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Swords are drawn for the Homeland Security Department’s IG

The Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General, Joseph Cuffari, is hanging onto his job by a thread. He acknowledge in a hearing that he has deleted messages from his government cell phone, which at least two members of Congress say is a violation of federal records laws.
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Rezilion releases agentless runtime software vulnerability management solution

Software supply chain security vendor Rezilion has announced the release of a new agentless solution for vulnerability management. It enables security teams to monitor exploitable software attack surfaces in runtime without using an agent, reducing the time and overhead required for traditional runtime-based software vulnerability analysis, according to the firm. Rezilion’s new solution covers all versions of Windows and Linux across 12 code languages, it said. Effective prioritization and remediation of software vulnerabilities can be a significant challenge for organizations, with attackers increasingly targeting software supply chains to exploit weaknesses. The State of Vulnerability Management in DevSecOps report revealed that organizations are losing thousands of hours in time and productivity dealing with backlogs of vulnerabilities that they have neither the time or resources to tackle effectively. More than half of 634 IT and IT security practitioners said their backlog consists of more than 100,000 vulnerabilities and the average number of vulnerabilities in backlogs overall is 1.1 million, according to the data. To read this article in full, please click here
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Zscaler unveils a set of security solutions designed to leverage the full potential of generative AI

Zscaler has unveiled a set of security solutions designed for IT and security teams to leverage the full potential of generative AI while preserving the safety of enterprises’ intellectual property and their customers’ data. By employing its vast data pool, Zscaler utilizes AI/ML or generative AI to not only predict breaches but also recommend policies to deliver threat detection, prevention, and response. Delivering impactful AI-powered outcomes requires large volumes of diverse, high-quality data and an … More → The post Zscaler unveils a set of security solutions designed to leverage the full potential of generative AI appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Deobfuscating a VBS Script With Custom Encoding, (Wed, Jun 14th)

A reader asked us for help with the deobfuscation of a VBS script (4cd33a3c0d5f655b1bec2be6cbde096ddef696fdcd1685a512703e08514346c0).
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Accenture to invest $3B in AI and double AI workforce

The consulting professional services company will add 40,000 AI-skilled employees through hiring, acquisition and training, an investment plan that comes just months after the firm announced layoffs impacting 19,000 people.
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Bot brigade marching through Interior to accelerate digital transformation

Andrea Brandon, the deputy assistant secretary for budget, finance, grants and acquisition for the Interior Department, said the agency has implemented robotics process automation across six areas and several others are in the works.
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Artificial intelligence is coming to Windows: Are your security policy settings ready?

What’s in your Windows security policy? Do you review your settings on an annual basis or more often? Do you provide education and training regarding the topics in the policy? Does it get revised when the impact of an incident showcases that an internal policy violation led to the root cause of the issue? And, importantly, do you have a security policy that includes your firm’s overall policies around the increasing race towards artificial intelligence, which is seemingly in nearly every application released these days? From word processing documents to the upcoming Windows 11, which will include AI prompting in the Explorer platform, organizations should review how they want their employees to treat customer data or other confidential information when using AI platforms. To read this article in full, please click here
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Building a hyper-connected future with 6G networks

The advent of 6G communication systems brings forth new possibilities and advancements compared to previous generations. With hyper-connectivity and machine-to-machine communication at its core, 6G aims to bridge the gap between humanity and the world of machines. In this Help Net Security interview, Shamik Mishra, Capgemini‘s CTO of Connectivity, delves into the emerging themes and technologies shaping 6G, its performance metrics compared to 5G, the role of advanced AI algorithms, the impact of higher frequencies, … More → The post Building a hyper-connected future with 6G networks appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Incorporating cloud security teams into the SOC enhances operational efficiencies

Security leaders are recognizing that cloud and the way cloud security teams work today are becoming increasingly critical to business and IT operations, according to Trend Micro. As a result, cloud security and the foundational practices of their teams will be absorbed into the SOC to increase efficiencies in the coming years. “Valuable innovations always cross the threshold and are absorbed into standard operations — happened with virtualization, and it will happen again with cloud,” … More → The post Incorporating cloud security teams into the SOC enhances operational efficiencies appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Maximizing the defender’s advantage: Five steps cyber leaders can take today

Dan VanBelleghem, a senior director, cybersecurity programs, at General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), explains how agencies can stay ahead of cyber attackers.
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