The stakes are high. In one case, a North Korean worker stole sensitive information related to U.S. military technology, according to the Justice Department. In another, an American accomplice obtained an ID that enabled access to government facilities, networks and systems.
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The WIRED Guide to Digital Opsec for Teens | WIRED
Protecting your digital privacy isn’t a blanket prescription. Some people are more private by nature, and others prioritize putting themselves out there. But even if you’re a 24/7 streamer, you can still think about your operations security, commonly known as opsec. What can viewers see in your room while you’re streaming? Which people from your life have appeared onscreen? Could viewers figure out where you live from what they can see out your window?
Study concludes cybersecurity training doesn’t work | KPBS Public Media
Some people with training were slightly less likely to click on a phishing lure than the untrained. But some trained people were more likely to click.
Pentests once a year? Nope. It’s time to build an offensive SOC
In the real world, adversaries don’t operate in bursts. Their recon is continuous, their tools and tactics are always evolving, and new vulnerabilities are often reverse-engineered into working exploits within hours of a patch release.
So, if your offensive validation isn’t just as dynamic, you’re not just lagging, you’re exposed.
AI bubble is worse than the dot-com crash that erased trillions, economist warns — overvaluations could lead to catastrophic consequences | Tom’s Hardware
The dot-com crash around the turn of the century saw companies rushing to adopt and take advantage of the internet. A relatively new technology and phenomenon at the time, but one that venture capitalists saw as having earning potential. Over the last five years of the 20th century, they invested trillions of dollars, and stock prices for publicly traded internet entities soared, only to come crashing down when the bottom dropped out of the market.
HYPR is latest firm to reveal hiring of fraudulent IT worker overseas | CyberScoop
Company officials say the individual was caught during the onboarding process, but used proxies and verified documents to back up their legend.
How to build an effective DevSecOps team | SC Media
For organizations to succeed while limiting exposure to attacks, leaders need to build a culture that bridges this gap.
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