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Aligning security and business strategies

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By Sean Duca, vice president and regional chief security officer for Asia Pacific and Japan at Palo Alto Networks Some economists predict that we could soon face a global recession. During the 2008–2009 Global Financial Crisis (GFC) and subsequent recession, researchers noted that cybercrime rates increased dramatically.

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Australian QuintessenceLabs grabs $25M to scale quantum-safe cybersecurity solutions

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As computing power increases exponentially, the ability to secure our data against brute force and other types of attacks gets more complicated, with the scale and sophistication of cyberattacks continuing to challenge companies’ ability to implement effective data access control and encryption. As the U.S. As the U.S.

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Addressing the insecurity of verified identities

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Cybersecurity has been identity-centric since the first username and password appeared. The locked office door separated business assets from the rest of the world, making it the unsung cybersecurity hero in this early era. Today, we can’t rely on deadbolts to do the heavy lifting for enterprise security. Do more of the same?

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Driving 15 years of IT transformation in 5

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These include network management, help desk, establishing and enforcing policies related to information security and risk management, and several other IT functions. At corporate, we focus on things that can be done globally,” says Lovelady. IT’s seat at the table has been cemented for many reasons.

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ThreatX raises a fresh round of capital to protect APIs and web apps

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The raise highlights investors’ continued confidence in cybersecurity businesses to net returns, despite the current macroeconomic woes. While there’s some evidence that fundraising has begun to slow down, cybersecurity startups raised $2.4 Fay sees ThreatX competing primarily with two categories of cybersecurity vendors.

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Dropbox to acquire secure document sharing startup DocSend for $165M

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Dropbox announced today that it plans to acquire DocSend for $165 million The company helps customers share and track documents by sending a secure link instead of an attachment. It’s worth noting that Box offers a similar secure document sharing capability enabling users to share a link instead of using an attachment.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Curb Your Enthusiasm Over ChatGPT-type Tools at Work, Says U.K.’s NCSC 

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1 – NCSC: Be careful when deploying AI chatbots at work When adopting AI chatbots powered by large language models (LLMs), like ChatGPT, organizations should go slow and make sure they understand these tools’ cybersecurity risks. National Cyber Security Centre. That’s the advice dispensed this week in a pair of blogs by the U.K.

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