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DHS plans for skinny staffs at civil liberties, oversight offices

In a new court declaration, DHS detailed plans to keep three oversight and civil liberties offices open with significantly slimmed down staffs. The post DHS plans for skinny staffs at civil liberties, oversight offices first appeared on Federal News Network.
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‘E-authentication’ memo puts the focus on secure, usable digital identity

The 2003 “e-authentication” memo got federal agencies focused on secure digital identity at a time when agencies were bringing their services online. The post ‘E-authentication’ memo puts the focus on secure, usable digital identity first appeared on Federal News Network.
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LlamaFirewall: Open-source framework to detect and mitigate AI centric security risks

LlamaFirewall is a system-level security framework for LLM-powered applications, built with a modular design to support layered, adaptive defense. It is designed to mitigate a wide spectrum of AI agent security risks including jailbreaking and indirect prompt injection, goal hijacking, and insecure code outputs. Why Meta created LlamaFirewall LLMs are moving far beyond simple chatbot use cases and becoming core components of high-trust, autonomous systems. With this growing sophistication comes a corresponding rise in security … More → The post LlamaFirewall: Open-source framework to detect and mitigate AI centric security risks appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Why layoffs increase cybersecurity risks

A wave of layoffs has swept through the tech industry, leaving IT teams in a rush to revoke all access those employees may have had. Additionally, 54% of tech hiring managers say their companies are likely to conduct layoffs within the next year, and 45% say employees whose roles can be replaced by AI are most likely to be let go, according to General Assembly. Taking away access to company data the moment someone leaves … More → The post Why layoffs increase cybersecurity risks appeared first on Help Net Security.
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NIST proposes new metric to gauge exploited vulnerabilities

NIST has introduced a new way to estimate which software vulnerabilities have likely been exploited, and it’s calling on the cybersecurity community to help improve and validate the method. The new metric, “Likely Exploited Vulnerabilities” (LEV), aims to close a key gap in vulnerability management: identifying which of the thousands of reported flaws each year are actually being used in real-world attacks. Organizations typically rely on two main tools for this: the Exploit Prediction Scoring … More → The post NIST proposes new metric to gauge exploited vulnerabilities appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Cyber threats are changing and here’s what you should watch for

In this Help Net Security video, Stefan Tanase, Cyber Intelligence Expert at CSIS, gives an overview of how cybercriminals are changing their tactics, including using legitimate tools to avoid detection and developing more advanced info-stealing malware. Tanase also talks about new social engineering tricks like fake CAPTCHAs, changes in ransomware patterns, and the rise of mobile phishing attacks. The post Cyber threats are changing and here’s what you should watch for appeared first on Help Net Security.
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AI forces security leaders to rethink hybrid cloud strategies

Hybrid cloud infrastructure is under mounting strain from the growing influence of AI, according to Gigamon. Cyberthreats grow in scale and sophistication As cyberthreats increase in both scale and sophistication, breach rates have surged to 55% during the past year, representing a 17% year-on-year rise, with AI-generated attacks emerging as a key driver of this growth. Security and IT teams are being pushed to a breaking point, with the economic cost of cybercrime now estimated … More → The post AI forces security leaders to rethink hybrid cloud strategies appeared first on Help Net Security.
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