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Bitsight Instant Insights accelerates vendor risk assessments

Bitsight unveiled Instant Insights, a new offering from the Bitsight IQ suite of AI-based capabilities. The new feature leverages generative AI to analyze and summarize security questionnaires and reports, allowing security and compliance teams to make faster, more informed risk decisions. Security and risk management teams are constantly challenged to onboard new vendors, renew existing partnerships, and address backlogs of assessments—all while dealing with limited resources. Instant Insights, part of Bitsight IQ, delivers critical information … More → The post Bitsight Instant Insights accelerates vendor risk assessments appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Defense strategies to counter escalating hybrid attacks

In this Help Net Security interview, Tomer Shloman, Sr. Security Researcher at Trellix, talks about attack attribution, outlines solutions for recognizing hybrid threats, and offers advice on how organizations can protect themselves against hybrid attacks. What are the most promising technologies or methodologies for distinguishing between false flags and authentic attribution markers in cyberattacks? Can behavioral analysis contribute to identifying an attacker’s motives when both nation-states and cybercriminals use overlapping tactics? Distinguishing false flags from … More → The post Defense strategies to counter escalating hybrid attacks appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Web Cache Vulnerability Scanner: Open-source tool for detecting web cache poisoning

The Web Cache Vulnerability Scanner (WCVS) is an open-source command-line tool for detecting web cache poisoning and deception. The scanner, developed by Maximilian Hildebrand, offers extensive support for various web cache poisoning and deception techniques. It features a built-in crawler to discover additional URLs for testing. The tool is designed to adapt to specific web caches for enhanced testing efficiency, is customizable, and integrates into existing CI/CD pipelines. Features Analyzing a web cache before testing … More → The post Web Cache Vulnerability Scanner: Open-source tool for detecting web cache poisoning appeared first on Help Net Security.
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CISOs are juggling security, responsibility, and burnout

This article gathers excerpts from multiple reports, presenting statistics and insights that may be valuable for CISOs, helping them with informed decision-making, risk management, and developing strategies to enhance their organization’s cybersecurity posture. CISOs don’t invest enough in code security 72% of security leaders agree that the age of AI necessitates a complete reset of how organizations approach application security, according to Cycode. This urgency is reinforced by the fact that 93 billion lines of … More → The post CISOs are juggling security, responsibility, and burnout appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Funding soars in a milestone year for Israeli cybersecurity

In this Help Net Security video, Or Salom, Analyst at YL Ventures, discusses the State of the Cyber Nation Report 2024. The report reveals resilience and growth in the Israeli cybersecurity industry, with total investments reaching $4 billion across 89 funding rounds—more than double the $1.89 billion raised in 2023. Key highlights: Record-breaking seed activity: 50 seed rounds in 2024 with total seed funding reaching $400M, demonstrating sustained confidence in early-stage Israeli cybersecurity innovation. Explosive … More → The post Funding soars in a milestone year for Israeli cybersecurity appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Coles’ people and culture GM moves on

Supported retailer’s delivery of SAP SuccessFactors-based HR platform.
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ISC Stormcast For Thursday, January 23rd, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9292, (Wed, Jan 22nd)

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DHS head orders in-person work ‘to the maximum extent’

While DHS employees largely work in-person, the acting homeland security secretary called remote work rates at some components “unacceptable.” The post DHS head orders in-person work ‘to the maximum extent’ first appeared on Federal News Network.
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