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99% of CISOs work extra hours every week

The most common challenge for CISOs is resource constraints: not enough staff, budget or technology to support the security program needed or meet compliance requirements, according to DirectDefense. Cybersecurity industry faces ongoing talent shortage The World Economic Forum claims there’s a global shortage of nearly 4 million professionals in the cybersecurity industry – and that shortage is after a 12.6% growth in the cybersecurity workforce between 2022 and 2023. The government and healthcare sectors are … More → The post 99% of CISOs work extra hours every week appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Western Sydney Uni’s IT systems compromised again

Attacker used stolen IT credentials for entry, gained persistence.
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A faster, better way to train general-purpose robots

Inspired by large language models, researchers developed a training technique that pools diverse data to teach robots new skills.
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DoD fleshes out plans to rebuild industrial base

The new implementation plan builds on the first-ever National Defense Industrial Strategy, published earlier this year. The post DoD fleshes out plans to rebuild industrial base first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Risk hunting: A proactive approach to cyber threats

Cybersecurity is an overly reactive industry. Too often we act like firefighters, rushing from blaze to blaze, extinguishing flames hoping to keep the damage to a minimum, rather than fire suppression experts designing environments that refuse to burn. Just consider the litany of “detect and respond” technologies advanced by analysts and enthusiastically purchased by enterprises over the past decade. A recap: 2013 – Gartner coins the term Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) 2016 – Managed … More → The post Risk hunting: A proactive approach to cyber threats appeared first on Help Net Security.
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ANZ to set up group-wide data and analytics function, CDAO role

To oversee data strategy, engineering and AI.
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ISC Stormcast For Wednesday, October 30th, 2024 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9202, (Wed, Oct 30th)

(c) SANS Internet Storm Center. https://isc.sans.edu Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 United States License.
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Data, talent gaps block enterprise hopes for higher productivity

Just 2% of organizations have the talent, data and technology to launch effective AI initiatives, according to an Infosys survey. 
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Testing AI Solutions: Dell PowerEdge, PowerScale and NVIDIA in Action

Learn how Dell and NVIDIA enable GenAI training with unmatched performance and flexibility.
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The state of password security in 2024

In this Help Net Security video, John Bennett, CEO at Dashlane, discusses their recent Global Password Health Score Report, detailing the global state of password health and hygiene. Poor security habits like password reuse remain widespread. With passwordless technologies like passkeys still in their early stages of adoption, organizations must remain vigilant. The risk of weak, reused, and compromised passwords fuels credential-based breaches, underscoring the need for stronger password management practices even as new technologies … More → The post The state of password security in 2024 appeared first on Help Net Security.
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