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Christmas “Gift” Delivered Through SSH, (Fri, Dec 20th)

Christmas is at our doors and Attackers use the holiday season to deliver always more and more gifts into our mailboxes! I found this interesting file this morning: “christmas_slab.pdf.lnk”[1]. Link files (.lnk) are a classic way to execute something malicious on the victim's computer but the technique used here is interesting.
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Machine Identity: An Important Defense Against Rising Phishing Threats

Phishing attacks are rising, but machine identity and automation can secure networks and build trust.
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Why cybersecurity is critical to energy modernization

In this Help Net Security interview, Anjos Nijk, Managing Director of the European Network for Cyber security (ENCS), discusses cybersecurity in the energy sector as it modernizes with renewable sources and smart grid technologies. Nijk also addresses the need for international collaboration, the impact of IoT on security, and the emerging technologies that can enhance the resilience and reliability of critical energy infrastructure. As the energy sector undergoes significant modernization, particularly with the integration of … More → The post Why cybersecurity is critical to energy modernization appeared first on Help Net Security.
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AI is becoming the weapon of choice for cybercriminals

AI changes how organizations look at cybersecurity GenAI is compromising security while promising efficiency This article highlights key findings from 2024 reports on AI and GenAI technologies, focusing on their potential and major challenges. Overreliance on GenAI to develop software compromises security 96% of security and software development professionals report that their companies use GenAI-based solutions for building or delivering applications. Among these respondents, 79% report that all or most of their development teams regularly … More → The post AI is becoming the weapon of choice for cybercriminals appeared first on Help Net Security.
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46% of financial institutions had a data breach in the past 24 months

As the financial industry is the most targeted sector for data breaches in 2024, it’s now more important than ever to strengthen the industry moving into 2025, according to SailPoint. Financial institutions face growing cyber threats In 2024, roughly 65% of financial organizations worldwide reported experiencing a ransomware attack, compared to 64% in 2023 and 34% in 2021. 46% of financial companies recorded indicated they had a breach in just the last 24 months. 80% … More → The post 46% of financial institutions had a data breach in the past 24 months appeared first on Help Net Security.
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New infosec products of the week: December 20, 2024

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Appdome, GitGuardian, RunSafe Security, Stairwell, and Netwrix. GitGuardian launches multi-vault integration to combat secrets sprawl GitGuardian unveiled a comprehensive Non-Human Identity (NHI) security strategy with integrations across major secrets management platforms, addressing the growing challenge of secrets sprawl in enterprise environments. RunSafe Security Platform enhances risk management with automation RunSafe Security has released the RunSafe Security Platform that automates risk … More → The post New infosec products of the week: December 20, 2024 appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Achieving AI-powered success: Learnings from Cloud Cultures Season 3 

In the Cloud Cultures series, leaders from 12 different countries share how they’re tackling some of the world’s most complex challenges. The post Achieving AI-powered success: Learnings from Cloud Cultures Season 3  appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.
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Microsoft Cost Management—2024 year in review 

Introduction  The year 2024 was all about accelerating advancements in AI technologies with improved and much more powerful language models, agent eco-systems and accompanying tools to build them, and of course advancements in the silicon layer. As companies adopt these new technologies, they are also focused on the ROI (Return on investment) and you as The post Microsoft Cost Management—2024 year in review  appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.
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ISC Stormcast For Friday, December 20th, 2024 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9264, (Fri, Dec 20th)

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Bias in AI amplifies our own biases, researchers show

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems tend to take on human biases and amplify them, causing people who use that AI to become more biased themselves, a new study finds.
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