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Study is the examination and analysis of information security systems and protocols. Within the framework of information security, study encompasses a broad range of activities including the acquisition of knowledge about threats such as malware and cyber attacks, assessment of security measures currently in place, and research into new technologies and strategies to prevent or mitigate security breaches.
It involves scrutinizing past security incidents to understand vulnerabilities and failures, as well as conducting ongoing research to stay ahead of emerging threats. The study of information security aims to ensure that professionals are not only equipped to protect against current cyber threats but are also prepared to anticipate and defend against future challenges in the cyber landscape.
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A new Silobreaker and SANS Institute paper examines the ‘Intelligence-Stakeholder Gap’ and what organizations must do to achieve business buy-in on threat intelligence
Study: Monitoring Vendor Risk Remains Much Harder Than Onboarding Third PartiesHealthcare organizations are getting better vetting third-party vendors, including suppliers of medical devices, software and other products. But once these vendors are on board, healthcare firms still struggle with monitoring their security posture and ensuring they keep their promises.
ISC2 survey of cybersecurity professionals suggests that staff want their information security leaders to have experienced reacting to a significant cyber incident
A 5-year study on the Ransomware Economy found that 30,515 exposed databases were hit by ransom attacks, causing massive damage despite victims never paying. Database extortion doesn’t look like the ransomware stories that usually grab headlines. There’s no slick branding, no leak-site countdown, no gang posting memes on Telegram. In most cases, there’s just a […]
Semperis study finds 74% of organizations believe AI will increase attacks on identity infrastructure
Study Finds Standard Safety Tests Miss Most Agentic AI ThreatsResearchers from Stanford, MIT, Carnegie Mellon and others found that most production AI agents are vulnerable to attacks that unfold across multi-step actions. The study warns that memory, tool access and agent coordination create failure modes traditional chatbot safety testing cannot see.
Tightening Budgets and AI-Enabled Attacks Stretch State Cyber DefensesState CISO confidence has collapsed, with just 22% saying their data is protected from cyberthreats. The 2026 NASCIO-Deloitte study points to AI-enabled attacks, third-party vendor risk and the worst budget picture in years as states rethink how they defend public data.
AI models are making rapid gains in vulnerability research and exploit development, raising new cybersecurity risks, a Forescout study finds
Chatbots Getting Better Making Final Diagnoses, But Clinical Reasoning Still WeakGeneral purpose large language model chatbots are getting better at coming up with patients' final diagnoses but are still weak in clinical reasoning, including generating differential diagnoses to identify and rule out other potential conditions and causes of symptoms.
A newly released study exclusively shared with Dark Reading details the unique circumstances that make up Latin America's labor pool, and why organizations may want to expand their talent search.
Attackers rapidly exploited a critical Oracle WebLogic RCE flaw the same day exploit code was released, according to a CloudSEK honeypot study
Third-party resellers and brokers foil transparency efforts and allow spyware to spread despite government restrictions, a study finds.
USC Study Finds Persona-Based Prompts Lower Factual AccuracyA coder tells its chatbot: You're an expert. A full stack developer. It's machine massaging technique that's a cornerstone of persona-based artificial intelligence prompting - and it backfires, find academics in a studying showing the practice produces worst results, when the goal is accuracy.
Cams statistically more likely to ID Black people, says new research A UK police force has suspended its deployment of live facial recognition (LFR) technology after a study revealed it was statistically more likely to identify Black people on a watchlist database.…
A majority of security leaders are struggling to defend AI systems with tools and skills that are not fit for the challenge, according to the AI and Adversarial Testing Benchmark Report 2026 from Pentera
Health Researchers Often Overlook Security of Historical DatasetsAn August 2025 ransomware attack on the University of Hawaii Cancer Center's epidemiology division has affected 1.2 million individuals, including personal information such as Social Security numbers of certain research study participants dating back more than 30 years.
Teleport study reveals that organizations running over-privileged AI have a 76% incident rate
A new study has found that multiple cloud-based password managers, including Bitwarden, Dashlane, and LastPass, are susceptible to password recovery attacks under certain conditions
A new 2026 market intelligence study of 128 enterprise security decision-makers (available here) reveals a stark divide forming between organizations – one that has nothing to do with budget size or industry and everything to do with a single framework decision. Organizations implementing Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) demonstrate 50% better attack surface visibility, 23-point
Research shows productivity and judgment peak decades after graduation A growing body of research continues to show that older workers are generally more productive than younger employees.…