In the year and a half since its launch, generative AI application ChatGPT has become one of the most popular in the world, amassing over 180 million users as of March 2024.  What sets ChatGPT apart is its usability and accuracy. Through a simple prompt interface, the tool can address a diverse range of queries […]

This week, Fujitsu, a prominent IT company based in Japan, announced the discovery of malware on its corporate network, which may have been used to gain unauthorized access to personal information belonging to customers or other parties. This incident adds to Fujitsu’s recent controversies, including its involvement in the British Post Office scandal. Here’s what […]

Organizations large and small rely on Google Drive and the Google Workspace ecosystem for a range of collaboration and document-based tasks. The cloud-based platform is highly intuitive to use and accessible from any device with the right login credentials, making it an excellent option for hybrid and remote teams.  However, Google Drive’s usability can also […]

Microsoft Teams is one of the most popular corporate messaging and file storage software platforms in the world, used by over one million organizations. But, like all software, Microsoft Teams is liable to vulnerabilities that threat actors can exploit.  Just a few months ago, security researchers discovered a bug in Microsoft’s software that allowed them […]

In 2024, human error continues to be the number one cause of data breaches, leaks and compliance fines in the enterprise. Despite organizations consistently investing in cybersecurity awareness training, something is going amiss: employees aren’t learning.  For CISOs and their teams, the fallout of ineffective training programs can be severe. Many training initiatives are expensive, […]

On March 29, 2024, the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) will come into effect, marking a new era of data privacy requirements for businesses operating in California.  The CPRA aligns California’s data privacy regulations more closely with the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), putting stringent expectations on companies regarding how they collect, use, […]

Medium and large organizations that operate in the European Union (EU) have just months to comply with NIS2, the EU’s latest and most stringent piece of cybersecurity legislation yet.  Here, we’ll explore how data loss prevention (DLP) can help businesses meet NIS2 compliance requirements before the October deadline.  Key focus areas of NIS2 NIS2’s requirements […]

Telecommunications and media giant Verizon suffered a data breach impacting over 60,000 employees after one employee gained unauthorized access to sensitive files containing personally identifiable information.  How did the Verizon data breach happen? According to a data breach notification shared with the Office of the Maine Attorney General, a Verizon employee “inappropriately handled” a file […]

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the latest iteration of its renowned Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), designed to help organizations mitigate cybersecurity risk.  The new CIST CSF 2.0 is aimed at organizations of all sizes in all sectors. What’s new in the NIST CSF 2.0?  NIST initially released the CSF in 2014 […]

If you’re considering banning ChatGPT in the workplace, you’re not alone. Samsung, Apple, and Goldman Sachs have publicly announced that they’ve prohibited ChatGPT use in their organizations. However, according to recent research from Glassdoor, 80% of employees are against their companies banning ChatGPT. It’s easy to see why. As McKinsey data shows, generative AI has […]

Organizations operating in the European Union (EU) must make important security strides in the next few months because the second iteration of the Network and Information Security directive (NIS2) will become part of law across EU member states in October.  NIS2 introduces stringent cybersecurity requirements for medium and large-sized organizations in certain sectors that operate […]