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GUEST ESSAY: Leveraging DevSecOps to quell cyber risks in a teeming threat landscape

The Last Watchdog

Organizations must stay ahead of these threats, but it can be challenging due to the dynamic nature of the cybersecurity landscape. Lack of security awareness and education. Often, employees within organizations lack sufficient security awareness and education. Inadequate security testing.

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Distribute Cybersecurity Tasks with Diffusion of Responsibility in Mind

Lenny Zeltser

The notion that security is everyone’s responsibility in computer systems dates back to at least the early 1980s when it was included in a US Navy training manual and hearings in the US House of Representatives. Behind the pithy slogan is the idea that every person in the organization contributes to its security program.

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Security Outlook 2023: Cyber Warfare Expands Threats

eSecurity Planet

After a year that saw massive ransomware attacks and open cyber warfare, the biggest question in cybersecurity for 2023 will likely be how much of those attack techniques get commoditized and weaponized. Also read: SANS Outlines Critical Infrastructure Security Steps as Russia, U.S. Trade Cyberthreats. RaaS and CaaS Continue to Grow.

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QR Codes: A Growing Security Problem

eSecurity Planet

Quick response (QR) codes are a convenient format for storing all kinds of information in a readable and secure way, at least when correctly implemented. Also read: How to Defend Common IT Security Vulnerabilities. Read next: Best Cybersecurity Awareness Training for Employees in 2022. QR Code Hacking Protections.

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Unlocking AI potential for CISOs: A framework for safe adoption

OpenText Information Management

AI trends – what is the role of AI in the security market? Challenges for organizations in adopting AI While enterprises like to move to adopt AI faster to drive growth, automation, and security, there are a few concerns that CISOs and their enterprises are struggling with. billion by 2030. is a resounding YES!

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Types of cyberthreats

IBM Big Data Hub

In the simplest sense, a cybersecurity threat, or cyberthreat, is an indication that a hacker or malicious actor is attempting to gain unauthorized access to a network for the purpose of launching a cyberattack. One of the best-known zero-day vulnerabilities is Log4Shell , a flaw in the widely-used Apache Log4j logging library.

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12 Types of Vulnerability Scans & When to Run Each

eSecurity Planet

Vulnerability scanning is critically important for identifying security flaws in hardware and software, but vulnerability scanning types are as varied as the IT environments they’re designed to protect. Each approach employs a different strategy to ascertain the state of the target ports (open, closed, or filtered).

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