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Dulling the impact of AI-fueled cyber threats with AI

CIO

It can also create cyber threats that are harder to detect than before, such as AI-powered malware, which can learn from and circumvent an organization’s defenses at breakneck speed. Data privacy in the age of AI is yet another cybersecurity concern.

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Harnessing AI to Strengthen OT Security Against Modern Cyber Threats

Palo Alto Networks

In the latest McKinsey Global Survey on AI, 65% of participants said their companies regularly used AI, a dramatic increase in a very short period. As organizations around the globe rapidly adopt AI, it is becoming clear that this transformation brings both significant opportunities and serious risks.

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Silicon Valley Bank implodes, Apple launches a new music service, and ChatGPT goes enterprise

TechCrunch

Malware hiding in the woodwork: The U.S. government on Thursday announced that it seized a website used to sell malware designed to spy on computers and cell phones, Lorenzo writes. TechCrunch+ TC+ subscribers get access to in-depth commentary, analysis and surveys — which you know if you’re already a subscriber.

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

The Parallax

That’s the conclusion of an annual security report based on a survey of 579 security experts, 85 percent of whom said they expect their country to suffer a major critical-infrastructure hack in the next five years. Beyond cryptojacking malware, basic, run-of-the-mill ransomware can also infect industrial-control systems.

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Is Your Browser Ground Zero for Cyberattacks?

Palo Alto Networks

Incidents are commonplace 95% of surveyed companies suffered browser-based attacks over the last year; 94% had to deal with phishing incidents. They also empower companies with detailed control to prevent data loss, mitigate risks from malware and phishing, and enforce data loss prevention (DLP) policies.

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IT downtime cuts enterprise profit by 9%, says study

CIO

The large enterprises surveyed also spent an average of $19 million on ransomware and data extortion payouts — although they only budgeted $13.4 Malware and phishing attacks were the next-most-frequent cause cybersecurity downtime, while software failure was the next biggest cause of downtime related to IT operations.

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Protecting Web-Based Work

Palo Alto Networks

A recent survey by Palo Alto Networks found that 95% of respondents experienced browser-based attacks in the last year, including account takeovers and malicious extensions. Malicious browser extensions can introduce malware, extract data, or create backdoors for future attacks.

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