Dark Reading Daily -- December 23, 2023

State CISOs and cybersecurity task forces are grappling with the best ways to use federal grant money to keep their citizens safe online.

LATEST SECURITY FEATURES & COMMENTARY

How States Help Municipalities Build Their Cyber Defenses

State CISOs and cybersecurity task forces are grappling with the best ways to use federal grant money to keep their citizens safe online.

Confidential AI Protects Data and Models Across Clouds

Confidential AI integrates zero trust and confidential computing to guard data and models during inferencing, training, learning, and fine-tuning.

API Security: The Big Picture

Hype won't solve operational security problems. Here are 10 important points to consider when evaluating API security solutions.

Smartphones That Help You Bust Out of the Android/iOS Ecosystem

If you are in the market for a smartphone but want to break away from the Apple-Google duopoly, look no further: These alternative smartphones are based on various Linux variants and custom hardware.

What Do CISOs Have to Do to Meet New SEC Regulations?

As stringent new SEC reporting rules take effect, CISOs need to assess internal processes and understand their responsibilities. But there's a bright side.

Bugcrowd Announces Vulnerability Ratings for LLMs

The update to the company's Vulnerability Rating Taxonomy offers vulnerability researchers a framework for assessing and prioritizing vulnerabilities in large language models.

Tips for Modernizing SecOps Teams

Dark Reading's special report looks at ways security operations teams can improve their efficiency and effectiveness to address the latest threats.


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PRODUCTS & RELEASES

Ransomware Attacks in November Rise 67% From 2022

New DMARC Data Shows 75% Increase in Suspicious Emails Hitting Inboxes

Black Hat Europe 2023 Closes on Record-Breaking Event in London

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SANS Institute Research Shows What Frameworks, Benchmarks, and Techniques Organizations Use on their Path to Security Maturity

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EDITORS' CHOICE

Name That Edge Toon: On Your Mark...

Come up with a clever cybersecurity-related caption, and our panel of experts will reward the winner with a $25 Amazon gift card.

HD Moore's Discovery Journey

Metasploit creator's shift into enterprise asset discovery and passive scanning with startup runZero is a natural evolution of his exploratory cyber career.

9 Innovative Ways to Boost Security Hygiene for Cyber Awareness Month

If we really want to move the dial on security habits, it's time to think beyond phishing tests. Our panel of CISOs and other security heavy-hitters offer expert tips that go beyond the obvious.

Do Small Companies Need Fractional AppSec Teams Akin to Virtual CISOs?

Zatik takes a fractional approach to AppSec leadership to help small firms access the expertise they need to build secure-by-design software.

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