HR and IT are among top-clicked phishing subjects
A new report reveals that HR and IT-related phishing emails claim a significant 48.6 percent share of top-clicked phishing types globally.
The research from KnowBe4 also shows that among large companies -- 1,000+ employees -- the most targeted industries are healthcare and pharmaceuticals with a Phish-Prone Percentage (PPP) of 51.4 percent, insurance on 48.8 percent and energy and utilities on 47.8 percent.
Two-thirds of office workers bypass security protocols
Almost two-thirds of office workers admit they've prioritized productivity over safe cybersecurity practices -- 63 percent also own up to using a corporate device to access social media, messaging or entertainment sites/applications.
Research from identity and access management company CyberArk also shows that 80 percent access work applications from personal devices, with C-suite executives being among the worst offenders.
Open source supply chain faces security issues
The open source software supply chain shows signs of 'AppSec exhaustion,' with organizations showing diminished engagement in security practices and struggling to meet vulnerability management goals, according to a new report.
The study from Snyk, based on a survey of 453 professionals across application development and security, shows that open-source security is more important than ever, as hackers have recognized the efficiency of targeting open-source software as a single entry point to multiple orgs.
New platform lets developers build more accurate AI apps faster
High-quality retrieval is key to delivering the best user experience in AI search and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) applications.
Knowledge platform Pinecone has announced new vector database capabilities combined with proprietary AI models to help developers build more accurate AI applications, faster and more easily.
Managing the shift to machine-to-machine communication [Q&A]
As AI continues to evolve, it will enable machines to communicate in new, dynamic, autonomous ways without human intervention.
This machine-to-machine growth has a huge potential to impact industries from smart factories to energy. We spoke to John Kim, CEO of API communication specialist Sendbird, to discuss these changes and how they will affect business.
The crucial role of data pipelines in building strong GenAI apps [Q&A]
For GenAI to live up to its promise reliable flow of data is key. AI models are only as good as the data pipeline connections bringing in quality data.
Outdated connections mean more hallucinations and untrustworthy results with data engineers hopelessly trying to manually integrate hundreds of AI data feeds. We spoke to Rivery co-founder and CEO Itamar Ben Hemo to discuss why good data pipelines are key to success.
Over half of businesses have suffered regret over a software purchase
A new study from Capterra shows that 59 percent of global businesses regret at least one software purchase they've made in the last 18 months.
Despite this though, the survey of over 3,500 businesses finds 75 percent of organizations are planning to increase their software spending in 2025, with a significant focus on IT systems and artificial intelligence (AI).
Are Black Friday deals really all that good?
In recent years the concept of Black Friday has spread beyond the US thanks to the web, such that millions around the world now go online at this time of year in search of bargains. But are the deals on offer really all they seem?
A new report from Smartproxy suggests that they might not be. It highlights the tactics some sites use to create the illusion of savings. Many increase the baseline prices of products in the weeks before Black Friday. So by the time the 'discounts' hit, they're often just bringing prices back to normal.
Free online tool shines a light on the global threat landscape
Cyber threats are becoming more complex and it can be difficult for defenders to see the big picture and make decisions accordingly.
Now though help is at hand as ImmuniWeb is launching a free online tool making historical data on the security of internet-accessible resources available to the global cybersecurity community, educational institutions, government agencies, and even individual researchers.
Cyber exposure management in today's enterprise landscape [Q&A]
The cybersecurity landscape is more complex than ever and that means enterprises need to have a real-time picture of their exposure.
We spoke to Nadir Izrael, CTO and co-founder of Armis, to learn what this should look like and how security teams can evaluate and evolve their security programs to achieve more control over their asset landscape.
Holiday shoppers in threat actors' sights
Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Christmas bring millions of shoppers online with attractive discounts and limited time offers, but of course they also create ideal conditions for cybercriminals to exploit unwary bargain hunters.
A new report from Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs looks at the evolving threat surface of eCommerce, highlighting how cybercriminals are leveraging Remote Code Execution (RCE) exploits, Man-in-the-Middle (MITM) phishing kits, sniffers, and website cloning services to manipulate online transactions and gain access to steal sensitive data.
Small businesses lack mobile device security policies
Smaller businesses lack the tech resources of larger ones so it's common practice that they not only allow employees to use their personal mobile phones to complete work tasks but in many cases actively expect them to.
Research carried out by OnePoll for SME security solutions company CyberSmart finds that 60 percent of organizations expect their employees to use mobile devices to carry out work tasks despite not providing all of them with work phones.
Identity issues cost retailers millions
As we approach the peak holiday shopping season a new survey of nearly 400 IT security decision-makers and retail customers from identity specialist HYPR shows that 58 percent of retail organizations experienced at least one authentication-related breach and 65 percent were victims of identity fraud over the last 12 months.
Retailers have suffered losses of up to $6.27 million in the last year alone due to insecure authentication methods. By contrast financial institutions reported only $4.57 million lost during the same period.
Addressing AI challenges for the enterprise [Q&A]
With more and more businesses keen to benefit from the possibilities that AI offers it seems like everyone is jumping on the bandwagon. But this raises a number of implementation and management challenges, especially now as enterprise AI workloads begin to scale.
We spoke to Tzvika Zaiffer, solutions director at Spot by NetApp, to discuss how these challenges can be addressed and the best practices that are emerging to ensure that implementations go smoothly.
Businesses not confident in their ability to detect deepfakes
Nearly half of businesses admit they are only partially confident in their ability to detect deepfakes, leaving them vulnerable to escalating fraud risks according to a new report.
The report from identity solutions company Regula shows 59 percent of businesses consider video deepfakes a serious threat, while 58 percent feel the same about audio deepfakes.
Ian's Bio
Ian spent almost 20 years working with computers before he discovered that writing about them was easier than fixing them. Since then he's written for a number of computer magazines and is a former editor of PC Utilities. Follow him on Mastodon
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