According to cybersecurity firm TripWire, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks increasingly serve as a smokescreen for more covert operations like data exfiltration, credentials theft, and social engineering. As security teams focus on managing the DDoS attacks, cybercriminals can exploit system vulnerabilities to steal sensitive data or breach systems. As a response, experts advise adopting measures including advanced threat detection systems and employee training to better handle complex dual-threat scenarios, alongside proactively conducting regular security audits.
GenAI use in healthcare sparks rise in sensitive data violations
Healthcare workers are often uploading sensitive health data to personal cloud and AI accounts, says a report from Netskope Threat Labs. Out of the data
