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  • November 1, 2023

ISC2 Study: Economic Conditions Continue to Sandbag Cyber Hiring

Nearly 1.5 million people work in cybersecurity in North America, but even with a growing gap in skilled specialists, they bear a higher chance of hiring freezes and layoffs.

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28 Countries Sign Bletchley Declaration on Responsible Development of AI

The 28 signatories of the Bletchley Declaration agreed on an international network of scientific research on ‘frontier AI’ safety

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  • November 1, 2023

It’s Cheap to Exploit Software — and That’s a Major Security Problem

The solution? Follow in the footsteps of companies that have raised the cost of exploitation.

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Google Offers Bug Bounties for Generative AI Security Vulnerabilities

Google’s Vulnerability Reward Program offers up to $31,337 for discovering potential hazards. Google joins OpenAI and Microsoft in rewarding AI bug hunts.

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  • November 1, 2023

Malware ‘Meal Kits’ Serve Up No-Fuss RAT Attacks

The wider availability of turnkey cyberattack kits in the criminal underground is leading to a glut of campaigns using remote access Trojans (RATs).

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  • November 1, 2023

Step-by-step through the Money Message ransomware

Money Message is an insidious ransomware family known for resisting detection and remediation in various ways. We walk through a recent case

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  • November 1, 2023

Inconsistencies in AWS IAM Access Advisor

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  • November 1, 2023

Third Wave Innovations rolls security into all-in-one NOC offering

Third Wave Innovations wants to be one-stop shopping for both security and network operations management, having grafted a host of network operations center (NOC) capabilities onto its existing C4 Intelligence Platform and dubbing it a Cyber Network Operations Center. The company, which announced cNOC today, said that the service is meant to act as a […]

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  • November 1, 2023

SEC Charges Against SolarWinds CISO Send Shockwaves Through Security Ranks

The legal actions may have a chilling effect on hiring CISOs, who are already in short supply, but may also expose just how budget-constrained most security executives are.

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