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Cybersecurity Snapshot: CISA Calls for Stamping Out Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities, as Europol Tells Banks To Prep For Quantum Threat

Security Boulevard

And get the latest on ransomware trends and on cybercrime legislation and prevention! Thats a key takeaway from Cybercrime: A Multifaceted National Security Threat, a report releaesd this week by Googles Threat Intelligence Group. bill seeks tougher punishments for cybercrimes A bill introduced by two U.S.

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OT Under Siege No More? Fortinet Report Shows Improving Landscape

SecureWorld News

One of the most striking revelations in the report : 52% of organizations now report that the CISO/CSO is responsible for OT cybersecurity, up from just 16% in 2022. Alarmingly, AI-powered cybercrime is accelerating, with adversaries using it to scale phishing and evade detection. Despite the gains, the threat landscape is escalating.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: CSA Outlines Data Security Challenges and Best Practices, While ISACA Offers Tips To Retain IT Pros

Security Boulevard

(Source: ISACAs Tech Workplace and Culture 2025 report, March 2025) For more information about recruiting and retaining cybersecurity professionals: 10 Ways to Boost Cybersecurity Talent Retention (InformationWeek) 60% of cybersecurity pros looking to change employers (CSO) The cybersecurity industry has an urgent talent shortage.

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Key Cybersecurity Trends for 2025. My Predictions

Jane Frankland

Threat Actors Cybersecurity threats are growing more complex and persistent, driven by the heightened activities of nation-state actors and increasingly sophisticated cybercrime groups. Organised Cybercrime Groups Up Their Game Cybercriminals arent resting on old tactics with cybercrime expected to hit $12 trillion in 2025.

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Security Roundup April 2025

BH Consulting

Another lens on cybercrime comes courtesy of the FBIs Annual Internet Crime Report. Its top three cybercrimes, based on reports from victims, were: phishing/spoofing, extortion and personal data breaches. CSO Online marked the progress as 66 per cent done. At more than 100 pages, theres plenty of detail to pore over.

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Former Uber CSO Joe Sullivan and lessons learned from the infamous 2016 Uber breach

CSO Magazine

Like most CSOs, Joe Sullivan was drawn to the role to help prevent cybercrimes. His role as CSO of Uber was something of a shift from his previous job prosecuting cybercriminals as an assistant US attorney, but closer to the tip of the cybersecurity spear.

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Top cybercrime gangs use targeted fake job offers to deploy stealthy backdoor

CSO Magazine

The gang is selling access to systems infected with the backdoor to other sophisticated cybercrime groups including FIN6, Evilnum and Cobalt Group that are known to target organizations from various industries. Get the latest from CSO by signing up for our newsletters. ] To read this article in full, please click here