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CISSP certification: Requirements, training, exam, and cost
Credit: Olivier Le Moal / Getty Images Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) is an advanced certification for IT and cybersecurity professionals that demonstrates their ability to design, implement, and manage an enterprise…
Scattered Spider gang feigns retirement, breaks into bank
Spiders don't change their stripes. Despite gang members' recent retirement claims, Scattered Spider hasn't exited the cybercrime business and instead has shifted focus to the financial sector, with a recent digital intrusion at a US bank. In an…
OpenText Summit Africa 2025: Charting the future of human potential in an AI-first world
Harald Adams, Senior Vice-President for International Sales, OpenText. The OpenText Summit Africa 2025 took place in Sandton on 4 September, bringing together customers, partners and industry thought leaders to explore how cloud, AI and secure…
CasinosAnalyzer Strengthens Trust In The Growing Online Casino Industry
The online casino industry has grown rapidly over the past decade, attracting millions of players worldwide. With this growth comes both opportunities and challenges. While innovative games, diverse promotions, and new platforms make gambling more…
Trump admin says Social Security database wasn't 'leaked, hacked, or shared'
The Trump administration yesterday issued a lengthier denial of a whistleblower's allegation that DOGE officials at the Social Security Administration (SSA) copied the agency's database to an insecure cloud system. The allegation centers on the…
Generative and Predictive AI in Application Security: A Comprehensive Guide
Computational Intelligence is revolutionizing security in software applications by allowing heightened weakness identification, test automation, and even autonomous malicious activity detection. This write-up delivers an comprehensive narrative on…
The Trump administration's latest power grab: your voter data
Get your news from a source that's not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. As the Trump administration vows to undertake a sweeping crackdown on liberal organizations following last week's murder of MAGA…
How Agentic AI Is Revolutionizing Personalized And Contextual Security
Pulak De, Information Security & Risk Management Leader at Cardinal Health. The cybersecurity landscape is evolving rapidly, and conventional static defense models are no longer adequate against sophisticated, dynamic cyber threats. Autonomous…
UK telco Colt's cyberattack recovery seeps into November
Brit telco Colt Technology Services says its recovery from an August cyberattack might not be completed until late November. The Warlock ransomware group claims to be behind the digital break-in, which started causing issues on August 12. If Colt's…
MEBIS 2025 Day One: From Next-Gen Banking to AI Transformation, Leaders Chart the Future of Finance
The first day of the 16th Annual Middle East Banking Innovation Summit (MEBIS 2025) concluded today at the Jumeirah Emirates Towers, bringing together over 400 senior bankers, technology experts, and innovators to explore how artificial…
10 Red Flags Your CISO Is Just Filling A Seat
Nick Ryan is a seasoned cybersecurity expert. Most CEOs assume that if their company hasn't suffered a major breach, the chief information security officer (CISO) must be doing the job well. That assumption is dangerous. A weak CISO can coast for…
OpenText Summit Africa 2025 Highlights AI, Cloud, and Secure Data Future
OpenText hosted its Summit Africa 2025 in Sandton on Sept. 4, bringing together customers, partners, and thought leaders to explore how AI, cloud, and secure information management are transforming organisations. Vice-President Tsepa Ramoriting…
The Case For Cyber Agronomy: A Holistic Cybersecurity Approach
Stephanie Domas is the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Canonical, the creators of the popular Linux operating system, Ubuntu. I recently read an interesting article by the cofounder of Crash Override, Mark Curphey, on the security…
Elon Musk's XAI put a college student in charge of the team training Grok amid sweeping layoffs
XAI's data annotation team has faced sweeping layoffs and leadership changes this month — and the job of heading up the team training Grok has fallen to a college student who started working at the company eight months ago. Diego Pasini, who…
Top Trump Ally May Soon Control TikTok and CNN
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