CSO US First Look
The day's top cybersecurity news and in-depth coverage
October 18, 2024
EUâs NIS2 Directive for cybersecurity resilience enters full enforcement
With a wider scope and stricter enforcement, NIS2 extends its predecessor, overcoming its shortcomings and leaving more organisations scrambling to comply. Read more
Unstructured data fuels AI systems, but proper security is necessary for your organization to avoid serious risks. As AI adoption grows, securing unstructured data is critical to protect sensitive information & maintain compliance. Learn how to safeguard it effectively in this complimentary report. Read more
NIS2âs cybersecurity value spreads beyond its expanded scope
The latest European directive establishes new mandatory protection measures for a greater number of organizations, but its focus on collaboration and information sharing underscores the societal importance of cybersecurity, providing a model for the rest of the world. Read more
Critical SolarWinds flaw finds exploitations in the wild despite available fixes
CISA has added the hardcoded credentials vulnerability to its known exploited vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Read more
Chinese cybersecurity association urges review of Intel products
This could lead to further scrutiny by the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC), the countryâs cyber regulatory body. Read more
How AI is becoming a powerful tool for offensive cybersecurity practitioners
From vulnerability assessments to penetration testing, AI and large language models are profoundly changing the fundamentals of offsec. Read more
Attackers repurpose EDRSilencer to evade detection
Red team tool EDRSilencer has been used by hackers to make the Windows Filtering Platform block a long list of EDR products from communicating with their management consoles and reporting malware detections. Read more
Oktaâs new security standard to be adopted by Google, Microsoft
The new, open-source identity security standard will be adopted by OpenID foundation members including Microsoft, Google, Ping Identity and Beyond Identity. Read more
