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More connected, less secure: Addressing IoT and OT threats to the enterprise

CIO

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a permanent fixture for consumers and enterprises as the world becomes more and more interconnected. Malware is the top threat to IoT/OT With so many vulnerabilities plaguing IoT devices, these devices are attractive and relatively easy entry points into corporate networks for attackers.

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Why you must extend Zero Trust to public cloud workloads

CIO

Additionally, 58% of these organizations use between two and three public clouds, indicating a growing trend toward multi-cloud environments. A recent study shows that 98% of IT leaders 1 have adopted a public cloud infrastructure. It is estimated by the end of 2023, 31% of organizations expect to run 75% of their workloads 2 in the cloud.

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Radar Trends to Watch: December 2022

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

The popularity of cryptojacking (mining cryptocurrency with malware planted in someone else’s applications) continues to rise, as the collapse in cryptocurrency prices makes legitimate mining unprofitable. A threat group named Worok is using steganography to hide malware within PNG images. Its intent is to detect vulnerabilities.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Cyber Agencies Offer Secure AI Tips, while Stanford Issues In-Depth AI Trends Analysis, Including of AI Security

Tenable

Plus, Stanford University offers a comprehensive review of AI trends. Check out recommendations for securing AI systems from the Five Eyes cybersecurity agencies. Meanwhile, a new open-source tool aims to simplify SBOM usage. And don’t miss the latest CIS Benchmarks updates. And much more!

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Radar Trends to Watch: June 2023

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

PyPI has been plagued with malware submissions, account takeovers, and other security issues. The Prossimo project is improving memory safety on the Internet by rewriting important Unix/Linux infrastructure components using Rust. The FBI was able to use a vulnerability in Russia’s widespread Snake/Uroburos malware to disable it.

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Even North Korea has an antivirus program—but it’s used for spying

The Parallax

Malware and antivirus software usually go together like tacos and pickles. How Spain is waging Internet war on Catalan separatists. The researchers weren’t surprised, they told The Parallax, that SiliVaccine was rife with stolen code—in this case from a 10-year-old version of Trend Micro’s antivirus software.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: CISOs Value Prevention Over Response, While CISA Urges Cyber Teams To Prep for Quantum Attacks

Tenable

The vast majority of enterprises polled – 95% – experienced multiple cyberattacks in the past 12 months, with phishing (74%), malware (60%) and software vulnerability exploits (50%) being the most common. Bucking a trend where department budgets are shrinking by 7% annually on average, security budgets rose 4.6

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