The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

To wrap up our 2024 year-end roundtable, we turn our attention to new technologies and trends that are emerging to help bridge the gaps. Organizations face rising risks of AI-driven social engineering and personal device breaches. Enterprises are using AI-enabled automations to satisfy the Tier 1 cyber activities.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Acohido to share his ideas about the current cyber threat landscape, the biggest threats for businesses today, the role of AI and machine learning in cyberattacks and cyberdefence, and the most effective methods for companies to protect themselves. Erin: What cybersecurity technologies are you most excited about right now?

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 1, 2024

From generating deepfakes to enhancing phishing campaigns, GAI is evolving into a tool for large-scale cyber offenses GAI has captured the attention of researchers and investors for its transformative potential across industries. Unfortunately, its misuse by malicious actors is altering the cyber threat landscape.

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Jane Frankland

JUNE 8, 2025

The modern enterprise C-suite is undergoing a seismic shift—not over profits or market share, but over who leads technology, shapes strategy, and ultimately defines the future of the business. The digital era has brought with it not just new technologies, but new power dynamics. Duplicated technologies inflate costs.

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 12, 2021

As such, while the cost of threat intelligence can be significant, the cost of not having it can sometimes be much higher. Furthermore, technological advances have made it easier than ever for organizations with minimal human resources to leverage threat intelligence to improve security.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

AI-powered threat detection is enabling organizations to identify and neutralize attacks faster, but adversarial AI is also supercharging cyber threats. According to the report: "AI can analyze vast amounts of security data in real time, identifying anomalies and potential threats faster than traditional methods.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 25, 2023

Health-ISAC, a nonprofit, private sector, member-driven organization, has released its annual cyber threat report on current and emerging threat activity in the healthcare industry, in collaboration with Booz Allen Hamilton Cyber Threat Intelligence.

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IT Security Guru

JANUARY 9, 2025

As we begin the New Year, it offers a chance for reflection on 2024 and to consider what we can do as security professionals and business leaders in 2025 that will keep us relevant and in the best position to counter cyber threats going forward. Quantum computing is no longer just a concept for the distant future.

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IT Security Guru

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Furthermore, the Armed Forces run awareness campaigns to instruct their personnel about cyber threats and what measures authorized users may take to mitigate threats to military information systems and their vulnerabilities. The importance of cybersecurity awareness training.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 9, 2025

Most aviation processes are heavily digitized, and in the wake of new cyber threats, airlines and the broader sector must prioritize cybersecurity more than ever before. Aircraft themselves are nodes on data networks, constantly transmitting telemetry, engine performance metrics, and passenger connectivity data.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 6, 2025

The Honeywell 2025 Cyber Threat Report delivers a sobering snapshot of today's industrial cybersecurity landscape: cyberattacks targeting operational technology (OT) environments are no longer rare or speculative—they're persistent, highly targeted, and increasingly sophisticated.

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Jane Frankland

MAY 8, 2024

Could artificial intelligence (AI) be the key to outsmarting cyber threats in an increasingly connected world? On one hand, AI has been hailed as a game-changing technology with the potential to transform industries and improve our daily lives. Is it our only hope for survival?These

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 7, 2025

Beware the Poisoned Apple: Defending Against Malware and Social Engineering Just like Snow White was tricked into accepting a poisoned apple from the Evil Queen, malware and social engineering attacks exploit trust to deliver harmful payloads. Ensure your organization builds a "brick house" of security to stay protected!

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 14, 2024

The fourth annual SecureWorld Eastern virtual conference provided a glimpse into the rapidly evolving cyber threat landscape facing nations, businesses, and the very integrity of democratic elections worldwide.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

4, 2024, CyberNewsWire — AI SPERA , a leading Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) company, has achieved PCI DSS v4.0 certification for its flagship search engine solution, Criminal IP. Torrance, Calif., This accomplishment builds on last year’s attainment of PCI DSS v3.2.1 AI SPERA’s newly acquired PCI DSS v4.0

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SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Social engineering attacks have long been a threat to businesses worldwide, statistically comprising roughly 98% of cyberattacks worldwide. Given the much more psychologically focused and methodical ways that social engineering attacks can be conducted, it makes spotting them hard to do.

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Digital Shadows

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Armed with these credentials, attackers can gain access to sensitive construction data, such as engineering blueprints, or deploy additional malware within systems to escalate their attacks.

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eSecurity Planet

APRIL 8, 2025

Xanthorox reasoner advanced mimics human reasoning, helping attackers craft more believable phishing messages or manipulate targets through social engineering. It features a live web scraper tool that pulls data from over 50 search engines for real-time reconnaissance. But platforms like Xanthorox show the dark side of this technology.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Virtual reality (VR) technology has transformed how we experience digital environments. This technology simulates environments with striking realism, providing a highly immersive experience for users, and triggering their visual and auditory senses so they feel that they are truly in the moment in a virtual world.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 24, 2025

24, 2025, CyberNewswire – – INE Security , a global provider of cybersecurity training and certification, today announced its initiative to spotlight the increasing cyber threats targeting healthcare institutions. For example, network defense and malware analysis labs show engineers how to contain ransomware outbreaks.

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Hacker's King

OCTOBER 19, 2024

In today’s increasingly digital world, businesses, governments, and individuals face an ever-growing threat from cyberattacks. Cybersecurity has become one of the most critical fields in technology, ensuring that data, networks, and systems are protected from unauthorized access and malicious attacks.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 2, 2024

It’s a digital swindle as old as the internet itself, and yet, as the data tells us, the vast majority of security incidents are still rooted in the low-tech art of social engineering. Some 74 percent of cyber breaches are caused by human factors, including errors, stolen credentials, misuse of access privileges, or social engineering.

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Jane Frankland

MAY 3, 2025

Allegedly orchestrated by the same group known as Scattered Spider, these attacks highlight the significant challenges even the most respected and established brands face in defending against modern cyber threats. Then, the focus of cyber attacks on retailers, and what lessons must be learned by business leaders and customers.

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SecureWorld News

OCTOBER 3, 2023

And one of the most successful and increasingly prevalent ways of attack has come from social engineering, which is when criminals manipulate humans directly to gain access to confidential information. Social engineering is more sophisticated than ever, and its most advanced iteration is the topic of today's discussion: deepfakes.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 2, 2023

Christopher Wray, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, on April 27th requested an additional $64 million in funding to fight cyber threats in 2024. Keeping pace with these threats is a significant challenge for the FBI. As an organization, we must be able to stay current with constantly evolving technologies.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 2, 2024

In today’s digital landscape, organizations face numerous challenges when it comes to mitigating cyber risks. Related: How AI is transforming DevOps The constant evolution of technology, increased connectivity, and sophisticated cyber threats pose significant challenges to organizations of all sizes and industries.

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Hacker's King

OCTOBER 26, 2024

As technology continues to evolve, so too do the threats that target both individuals and organizations. Activities during this week include engaging workshops, informative webinars, and community events, all designed to empower individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate today’s cyber threats effectively.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 27, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming a powerful tool in the cybersecurity landscape, with the potential to revolutionize the way we detect and respond to cyber threats. However, as with any technology, there are also risks associated with the use of AI in cybersecurity.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

It is also a celebration of Canadian thought leadership on very important business and technology topics that are directly impacting Canadians quality of life as well as their pocketbooks." Key findings: the cyber threat landscape in 2025 1. Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC).

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2023

Two North Korea-linked APT groups compromised the infrastructure of the major Russian missile engineering firm NPO Mashinostroyeniya. Cybersecurity firm SentinelOne linked the compromise of the major Russian missile engineering firm NPO Mashinostroyeniya to two different North Korea-linked APT groups.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 29, 2023

In 2019, a cybersecurity firm demonstrated security risks that could allow an attacker to disrupt engine readings and altitude on an aircraft. Government Accountability Office in 2020 about increasing risk due to connected aircraft technology developments. There was another warning from the U.S.

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Jane Frankland

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

When you tune in to my interview with BlackBerry’s Director of Sales Engineering, Paul Fryer , you’ll hear his view on secure communication, and why this is such a focus for BlackBerry right now. Nation-states and geopolitical tensions are increasingly fuelling modern cyber threats.

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The Last Watchdog

AUGUST 20, 2024

Related: GenAI’s impact on elections It turns out that the vast datasets churned out by cybersecurity toolsets happen to be tailor-made for ingestion by Generative AI ( GenAI ) engines and Large Language Models ( LLMs.) Using AI-driven analytics, we’ve automated many routine security tasks and enhanced our threat detection accuracy.

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The Last Watchdog

JULY 27, 2023

Tel Aviv, Israel, July 27, 2023 — Perception Point , a leading provider of advanced threat prevention across digital communication channels, today published a new report analyzing global cyberattack trends in H1 2023 amidst the paradigm shift brought about by advances in generative AI (GenAI) capabilities.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 20, 2025

Specifically, stories and news items where public and/or private organizations have leveraged their capabilities to encroach on user privacy; for example, data brokers using underhanded means to harvest user location data without user knowledge or public organizations using technology without regard for user privacy. CVE-2025-21308.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

27, 2024 — The current large surge in cyber threats has left many organizations grappling for security so ThreatHunter.ai The LockBit group’s audacity in bouncing back after a significant takedown operation underlines the persistent and evolving threat posed by cybercriminals. Brea, Calif. is taking decisive action.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 12, 2023

A look back at the cybersecurity landscape in 2023 rings all-too familiar: cyber threats rapidly evolved and scaled up , just as they have, year-to-year, for the past 20 years. The “trust but verify” approach is no longer viable in a landscape where threats can originate from anywhere.

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