AI-based information risk assessment is allowing companies to mitigate potential security risks and even predict future attacks with greater speed and accuracy than they could ever achieve through manual processes.
Cyber Security
Cyber criminals, state-sponsored hackers and even the occasional disgruntled employee are constantly looking to gain unauthorized access for a variety of purposes: theft of money, cyber espionage, personal information for sale or for use in scams, and damage to critical infrastructure for just a few of the most common.
So how does an organization mitigate an entire world full of continual cyber attacks? Just as buildings have a number of necessary elements of physical security: access control, cameras, alarms and so on; there are similar key elements of cyber security that are absolutely vital for just about any modern business.
It starts with identifying and closing the most common doors that attackers use. For example, phishing attacks on employees are far and away the most common initial point of entry. The breach of even a low-level employee account can quickly turn into an escalation in access privileges and the ability to reach sensitive information. This is also true of smart devices, which are generally more poorly secured than computers and phones.
One of North America's largest Medicaid and CHIP dental care providers has suffered a massive data breach of highly sensitive patient information, thought to be perpetrated by the LockBit ransomware group.
Zero trust has firmly inserted itself into modern cybersecurity strategies but the perceived value of zero trust can vary widely, Organizations need to strike a balance between uninformed action and over-preparation when launching their zero trust strategy.
Free VPN app SuperVPN data leak exposed over 360 million records that could identify users. The app has over 100 million downloads on Google Play and Apple's App Store.
46% of cybersecurity professionals in a recent survey said their stress level has increased in the past 12 months, and an almost identical percentage – in the same study – indicated they’ve considered quitting the industry because of the stress level.
Popular mini-game module found in over 100 Android apps, pitched to developers as a legitimate marketing SDK meant to improve user engagement and attention, has been found to have spyware capability hidden in it.
Apria healthcare data breach has exposed the personal, medical, and financial information of up to 1.8 million individuals. The cyber intrusions occurred from April 5 to May 7, 2019, and from August 27 to October 10, 2021.
Fortune 500 companies continue to demonstrate extreme wariness of AI chatbots and similar AI tools in the workplace, as Apple has banned employees from using ChatGPT on work devices.
Siloed technologies with different management and configuration dashboards cobbled together create security gaps and visibility blind spots that slow cyber response, mitigation and recovery.
Bad bots account for 30% of internet traffic and are increasingly used in account takeover and API attacks, while human traffic fell to an 8-year low of just over half of all internet traffic.










