn't mean there aren't some frustrating roadblocks on the network.

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How and Why Should You Be Tracking Geopolitical Risk?

The world is more interconnected than ever, whether in terms of economics and supply chains or technology and communication. Geopolitical risk is now at the top of the agenda for CEOs. But tracking it can be difficult.

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How to Build Data Experiences for End Users

Data fluent: Users can go beyond insights and instinct to communicate, collaborate, tell stories, and drive ideas to make decisions based on data. Data aware: Users can combine past experiences, intuition, judgment, and qualitative inputs and data analysis to make decisions.