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Security

Survey: Cybersecurity budgets aren’t matching cybersecurity challenges

A new study finds that due to the growing threat surface from hybrid work and third-party vendors, only half of organizations have the budget to meet current cybersecurity needs.

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The risks of 5G security

Unless you've been living under a rock for the past decade, you’ve probably heard of 5G telecommunications. But what is it?

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Companies slow to “mask up” with zero trust cybersecurity protocols

A new study by Gartner predicts that by 2026 just 10% of companies will have zero-trust protocols in place against cybersecurity exploits.

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As a cybersecurity blade, ChatGPT can cut both ways

The cybersecurity implications of ChatGPT are vast, especially for email exploits, but putting up guardrails, flagging elements of phishing emails that it doesn’t touch and using it to train itself could help boost defense.

Security

SimSpace CEO brings dogfight mentality to terra firma for IT cybersecurity training

William “Hutch” Hutchison, founder and CEO of SimSpace, speaks with Karl Greenberg about the virtues of cyber ranges in training IT teams, and SimSpace’s own specialty: Digital-twin based ranges that the firm provides to NATO governments worldwide, including security teams in Ukraine.

Security

Recent 2022 cyberattacks presage a rocky 2023

A spate of zero-day exploits against Twitter, Rackspace and others late last year showed the limits of a cybersecurity workforce under duress, a step behind and understaffed with some 3.4 million vacant seats.

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Security

Cloud email services bolster encryption against hackers

Google, Microsoft and Proton launched new end-to-end encryption products to confront the 50% increase in ransomware, phishing and other email-vector attacks from the first half of 2022.

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 consistent winners.

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Developer

GitHub offers secret scanning for free

The open source software development service has made it easier for developers using its public repositories to keep coding secrets and tokens close to the chest.

Security

Ransomware, DDoS see major upsurge led by upstart hacker group

Cyber threat actors Cuba and Royal are driving a 41% boom in ransomware and other attacks hitting industry and consumer goods and services.

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Karl Greenberg

Survey: Cybersecurity budgets aren’t matching cybersecurity challenges

The risks of 5G security

Companies slow to “mask up” with zero trust cybersecurity protocols

As a cybersecurity blade, ChatGPT can cut both ways

SimSpace CEO brings dogfight mentality to terra firma for IT cybersecurity training

Recent 2022 cyberattacks presage a rocky 2023

Cloud email services bolster encryption against hackers

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

GitHub offers secret scanning for free

Ransomware, DDoS see major upsurge led by upstart hacker group

Incident response policy

Computer hardware depreciation calculator

Comparison chart: Enterprise collaboration tools

Comparison guide: Top enterprise collaboration tools