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Uncover the nastiest malware of 2023

Webroot

This post covers highlights of our analysis, including the rise of ransomware as a service (RaaS), the six nastiest malware groups, and the role of artificial intelligence in both cybersecurity and cyberthreats. A unique partial encryption approach allows the threat actor to choose a specific percentage of data in a file to encrypt.

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Striking a Balance: Senator Wyden's Act and AI in Healthcare

SecureWorld News

This includes artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) systems that are increasingly used in healthcare. The authors recommend security measures such as encryption, auditing, and red team testing before AI deployment in clinics. For example, AI can analyze medical images to detect cancer or other diseases.

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The Evolving Role of Cyber Insurance in Mitigating Ransomware Attacks

SecureWorld News

Ransomware attacks have become a significant threat to organizations of all kinds worldwide, with attackers encrypting data and demanding payment for its release. One significant innovation is the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in risk assessment processes to help better guide policy underwriting.

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SHARED INTEL Q&A: My thoughts and opinions about cyber threats — as discussed with OneRep

The Last Watchdog

Kapczynski Erin: Could you share your thoughts on the role of artificial intelligence, machine learning and the growth of IoT devices in both cyber defense and cyberattacks? Regular training and simulations can help reduce risks associated with human errors. Erin: How has the ransomware threat evolved in recent years?

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Cloud Security: The Shared Responsibility Model

eSecurity Planet

Its table illustration also goes into more detail and notes Google’s responsibility for hardware, boot, hardened kernel and interprocess communication (IPC), audit logging, network, and storage and encryption of data. Also read: Exfiltration Can Be Stopped With Data-in-Use Encryption, Company Says.

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Hacking et Cybersécurité Mégapoche pour les Nuls: New French Book on Hacking and CyberSecurity Now Available

Joseph Steinberg

Hacking For Dummies takes you on an easy-to-follow cybersecurity voyage that will teach you the essentials of vulnerability and penetration testing so that you can find the holes in your network before the bad guys exploit them.

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34 Most Common Types of Network Security Protections

eSecurity Planet

With faster response times, a more centralized platform, and artificial intelligence-powered workflows, many companies select XDR tools to optimize or go beyond what their SIEM and UEBA tools can do. As soon as data is added to a fully encrypted disk, it will remain encrypted until an authorized user accesses the disk.