Week in review: Sumo Logic breach, 7 free cyber threat maps, Patch Tuesday forecast
Summary
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Exploring the global shift towards AI-specific legislation In this Help Net Security interview, Sarah Pearce, Partner at Hunton Andrews Kurth, offers insights into the evolving landscape of AI legislation and its global impact. Microsoft introduces new access policies in Entra to boost MFA usage As part of a broader initiative to strengthen security, Microsoft is rolling out Microsoft-managed Conditional Access policies in Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) to increase the use of multifactor authentication (MFA) for enterprise accounts. How to withstand the onslaught of cybersecurity threats Dispersed IT assets theoretically make management more complicated, but vendor consolidation can counteract that and move things in the right direction. Outdated cryptographic protocols put vast amounts of network traffic at risk Cryptography is largely taken for granted – rarely evaluated or checked – a practice that could have devastating consequences for businesses as attack surfaces continue to expand, the cost of a data breach rises year-over-year, and the age of quantum computing nears, according to Quantum Xchange. Unpacking the challenges of anti-money laundering obligations In this Help Net Security video, Simon McClive, General Manager of Labyrinth Screening at Ripjar, discusses how compliance requires organizations to devise and implement high-quality processes, and getting it right is non-negotiable.