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The power of basics in 2024’s cybersecurity strategies

In this Help Net Security video, Nick Carroll, Cyber Incident Response Manager at Raytheon, discusses how while organizations will be challenged to strengthen their defenses faster than cyber threats are evolving, this ‘come from behind’ rush to keep pace with attackers can often lead to the harmful practice of organizations skipping the foundational basics of cyber defense and failing to establish a general sense of cyber awareness within the business. The post The power of basics in 2024’s cybersecurity strategies appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Researchers develop technique to prevent software bugs

A team of computer scientists led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently announced a new method for automatically generating whole proofs that can be used to prevent software bugs and verify that the underlying code is correct. This new method, called Baldur, leverages the artificial intelligence power of LLMs, and, when combined with the tool Thor, yields efficacy of nearly 66%. “Software bugs have a profound impact on society today. They range from annoying … More → The post Researchers develop technique to prevent software bugs appeared first on Help Net Security.
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What a cybersecurity company thinks of the new DoD cybersecurity rule

Industry and government alike have been pondering the new proposed rule on vendor cybersecurity that was published just a couple of weeks ago. The Defense Department wants to finally get its Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program off the ground. It would impose new requirements on contractors. For one industry view, the Federal Drive with Tom Temin spoke with the Chief Technology Officer at Fortinet Federal, Felipe Fernandez. 
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Zyxel unveils new cloud-managed switches for small businesses and professional home users

Zyxel Networks launched the XMG1915 series – a family of smart managed switches designed to provide small businesses and professional home users (prosumers) with the throughput and versatility needed to support today’s high bandwidth applications and services. With the growth in hybrid and home working, high-definition video content, and the use of cloud services, small businesses (SBs) and prosumers need much higher throughput capabilities on the network. In addition, increased Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgets … More → The post Zyxel unveils new cloud-managed switches for small businesses and professional home users appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Securing AI systems against evasion, poisoning, and abuse

Adversaries can intentionally mislead or “poison” AI systems, causing them to malfunction, and developers have yet to find an infallible defense against this. In their latest publication, NIST researchers and their partners highlight these AI and machine learning vulnerabilities. Taxonomy of attacks on Generative AI systems Understanding potential attacks on AI systems The publication, “Adversarial Machine Learning: A Taxonomy and Terminology of Attacks and Mitigations (NIST.AI.100-2),” is a key component of NIST’s broader initiative to … More → The post Securing AI systems against evasion, poisoning, and abuse appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Accelerate essential cyber hygiene for your small business

Think you’re too small to experience a cyber attack? That’s not the case. In fact, cyber threat actors (CTAs) are increasingly setting their sights on small businesses. If successful, their attack attempts can be devastating. Fortunately, the Center for Internet Security released the “CIS Implementation Guide for Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises.” It’s designed to help your small business rapidly adopt Implementation Group 1 (IG1), a subset of the CIS Critical Security Controls (CIS Controls). Let’s … More → The post Accelerate essential cyber hygiene for your small business appeared first on Help Net Security.
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ISC Stormcast For Tuesday, January 9th, 2024 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/8802, (Tue, Jan 9th)

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Use of AI comes with new security threats. Agencies will need innovative strategies to protect their AI models

By next year, 75% of government agencies will have launched at least three enterprise-wide initiatives for AI-assisted automation, according to Deloitte. And 60% of agency investments in AI and data analytics will be designed to have a direct impact on real-time operational decisions and outcomes, Deloitte says.
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McAfee Project Mockingbird defends users against AI-generated scams and disinformation

McAfee announced its AI-powered Deepfake Audio Detection technology, known as Project Mockingbird. This new, proprietary technology was developed to help defend consumers against the surging threat of cybercriminals utilizing fabricated, AI-generated audio to carry out scams that rob people of money and personal information, enable cyberbullying, and manipulate the public image of prominent figures. Increasingly sophisticated and accessible Generative AI tools have made it easier for cybercriminals to create highly convincing scams, such as using … More → The post McAfee Project Mockingbird defends users against AI-generated scams and disinformation appeared first on Help Net Security.
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