Cyber Securities

Fotimmz – FotoliaThe threat of widespread cyber crime and vulnerabilities in cyber security are among the most severe risks facing businesses, governments and the public over the next decade.Cyber attacks will disrupt critical resources and services, including agriculture, water, financial systems, transport and communications, the World Economic Forum predicted today.State and criminal hacking are set … Read more

Google announced that the Google for Startups Growth Academy: Cybersecurity program now accepts applications from EU companies. The three-month program, announced last fall, will start in April and connect the finest of Google with the top European cybersecurity firms.From seed level to Series A, the chosen companies will participate in workshops led by a combination … Read more

Cybersecurity often feels like IT’s responsibility but HR and their colleagues in L&D are seen as pivotal in the fight against ransomware attacks, as recent cases in the media and communications sectors illustrate.The Guardian newspaper and website has officially acknowledged that ransomware was to blame for a cyberattack that forced it to close its UK … Read more

There's long existed a divide in the world of computer hacking between those who are taking a malicious approach to crack a system, and those who are using the same techniques to understand the system's vulnerabilities, help fix them and at the same time fight against the malicious actors. Today, Hack The Box, one of … Read more

Patrick Daxenbichler – FotoliaMore and more evidence is emerging into how large language models, such as Generative Pre-trained Transformer 3 (GPT-3) used by the likes of OpenAI’s advanced ChatGPT chatbot, seem to be highly vulnerable to abuse through creative prompt engineering by malicious actors.Moreover, as the capabilities of such models hit the mainstream, new approaches … Read more

The cybersecurity skills gap is at breaking point. Research shows that the Cybersecurity Workforce Gap stood at 2.72 million positions last year, leaving many organizations understaffed and under equipped to confront the complexity of the modern threat landscape.  In response to over 700,000 unfilled cybersecurity vacancies in the US, National Cyber Director Chris Inglis today convened … Read more

Andrea Hart – January 11, 2023 Four hours: That’s how long students had to penetrate the corporation’s network and expose its vulnerabilities.While the network under attack during the CyberSci Regional Challenge was fictional, the skills on display by Singularity and Aurora — two four-person Dal teams — were very real. Singularity scooped up top spot in … Read more

The world cannot achieve energy transition without integrated solutions that address security and sustainability simultaneously. Image: Getty Images Global Lead, Accenture StrategyHead of Shaping the Future of Energy and Materials; Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic ForumListen to the article What's the World Economic Forum doing about the transition to clean energy? Create a free … Read more

(Posted Jan. 10, 2023)By Linda Dillman, Staff WriterThe technology department at Jefferson Local Schools is implementing upgrades as part of its cyber security initiative. Technology Director Curt Dennis provided an update at the school board’s Jan. 9 meeting.An external company conducted a Google audit, looking at all aspects of the district’s Google domain, including user … Read more

Joint Statement of the Security Consultative Committee (“2+2 …  Department of Statesource