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Photograph Leak Demonstrates Importance of Good Hygiene

CTOvision

The Washington Post , The New York Times , and The Wall Street Journal have dedicated front-page links to the story, in a press wave that will contribute to the public’s increasing exposure to cybersecurity concepts and the growing importance of information security.

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Insider Threat Case: FBI Busts a Test Engineer

SecureWorld News

And according to court documents, Rowe was trying to move to Russia, held conversations through a WiFi phone disguised as footwear, and sent hundreds of emails to an FBI agent that he thought was a Russian spy. And he went on to work for another defense contractor with "Secret" level security clearance. military information from him.

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CIOs are worried about the informal rise of generative AI in the enterprise

CIO Business Intelligence

As an example, the consultancy refers to how generative AI technology could potentially add $200 – $400 billion in added annual value to the banking industry if full implementation moves ahead on various use cases. Not all companies have security systems that can detect, block, or remediate this type of behavior.

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What has NIST done for me lately?

Cloud Musings

According to a study, 82 percent of federal IT professional respondents reported that they were using the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) cybersecurity framework to improve their security stance. The survey also demonstrated that the document is being used as a stepping stone to a more secure government.

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Global Effort Seizes EMOTET Botnet

SecureWorld News

In 2014, it was first found to be a banking Trojan, but quickly evolved into a perfect solution for cybercriminals everywhere. One way that EMOTET was so effective was due to its ability to spread via word documents. EMOTET's history and effectiveness. It basically works as a primary door opener for computer systems on a global scale.

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Low code/no code tools reap IT benefits—with caveats

CIO Business Intelligence

Financial technology and services company Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) uses the low code WaveMaker to develop the user interfaces for the customer-facing applications it builds for its bank customers, using APIs to connect those applications to the customer’s or FIS’ back-end systems.

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Game Change: Three Reasons Why #SonyHack Will Change Security

CTOvision

Most corporate hacks we see are focused on either customer data (credit cards, medical records, social security numbers, passwords, bank account information, email addresses) or company proprietary documents. The #SonyHack was not a run-of-the-mill corporate hack, like we see every week in just about every sector.

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