SecureWorld News

APRIL 18, 2024

The National Cybersecurity Alliance has launched Cybersecure My Business, a training program for non-technical owners and operators of small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) on how to manage cyber risk in their business. Visit Cybersecure My Business for more information and to join the waitlist for the training program.

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Schneier on Security

MARCH 30, 2023

Now this is interesting: Thousands of pages of secret documents reveal how Vulkan’s engineers have worked for Russian military and intelligence agencies to support hacking operations, train operatives before attacks on national infrastructure, spread disinformation and control sections of the internet.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 30, 2022

Meanwhile, 200,000 well-trained and technically skilled military service members are discharged each year. Training and certification must become more accessible and hiring criteria must change to encourage veterans to apply for these roles. This experience can also be helpful when training cybersecurity talent.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 12, 2023

No surprise, but Google just changed its privacy policy to reflect broader uses of all the surveillance data it has captured over the years: Research and development : Google uses information to improve our services and to develop new products, features and technologies that benefit our users and the public.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Fortinet this week rolled out additional security operations center (SOC) augmentation services and expanded the training programs it provides via the Fortinet Training Institute. The post Fortinet Adds Services to Help Close Cybersecurity Skills Gap appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The battle has sprawled out beyond email; phishing ruses are increasingly getting seeded via messaging apps, cloud-based file sharing platforms and text messaging services. We discussed advances in cybersecurity training that combine timely content and targeted training to combat the latest phishing campaigns.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Meta has likely been using those posts to train its AI, according to the company's top policy executive. In an interview with Reuters , Meta President of Global Affairs Nick Clegg said the company used the public posts to train the LLM (large language model) that feeds into its new Meta AI virtual assistant.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 7, 2023

Zoom changed its terms of service requiring users to allow AI to train on all their data without giving them an opt-out option. Zoom updated its terms of service and informed users that it will train its artificial intelligence models using some of its data. Service Generated Data; Consent to Use. “ 10.2

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Dark Reading

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

With a two-pronged approach, the group trains its hackers in penetration testing, only to set them free to build a marketplace for pen-testing services.

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The Last Watchdog

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

Related: The case for augmented reality training Because of this, cybersecurity investments and regulatory oversight are increasing at an astounding rate , especially for those in the financial services industry, bringing an overwhelming feeling to chief compliance officers without dedicated security teams.

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The Last Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Each participating organization is committed to developing cyber skills and programs to train the workforce across a wide range of industries, including manufacturing. manufacturers from cyber-attacks by providing role-based training to the next generation of cybersecurity workers in manufacturing.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 6, 2022

At the end of October, a cyber attack caused the trains to stop in Denmark, the attack hit a third-party IT service provider. A cyber attack caused training the trains operated by DSB to stop in Denmark the last weekend, threat actors hit a third-party IT service provider. Supeo did not comment on the incident. .

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 3, 2023

What distinguishes AI systems from these other internet services is how interactive they are, and how these interactions will increasingly become like relationships. This kind of conversational interface to the vast network of services and resources on the web is within the capabilities of existing generative AIs like ChatGPT.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 16, 2022

Interesting research: “ Sponge Examples: Energy-Latency Attacks on Neural Networks “: Abstract: The high energy costs of neural network training and inference led to the use of acceleration hardware such as GPUs and TPUs.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

That’s largely because the splashy headlines and online buzz created by bringing down the pair of casinos will only motivate more mid-level cybercriminals to follow Scattered Spiders’ model, putting wide-reaching businesses at risk of ransomware attacks due to the rise of ransomware-as-a-service models.

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SecureWorld News

APRIL 1, 2024

A new Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) threat called "darcula" is taking advantage of encrypted mobile messaging services to unleash a wave of sophisticated smishing attacks targeting organizations across more than 100 countries. Good training should cover all attack vectors."

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Here’s the latest: a training-time attack that forces the model to exhibit a point of view: Spinning Language Models: Risks of Propaganda-As-A-Service and Countermeasures.” Model spinning enables propaganda-as-a-service, where propaganda is defined as biased speech.

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Dark Reading

OCTOBER 17, 2023

The two countries agree to share financial services information and provide cross-border training and best practices.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JULY 19, 2021

A suspected ransomware attack on the servers of Northern Rail’s ticketing system has disrupted the digital services of the company from the past 12 hours and news is out that the operator might make a recovery only after 2 days.

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Malwarebytes

AUGUST 30, 2023

The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued a warning about the risks of integrating large language models (LLMs) like OpenAI’s ChatGPT into other services. The NCSC points out several dangers associated with integrating a technology that is very much in early stages of development into other services and platforms.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is entrusted with the vital responsibility of safeguarding sensitive taxpayer information. While the IRS has implemented many data safeguards, gaps remain in contractor oversight, monitoring capabilities, training, and technical controls. Clear guidance and training could improve reporting and response.

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CSO Magazine

MARCH 8, 2022

To help bring more people into cybersecurity careers, the need for access to training, career pathways and connecting individuals to employers is essential. As part of Fortinet’s focus on Women's Day, I had the opportunity to speak with Aimee Carter, the Director of Support Services at SymQuest in South Burlington, Vermont.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 28, 2023

OpenAI announced that access to its chatbot service ChatGPT is allowed again in Italy after the company met the demands of regulators. At the time the privacy watchdog said that there is no legal basis underpinning the massive collection and processing of personal data to ‘train’ the algorithms on which the platform relies.

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 17, 2023

Related: Why timely training is a must-have That’s why businesses of all sizes need to understand the biggest cybersecurity weaknesses and take steps to mitigate them. Tick-in-the-box training. Getting security right early in the development cycle with well-architected services and systems reduces attack surface significantly.

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The Last Watchdog

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Over the coming year, we will see an accelerating shift from traditional pentesting to more PenTesting-as-a-Service (PTaaS). For years, we’ve been led to believe there is a significant gap between the number of open jobs and qualified candidates to fill those jobs.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 29, 2022

As part of the Cyber Workforce and Education Summit held at the White House last week hosted by Chris Inglis, national cyber director, numerous organizations made pledges to boost training and education offerings. The post White House Announces Free Cybersecurity Training appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Schneier on Security

JULY 7, 2023

Without all of our writings and photos that AI companies are using to train their models, they would have nothing to sell. When Big Tech companies produce output from generative AI that was trained on public data, they would pay a tiny licensing fee, by the word or pixel or relevant unit of data. We call it the AI Dividend.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

5, 2023 – Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration kicked off Cybersecurity Month in Massachusetts with the announcement of $1,136,911 in funding to develop a new cybersecurity training center at MassBay Community College and support the existing center at Bridgewater State University. Worcester, Mass.,

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 4, 2021

It is no secret that there is, and has been for some time, a shortage of trained cyber security professionals in corporate IT Security teams. Until we can rectify the quality of education and training that our new cyber experts receive, we will continue to be outpaced by the Black Hats.”. Growing need. Fostering tradecraft.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In April, Google observed Russia-linked FROZENBARENTS APT (aka SANDWORM) impersonates Ukrainian drone training school to deliver the Rhadamanthys infostealer. The threat actors used a lure themed as an invitation to join the school, the email included a link to an anonymous file-sharing service, fex[.]net.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

With proper training, employees can prevent these attacks before they happen. While the protection of the company’s assets can never be completely guaranteed, security awareness training should be a top priority for business owners. Provide frequent training about the risks of cyberattacks. Change passwords regularly.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 7, 2024

Not surprisingly, small businesses in the professional services sector feel significantly more concerned about cybersecurity threats than those in manufacturing or services, but the poll explains that they also feel more prepared to handle them. Services businesses are right to be concerned.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 28, 2023

High concept Now enter AntiguaRecon which was created to teach a group of young Antiguans cybersecurity skills so that it could offer cybersecurity services around the region and in the US, Canada, and elsewhere. AntiguaRecon has been operating since early last year and has trained 14 students averaging in age of around 20 years old.

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SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Hospitals will be required to implement comprehensive cybersecurity programs, including vulnerability assessments, access controls, and security awareness training for their employees. The funding will support the acquisition of advanced cybersecurity tools, the training of cybersecurity professionals, and the modernization of IT systems.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 24, 2023

As a general rule, all organizations should have a secure operation center as well as a security incident management tool that’s either run internally 24 hours a day, seven days a week, or outsourced to a partner who provides managed-security services. Quite simply, investing in cybersecurity is a standard cost of doing business today.

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Bleeping Computer

JANUARY 21, 2022

Microsoft has started the forced rollout of Windows 10, version 21H2 to more devices approaching the end of service (EOS) as part of a first machine learning (ML) training phase. [.].

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 18, 2023

But for security researcher Jeroen van der Ham, the Flipper Zero also served as a real pain in the butt one day in October, when, aboard a train in the Netherlands, he got a popup on his iPhone about a supposed Bluetooth pairing request with a nearby Apple TV. Strange as that may be on a train, van der Ham soon got another request.

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