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  • New SEC Rules Require Breach Disclosure within Four Days

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission this week announced new rules mandating the disclosure of cybersecurity incidents as well as ongoing risk management, strategy, and governance. The rules, which will become effective 30 days after publication, require public companies to disclose any cybersecurity incident they determine to be material within four business days, detailing its…

  • Funding for Cybersecurity Startups Plunges – But Some Still Get Deals

    Cybersecurity startups had been pretty resilient despite the downturn in venture capital funding, but that run has ended in recent months. Venture investments in cybersecurity startups in the second quarter plunged 63% to $1.6 billion, according to data from Crunchbase. Funding was down 40% sequentially from the first quarter, and was the lowest since the…

  • The U.S. Is Falling Behind on Encryption Standards – And That’s a Global Problem

    NIST is falling behind on FIPS 140-3 certifications and post-quantum cryptography, and the results could be disastrous for cybersecurity.

  • Kevin Mitnick, Hacker Turned Cybersecurity Leader, Dies at 59

    Kevin Mitnick, who turned legendary hacking exploits and two prison terms into a career as an esteemed cybersecurity leader, died Sunday at age 59 after a 14-month battle with pancreatic cancer, KnowBe4 revealed today. A memorial will be held August 1 in Las Vegas. Once dubbed “the world’s most wanted hacker” after his youthful exploits…

  • Vulnerability Management Policy Ultimate Guide (+ Template & Examples)

    We have provided everything you need to create a vulnerability management policy for your organization. Download the template now.

  • AI Will Save Security – And Eliminate Jobs

    AI will help us win the cybersecurity arms race – but not without significant costs. We need to prepare now for the inevitable disruptions.

  • Security Buyers Are Consolidating Vendors: Gartner Security Summit

    Security buyers are consolidating vendors at an unprecedented rate, leading to a number of converged security platforms. Here are the details.

  • 5 Ways to Configure a SIEM for Accurate Threat Detection

    A security information and event management (SIEM) system is about as complicated as a security tool can get, pulling in log and threat data from a wide range of sources to look for signs of a cyber attack. Not surprisingly, they can be challenging to manage. A recent Gurucul survey of over 230 security pros…

  • How Generative AI Will Remake Cybersecurity

    In March, Microsoft announced its Security Copilot service. The software giant built the technology on cutting-edge generative AI – such as large language models (LLMs) – that power applications like ChatGPT. In a blog post, Microsoft boasted that the Security Copilot was the “first security product to enable defenders to move at the speed and…

  • New Apple RSR Flaw Blocks MDM Functionality on macOS Devices

    Addigy, which provides management solutions for Apple devices, today warned that Apple’s new Rapid Security Response (RSR) updates aren’t being delivered to as many as 25 percent of macOS devices in managed environments, and that the failure to do so is also impacting mobile device management (MDM) stacks on those devices. RSR updates are new…

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