Highlights from CrowdStrike’s 2024 reportIdentity-based and social engineering attacks still take center stage.Cloud-environment intrusions have increased by 75% from 2022 to 2023.Third-party relationships exploitation makes it easier for attackers to hit hundreds of targets.CrowdStrike added 34 new threat actors in 2023.Attackers are compromising networks at a faster rate.Attackers are targeting periphery networks. CrowdStrike’s new 2024…
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CIOs: Consider 3 Best Practices When Using Emerging Technology to Achieve Business Results
It’s a great time to be a CIO. Business has never been so focused on using technology to drive growth. And technology has never been so accessible. The variety of technology options and faster delivery methods (thank you, cloud) have streamlined the process of identifying, buying and deploying technology and services. Generative AI is only…
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Slack Rolls Out Generative AI Search and Summarization
Slack announced in September 2023 its intent to add generative AI features, and today the messaging application company rolled out its AI assistance. Slack’s new generative AI features are designed to increase workers’ productivity by consolidating messages and smart searches (Figure A). For IT and cybersecurity professionals, Slack summaries can offer quick looks at incident…
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Botnet Attack Targeted Routers: A Wake-Up Call for Securing Remote Employees’ Hardware
Update: Multiple U.S. and international government agencies released an advisory Feb. 7 detailing the Volt Typhoon attacks. The threat actors targeted and compromised the IT environments of U.S. communications, energy, transportation and water infrastructure in the continental U.S. as well as non-continental areas and territories, such as Guam. Original article: State-sponsored hackers affiliated with China have…
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