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Cloud

WithSecure launches ‘outcome-based’ security at Sphere23 conference

At its Sphere23 event in Finland, security company WithSecure unveiled offerings focused on collaboration, business goals and outcomes.

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Security

Spearphishing report: 50% of companies were impacted in 2022

Barracuda Networks found that spearphishing exploits last year worked to great effect and took days to detect.

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Innovation

EY survey: Tech leaders to invest in AI, 5G, cybersecurity, big data, metaverse

Generative AI is of particular interest to leaders for the benefits of cost savings, efficiency and effectiveness.

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Security

How business email compromise attacks emulate legitimate web services to lure clicks

New BEC cyberattacks use phishing with a legitimate Dropbox link as a lure for malware and credentials theft.

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Security

Okta’s Security Center opens window to customer insights, including threats and friction

Okta's Security Center, now generally available, uses the company's Customer Identity Cloud for insights into authentication activity for insights into anomalies, threats and security friction.

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Security

IBM snags Polar Security to boost cloud data practice

IBM acquired the Israeli firm founded in 2021 to grow its relevance in the nascent realm of data security posture management, or DSPM.

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Cloud

Sticking to traditional security playbook is mistake for cloud security: Palo Alto Networks SVP

Ankur Shah of Palo Alto Networks’ Prisma Cloud security platform says he sees a bright future for AI in security operations, but not so much for DevOps using many tools with little left-to-right integration.

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Cloud

Splunk report sees upsides to observability

Splunk’s third annual observability report shows how a comprehensive view of systems lowers costs, cuts downtime and reduces security risks.

Software

Gusto vs QuickBooks Payroll: Which Software Is Better for 2023?

Payroll processing can be painful for SMBs. Luckily, there are highly versatile, subscription-based software services in the cloud. We look at two of the best: Gusto and QuickBooks Payroll.

Security

Israel-based threat actors show growing sophistication of email attacks

Abnormal Security is tracking cybercriminals from an unusual location for business email compromises who are using sophisticated spoofing to spur payments for fake acquisitions.

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Karl Greenberg

WithSecure launches ‘outcome-based’ security at Sphere23 conference

Spearphishing report: 50% of companies were impacted in 2022

EY survey: Tech leaders to invest in AI, 5G, cybersecurity, big data, metaverse

How business email compromise attacks emulate legitimate web services to lure clicks

Okta’s Security Center opens window to customer insights, including threats and friction

IBM snags Polar Security to boost cloud data practice

Sticking to traditional security playbook is mistake for cloud security: Palo Alto Networks SVP

Splunk report sees upsides to observability

Gusto vs QuickBooks Payroll: Which Software Is Better for 2023?

Israel-based threat actors show growing sophistication of email attacks

Personnel Screening Policy

New User Education Checklist

ACH Payment Process Policy

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