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    Top 5 Questions to Cover on Cybercrime When Looking at Equity Investing

    2023-10-17

    PR Newswire: In today's digital age, the threat of cybercrime looms large over businesses and individuals alike. The need for robust cybersecurity solutions has never been more critical as the world becomes increasingly interconnected. 

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    UAE, US Partner to Bolster Financial Services Cybersecurity

    2023-10-17

    Dark Reading: The US Treasury Department and the Cyber Security Council of the United Arab Emirates have agreed to share more information on cybersecurity threats and incidents affecting the financial services industry.

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    CSC Report Highlights Cybersecurity Threats .AI Domains Pose

    2023-10-17

    Security Boulevard: An analysis published by CSC found 43% of Forbes Global 2000 companies do not have control over their branded artificial intelligence (.AI) domain names that have instead been registered by third parties.

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    The Cyber AI Dilemma—And What It Means For The Cybersecurity Industry

    2023-10-16

    Forbes: Ever since OpenAI released ChatGPT last year and DALL-E the year before, there has not only been an explosion in the amount of AI tools available for general consumption, but AI also transitioned from being perceived as largely academic or some magic employed by Big Tech to a family dinner conversation topic.

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    Know Your Breach: 23andMe

    The Target: DNA testing company 23andMe.

    The Take: The information obtained may have included users’ display name, profile photo, profile sex, birth year, location, predicted relationships to their match, the percent DNA match and number of shared genetic segments and portions of their genetic ancestry results, including haplogroups, which provide information about ancestry.

    The Vector: The company said its preliminary investigation indicated that an attacker may have compiled login credentials leaked from other platforms and then recycled these credentials to access the accounts of 23andMe customers who had used the same username and password combination.

    This breach is a stark reminder of how authentication controls are in an overall robust cybersecurity posture, and that good password hygiene plays a pivotal role in protection.

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    Half of Canadian SMBs Say Keeping on Top of Cybersecurity Threats is Their Biggest Challenge

    2023-10-12

    GlobeNewswire: Sage, the leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), released a new report, Cybersecurity for SMBs: Navigating Complexity and Building Resilience.

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    Cybersecurity Should be a Business Priority for CEOs

    2023-10-12

    Help Net Security: 60% of CEOs said their organizations don’t incorporate cybersecurity into business strategies, services or products from the outset, and 44% believe cybersecurity requires episodic intervention rather than ongoing attention.

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    SYN Ventures Announces $75 Million Seed Fund for US Cybersecurity Firms

    2023-10-12

    SecurityWeek: The new Seed Fund I brings the firm’s total assets under management to more than $600 million. The final closing is expected for later this quarter. 

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    Economic Challenges Tighten CISO Compensation: IANS Study

    2023-10-10

    CSO: The ongoing economic challenges are severely impacting CISOs, many of whom are struggling to get any salary hikes at all while new job postings for the role are on a decline, according to an IANS study.

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    The Cybersecurity Paradox: Keeping Data Both Secure And Accessible

    2023-10-10

    Forbes: In the fight to keep hackers out of your network and applications, a robust cybersecurity program focuses a lot on access management and authorization. 

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