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Organizations across the world are facing mounting pressures to comply with a complex web of regulations. Failure to meet these requirements doesn’t just result in inconvenience or minor setbacks – it can translate into significant financial and reputational damage. According to a recent study, the average cost for organizations that fail to comply with data protection regulations is $14.82 million, a staggering 45 percent increase from 2011. This number reveals a sharp increase in both the…

Effective task delegation is a vital skill for any manager. Strategically transferring specific tasks to capable team members can boost efficiency, improve decision-making, and empower staff to create a healthy, collaborative work environment. Research into the topic even suggests that effective delegators see 33% higher revenue and significantly lower employee turnover when compared to their less able counterparts. However, delegation in the digital world means more than just sharing responsibility for office tasks. It’s about managing identities…

In today’s digital age, online payment platforms like PayPal have become essential tools for our everyday transactions. Unfortunately, they’ve also become prime targets for cybercriminals looking to steal personal information and money. McAfee Labs has uncovered a concerning trend with a spike in PayPal-related scams, with February 2025 seeing a dramatic seven-fold increase in fraudulent emails compared to January.  The Current PayPal Scam Landscape  While PayPal works diligently to protect its users, scammers are constantly…

INE Security Highlights How Practical, immersive training environments help defense contractors meet DoD cybersecurity requirements Defense contractors are facing increased pressure to meet the Department of Defense’s stringent Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 requirements ahead of 2025 compliance deadlines. INE Security, a leading global provider of cybersecurity training and certifications, is highlighting how hands-on cybersecurity labs are proving critical for organizations seeking to achieve compliance efficiently and effectively. This approach addresses a significant pain…

After a tumultuous year marked by internal turmoil and a mounting vulnerability backlog, the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) team within the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has finally stabilized. However, the NVD is now facing a new challenge: a surge in vulnerability reporting that has sent its backlog soaring, threatening to outpace the team’s revitalized efforts. Tanya Brewer, the NVD Program Manager, and Matthew Scholl, Chief of the Computer Security Division at…

Smart meters are essential to smart grids, empowering utilities and smart grid managers to provide consumers and energy providers with real-time energy consumption data, transparent billing, and demand side management. Nevertheless, despite the many benefits of smart meters, they, including the larger smart grid, are critical infrastructure, making them ideal targets for hackers. Cyberattacks are growing worldwide, with attacks against critical infrastructure being some of the most prevalent. Research from the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows that…

AI in software development is no longer a glimpse into the future – it’s here, woven into daily workflows and it’s accelerating at a breakneck pace. According to PwC’s AI Predictions report, AI has the potential to cut software development time in half, making it no surprise that companies are eager to integrate AI into their development workflows. In fact, a 2024 GitHub and Accenture study revealed that 40% of newly committed code across enterprise customers now contains…

Finalmente, Óscar Monrio, de CHC Energía, tiene la mira en múltiples tendencias. Dentro del campo de la IA generativa, explica, no hay que perder de vista el auge del llamado ‘shadow AI’. “Se prevé que el uso no autorizado de herramientas de IA generativa por parte de empleados pueda convertirse en un riesgo de seguridad creciente para las organizaciones”, apunta. Otras tendencias que atisba este experto en este sentido son el uso de asistentes de…

Cybersecurity teams must adapt their approaches in the wake of a dramatically changing threat landscape, according to expert speakers at the Google Cloud Next 2025 event. This changing threat landscape has been driven by four primary factors: An increasing volume of cybercriminal actors Growing geopolitical tensions resulting in more malicious nation state activity New cybersecurity and data protection regulations Rapid developments in new technologies, such as AI Matt Rowe, Chief Security Officer at Lloyds Banking…