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Managing Cloud Risks Gave Security Teams a Big Headache in 2024
1 year 1 month ago
The results of Dark Reading's 2024 Strategic Security Survey suggest that security teams continue to grapple with the challenges that come with increased cloud adoption, such as data visibility and loss of controls. Managing cloud risks will be a focus for security teams in 2025.
Fahmida Y. Rashid
Cybersecurity Lags in Middle East Business Development
1 year 1 month ago
The fast growing region has its own unique cyber issues — and it needs its own talent to fight them.
Partha Gopalakrishnan
6 AI-Related Security Trends to Watch in 2025
1 year 1 month ago
AI tools will enable significant productivity and efficiency benefits for organizations in the coming year, but they also will exacerbate privacy, governance, and security risks.
Jai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
Chinese State Hackers Breach US Treasury Department
1 year 1 month ago
In what's being called a "major cybersecurity incident," Beijing-backed adversaries broke into cyber vendor BeyondTrust to access the US Department of the Treasury workstations and steal unclassified data, according to a letter sent to lawmakers.
Becky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
How to Get the Most Out of Cyber Insurance
1 year 1 month ago
Cyber insurance should augment your cybersecurity strategy — not replace it.
Rita Gurevich
What Security Lessons Did We Learn in 2024?
1 year 1 month ago
Proactive defenses, cross-sector collaboration, and resilience are key to combating increasingly sophisticated threats.
Joan Goodchild
Deepfakes, Quantum Attacks Loom Over APAC in 2025
1 year 1 month ago
Organizations in the region should expect to see threat actors accelerate their use of AI tools and mount ongoing "harvest now, decrypt later" attacks for various malicious use cases.
Jai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
Hackers Are Hot for Water Utilities
1 year 1 month ago
The US water sector suffered a stream of cyberattacks over the past year-and-a-half from a mix of cybercriminals, hacktivists, and nation-state hacking teams. Here's how the industry and ICS/OT security experts are working to better secure vulnerable drinking and wastewater utilities.
Kelly Jackson Higgins, Editor-in-Chief, Dark Reading
Defining & Defying Cybersecurity Staff Burnout
1 year 1 month ago
Sometimes it feels like burnout is an inevitable part of working in cybersecurity. But a little bit of knowledge can help you and your staff stay healthy.
Karen Spiegelman, Features Editor
Quantum Computing Advances in 2024 Put Security In Spotlight
1 year 1 month ago
The work on quantum computing hit some major milestones in 2024, making the path to a workable quantum computer seem closer than ever. Google, Microsoft, and other research efforts hit significant milestones this year, but is the cybersecurity world ready?
Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer
SEC Disclosures Up, But Not Enough Details Provided
1 year 1 month ago
While companies have responded to the new SEC rules by disclosing incidents promptly, many of the reports don't meet the SEC's "material" standard.
Fahmida Y. Rashid
Emerging Threats & Vulnerabilities to Prepare for in 2025
1 year 1 month ago
From zero-day exploits to 5G network vulnerabilities, these are the threats that are expected to persist over the next 12 months.
Kristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
DDoS Attacks Surge as Africa Expands Its Digital Footprint
1 year 1 month ago
As organizations on the continent expand their use of digital technologies, they increasingly face many of the same threats that entities in other regions have had to deal with for years.
Jai Vijayan, Contributing Writer
Too Much 'Trust,' Not Enough 'Verify'
1 year 1 month ago
"Zero trust" doesn't mean "zero testing."
Rob Sloan, Sam Curry
Trump 2.0 Portends Big Shift in Cybersecurity Policies
1 year 1 month ago
Changes at CISA and promises of more public-private partnerships and deregulation are just a few ways the incoming administration could upend the feds' role in cybersecurity.
Becky Bracken, Senior Editor, Dark Reading
DNSSEC Denial-of-Service Attacks Show Technology's Fragility
1 year 1 month ago
The security extensions for the Domain Name System aimed to make the Internet more reliable, but instead the technology has exchanged one set of problems for another.
Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer
Non-Human Identities Gain Momentum, Requires Both Management, Security
1 year 1 month ago
The number of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) in many organizations has exploded. Key trends, drivers, and market landscape in this fast-developing area are explored.
Don Tait
How CISOs Can Communicate With Their Boards Effectively
1 year 1 month ago
With the increased frequency of board reporting, CISOs need to ensure their interactions are brief, productive, and valuable.
Harold Rivas
Middle East Cyberwar Rages On, With No End in Sight
1 year 1 month ago
Since October 2023, cyberattacks among countries in the Middle East have persisted, fueled by the conflict between Israel and Hamas, reeling in others on a global scale.
Kristina Beek, Associate Editor, Dark Reading
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