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Privacy professionals
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoA fintech app asked users for their passports - then left 360,000 files unprotected for five years - Silicon Canals
A money transfer app exposed over 360,000 sensitive files on a public server for nearly five years, including unencrypted personal documents.
fromComputerworld
21 hours agoA core infrastructure engineer pleads guilty to federal charges in insider attack
Rhyne's attack involved unauthorized remote desktop sessions, deletion of network administrator accounts, and changing of passwords, showcasing significant security vulnerabilities.
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#ai-security
Software development
fromThe Hacker News
2 weeks agoHow Ceros Gives Security Teams Visibility and Control in Claude Code
AI coding agents like Claude Code operate outside existing enterprise security controls, requiring new machine-level security infrastructure to provide visibility, policy enforcement, and audit trails.
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fromThe Hacker News
2 weeks agoAI is Everywhere, But CISOs are Still Securing It with Yesterday's Skills and Tools, Study Finds
Security leaders lack adequate tools and skills to defend AI systems, with visibility gaps and skills shortages creating critical vulnerabilities in AI infrastructure security.
fromTechCrunch
3 days agoHasbro says it was hacked, and may take 'several weeks' to recover | TechCrunch
Hasbro detected an intrusion on March 28, prompting the company to take down some of its systems. Parts of Hasbro's website appeared down, with error messages indicating maintenance.
Privacy professionals
Privacy professionals
fromMedCity News
2 weeks agoThe Evolving Landscape of Privacy and Cybersecurity: Essential Strategies for Legal and Compliance Professionals - MedCity News
Organizations must combine strong controls with comprehensive employee training and accountability culture to effectively protect sensitive data and comply with evolving privacy laws.
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fromSecuritymagazine
3 days agoThe Rising Tide of Executive Protection: Corporations Ramp Up Security in an Era of Heightened Threats
Companies are increasingly investing in executive protection due to rising threats, making it a strategic necessity for business continuity and resilience.
fromSecuritymagazine
2 months agoThe New Battleground of Cybersecurity
I've always had what I would consider a hacker mindset, a curiosity to take things apart, understand them, and use that knowledge to solve problems. That mindset took me on a circuitous route into the cybersecurity industry; after being kicked out of high school for hacking computer systems, I worked a range of jobs, managing office supply companies by day and cracking Wi-Fi networks by night until I started a Digital Forensics degree which led me to the world of security research.
Science
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fromComputerWeekly.com
2 weeks agoBeyond integration theatre: Building stronger cyber platforms | Computer Weekly
Integration layers between security platforms, not the platforms themselves, have become the primary enterprise security risk requiring rigorous governance of delegated trust.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
2 weeks agoWhy Security Validation Is Becoming Agentic
Security validation tools operate in silos while attackers exploit interconnected systems, creating a structural blind spot that Agentic Exposure Validation can address through continuous, autonomous, context-aware assessment.
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fromComputerWeekly.com
3 weeks agoHow CISOs can build a truly unified and resilient security platform | Computer Weekly
Modern enterprise security requires rethinking architecture from perimeter defense to distributed asset protection across decentralized networks and cloud environments.
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fromSecuritymagazine
1 month agoThe Great Security Culture Shift: Building a Proactive Defense in an Era of Advanced Threats and Social Engineering
Hackers exploit DLL side-loading on trusted platforms like LinkedIn to deliver malware through seemingly legitimate file attachments, bypassing traditional security defenses and compromising entire corporate networks.
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fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago7 Data Privacy Risks Leaders Miss in 2026
Organizations overlook seven critical privacy risks in 2026 that bypass security awareness, including public WiFi interception, malicious browser extensions, shadow AI tools, unencrypted messaging, credential reuse, unmanaged personal devices, and data retention gaps.
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fromThe Hacker News
1 month agoBuilding a High-Impact Tier 1: The 3 Steps CISOs Must Follow
Tier 1 SOC analysts process the highest alert volume with the least experience, creating a structural vulnerability where alert fatigue, decision fatigue, and cognitive overload directly undermine organizational security performance and increase incident costs.
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fromThe Hacker News
1 month agoBuilding a High-Impact Tier 1: The 3 Steps CISOs Must Follow
Tier 1 SOC analysts process the highest alert volume with the least experience, creating a structural vulnerability where alert fatigue, decision fatigue, and cognitive overload directly undermine organizational security performance and increase incident costs.
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fromFortune
1 month agoWhy investing in cybersecurity just became a 'must-have' for CFOs | Fortune
CFOs must treat vendor cyber risk as a material balance sheet risk, integrating resilience assessments and proactive risk quantification into enterprise frameworks amid heightened geopolitical threats.
fromSecurityWeek
1 month agoFour Risks Boards Cannot Treat as Background Noise
Rather than stolen data making headlines, it was business stoppage that triggered attention. Moving into 2026, the board's focus should be on ensuring business continuity and building resilience in the face of emerging risks generated by AI usage and attack vectors, quantum computing and geopolitics.
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fromTechzine Global
2 months agoNew (and renewed) cybersecurity trends for 2026
The prospects for phishing in the era of AI could be huge. We've (arguably) moved well beyond requests for money from fake nation state princes, we're now in place where all message formats (emails, audio messages or video messages) can faked. "We are going to have to have multiple trusted channels with those who are close to us. If one channel, email, WhatsApp, Slack, etc. gets an important message, you may need to validate this on another channel.
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fromSecuritymagazine
1 month agoUnderstanding Breaches Before and After They Happen: What Every Organization Should Know
Most security breaches result from neglected fundamentals—human error, unpatched systems, weak authentication, and poor network segmentation—rather than advanced, novel exploits.
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fromwww.housingwire.com
2 months agoReducing risk: The importance of administrative access responsibilities
Clearly defined and strictly managed administrative access reduces cybersecurity risk while preserving operational efficiency in real estate, title insurance, and mortgage systems.
fromThe Hacker News
2 months agoSecuring the Mid-Market Across the Complete Threat Lifecycle
For mid-market organizations, cybersecurity is a constant balancing act. Proactive, preventative security measures are essential to protect an expanding attack surface. Combined with effective protection that blocks threats, they play a critical role in stopping cyberattacks before damage is done. The challenge is that many security tools add complexity and cost that most mid-market businesses can't absorb. With limited budgets and lean IT and security teams, organizations often focus on detection and response.
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