Malicious actors have been impersonating senior US officials in AI-powered SMS and voice phishing schemes. These deepfake schemes have been targeting current or former senior US federal or state government officials and their contacts since at least April 2025, according to an FBI advisory issued on May 15. The malicious actors have sent text messages and AI-generated voice messages – phishing techniques known as smishing and vishing, respectively. Their objective is to gain unauthorized access…

UK cybersecurity job vacancies are growing at a rate of 10-12% per year, with hiring teams struggling to find the right candidates to fill open positions. The analysis by recruitment firm Robert Walters revealed there are around 17,000 live cybersecurity vacancies at any one time currently. It also projects UK vacancies to continue growing at the same rate over the coming years, further exacerbating the well-publicized cybersecurity workforce gap. Ajay Hayre, Principal Consultant, Cybersecurity at…

A new cyber espionage operation conducted by Russian hackers associated with the Kremlin is aiming to steal confidential data from organizations linked to the war in Ukraine. Operation RoundPress, as ESET named it in a report on May 15, 2025, is a large-scale cyber espionage campaign conducted by Fancy Bear, which began at least as early as 2023. Its primary targets are Ukrainian governmental entities or defense companies in Bulgaria and Romania, some of which…

Make AI governance a team effort AI crosses virtually every facet of the business, so the GRC framework should include input from a broad spectrum of participants. “We typically begin with stakeholder identification and inclusion by engaging a diverse group of sponsors, leaders, users, and experts,” says Ricardo Madan, senior vice president and head of global services at IT service provider TEKsystems. This includes IT, legal, human resources, compliance, and lines of business. “This ensures…

Throughout its 150 years, Billerud has a long tradition of adapting to change in the forest and paper industry. Today, the company has 5,800 employees in over 19 countries, and nine production units in Sweden, Finland, and the US.  In the past, a proper business system was only available in the US, but over the coming years, the entire global operation will be linked to SAP S/4Hana, as the system gets rolled out to all…