As a business owner or IT professional, you understand the importance of protecting your company’s sensitive data, systems and reputation from cyber threats. One of the most effective ways to uncover vulnerabilities and strengthen your organisation’s security posture is through penetration testing, particularly white box penetration testing.

The FBI has issued a warning to US retailers about a financially-motivated malicious hacking ring that has been targeting employees with phishing attacks in an attempt to create fraudulent gift cards. Staff at the corporate offices of US retail companies have been the target of highly-sophisticated email phishing and SMS phishing ("smishing") attacks. These attacks attempt to gain access to employee accounts, IT systems, and cloud services used by the company.

In a move to harness the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI) while mitigating associated risks, the Executive Office of the President has issued a landmark memorandum directing federal agencies to advance AI governance, innovation, and risk management. Spearheaded by Shalanda D. Young, the memorandum underscores the importance of responsible AI development in safeguarding the rights and safety of the public.

Continuous threat exposure management (CTEM) is a formal program to manage cyber risk that allows organizations to enhance and optimize their overall cybersecurity posture. As outlined by Gartner, CTEM offers a cyclical approach to finding and mitigating threat exposure—which is the accessibility and exploitability of digital and physical assets—in an ongoing, proactive, and prioritized way.

As we navigate through an era increasingly dominated by artificial intelligence, the theme of RSAC 2024, “The Art of the Possible,” couldn’t be more apt. This year, Zenity, a trailblazer in securing and governing business productivity tools like Copilot for M365, Power Platform, Salesforce, and ServiceNow, highlighted the vast possibilities—and the associated risks—of democratized technology and software development.

When thinking about which industries get targeted most often in ransomware attacks, many people think that large healthcare and financial institutions would be at the top of the list. Most people don’t associate cyber attacks with K-12 schools. However, a recent cybersecurity report noted that lower education, or K-12 schools, is the single most targeted industry for ransomware attacks, with 80% of schools reporting a ransomware attack in 2023.