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Daily Crunch: Citizen Lab claims Apple’s ‘Lockdown Mode’ helped block spyware attack by hacker group NSO

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In Apple’s case, researchers looking into spyware vulnerabilities said its “Lockdown Mode” was able to thwart the advances of the infamous mercenary hacking provider NSO Group. Welcome to your customer service bot : Ron covers that Ada released an automated generative AI-driven customer service suite. Lorenzo has more.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework Gets Major Update, as Advisories on APT29 and ALPHV Blackcat Get Rolled Out

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Also, how to assess the cybersecurity capabilities of a generative AI LLM. Check out what’s new in NIST’s makeover of its Cybersecurity Framework. Plus, the latest guidance on cyberattack groups APT29 and ALPHV Blackcat. And the most prevalent malware in Q4. And much more! 1 - NIST’s Cybersecurity Framework 2.0

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: Schools Suffer Heavy Downtime Losses Due To Ransomware, as Banks Grapple with AI Challenges

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That’s one takeaway from the Cloud Security Alliance’s upcoming report “Cloud Resiliency in Financial Services,” based on a survey of about 860 security pros, CISOs and financial services leaders.

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What Is Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)?

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With cybercriminals using advanced exploit kits and generative AI to launch almost undetectable cyberattacks, businesses need to beef up their defenses by investing in new-age tools that are faster, smarter and can put up a good fight. Not only security, EDR can also help with managing the associated costs. How does EDR work?

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Radar Trends to Watch: December 2022

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Many companies, organizations, and individuals are wrestling with the copyright implications of generative AI. Google is playing a long game: they believe that the goal isn’t to imitate art works, but to build better user interfaces for humans to collaborate with AI so they can create something new.

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Cybersecurity Snapshot: U.K. NCSC’s Best Cyber Advice on AI Security, the Quantum Threat, API Risks, Mobile Malware and More

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The indiscriminate way this spyware is spread online also means there is a risk that infections could spread beyond intended victims, reads the NCSC advisory. Attackers are targeting supporters of various China-related movements with the BadBazaar and Moonshine spyware variants.

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