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Security incident recovery times are over 7 months on average
Organizations are taking almost a month longer to recover from cybersecurity incidents than they did a year ago, and 25% longer than expected, a Fastly survey has found. This year, businesses report taking an average of 7.3 months to recover from cybersecurity breaches, substantially more than their anticipated timeline of 5.9 months. And recovery times were even worse for companies…
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Severed subsea internet cables raise network security questions
Two subsea internet cables in the Baltic appear to have been sabotaged, part of a wider trend that raises concerns about the future reliability of international internet traffic. A 218 km (132 mile) cable between Lithuania and Sweden’s Gotland Island went offline on Sunday morning, with another connecting Helsinki to Rostock in Germany failing early on Monday. The 1,200 km…
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Majority of firms using generative AI experience related security incidents – even as it empowers security teams
Almost all organizations using generative AI experience security issues or data breaches linked to the technology — and most say they don’t have the budget to deal with it. Research by the Capgemini Research Institute found that 97% of organizations using generative AI were affected by data breaches or security concerns linked to generative AI. Over half (52%) pointed to…
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Security plugin flaw in millions of WordPress sites gives admin access
A critical authentication bypass vulnerability has been discovered impacting the WordPress plugin ‘Really Simple Security’ (formerly ‘Really Simple SSL’), including both free and Pro versions. Really Simple Security is a security plugin for the WordPress platform, offering SSL configuration, login protection, a two-factor authentication layer, and real-time vulnerability detection. Its free version alone is used in over four million websites. Wordfence,…
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7 Ways a Smart Doorbell Can Improve Home Security
Key Takeaways Smart doorbells allow you to remotely monitor your front door (or answer it) from anywhere with two-way audio so you can interact with visitors and delivery people. Motion detection features can automatically capture activity and send you an alert or simply save the footage for later review. The ability to record and review footage provides peace of mind,…
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What Should You Do If Windows Security Detects a Virus?
Quick Links An Integrated Security Solution Windows Security Detected a Virus You’re working away on your Windows PC and all of a sudden you get an alert from your antivirus solution that a virus has been detected! Here’s what you should do next. Viruses Come for Windows Since the inception of computers and computing, viruses have been created by those…
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Microsoft pulls Exchange security updates over mail delivery issues
Microsoft has pulled the November 2024 Exchange security updates released during this month’s Patch Tuesday because of email delivery issues on servers using custom mail flow rules. The company announced it pulled the updates from Windows Update and the Download Center following widespread reports from admins saying that email had stopped flowing altogether. This issue affects customers using transport rules…
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Adopting more security tools doesn’t keep you safe, it just overloads your teams and creates greater risks
While most security decision makers are expanding their security tools rather than replacing them, this could create greater risks for practitioners. According to new Google Workspace research, while nearly two-thirds (62%) of UK-based IT leaders admitted to adding new security tools as they go along, those ending up with ten or more experience more security incidents than those with fewer.…
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A new iOS 18 security feature makes it harder for police to unlock iPhones
There is an apparently new iOS 18 security feature that reboots iPhones that haven’t been unlocked in a few days, frustrating police by making it harder to break into suspects’ iPhones, according to 404 Media. 404 Media, which first reported police warnings about the reboots on Thursday, writes that restarted iPhones enter a more secure “Before First Unlock,” or BFU…
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CrowdStrike eyes SaaS security gains with Adaptive Shield acquisition
CrowdStrike has announced an agreement to acquire Israeli SaaS security startup Adaptive Shield to bolster the capabilities of its Falcon cybersecurity platform. Headquartered in Tel Aviv, Adaptive Shield protects against SaaS breaches through security posture management and threat protection across SaaS identities, misconfigurations, and data. Announcing the move at its Fal.Con Europe event in Amsterdam, CrowdStrike said it will integrate…
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