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Five Ways CISOs Are Using AI To Protect Their Employees' Digital Devices And Identities

VentureBeat, Tuesday, September 12,2023

Using generative AI to automate scripts seeking unprotected endpoints, ports and infrastructure security gaps, cybercrime gangs offer bounties for targeted organizations' employee digital device passwords and identities. As many recent attacks show, putting any trust in identities is a breach waiting to happen.

Notably, digital and physical crime in healthcare has long been converging and growing into a pandemic. Healthcare providers warn their employees not to leave their laptops in their cars unattended. The Coplin Health incident in which 43,000 records containing personal health information (PHI) were compromised after an employee's laptop was stolen from their car is still a concern boards mention regarding identity security. A stolen laptop with unencrypted PHI data can often lead to a $1 million settlement based on HIPAA violations alone.

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