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Despite Decline in Cyber Breaches, Middle Market Firms Must Remain Vigilant: Survey
New data cautions that though cyber breaches have fallen significantly, after reaching a record-high of 28 percent in 2024, middle market companies must remain diligent in their cybersecurity ...
U.S. to Convene Global AI Safety Summit in November
The Biden administration plans to convene a global safety summit on artificial intelligence, it said on Wednesday, as Congress continues to struggle with regulating the technology. Commerce Secretary ...
States, Congress Wrestle With Cybersecurity at Water Utilities
The tiny Aliquippa water authority in western Pennsylvania was perhaps the least-suspecting victim of an international cyberattack. It had never had outside help in protecting its systems from a ...
Recent Iran Hack on Water System has U.S. Calling for Tighter Cybersecurity
A top White House national security official said recent cyber attacks by Iranian hackers on U.S. water authorities, as well as a separate spate of ransomware attacks on the health care industry, ...
New Cyber Risk Report Highlights Rise in Automotive Data Exploitation
A newly released report points to a growing threat focused on automotive cyber attacks, according to VicOne, an automotive cybersecurity provider. Supply chains appear to be the major source of ...
Study Finds Popular Websites Allow Weak Passwords, Risking Cyber Security
Three out of four of the world's most popular websites are failing to meet minimum requirement standards and allowing tens of millions of users to create weak passwords, according to a new Georgia ...
Survey: Cyber Budgets, Insurance Premium Jumps Across Sectors
Despite doubts surrounding efficacy of cyber practices, budgets and insurance policy costs have increased exponentially, according to a recent survey gauging cybersecurity practices among global debt ...
Nearly Half of Organizations Seeking Cyber Insurance Amped Up Security to Qualify
Of the 50 percent of organizations that sought to purchase a cyber insurance policy, 28 percent made changes to reduce their premium, while 22 percent had to improve security to be eligible for it. ...