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Artificial intelligence creates new threats. But it also gives security teams powerful new defensive tools. But is the potential for AI in cybersecurity exaggerated? And are the risks from the technology overhyped? Recent incidents show […] The post AI: Cybersecurity’s friend, or foe? appeared first on Security Insights.

Most large organisations handle physical security and cybersecurity separately. Physical security comes under facilities or building management. Cybersecurity reports to the CIO or CISO. But are the disciplines converging, and should cyber and physical security […] The post Hiding in silos: cyber and physical security appeared first on Security Insights.

Each new wave in technology brings its own security and privacy risks. This was the case with personal devices, the cloud, software as a service and now, AI. And new agentic technologies will, no doubt, […] The post Shadow IT, shadow AI: a new security frontier? appeared first on Security Insights.

Cyber attacks against critical national infrastructure are a real, and growing threats. According to the NCSC, there were more than 200 attacks against UK critical national infrastructure last year. The organisation believes many as three […] The post AI vs CNI: Rob Demain, e2e-assure appeared first on Security Insights.

How do security researchers, and law enforcement officers, disrupt a cybercrime group? How do they identify the targets, and the people and assets involved? And what are the objectives for disrupting a group? Not all […] The post Disrupting a phishing group: an inside story appeared first on Security Insights.

Resilience is now firmly on the cybersecurity agenda. Organisations are looking beyond cyber defence, to how to respond to attacks and how to recover. And governments are backing moves towards greater cyber resilience too; the […] The post Cyber resilience, Resilient You: the Cyber Agony Aunts return appeared first on Security Insights.

Cybersecurity has never been short of innovation or new ideas. But what does it take to turn an idea into a successful business? And how do start ups find a niche in what can be […] The post Founder interview: Benny Czarny, OPSWAT appeared first on Security Insights.

Last year, security researchers found close to 29 million “secrets” in publicly available code. These include credentials, API keys, AI tokens and even MCP configuration files. These hard-coded secrets are stored in plain text, across […] The post In plain sight: hunting secrets in code appeared first on Security Insights.

Resilience is now at the core of cybersecurity. But can security professionals build true resilience? For too long, cybersecurity has been reactive, driven by events. But resilience means taking a proactive approach to risk, and […] The post Security through community: Ameet Jugnauth, ISACA London Chapter appeared first on Security Insights.

High-profile cyber incidents, and new regulations, are forcing organisations to pay attention to recovery and resilience in cyber. It is no longer about detecting and blocking attacks. Some will succeed. instead, CISOs need to ensure […] The post Resilience, recovery and living through a cyber attack: VNOG appeared first on Security Insights.