Average cost of a data breach reaches all-time high of $4.45 million, warns guest author Martin J. Krämer of KnowBe4.
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SOC Teams in Permanent Fear
Vectra study shows: Almost all SOC analysts fear missing relevant security events.
Does AI Distinguish Between Good and Bad?
Marco Eggerling from Check Point says that AI should be taught a kind of ethics catalogue right from the start so that it adheres to certain rules on its own.
More Cyber Defence Through Security Awareness
Benchmarking Report by KnowBe4 shows: European organisations need to increase cyber defences.
Hacker Attacks on Media Companies
Why newspapers are affected and what they should do to protect themselves is explained by Rehan Khan of Rabb IT Solutions.
Blind Spots in the Hybrid Cloud
Large gap between perception and reality of cyber security. 93 percent of respondents expect rise in attacks on cloud security.
True End-to-End Encryption for Video Conferencing
Valentin Boussin of Tixeo explains why highly secure videoconferencing can mitigate one aspect of the threat of hacking.
Two-Factor Authentication: Rumors of its End are Hasty
Countering 2FA circumvention attempts requires strengthening it with additional measures, says guest author Sébastien Viou of Stormshield.
Anfragen an Schatten-APIs haben sich verneunfacht
Laut einer Analyse von Cequence Security gehören Programmierschnittstellen zu den absoluten Top-Zielen für Angriffe aus dem Internet.
Interview: CISOs And The Human Factor
The role and responsibilities of CISOs are changing, but is the direction right? We asked Tyler Baker of Bitdefender.
Trend Micro and Qualys Strengthen Security in Hybrid Environments
Managing vulnerabilities is critical for any company.
Phishing Trends: It’s No Longer About Malware
The modalities and targets of cyberattackers has changed, warns guest author Lance Spitzner of the SANS Institute.
Attack On Smart TVs
Threats in the smart home are due to weak security mechanisms of IoT hardware.
WhatsApp For Doctors
Telekom's smartphone app is designed to simplify communication in the healthcare sector.
Money Gone, Data Too
Study: 86 % of German IT and cybersecurity managers have problems with their backup and recovery solutions.
Using Patient Data Securely
Electronic patient record (ePA) to be mandatory from the end of 2024 / Discussion about the security of sensitive health data gains new momentum
AI Tool Cracks Common Passwords in Seconds
The PassGAN tool analyzes 15.6 million passwords from real data leaks. It takes less than an hour for eight-digit passwords with numbers and upper and lower case letters.
Cybersecurity Executives Are Reorienting Themselves
Gartner: Nearly half of cybersecurity leaders will change jobs by 2025 / 25 percent of them will change careers
Silicon Valley Bank: Are New Social Engineering Campaigns Looming?
What does the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank mean for cybersecurity? A commentary by Arctic Wolf's Ian McShane.
Blechschaden aus dem Computer
Forscher der IMC FH Krems entwickelt Machine-Learning-Lösung, die Autounfälle simuliert. Im Zentrum der Aufmerksamkeit stehen Crashs mit autonomen Fahrzeugen.
Real Estate Company Garbe Moves to the Cloud
Specialist for logistics and corporate real estate uses Microsoft Azure and SOC/SIEM from Telekom.
A New Era in IT Security
eco IT Security Survey 2023: IT experts see an intensification of the cyber threat situation due to the war in Ukraine.
Staff Training Needs in Cyber Security
Employee Security Index (ESI) Benchmark shows it takes an average of three months of training for employees to develop an adequate understanding of cybersecurity.
Cyberattacks Up 38 Percent In 2022
1,000 attacks per week on organizations - Geopolitical conflicts lead to increased emergence of "disruptive and destructive" malware.
Tool Against QR Code Phishing
Fake QR codes pose a growing threat to email security - BSI speaks of quishing.
An Interview With Chat GPT On AI And Cybersecurity
Chat GPT advises, "Contingency plans should be prepared and employees should be trained to properly respond to an attack."
After Hacker Attack: GoTo Resets Some Customer Passwords
Hackers apparently succeed in decrypting parts of the compromised backups. These also contained passwords of customers, which are, however, protected by salt and hash.
After Hacker Attack: PayPal Reports Loss of Customer Data
Around 35,000 accounts are affected. Unknown persons capture names, addresses and social security numbers, but no financial data. The trigger is a credential stuffing attack.
Hacking Attacks on Connected Vehicles
VicOne and TrendMicro join Panasonic and Hitachi Astemo to showcase new security solutions for connected vehicles.
Interview: Security and Sustainability Belong Together
In addition to security, IT solutions must also be able to demonstrate sustainability. Analyst Simon Mingay, Research Vice President, Gartner Research, explains why.