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Around 70 Countries Sign New UN Cybercrime Convention—but Not Everyone’s on Board

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Around 70 countries signed a UN Cybercrime Convention aiming to combat cybercrime through global cooperation. The treaty requires 40 states to ratify it to become law, yet the US is not among signatories, citing ongoing review. There are concerns about privacy erosion, expanded surveillance powers, and potential misuse by authoritarian governments. Critics argue the treaty's vague provisions could hamper legitimate cybersecurity efforts and lack adequate protections for human rights and due process.

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/10/around-70-countries-sign-new-un-cybercrime-convention-but-not-everyones-on-board

How Evolving Regulations Are Redefining CISO Responsibility

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CISOs face growing personal and criminal liability as cyberattacks targeting vulnerabilities in IoT and OT devices increase. Global regulations now require stricter cyber risk management, transparency, and compliance, with 20% of breaches in 2025 linked to device vulnerabilities. CISOs are expected to provide accurate asset inventories, honest reporting, prompt breach disclosure, and the management of third-party risks. Organizations are updating policies, boosting legal support, and enhancing security oversight to adapt.

https://www.csoonline.com/article/4079450/how-evolving-regulations-are-redefining-ciso-responsibility.html

70% of CISOs Say Internal Conflicts More Damaging Than Cyberattacks

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70% of CISOs find internal conflicts more detrimental than cyberattacks during crises. Tensions and unclear roles hinder incident responses, exacerbated by perceived operational slowdowns caused by security measures. To improve relations, CISOs should highlight security's value to revenue and align their strategies with business goals.

https://www.csoonline.com/article/4079876/70-of-cisos-say-internal-conflicts-more-damaging-than-cyberattacks.html

5 Tips for a Healthier Cybersecurity Program

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5 tips for stronger cybersecurity:

  1. Implement MFA: Protect all services with multi-factor authentication.
  2. Patch Software: Regularly update software to prevent vulnerabilities.
  3. Test Backups: Ensure effective recovery processes against ransomware.
  4. Train Employees: Conduct phishing simulations and security awareness training.
  5. Assess AI Usage: Create policies for AI use to avoid data leaks.

Invest in resilience to enhance security posture.

https://www.security.com/feature-stories/5-tips-healthier-cybersecurity-program

The 10 Biggest Issues CISOs and Cyber Teams Face Today

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Important topics for cybersecurity leaders include securing AI infrastructure, rising AI-enabled threats, budget constraints, and preparing employees against sophisticated scams. They face challenges with an expanding threat landscape, limited budgets, prioritizing tasks, risk management, and the emergence of quantum computing threats.

https://www.csoonline.com/article/4077442/the-10-biggest-issues-cisos-and-cyber-teams-face-today-2.html

Can Cybersecurity Withstand the New AI Era?

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The pace of technological change, especially in AI and quantum computing, is overwhelming existing cybersecurity measures and further exposing organizations to a shortage of skilled professionals. Small and medium enterprises, and those in underdeveloped regions, are especially vulnerable, lacking the resources for advanced protection. Plug-and-play, automated, and quantum-ready solutions are critical so that robust cybersecurity is no longer exclusive to well-funded enterprises. By democratizing access to smart security tools, organizations can better withstand accelerated cyber threats, maintaining business continuity and competitiveness. Proactive, accessible security must become a necessity rather than a luxury as risks accelerate at machine speed.

https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/10/can-cybersecurity-withstand-new-ai-era/

Predicting Cyber Attacks Before They Happen

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AI is shifting cybersecurity from a reactive to a proactive approach by predicting cyberattacks before they happen. This enables anticipating and mitigating threats in advance.

  • Traditional cybersecurity tools are reactive and struggle against new or unknown threats.
  • Cyberattacks are becoming more complex, employing advanced, AI-driven tactics.

AI in Predictive Cybersecurity

  • Machine learning identifies threat patterns from vast data (e.g., phishing detection).
  • Real-time anomaly detection spots unusual behaviors instantly (e.g., odd logins, insider threats).
  • Predictive analytics uses historical data to forecast and simulate future attacks.
  • AI-powered platforms enable sharing threat intelligence across organizations.

Benefits

  • Moves defense from reactive to proactive, reducing risks and losses.
  • Processes data faster and more efficiently than human teams.
  • Continuously adapts to new threats, reducing human error.

Challenges

  • It can produce false positives that overwhelm security teams.
  • Raises data privacy concerns with large data requirements.
  • Relies on high-quality, unbiased data for accuracy.
  • Attackers may also use AI, leading to an ongoing arms race.

Future Outlook

  • AI systems may soon autonomously defend against threats in real time.
  • The line between proactive and real-time response is blurring as technology advances.

https://www.ibm.com/new/product-blog/ai-powered-threat-intelligence-predicting-cyber-attacks-before-they-happen

How Can CIOs Keep Operations Going During an Outage?

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A major AWS outage hit thousands of companies, but only those using the affected US-EAST-1 data center. This highlighted the risks of depending on a single cloud provider. IT leaders stress the need for redundancy—such as backups and failovers—to reduce the operational impact of outages, particularly for mission-critical systems. However, there are financial trade-offs: not every system needs full redundancy, and organizations must prioritize based on risk, sector, and potential impact. While using a single provider can be efficient and drive innovation, CIOs must still prepare for outages by architecting for failure within their provider’s ecosystem, auditing for high-impact dependencies, and ensuring they have strong contingency and recovery plans. Highly regulated or always-on industries require higher resilience, but in all cases, informed risk management is key.

https://www.informationweek.com/cloud-computing/when-a-provider-s-lights-go-out-how-can-cios-keep-operations-going-

Zero Trust Has a Blind Spot—Your AI Agents

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AI agents gain autonomy, raising trust issues in Zero Trust models as they often lack identifiable ownership and governance. Security risks emerge from “orphaned agents” with unchecked permissions, violating Zero Trust principles. To enhance security, organizations should apply NIST's AI Risk Management Framework with an identity-centric approach, ensuring every AI agent has a unique identity, defined owner, and lifecycle management. This redefines agentic AI from a risk to a governable entity, establishing trust through accountability and oversight.

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/zero-trust-has-a-blind-spot-your-ai-agents/

The Human Cost of Defense: a CISO’s View From the War Room

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CISO Phil Keibler highlights the unseen struggles of cybersecurity professionals in the documentary Midnight in the War Room, emphasizing the mental toll of preventing constant threats. The film aims to portray these defenders' reality, tackling themes of burnout and the critical nature of their role in protecting vital infrastructure. Keibler notes the pride in their silent successes and the daunting pressure they face, reminding us that while their efforts go unnoticed, they are essential for societal stability. The documentary seeks to inspire recognition and appreciation for cybersecurity as a meaningful career.

https://securityboulevard.com/2025/10/the-human-cost-of-defense-a-cisos-view-from-the-war-room/

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