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Wall Street Gets Bullish on Cybersecurity as Iranian Hackers Target US

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Four firms, Palo Alto, Okta, Cloudflare and Crowdstrike, stand out to analysts, and for reasons beyond geopolitics.

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Something Doesn’t Sound Right: Advisors Grapple With AI ‘Vishing’ Scams

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Artificial Intelligence

Wall Street’s AI Anxiety-Induced Software Selloff Gets a Reality Check

Among the gainers in the software sector Wednesday was ServiceNow, whose shares rose 1.8% thanks to a vote of confidence from top insiders.

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How Next-Gen Cybersecurity Workers Are Adapting to the Age of AI

The fundamentals of cybersecurity remain the same, but the skills that employers demand along with them are constantly evolving.

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In Security, ‘There’s Two Sides to AI,’ Box CISO Says

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CIO Upside sat down with Box’s recently appointed CISO to discuss emerging threats, AI agents in security and her new role.

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Legacy Code Might Be Holding Your Enterprise Back

More than 60% of U.S. companies run outdated code that cannot support cloud or AI.

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How Bug Bounty Programs Can Help Combat Ransomware Attacks

Ethical hacking initiatives can allow researchers to find and report vulnerabilities before they can be exploited.

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Wells Fargo Patent Highlights Fatal Flaw in Deepfake Detection Models

Synthetic content is becoming more realistic by the day. Can detection tech keep up?

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Fighting Fire with Fire: Can AI Be a Cyber-Defense Tool as Well as a Threat?

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There are dos and don’ts of deploying AI for security.

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Threat Actors Are Poisoning the Well of AI Training Data

Hackers are taking more indirect routes to manipulate AI models.

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Double Whammy: When Insecure Code Meets Burned-Out Cybersecurity Teams

‘They’re pushing code that they know has vulnerabilities.’

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Demand for Cloud, Data and Cybersecurity Skills Outranks AI

Employees can leverage AI more effectively when they possess the other skills

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M&A

Palo Alto Networks Broadens Cybersecurity Consolidation With $25B Deal

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With CyberArk, Palo Alto enters into the “identity security” market, now at an “inflection point” due to the rise of agentic AI.

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How to Avoid Hiring a North Korean Spy as a ‘Remote Employee’

‘We advertised for a remote employee … several North Korean fake employees responded’

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Okta Patent Disrupts AI-Fueled Phishing Attacks

Phishing attempts are getting smarter in the age of AI.

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Why Security and AI Need to Grow Hand in Hand

Zero trust might be the best place to start.

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