On Monday, October 30, President Biden signed the Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence — the longest in history at 117 pages. The executive order (EO) aims to advance and regulate artificial intelligence (AI) in the US. This landmark order pulls together a number of priorities that influence not just the AI industry, but also society at large.

While the days of swashbuckling pirates terrorizing the seven seas may be long gone, modern data pirates abound in the vast cyber seas. They set out to steal your company’s crown jewels – data. Today’s document management systems are filled with treasure ready for the taking, from personal data to credit cards and intellectual property worth billions. But beware, your motley crew can pose just as significant a risk as the pirates roaming the cyber seas.

Securing your software supply chain is crucial for ensuring the integrity and security of the software you develop and deliver. Here are the top 8 security best practices for a secure software supply chain.

‍ The global economic situation is far from encouraging. The IMF’s World Economic Outlook predicts growth will again fall by 3% in 2024 as central banks continue to fight inflation. Businesses throughout all industries are expected to tighten their budgets for the upcoming year, scrutinizing and slashing spending across departments. ‍ At the same time, recent research reveals that the global cost of cyber attacks is expected to reach $10.5 trillion annually.

As Cybersecurity Awareness Month 2023 draws to a close, we wanted to highlight some tips to keep in mind for the rest of the year, and beyond. In case you’ve missed it, we’ve been running a series of videos on our LinkedIn page throughout the month of October highlighting tips from members of our internal security team on topics like password sharing, keeping personal identifiable information safe, and maintaining good cyber hygiene.

Our team has been hard at work creating updates and new features just for you, see what we’ve been up to over the last month. Beta Release: TrustCloud Third-Party Risk Assessments (TPRA) Managing and assessing vendors shouldn’t bog you down. TrustCloud TPRA helps you prove that your vendors meet your control requirements with less time and effort. Check it out!

In this version of the Hacker’s Playbook Threat Coverage round-up, we are highlighting newly added coverage for several recently discovered or analyzed ransomware and malware variants, including NoEscape ransomware, AvosLocker ransomware, and Retch ransomware, amongst others. SafeBreach customers can select and run these attacks and more from the SafeBreach Hacker’s Playbook™ to ensure coverage against these advanced threats.

You may not recognize the term Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR), but this emerging security discipline aims to address an all-too-familiar challenge: managing and securing the massive number of identities – human and machine – across the enterprise.

A compromised account is an account that has been accessed without the owner’s permission. Compromised accounts can happen for a variety of reasons including public data breaches, using weak passwords, failure to enable Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) on online accounts, falling for phishing scams or having malware unknowingly installed on your device. Continue reading to learn more about compromised accounts and tips to prevent your accounts from being compromised.

In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, artificial intelligence is a two-sided coin. Fraud protection software, like INETCO BullzAI, harnesses artificial intelligence (AI) technologies to offer fraud protection against financial criminals and cyber attackers. Conversely, fraudsters can weaponize the same technology to steal funds. A prominent example of this connection is synthetic identity fraud. This payment fraud vector often employs AI and deepfakes.