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"LatAm's self-taught cyber talent overlooked amid cyberattack glut."

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Daily Edition

Today’s news and analysis for cybersecurity professionals

LatAm’s Self-Taught Cyber Talent Overlooked Amid Cyberattack Glut [From DR GLOBAL]: 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.

Venom Stealer MaaS Platform Commoditizes ClickFix Attacks A new service on the cybercrime market provides automated capabilities to create persistent information-stealing social engineering attacks.

Cyberattacks Intensify Pressure on Latin American Governments Cyber threats across Latin America are increasingly targeting government systems, from disruptive attacks in Puerto Rico to a surge of probes against Colombia’s health sector.

Sponsored Content by Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. Machine-Speed Defense Against AI Malware AI-driven malware attacks in minutes; human teams need AI-augmented products to defend at machine speed.

Ransomware Will Hit Hospitals. Rehearsals Are Key to Defense [From THE EDGE]: A chief medical information officer provided a peek into what hospitals face when they inevitably suffer a ransomware attack — whether it leads to short or long-term outages.

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Commentary

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Are We Training AI Too Late? [From THE EDGE]: Ask the Expert— Cybersecurity teams need to expand their field of view to include new, unique threat sources, rather than relying on past, proven threat actors.

The Forgotten Endpoint: Security Risks of Dormant Devices [From DR TECHNOLOGY]: Technology Talk— That forgotten notebook holds plenty of secrets to enterprise access.

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