As the cybersecurity landscape grows more complex, it's essential for SMBs to critically evaluate the cybersecurity capabilities that their service providers can harness, either operating alone, or in conjunction with a cybersecurity partner
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If you are an independent contractor and/or a small business having an insurance policy is a must and offers you protection and peace of mind. Here are some quick tips on how to get started and safely covered as a Cybersecurity, IT and/or Technology professional.
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Traditional methods of safeguarding information assets have become insufficient in today’s world of advanced cybercrime strategies. A more proactive approach is needed. This article explains the concept of breach and attack simulation (BAS).
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State legislatures are scrambling hard to enact regulations of the cybersecurity and AI industries to protect them from themselves. And the leaders of those industries object to the efforts, like drug abusers forced into rehab.
For the past 10 years, the investor world shoveled money into any company that said they are focused on AI, but that support is starting to shake. Many AI startups that have received billions of investment are struggling financially, not the least of which is the elephant in the room, OpenAI. The most successful AI company in the world is on pace to lose $5 billion this year and, according to CEO Sam Altman, the company needs more than $8 billion more investment this year or will face bankruptcy inside 12 months.
Part of the loss of confidence in AI are the number of failures that seem to be increasing. The AI Incident Database, which chronicles incidents dating back to 1983, now contains 629 incidents. An even bigger reason is the self-governing rules the industry says it has adopted either don’t work or are ignored altogether.
The industry has generally acknowledged its weaknesses. More than a year ago, Altman sat before the US Senate essentially begging for the government to regulate the industry. Support for that legislation has waned, however, as 15 U.S. state legislatures are considering dozens of bills to regulate the development and use of artificial intelligence.
In a letter from OpenAI Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon to California Senator Scott Wiener (author of SB 1047), the company highlighted several reasons it opposed the bill, including the recommendation that regulation should be, "shaped and implemented at the federal level. A federally-driven set of AI policies, rather than a patchwork of state laws, will foster innovation and position the US to lead the development of global standards."
The “patchwork” argument has been used to oppose proposed laws in nine states. The problem with that is most federal laws come after a critical mass of laws at the state level. Historically, when two thirds of the sites pass similar laws, the US Congress considers standardizing them nationally. The US is less than halfway through that process.
The legislators authoring these bills seem to understand that they are not “experts” in technology and have been working with tech companies to make the bills more palatable. In California’s SB 1047, Weiner, removed provisions for criminal prosecution and an entirely new state bureaucracy to enforce the bill before it went to the governor’s desk last week. Instead, the bill merely directs the state attorney general to file civil charges when companies violate the mandates.
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Women’s Equality Day, rooted in the celebration of the 19th Amendment giving US women the right to vote, is an opportunity to address some of the challenges faced by women and the ways we can champion women at work.
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Deepfake can affect our society including misinformation, fake news, political destabilisation, cyber-espionage, copyright and more, disturbing scenarios.
There is a need to detect what is real to prevent/reduce the impact of these threats.
“Over the years, the content of news releases, websites and other marketing materials has become formulaic. We know what that formula is and it hurts company credibility,” said Covey.” The repetition in that content obscures the real story of these companies and the sheer volume of it overwhelms the few qualified journalists still working. The use of generative AI makes the problem worse. Generative AI uses the same, repetitive marketing language because that’s how it’s trained on. That results in homogenized messaging, destroying differentiation. This program will restore differentiation and, in the process, make it easier for us to accept and report on industry news. It’s a win-win.”
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Cybercrime reports flowing out of marketing departments still highlight the danger of ransomware. However, a closer look at the numbers reveals a much different story and poses the question: Have we reached peak ransomware?
Last year, ransomware attacks hit all-time highs with paid ransoms exceeding $1.1 billion and attacks exceeding 5000, according to FBI and Interpol reports. However, looking at midyear reports from Cyberint, SonicWall and Check Point and a dozen others, attacks and ransoms paid have crashed. Still, the crime is not to be discounted, and industry recommendations are to double down on efforts to combat the “scourge”.
There are three reasons why the ransomware industry is hitting a wall.
Law enforcement agencies, working In cooperation, have found the means to identify and shutdown ransomware gang operations around the world.
Potential victims have learned hard lessons regarding the gangs’ willingness and ability to decrypt data, and becoming repeat targets. They are deciding in greater numbers to ignore ransom demands, cutting into revenue streams.
The “honor among thieves” philosophy does not relate to these criminals. Ransomware service providers are stiffing their affiliates, causing a fracturing of the criminal industry into multiple, independent gangs.
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NIS2 is an EU framework designed to provide “legal measures to boost the overall level of cybersecurity in the EU.” More specifically, it focuses on cybersecurity preparedness, crisis management and cooperation across member states as part of a harmonised “culture of security”.
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