Cyber Attacks on U.S. Utilities Surged 70% This Year, Says Research Firm
U.S. utilities faced a near 70 percent jump in cyber attacks this year over the same period in 2023, according to data from Check Point Research, underlining the escalating ...
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W. Va. Commish to Destroy Older Workers Comp Files, Citing Cyber Risk
The West Virginia insurance commissioner's office has adopted a new policy: It will soon begin destroying workers compensation claim files that are 10 years old or older. "Given increasing ...
Global Study Finds Biometrics Top Cybersecurity Choice to Combat Deepfakes
The risk of deepfakes is on the rise with almost half of organizations (47 percent) reportedly encountering a deepfake already, according to a new study by iProov, a biometric identity provider, ...
Cyber Resilience Lessons from the CrowdStrike Outage
Imagine arriving at London's Heathrow Airport only to find your flight merged with two others and chaos reigning supreme with baggage scattered everywhere. This was the real-life impact of the recent ...
Survey Finds Nearly 75% of U.S. Firms Developing DeepFake Response Plans
A new survey sheds light on how the growing sophistication of AI-driven identity fraud necessitates upgraded cybersecurity protocols, according to GetApp. As AI-generated deepfake attacks and ...
CrowdStrike Update Snafu Illustrates How SPoF Can Cause Widespread Disruption
Last week's global IT system outage, triggered by a faulty software update from CrowdStrike, caused widespread disruptions across various Windows operating system (OS) types. The faulty CrowdStrike ...
Survey: Organizations Report 60% Increase in Security Budgets to Combat Cyber Breaches
Cyber budgets are set to increase 59 percent year-over-year, according to an independent Ponemon Institute survey of 650 IT and cybersecurity professionals. Optiv, a cyber advisory firm, published ...
A Proactive Approach Is Key as AI Tools Help Cyber Attackers and Defenders Alike
Cyber criminals are increasingly using artificial intelligence tools to carry out attacks, and it's becoming harder for insurers to keep up, said Vishaal 'V8' Hariprasad, ...
FBI Takes Down Huge Global Army of Zombie Computer Devices
The FBI said it has dismantled what is likely the world's largest botnet — an army of 19 million infected computers — that was leased to hackers for cybercrimes. The botnet, which was spread ...