Topic: security investment
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The Hidden Cost of a Security Breach
Companies are shifting security budgets reactively after breaches, but this emergency spending is far more costly than proactive investment, often exceeding it by a factor of nine. The rise of new attack vectors, especially targeting SaaS data, increases breach likelihood and financial damage, ye...
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How Automation Is Reshaping Security Strategy
Hybrid infrastructure is now the standard for business continuity and risk management, providing resilience by blending cloud, on-premises, and isolated environments to ensure operations and meet compliance demands. Integrating operational technology (OT) and IT security is critical for protectin...
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Cybersecurity Controls: How They Impact Incident Outcomes
Incident response planning, including tabletop exercises and red-team tests, significantly improves readiness and drives broader security investments. Endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools, especially when fully deployed and used in blocking mode, strongly correlate with reduced breach like...
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Retailers Are Fighting Back Against Ransomware
The retail sector is seeing a decline in data encryption during ransomware attacks, but attackers are increasingly using extortion-only tactics and demanding higher ransoms, which have doubled to a median of two million dollars. Recovery costs and times have improved, with expenses dropping by 40...
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AI Agents Mimic Users, But Play by Different Rules
The rapid proliferation of autonomous AI agents in production environments is outpacing the development of robust governance and identity management frameworks, creating significant security and compliance risks. A critical vulnerability stems from using outdated credentialing methods like static...
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AI Transforms Embedded Software: From Experiment to Production
AI-generated code is now a mainstream production tool, running critical systems like power grids and medical devices, but its rapid adoption raises significant cybersecurity concerns. Security is the top worry for developers using AI, with most rating the risk as moderate or high, leading to a st...
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The Economics Fueling Global Ransomware
Ransomware has evolved into a sophisticated criminal business model, projected to cause $10.5 trillion in global economic losses by 2025, driven by professional networks and Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) that lower entry barriers for attackers. Attackers employ double and triple extortion tactic...
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Mobile Security Gaps Exposed by Uneven Regulations
Mobile operators are investing heavily in cybersecurity, with annual spending projected to rise from $15-19 billion to over $40 billion by 2030, driven by the critical role of networks and escalating threats like denial-of-service attacks. A complex and fragmented regulatory landscape, with overl...
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UK Report: Hold Software Makers Liable for Security Flaws
The UK Business and Trade Committee proposes making software companies legally accountable for security flaws, arguing that voluntary guidelines are inadequate to protect the nation's economy from rising cyber-attacks. Recent high-profile breaches, such as those affecting M&S and the Co-op, have ...
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