Cybersecurity professionals may be concerned about the constantly shifting threat landscape. From the increased use of artificial intelligence (AI) by malicious actors to the expanding attack surface, cybersecurity risks evolve, and defenders need to mitigate them. Despite a period of…
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Cybercriminals shift focus to social media as attacks reach historic highs
A new report from Gen highlights a sharp rise in online threats, capping off a record-breaking 2024. Between October and December alone, 2.55 billion cyber threats were blocked – an astonishing rate of 321 per second. The risk of encountering…
BlackLock ransomware onslaught: What to expect and how to fight it
BlackLock is on track to become the most active ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) outfit in 2025, according to ReliaQuest. Its success is primarily due to their unusually active presence and good reputation on the ransomware-focused Russian-language forum RAMP, and their aggressive recruiting…
Unit21 empowers financial institutions to detect and stop scams
Unit21 launched its new scams solution that helps financial institutions and fintechs detect and stop scams before they cause financial harm. Using AI automation, the new solution can be integrated into a fraud team’s workflow to accelerate investigations and response…
Boomi API Management helps enterprises tackle API sprawl
Boomi unveiled its API Management (APIM) solution, delivering cloud-scale APIM alongside integration and automation, data management, and AI capabilities as part of the Boomi Enterprise Platform. Comprised of Boomi’s existing API Management offering along with assets recently acquired from both…
ProcessUnity accelerates third-party assessments
ProcessUnity announced the next generation of the Global Risk Exchange. This platform transforms the third-party assessment process, reducing friction for both organizations and their third parties while streamlining vendor onboarding and accelerating assessment cycles. “The Global Risk Exchange makes the…
The risks of autonomous AI in machine-to-machine interactions
In this Help Net Security, Oded Hareven, CEO of Akeyless Security, discusses how enterprises should adapt their cybersecurity strategies to address the growing need for machine-to-machine (M2M) security. According to Hareven, machine identities must be secured and governed similarly to…
Balancing cloud security with performance and availability
Your business can’t realize the many benefits of cloud computing without ensuring performance and availability in its cloud environments. Let’s look at some examples. Scalability: To scale your business’s cloud computing services, you need those services to be available and…
Cybersecurity jobs available right now: February 18, 2025
Airport Cybersecurity Engineer II Salt Lake City Corporation | USA | On-site – View job details As an Airport Cybersecurity Engineer II, you will develop and implement policies, procedures, and training plans for security and network administration. Assess and mitigate…
The XCSSET info-stealing malware is back, targeting macOS users and devs
A new, improved variant of the XCSSET macOS malware has been spotted “in limited attacks” by Microsoft’s threat researchers. XCSSET macOS malware XCSSET in information-stealing and backdoor-injecting malware targeting Mac users. It’s usually distributed via infected Xcode projects – a…