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Experts Flag Security, Privacy Risks in DeepSeek AI App

Krebs on Security

New mobile apps from the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek have remained among the top three “free” downloads for Apple and Google devices since their debut on Jan. ” Hoog said the app does selectively encrypt portions of the responses coming from DeepSeek servers. . Image: NowSecure.

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MY TAKE: Why ‘basic research’ is so vital to bringing digital transformation to full fruition

The Last Watchdog

Basic research is the foundational theorizing and testing scientists pursue in order to advance their understanding of a phenomenon in the natural world, and, increasingly, in the digital realm. The public key is held by the individual user and the private key is held by the certified server storing the encrypted data.

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SHARING INTEL: Why full ‘digital transformation’ requires locking down ‘machine identities’

The Last Watchdog

This is so in spite of the fact that machine identities are exploding in numbers and have come to saturate digital transformation. Machine identities are divvied out as digital certificates issued by Certificate Authorities (CAs) — vendors that diligently verify the authenticity of websites. I agree with Hudson.

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Securing Data in the Digital Transformation Era

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

As organizations continue to embrace digital transformation, greater amounts of sensitive data is created, stored and transferred in digital form putting more data at risk. Also with the increase in cloud, mobile, and IoT devices, a whole new generation of attack surfaces are vulnerable to hackers.

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MY TAKE: How ‘CASBs’ are evolving to close the security gaps arising from digital transformation

The Last Watchdog

The Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB) space is maturing to keep pace with digital transformation. CASBs began by closing glaring security gaps created by the rapid adoption of mobile devices and cloud tools. Organizations need to protect the digital rights of this data, Lakshmanan observed.

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Krispy Kreme Cyber Attack a Wake-Up Call for the Food Industry

SecureWorld News

The shift to digital experiences and customer service in industries that were historically only brick-and-mortar underscores how rapid digital transformation expands the attack surface for cybercriminals. All the new points of sale (POS) and customer touchpoints increase the access points that bad actors can exploit.

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RSAC Fireside Chat: The need to stop mobile apps from exposing API keys, user credentials in runtime

The Last Watchdog

As digital transformation accelerates, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) have become integral to software development – especially when it comes to adding cool new functionalities to our go-to mobile apps. Hackers know just how vulnerable companies are at this moment.

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