It’s not just government organizations that need to worry about cyber espionage campaigns — the entire business world is also a target. Multipolarity has been a defining trend in geopolitics in recent years. Rivalries between the world’s great powers continue to test the limits of globalism, resulting in growing disruption to international supply chains and […] The post What can businesses learn from the rise of cyber espionage? appeared first on Security Intelligence ..read more

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are becoming increasingly crucial to cybersecurity systems. Organizations need professionals with a strong background that mixes AI/ML knowledge with cybersecurity skills, bringing on board people like Nicole Carignan, Vice President of Strategic Cyber AI at Darktrace, who has a unique blend of technical and soft skills. Carignan was originally a […] The post How I got started: AI security executive appeared first on Security Intelligence ..read more

With the adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) soaring across industries and use cases, preventing AI-driven software supply chain attacks has never been more important. Recent research by SentinelOne exposed a new ransomware actor, dubbed NullBulge, which targets software supply chains by weaponizing code in open-source repositories like Hugging Face and GitHub. The group, claiming to […] The post How cyber criminals are compromising AI software supply chains appeared first on Security Intelligence ..read more

The rapid rise of generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) technologies has ushered in a transformative era for industries worldwide. Over the past 18 months, enterprises have increasingly integrated gen AI into their operations, leveraging its potential to innovate and streamline processes. From automating customer service to enhancing product development, the applications of gen AI are […] The post How to embrace Secure by Design principles while adopting AI appeared first on Security Intelligence ..read more

As Yogi Berra said, “It’s déjà vu all over again.” If the idea of the global average costs of data breaches rising year over year feels like more of the same, that’s because it is. Data protection solutions get better, but so do threat actors. The other broken record is the underuse or misuse of […] The post Cost of data breaches: The business case for security AI and automation appeared first on Security Intelligence ..read more

Industrial organizations recently received a report card on their performance regarding data breach costs. And there’s plenty of room for improvement. According to the 2024 IBM Cost of a Data Breach (CODB) report, the average total cost of a data breach in the industrial sector was $5.56 million. This reflects an 18% increase for the […] The post Cost of a data breach: The industrial sector appeared first on Security Intelligence ..read more

Read the previous article in this series, PR vs cybersecurity teams: Handling disagreements in a crisis. When the Colonial Pipeline attack happened a few years ago, widespread panic and long lines at the gas pump were the result — partly due to a lack of reliable information. The attack raised the alarm about serious threats to […] The post How CIRCIA is changing crisis communication appeared first on Security Intelligence ..read more

Cyberattacks grow every year in sophistication and frequency, and the cost of data breaches continues to rise with them. A new report by IBM and the Ponemon Institute, the 2024 Cost of Data Breach Study, details the financial impacts of attacks across multiple industries. The global average cost of a data breach reached an all-time […] The post Cost of a data breach: The healthcare industry appeared first on Security Intelligence ..read more

Check out our first two articles in this series, Cybersecurity crisis communication: What to do and Crisis communication: What NOT to do. When a cyber incident happens inside an organization, everyone in the company has a stake in how to approach remediation. The problem is that not everyone agrees on how to handle the public […] The post PR vs cybersecurity teams: Handling disagreements in a crisis appeared first on Security Intelligence ..read more

Security teams are getting better at detecting and responding to breach incursions, but attackers are inflicting greater pain on organizations’ bottom lines. IBM’s recent Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024 found the global average breach hit a record $4.88 million. That’s a 10% increase from 2023 and the largest spike since the pandemic. While […] The post Surging data breach disruption drives costs to record highs appeared first on Security Intelligence ..read more