IT professionals are concerned about the potential for generative AI (GenAI) to become a significant driver of cybersecurity threats. According to a survey by Fastly, data breaches and data loss, identity-based threats, and generative AI are viewed as the biggest cybersecurity threats in the next 12 months. While GenAI has positive aspects, such as increasing productivity and enhancing cybersecurity, there are concerns about it opening new avenues for attack and putting businesses at greater risk. Organizations are focused on developing companywide policies and training employees to mitigate these risks.
According to a survey by cyber company Trellix, corporate cybersecurity teams are now more likely to receive support from their boards after a cyberattack, with only 13% of chief information security officers reporting job losses in the first year following a major cybersecurity incident. Instead, companies are increasing cybersecurity budgets and adding new tools, technologies, and contracted services to their cybersecurity programs.
Consulting firm Accenture has replaced insecure passwords with PINs and biometric-based logins for the majority of its global workforce. This transition has been made to address the challenges of creating complex passwords and the risk of password reuse. Accenture has successfully migrated over 600,000 employees to passwordless logins, improving security and user experience. The company’s move to the cloud before the pandemic laid the foundation for this transition.
CrowdStrike has released Falcon Go, a cybersecurity solution to protect small and medium businesses (SMBs) from ransomware attacks and data breaches. Powered by CrowdStrike’s AI-native Falcon platform, Falcon Go offers easy deployment, best-in-class protection, and immediate breach prevention. It aims to address the shortcomings of traditional antivirus products and provide SMBs with effective cybersecurity, allowing them to focus on business growth. Falcon Go offers pre-configured protection, threat activity monitoring, and USB media control to prevent data theft. Free trials and partnership opportunities are available on the CrowdStrike website.
WatchGuard Technologies has released its 2024 cybersecurity predictions, including tricks targeting large language models, AI-based voice chatbots, and VR/MR headsets hacking. Managed service providers are expected to double down on security services through automated platforms, while AI-powered spear phishing tools and AI-based vishing are predicted to increase. The use of QR codes may also result in a headline hack.
Why do we care?
If anyone tells me they can’t do passwordless, I will point to Accenture. They can do it. Just sayin’.