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GUEST ESSAY: Cybercrime for hire: small businesses are the new bullseye of the Dark Web
Small businesses make up 90% of all companies worldwide and account for half of global GDP. Yet despite their importance, many lack the cybersecurity expertise and resources to fend off a rising ...

News alert: INE Security highlights monthly CVE Labs aimed at sharpening real-world defense
Cary, NC, May 14, 2025, CyberNewswire — INE Security, a global leader in hands-on cybersecurity training and certifications, today highlighted how ongoing real-world practice with the latest CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures) ...

News Alert: INE Security outlines top 5 training priorities emerging from RSAC 2025
Cary, NC, May 13, 2025, CyberNewswire –Fresh from a high-impact presence at RSAC 2025, where INE Security welcomed thousands of visitors to its interactive booth at San Francisco’s Moscone Center, the global ...

Author’s Q&A: It’s high time for CISOs to start leading strategically — or risk being scapegoated
The cybersecurity landscape has never moved faster — and the people tasked with defending it have never felt more exposed. Related: How real people are really using GenAI Today’s Chief Information Security ...

MY TAKE: Beyond agentic AI mediocrity — the real disruption is empowering the disenfranchised
Is agentic AI accelerating mediocrity? Plenty of folks on LinkedIn seem to think so. Related: The 400th journalist A growing chorus of academics, tech workers, and digital culture watchers are pointing out ...

RSAC Strategic Reel: Cyber experts on the front lines unpack ‘Shadow AI,’ ‘Ground Truth’
The response to our first LastWatchdog Strategic Reel has been energizing — and telling. Related: What is a cyber kill chain? The appetite for crisp, credible insight is alive and well. As ...

Benchmarks Q&A: What the finance sector’s new X9 PKI standard signals for other industries
As organizations brace for the rising tide of machine identities and prepare for a post-quantum cryptographic era, a quiet but crucial shift is underway in the financial sector: the deployment of a ...

INTRODUCING: LastWatchdog strategic LinkedIN reels – insights from the ground floor at RSAC 2025
Every year at RSAC, the cybersecurity conversation swells with new terms, emerging threats, and fresh takes on familiar problems. What exactly is ‘agentic AI?’ At RSAC 2025, the volume knob turned to ...

MY TAKE: RSAC 2025’s big takeaway — GenAI is growing up fast, but still needs human direction
SAN FRANCISCO — The cybersecurity industry showed up here in force last week: 44,000 attendees, 730 speakers, 650 exhibitors and 400 members of the media flooding Moscone Convention Center in the City ...

MY TAKE: RSAC 2025 – Conversing with vendors hanging out in the Marriott Marquis mezzanine
SAN FRANCISCO — Sometimes, the best insights come not from the keynote stage, but from the hotel lobby. Related: RSAC 2025 top takeaways In between sessions at RSAC 2025, I slipped over ...