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Socure launches Identity Manipulation Risk Score

Socure launched Identity Manipulation Risk Score, a cross-industry predictive risk score designed to stop repeat first-party fraud abusers from exploiting the digital economy at scale. This AI-powered capability is embedded within Sigma First-Party Fraud, Socure’s innovative solution that leverages the largest cross-industry first-party fraud consortium to perform real-time analysis of dispute histories, payment denials, and account closures across millions of identities and billions of transactions. Socure’s first-party fraud consortium spans major financial institutions, fintechs, payment … More → The post Socure launches Identity Manipulation Risk Score appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Veterans Affairs planning to eliminate 72,000 positions

VA Secretary Doug Collins said the department is looking at a 15% cut to return the agency to 2019 staffing levels. The post Veterans Affairs planning to eliminate 72,000 positions first appeared on Federal News Network.
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Veterans Affairs planning to eliminate 72,000 positions

VA Secretary Doug Collins said the department is looking at a 15% cut to return the agency to 2019 staffing levels. The post Veterans Affairs planning to eliminate 72,000 positions first appeared on Federal News Network.
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For better quantum sensing, go with the flow

Scientists encased nanodiamonds in tiny moving droplets of water to improve quantum sensing. The new technique lets researchers detect trace amounts of certain ions and molecules, and could someday find applications in environmental monitoring, medicine, bioengineering, and more.
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Cyberattacks targeting IT vendors intensify, causing bigger losses

Ransomware criminals are on the hunt for prime targets that can yield bigger payouts, according to cyber risk management firm Resilience.
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Riskified Adaptive Checkout mitigates fraud for ecommerce merchants

Riskified launched Adaptive Checkout, a solution designed to drive higher conversion rates by not falsely declining good orders while also mitigating fraud for ecommerce merchants. This configuration of Riskified’s Chargeback Guarantee product enhances existing fraud prevention models by incorporating a powerful new conversion optimization engine. This engine intelligently adapts the checkout process to the risk level of each transaction, ensuring more legitimate transactions are approved while reducing fraud. Traditional fraud prevention systems rely on nested … More → The post Riskified Adaptive Checkout mitigates fraud for ecommerce merchants appeared first on Help Net Security.
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How to prevent data leakage in collaboration tools like Slack and Teams

In recent years, collaboration tools have become an absolute necessity for remote and hybrid work. This primarily increased during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the impossibility of communicating in person. So, tools like Slack, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom surged in popularity, enabling employees to stay connected despite physical distances. But this sudden transition to online communication opened up many questions related to security because the vast majority of employees were accessing sensitive information from home … More → The post How to prevent data leakage in collaboration tools like Slack and Teams appeared first on Help Net Security.
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CBA technology teams facing cuts

Finance union says up to 164 roles may be impacted.
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The CISO’s bookshelf: 10 must-reads for security leaders

Discover essential reads for CISOs in this curated list of books covering cybersecurity leadership, risk management, zero trust, board communication, and more. Why CISOs Fail, 2nd Edition Author: Barak Engel Barak Engel expands on the ideas from his original 2017 book, offering a fresh perspective on why security leaders struggle to make a lasting impact. With a central thesis that security is more about human behavior than technology, Engel challenges traditional views of cybersecurity management. … More → The post The CISO’s bookshelf: 10 must-reads for security leaders appeared first on Help Net Security.
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89% of enterprise AI usage is invisible to the organization

Organizations have zero visibility into 89% of AI usage, despite security policies according to a LayerX report. 71% of connections to GenAI tools are done using personal non-corporate accounts. Among logins using corporate accounts, 58% of connections are done without Single-Sign On (SSO). These interactions bypass organizational identity and access management (IAM) systems, leaving security teams blind to how GenAI tools are used and what data is being shared. Casual GenAI users unaware of data … More → The post 89% of enterprise AI usage is invisible to the organization appeared first on Help Net Security.
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