The State of Organizational Cyber Defenses Impacts Cyber Insurance Availability, Cost, and Terms

May 15, 2023 2:25:35 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

A new report highlights the direct connection between how strong your organization’s security stance is and how easy it is to obtain cyber insurance.

[Finger on the Trigger] How the FBI Nuked Russian FSB's Snake Data Theft Malware

May 9, 2023 4:43:09 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

The Five Eyes member nations' cybersecurity and intelligence agencies dismantled the infrastructure of the Snake cyber-espionage malware that was operated by Russia's Federal Security ...

Blocking Social Engineering by Foreign Bad Actors: The Role of the New Foreign Malign Influence Center

May 8, 2023 7:02:01 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The U.S. government created a new office to block disinformation. The new Foreign Malign Influence Center (FMIC) oversees efforts that span U.S. military, law enforcement, intelligence, ...

CNBC: Why Nearly 80% of Leaders are Increasing Cybersecurity Spend

May 4, 2023 8:53:31 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

According to a recent EY survey, nearly 80% of business leaders are increasing their cybersecurity investment in the next six to 12 months.

Global Cyber Attacks Continue to Rise as Q1 Sees a 7% Increase

May 4, 2023 8:39:05 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

New data highlights just how frequently cyber attacks are attempted and organizations are impacted - and the numbers are far more surprising than you’d think.

WSJ: "Merck’s Insurers On the Hook in $1.4 Billion NotPetya Attack, Court Says"

May 3, 2023 10:45:35 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

I get the WSJ Cybersecurity newsletter, which by the way is warmly recommended. Kim Nash today reported a shocker which will make everyone's insurance premiums go even further up: "Six ...

Does ChatGPT Have Cybersecurity Tells?

Apr 27, 2023 8:46:59 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Poker players and other human lie detectors look for “tells,” that is, a sign by which someone might unwittingly or involuntarily reveal what they know, or what they intend to do. A ...

[Jaw-Dropper] FTX's Cybersecurity Was Hilariously Bad

Apr 11, 2023 7:05:54 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

4/11/2023 - Gizmodo just dropped this eye-roll inducing news. The disgraced crypto exchange had no dedicated cybersecurity staff and "protected" users assets with minimal safeguards, ...

"We are hurtling toward a glitchy, spammy, scammy, AI-powered internet."

Apr 5, 2023 3:06:23 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

This MIT Technology Review headline caught my eye, and I think you understand why. They described a new type of exploit called prompt injection.

The New Face of Fraud: FTC Sheds Light on AI-Enhanced Family Emergency Scams

Mar 31, 2023 9:41:32 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

The Federal Trade Commission is alerting consumers about a next-level, more sophisticated family emergency scam that uses AI which imitates the voice of a "family member in distress".

The Pope, Puff Jackets and Money going POOF!

Mar 29, 2023 4:40:39 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

You have probably seen it. Pope Francis in a designer puff jacket. It fooled millions of people. Culture writer Ryan Broderick called it the “first real mass-level AI misinformation case.”

[Eyes Only] New Deepfake Pr0n Site Visits Skyrocket

Mar 28, 2023 10:39:31 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

This is a disgusting topic. It's also a very high social engineering risk. I will keep this post safe-for-work, which is not easy. NBC news just reported on the deepfake economy surging ...

Oversharing Is a Risk to Information Security

Mar 27, 2023 1:54:56 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

Younger employees need to be wary of oversharing company information on social media, according to John Karabin, senior director of cybersecurity at NTT Ltd. In an article for ...

[Security Masterminds] Unlock Maximum Cybersecurity: 3 Crucial Steps to Enhance Your Capabilities, Coverage, and Culture

Mar 23, 2023 10:44:37 AM By James McQuiggan

Do you ever feel like you are always playing catch up regarding cybersecurity? That it is a never-ending game; no matter what you do, you are always one step behind. You are not alone. ...

Half of Organizations Report at Least Monthly Outages from Cyberattacks

Mar 23, 2023 8:13:51 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

New data on the current state of cybersecurity shows that organizations are experiencing challenges, falling behind, and seeing the impact of all this post-attack.

The Future of Cyber Attacks? Speed, More Speed

Mar 22, 2023 8:46:51 AM By Roger Grimes

I get asked all the time to “predict” the future of cybercrime. What will be the next big cyber attack? What will be the next paradigm platform shift that attackers will target? And so on.

[Eye Popper] The AI Genie Has Escaped: Stanford copied ChatGPT for a few hundred bucks

Mar 20, 2023 10:52:53 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Yikes. Loz Blain at NewAtlas just reported that Stanford has copied the ChatGPT AI for less than $600. The article started out with: "Stanford's Alpaca AI performs similarly to the ...

Threat Actors are Using FINRA Impersonation For Their Attacks

Mar 13, 2023 1:13:47 PM By Stu Sjouwerman

DomainTools warns that a sophisticated West Africa-based fraud group is impersonating the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) to target users in the United States, according ...

Employees Are Feeding Sensitive Biz Data to ChatGPT, Raising Security Fears

Mar 8, 2023 6:12:43 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Robert Lemos at DARKReading just reported on a worrying trend. The title said it all, and the news is that more than 4% of employees have put sensitive corporate data into the large ...

[On-Demand] A Master Class on Cybersecurity: Roger Grimes Teaches Data-Driven Defense

Mar 6, 2023 8:00:00 AM By Stu Sjouwerman

Even the world’s most successful organizations have significant weaknesses in their cybersecurity defenses, which determined hackers can exploit at will. There’s even a term for it: ...

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