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The energy sector has become a prime target for cyberattacks, with successful breaches posing severe risks to national security, economic stability, and public safety. Luckily, the industry is standing up and taking notice, with two-thirds of energy professionals (65%) now saying their leadership now sees cybersecurity as the greatest risk to their business.

For all the tremendous opportunities that the digitization of business operations has unlocked, there are also complex security and data privacy challenges that organizations have to navigate. In the interests of business privacy and security, legislation exists to hold organizations and policymakers to account. None are perhaps more influential and necessary than the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Our second annual VantaCon UK event featured thought-provoking conversions with founders, CISOs, and security leaders from Synthesia, Okta, Klarna, Pigment, Multiverse, and more. ‍ During the event, speakers touched on the complexities of building trust in the age of AI, discussed specific regulatory challenges in the EU, and shared practical tips for modern CISOs operating amidst an evolving regulatory landscape and complex risk environment.

Your security team is drowning in alerts from dozens of disconnected tools. Analysts toggle between 15 different dashboards and browser tabs while critical threats slip through the cracks. Sound familiar? With organizations using an average of 60 to 75 security tools, it's becoming increasingly difficult for analysts to effectively monitor and respond to threats.

Before you click on that email or open that text message — is that really the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or your tax provider? It may not be. BlueVoyant has identified dozens of websites impersonating the IRS, posing a risk to online users. These phishing sites likely aim to steal sensitive information by tricking users into believing they are interacting with the legitimate IRS website. Here are some examples of the phishing sites uncovered by BlueVoyant.

Data loss prevention (DLP) solutions, which kick in after data is stored, are insufficient for NIS2 compliance. Here’s how to plug the DLP security gap before data is stored. Does traditional data loss prevention (DLP) software help or hinder NIS2 compliance?

Building strong cybersecurity doesn’t require fancy tools or a Hollywood-style war room. Often, it just takes the basics ‒ done really well. Think of it like gardening: healthy habits, applied consistently, create deep roots that protect your business when storms roll in. Here are five essential practices that every organization ‒ from small MSPs to midsize enterprises ‒ should plant today to ensure a secure tomorrow.

‍Cybersecurity governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) programs today serve as the backbone of enterprise security, helping organizations holistically manage threats, enforce policies, and maintain regulatory compliance, all while advancing the business mission.

Generative AI (GenAI) is poised to revolutionize the cloud security posture management (CSPM) space, bringing intelligence, automation, and context to increase the effectiveness of managing cloud risk. Maintaining a robust security posture in the cloud can be challenging as the number of deployed cloud services increases across diverse clouds. Soon, AI-driven CSPM will play a critical role in helping security and cloud teams to keep pace with misconfigurations and compliance gaps.