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Cybersecurity News
  • Apr, Fri, 2023
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Navigating the Seven Seas of Vulnerability Management: A Comprehensive Guide

The article discusses the seven stages of the vulnerability management lifecycle. The first step is consolidation, where centralizing the cyber risk data is necessary for complete visibility, duplicate data management, and better control. The second step is correlation, where vulnerability deduplication and clustering is essential for simplified scan data management, accurate risk understanding, and improved operating efficiency. The…

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Cybersecurity News
  • Apr, Thu, 2023
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Nebu Ordered to Disclose Cyber Attack Details in Court Ruling

In a recent court ruling in Rotterdam, Dutch software provider Nebu has been ordered to provide market research firm Blauw with information regarding a cyber attack on its systems and the resulting data theft. If Nebu fails to comply with this ruling, it will face penalties of up to €500,000. Blauw uses Nebu’s solutions for conducting market research…

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Cybersecurity News
  • Apr, Thu, 2023
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Free IoT Tool for Finding Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

A new Free Plan for a security tool has been launched, offering full functionality with no limitations on zero-day vulnerability discovery and firmware analysis. The tool is aimed at security professionals, developers, and bug bounty hunters who can use it to gain a competitive advantage. The creators hope to remove financial barriers for security professionals and receive feedback to improve the tool’s features. The Free Plan will remain free, and users can expect to see updates based on their feedback.

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Cybersecurity News
  • Apr, Thu, 2023
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The Art of Selling Security: How to Convince Your CFO to Invest in Your Business’s Protection

The article provides a guide on how to propose a security investment to your CFO, addressing why it is challenging to pitch security to a CFO and what things the CFO wants to see. CFOs are busy people and managing budgets that seem to get smaller while the ask for spending becomes more frequent. The value a security investment brings to the organization is what CFOs generally look at when evaluating if something is “valuable” to their organization. These include reduced costs, reduced risks, increased productivity, and increased growth (mostly for revenue). The article provides a budget request template to make the ask even easier.

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Cybersecurity News
  • Apr, Thu, 2023
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Exploring the Dark Side of ChatGPT: Uncovering the Malicious Use of AI

Checkpoint’s manager of threat intelligence, Sergey Shykevich, expressed concern about the malicious use of ChatGPT, an AI tool that can generate written content. Checkpoint conducted research to build a full malicious infection chain using OpenAI and discovered that cybercriminals have started using ChatGPT to build malicious tools. While ChatGPT is a great tool, Shykevich warns that it is important to specify exactly what you need and that ChatGPT code is far from perfect. Cybercriminals are still trying to understand how it works, and the generated code is rough. Nevertheless, Shykevich warns that ChatGPT combines code with the program, making it easier for cybercriminals to create malware using one interface.

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