ChatGPT Helped Win a Hackathon
The ChatGPT AI bot has spurred speculation about how hackers might use it and similar tools to attack faster and more effectively, though the more damaging exploits so far have been in laboratories.
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Infrastructure Companies Say Suppliers Pose a Growing Cyber Threat
Companies in critical infrastructure sectors say weak cyber defenses at suppliers are becoming a significant threat to their business, and that rules to boost security down the supply chain might be needed.…
Cybersecurity Firms Cut Staff as Fears About Economy, Funding Mount
Cybersecurity companies have laid off hundreds of workers in recent months, as concerns mount that an economic downturn will delay funding rounds, and squeeze the amounts investors are willing to commit.Since midyear, cyber services and…
Corporate Cybersecurity Teams Struggle to Fill Jobs
An economic downturn and the Covid-19 pandemic are adding new challenges to hiring for crucial cybersecurity roles, exacerbating an already difficult job market.The cybersecurity talent gap grew by 26.2% over the past year, with around 3.4…
How Cyber Chiefs Cut Through Marketing Noise
Hundreds of cybersecurity companies compete for attention from chief information security officers through email solicitations, cold calls and tech conferences.Here are five strategies corporate security chiefs use to weed out unsuitable…
Highflying Cyber Firms Cut Staff After Raising Hundreds of Millions of Dollars
Companies that help businesses battle hackers and comply with privacy regulations now face a potentially more formidable adversary: market turmoil.About 1,400 workers have been laid off since late May from cyber and privacy firms, many of…
North Korea Suspected of Plundering Crypto to Fund Weapons Programs
Cybercriminals’ push to launder $100 million from a June 23 crypto heist bears hallmarks of North Korean hacking operations, blockchain experts say, potentially marking the latest in a string of digital-currency thefts that U.S. officials…
European Lawmakers Reach New Deal on Social Media Regulations
BRUSSELS—Europe is again raising the bar on tech regulation, preparing new standards for operations of social media and other digital platforms that are expected to ripple globally. Lawmakers in the European Union reached an agreement on…
U.S. Taps Industrial and Cyber Firms for Help Amid Warnings of Russian Hacks
The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday added several industrial and cybersecurity firms to a program aimed at thwarting hacks amid fresh warnings of Russian attempts to disrupt critical infrastructure.DHS expanded its Joint Cyber…
Okta Faces Long Road Back
The adage that there are only two types of companies—those that have been hacked and those that are going to be hacked—was never supposed to apply to those charged with preventing the hacking.…