The Dark Side of AI and the New Economics of Cybercrime
Artificial intelligence is rewriting the economics of cybercrime. Attacks that once required operators, custom tooling and weeks of preparation can now be assembled in minutes....
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ThreatDown Uncovers First Cyber Attack Abusing Deno JavaScript Runtime for Fileless Malware Delivery
ThreatDown’s EDR team discovered a sophisticated, multi-stage attack chain during an active investigation; the first documented case of attackers abusing the Deno runtime as a...
DNSFilter Data Reveals Major Threat Vector as Students Bypass School Security Controls
Students’ attempts to access restricted content using unsafe proxy services expose them and their schools to cyber risks New research from DNSFilter finds that school...
Beyond Defaults: Closing the Resilience Gap Against Evolving Ransomware Threats
The contemporary cybersecurity landscape often sees a pervasive, and frequently misleading, reliance on “built-in” security features across devices and operating systems. Built-in meaning, the default...
Securing Desktops Against Ransomware: Practical Lessons Beyond the Perimeter
Desktop security has taken on new urgency in today’s hybrid IT environments. While firewalls and endpoint detection platforms still play an important role in cybersecurity,...
Maro Secures $4.3 Million in Seed Funding to Eliminate Human Risk in Cybersecurity
Maro’s new cognitive security platform intervenes in the moment, redefining how companies manage human risk across social engineering, insider threats, human error, and ungoverned AI...
Charm Security Emerges From Stealth to Combat Scams and Social Engineering Exploiting Human Vulnerabilities, Securing $8M in Seed Funding from Team8’s Venture Creation Fund
AI-driven platform proactively ‘Breaks the Scam Spell’ to prevent financial losses, build customer trust, and meet regulatory requirements Charm Security (“Charm”), an AI-powered customer security platform,...
Beyond Identity and Nametag Announce Strategic Partnership to Strengthen Identity & Access Management Using Deepfake Defense Identity Verification
Beyond Identity, the only access management platform engineered to prevent identity and device-based threats, and Nametag, the leading provider of integrated identity verification and account protection...
Speed of cyber-attacks increased in 2024 with lateral movement achieved in just 27 minutes: ReliaQuest Annual Threat Report
Security teams are gaining speed as well; containing attacks using AI and automation can take just three minutes, compared to six hours with traditional approaches...
From Trojans to Ransomware: Top Cyber Threats Every Executive Should Know
The information security industry is on high alert due to a surge in sophisticated cyber threats. Modern cyberattacks now leverage advanced techniques, including malware, phishing,...