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Chinese cyber espionage growing across all industry sectors

CIO

Security researchers are warning of a significant global rise in Chinese cyber espionage activity against organizations in every industry. The report also highlighted that Chinese groups continue to share malware tools a long-standing hallmark of Chinese cyber espionage with the KEYPLUG backdoor serving as a prime example.

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Enhancing Private 5G Security in industrial deployments

CIO

According to research by Palo Alto, three-quarters of industrial organisations globally have detected malicious cyber activity in their OT environments. More than ever, businesses are concerned that threat actors could place malware on their OT networks and syphon valuable data over an extended period. The threat is widespread.

Industry 158
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Chinese cyber espionage growing across all industry sectors

CIO

Security researchers are warning of a significant global rise in Chinese cyber espionage activity against organizations in every industry. The report also highlighted that Chinese groups continue to share malware tools a long-standing hallmark of Chinese cyber espionage with the KEYPLUG backdoor serving as a prime example.

Industry 147
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Dragos raises $110M Series C as demand to secure industrial systems soars

TechCrunch

Dragos was founded in 2016 to detect and respond to threats facing industrial control systems (ICS), the devices critical to the continued operations of power plants, water and energy supplies, and other critical infrastructure. But the country has faced extensive criticism for its human rights record by international rights groups.

Industry 305
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Human firewalls: The first line of defense against cyber threats in 2025

CIO

Now that all the industry thought leaders have weighed in and published their predictions for what the cybersecurity landscape will look like in 2025, it seems that theres a clear consensus emerging: Both attacks and defense of devices and networks will increasingly be AI-driven as time goes by.

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AI in the Enterprise: 5 key findings of AI usage and threat trends

CIO

The report reveals how enterprises worldwide and across industries are using and managing AI/ML tools, highlighting both their benefits and security concerns. Zscaler Figure 2: Industries driving the largest proportions of AI transactions 5. billion AI/ML transactions in the Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange.

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Industrial systems need to prepare for the ‘big one’—but they’re not

The Parallax

If hacks are like earthquakes—something you can prepare for but can’t avoid—the organizations that oversee the industrial-control systems that monitor and manage electricity, water, oil, transportation, and other essential daily services aren’t taking enough steps to prepare them. READ MORE ON INDUSTRIAL-CONTROL SYSTEMS.

Industry 178