In Episode 18 of The Cybersecurity & Geopolitical Discussion, Lisa Forte, Phil Ingram and Ian Thornton-Trump discuss the impact of cryptocurrency on geopolitical and economic conflict.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100204-cryptocurrency-the-geopolitical-and-economic-impacts

According to a new report, documents that had been shared externally often contained confidential information, with 18,000 files flagged as having “highly sensitive” data, like PII.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100205-40-of-google-drive-files-contain-sensitive-information

According to a report, 42% of organizations say employees with BYOD policies that use tools like WhatsApp have led to new security incidents.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100206-42-of-flagged-messages-are-impersonation-warnings

Pan-American Life Insurance Group (PALIG) announced that consumer data, including biometric data, was compromised through the MOVEit cyberattack.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100203-life-insurance-company-announces-data-breach-through-moveit

Organization’s readiness for AI was analyzed in a recent report by Pluralsight, finding that employee’s AI confidence and experience don’t match.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100201-95-of-executives-say-ai-initiatives-will-fail-without-training

According to a recent Bitwarden report, 33% of Americans have used a sports-themed password and 75% have reused their sports password across accounts.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100197-75-of-sports-related-passwords-are-reused-across-accounts

A new report shows 44% of end users say more than 25% of their physical security setups are now either in the cloud or use a combination of cloud and on-premises solutions.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100196-report-shows-physical-security-market-embracing-cloud-and-hybrid-solutions

TSA announced that Albany and Syracuse Hancock International Airports are adding credential authentication technology to security checkpoints.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100195-new-york-airport-adds-credential-authentication-scanners

A new report highlights global e-commerce fraud that occurred during the start of the 2023 holiday shopping season.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100193-suspected-digital-shopping-fraud-up-12-during-cyber-five-holiday

According to a recent report from BioCatch, mobile banking rates increased to 73% in 2023. This rise has also led to a surge in mobile fraud.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100194-mobile-payment-fraud-increased-in-2023

The Michigan Attorney General announced that Corewell Health suffered a data breach affecting Michigan residents, including Social Security numbers.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100192-data-breach-affects-michigan-healthcare-companies

In this year’s report, security executives and guarding companies identify trends in security guarding throughout 2023, from emerging robotics to training strategies.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100181-the-2023-annual-guarding-report-finding-the-right-mix-of-human-and-machine

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved a compulsory process regarding fraud investigations involving artificial intelligence (AI).

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100191-ftc-creates-compulsory-process-for-legal-issues-involving-ai

Anna Mercado Clark has been hired as the first Phillips Lytle CISO. Clark has worked in data privacy and cybersecurity for the company for 12 years.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100190-anna-mercardo-clark-hired-as-chief-information-security-officer-at-phyllis-lytle

Threat hunters face siloed data challenges like time-consuming data preparation for hunting and high-latency from compute-intensive queries.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100187-todays-siem-data-challenges-require-data-decoupling

The velocity of signals will only increase, and investigators will have to separate the signals from the noise and misinformation from fact.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100186-the-new-information-landscape-is-changing-how-security-leaders-work

With the hustle and bustle of the holiday shopping season, it is important for businesses to ensure their cybersecurity standards are up to snuff.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100185-protecting-brands-from-cyber-threats-this-holiday-season

New Jersey’s largest school district implements proactive security and situational awareness platform to mitigate gun-related violence.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100189-new-jerseys-largest-school-district-adopts-ai-gun-detection

According to a survey by Citi, 27% of U.S. adults have fallen victim to a financial scam despite 90% feeling confident that they could detect scams.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100188-37-of-adults-change-passwords-following-a-scam

A recent Truecaller report found that Americans receive an average of six spam calls a month, with Mississippi receiving the highest number of calls.

https://www.securitymagazine.com/articles/100184-mississippi-received-the-most-spam-calls-per-month-in-2023