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SHARING INTEL: Why full ‘digital transformation’ requires locking down ‘machine identities’

The Last Watchdog

This is so in spite of the fact that machine identities are exploding in numbers and have come to saturate digital transformation. They’ve been quick to recognize that all too many organizations have a limited understanding about these fresh cyber risks. By comparison, scant effort has gone into securing the latter.

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MY TAKE: Why ‘basic research’ is so vital to bringing digital transformation to full fruition

The Last Watchdog

Basic research is the foundational theorizing and testing scientists pursue in order to advance their understanding of a phenomenon in the natural world, and, increasingly, in the digital realm. Along the way, of course, cybersecurity must get addressed. You need look no further that the jarring SolarWinds hack for a prime example.

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LW ROUNDTABLE — How 2024’s cyber threats will transform the security landscape in 2025

The Last Watchdog

Dunham Ken Dunham , Cyber Threat Director, Qualys Threat Research Unit Nation-state attacks and cloud compromises with long dwell times are rising as security lags behind post-Covid digital transformation. While cloud offers flexibility, it introduces new cyber risks.

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Protecting Oil and Gas Industry Infrastructure: Strategies for Resilience

SecureWorld News

Digital transformation: The integration of IoT, SCADA systems, and advanced analytics has increased operational efficiency but also expanded the attack surface. Lessons learned Segmentation of networks: IT and OT systems must be isolated to prevent malware from spreading.

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RSAC insights: How ‘TPRM’ can help shrink security skills gap — while protecting supply chains

The Last Watchdog

Digital transformation had taken hold; so their timing was pitch perfect. Cyber risks profiling. CyberGRX’s global cyber risk Exchange caught on quickly. The exchange has proven to be a perfect mechanism for fleshing out much richer cyber risk profiles of third-party vendors.

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Cybersecurity in Aviation: Rising Threats and Modernization Efforts

SecureWorld News

When vendors gain network access for ticketing, baggage handling, or route planning, they can inadvertently introduce malware or provide a foothold for threat actors. Ransomware is especially prevalent, with 55% of civil aviation cyber decision-makers admitting to being victims in the past 12 months.

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Q&A: Why SOAR startup Syncurity is bringing a ‘case-management’ approach to threat detection

The Last Watchdog

Related: Why we’re in the Golden Age of cyber espionage. Enterprises have dumped small fortunes into stocking their SOCs (security operations centers) with the best firewalls, anti-malware suites, intrusion detection, data loss prevention and sandbox detonators money can buy. But this hasn’t done the trick. Smart money.