How do you tell the story of something that didn’t happen? That is one of the challenges of telling the stories around cyber-security. Often the story is about what didn’t happen. There are many stories like this that originate…
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Incident response is aimed at effectively managing and mitigating the impact of a cybersecurity incident on an organization’s information systems and people. When an incident occurs, the goal is to minimize damage, contain the incident, eradicate the threat and restore…
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According to the 2023 IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report, the average cost of a data breach in 2023 was $4.45M. This is one reason companies and organizations perform regular security risk assessments, which typically involve identifying, assessing, and…
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Over 41,000 attendees – including 650 speakers across 425 sessions and 600 exhibitors – gathered at the RSA Conference (RSAC) 2024 on May 6-9 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. This was RSA Conference’s 33rd annual event. The RSA…
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UC Santa Barbara is leading a $20 million research institute for next-level AI-powered cybersecurity. This groundbreaking project, Agent-based Cyber Threat Intelligence and Operation (ACTION), is an effort to bring continuous learning and reasoning of AI to security threats. The project…
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By Laurel Skurko and Brendon Phuong. As cyber criminals have become more sophisticated, so has the battle to stop them. That explains why UC Investments, which manages the University of California’s investments ($152 billion in Fiscal Year 2023), and Technology…
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By Wendy Rager. 2024 marks the 15th UC Cyber Security Summit. Last year, the excitement among participants of the 2023 UC Cyber Security Summit in April was palpable, as it was the first in-person Summit since the pandemic began. That…
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By Cecelia Finney. October 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of Cybersecurity Awareness Month, launched by the National Cybersecurity Alliance and the Department of Homeland Security. This is a milestone that reflects the continuous evolution of security awareness and education throughout…
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Since its inception in 2015, the UC Cyber Risk Program has emphasized the importance of building partnerships and creating opportunities for collaboration. The Cyber-risk Coordination Center (C3) collaborates with UC locations to collect and share stories around cybersecurity and risk…
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By Wendy Rager. Register now for the annual UC Cyber Security Summit, which takes place in-person on Wednesday, April 19th, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. NB: Registration closes on March 22. This annual flagship UC tech community event,…
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