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Security

Anonymous Sudan’s Attack of European Investment Bank: Money, Politics and PR

Pro-Kremlin groups Anonymous Sudan, Killnet and Clop have other motivations than just hacktivism as they widen their attack field beyond political targets.

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Security

Palo Alto Networks’ CTO of Prisma Cloud Talks Securing ‘Code to Cloud’

The company’s CTO of its Prisma Cloud says that when the software development process meets continuous integration and development, security must be efficient and holistic.

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Artificial Intelligence

Wondering how employees should use ChatGPT? Netskope has an app for that

ChatGPT use is booming at enterprises. Saying "no" to employees who want to use ChatGPT is a short-term answer, per Netskope, whose solution uses data insights to say "yes," "no" and "sometimes."

Security

Okta Launches Device Access

Okta’s formula for multi-device identity authentication for a hybrid workforce: extract passwords, add ease of use across devices.

Two AI robots are facing opposite directions, the one on the left is in a shade of gray, and the other is in a shade of blue.

Security

AI vs AI: Next front in phishing wars

Threat intelligence firm Abnormal Security is seeing cybercriminals using generative AI to go phishing; the same technology is part of the defense.

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Security

Akamai’s new study: Bots, phishing and server attacks making commerce a cybersecurity hotspot

The study shows attackers are using more bots and doing more sophisticated phishing exploits and server attacks, especially targeting retail.

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Security

CISA advisory on LockBit: $91 million extorted from 1,700 attacks since 2020

FBI, CISA and international organizations released an advisory detailing breadth and depth of LockBit, and how to defend against the most prevalent ransomware of 2022 and (so far) 2023.

Cloud

Google’s ChromeOS aims for enterprise with security and compatibility

Google’s ChromeOS is for Chromebook users. But Thomas Riedl, the Google unit’s head of enterprise, sees big growth opportunities for the OS — and Chromebook — where security and versatility matter most.

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Artificial Intelligence

Salesforce launches AI Cloud with raft of generative AI tools

Salesforce's series of generative AI, ChatGPT-style tools rolling out this year are designed to provide customers with large language models integrated with the company's products.

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Artificial Intelligence

Firm study predicts big spends on generative AI

A new study polling software buyers at businesses worldwide finds strong intention to increase budget, with special interest in AI. It also looks at how vendors can engage buyers.

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Karl Greenberg

Anonymous Sudan’s Attack of European Investment Bank: Money, Politics and PR

Palo Alto Networks’ CTO of Prisma Cloud Talks Securing ‘Code to Cloud’

Wondering how employees should use ChatGPT? Netskope has an app for that

Okta Launches Device Access

AI vs AI: Next front in phishing wars

Akamai’s new study: Bots, phishing and server attacks making commerce a cybersecurity hotspot

CISA advisory on LockBit: $91 million extorted from 1,700 attacks since 2020

Google’s ChromeOS aims for enterprise with security and compatibility

Salesforce launches AI Cloud with raft of generative AI tools

Firm study predicts big spends on generative AI

Personnel Screening Policy

New User Education Checklist

ACH Payment Process Policy

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