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AI: THE FUTURE
OF CYBERRESILIENCEHLB CYBERSECURITY REPORT 2023

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CONTENTSCYBERSECURITY RISKS –A NEW OPERATIONAL CONSTANT

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IMPROVING RESPONSE SPEEDSTO NEW CYBER CHALLENGES

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REGULAR TRAINING AS A PILLAR
OF PROACTIVE, PEOPLE-CENTREDCYBERSECURITY STRATEGY8COMPREHENSIVE MONITORING,FIT FOR THE NEW LANDSCAPE

10UNITING PEOPLE AND AI FORCYBER-RESILIENCE

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PLAN, PREPARE, PROTECT15

HOW HLB CAN HELP

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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

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Although IT leaders havealready taken proactive steps
to secure remote workers andimplement better protection
against persisting cyber threats,
new challenges are on thehorizon. The frequency, velocity,and sophistication of cyberattacks continue to increase asorganisations and their cyberadversaries embrace artificial
intelligence (AI) technologies.
In August 2023, we surveyed
750 senior IT professionals via an
online questionnaire about theirprogress in implementing better
security measures and preparing
for novel threats. The fourth
edition of HLB’s cybersecurity
report provides a snapshot of thecurrent cyber-threat landscapeand highlights the key actions
leaders have taken since 2020
to become cyber-resilient.

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CYBERSECURITY RISKS –A NEW OPERATIONAL CONSTANT
In cybersecurity, we’re never “fighting the last war”. Since 2020,
HLB has been measuring global businesses’ exposure to cyber threats.
Although IT leaders have made significant progress in improving theirsecurity posture, there’s still more work left to do.
In 2023, 50% of business leaders saw an increasein cyber-attacks, with another 35% saying theattack levels stayed the same as last year. That’s 3
percentage points higher than in 2021, when 47%
of business leaders reported an increase1, althougha slight cool-down compared to 2020, when 53%
saw a spike in the number of cyber-attacks.
Cyber-attack frequency and sophistication
continue to increase proportionally toorganisations’ digitisation efforts. Companies
worldwide now face 1248 attacks per week2 — andevery organisation is a target. Since the start of theyear, threat actors have successfully targeted public
institutions (Metropolitan Police in the UK, French
unemployment agency Pôle emploi, Indonesian
Immigration Directorate General) and private
businesses alike: US telecom companies, T-Mobile
and AT&T; Australian Latitude Financial, Singaporebased retailer Cortina Holdings among others.

Democratisation of malicious software, therapid pace of digital transformation, ongoinggeopolitical conflicts, and economic uncertainty
have created the perfect environment for perpetualcyber-threat upgrowth. In fact, 62% of leaders
expect cybersecurity risks to become even more
prominent in the five-year perspective, according
to the 2023 global HLB survey of business leaders3.
Cyber risk exposure is persistent. To ensure longterm protection, companies need to concentrate on
the three pillars of cyber-resilience: rapid response,
regular training and comprehensive monitoring.

FIG.1: CYBER-ATTACKS STILL ON THE RISE
Increased
2023

50%
47%

2022

“A robust cybersecurity strategy
includes three core principles:ongoing monitoring by experts who
are fully up to date with the everchanging threat landscape, the ability
to respond to issues immediately to
mitigate losses, and the establishmentof comprehensive training andawareness programmes.”
Mark Butler, Managing Partner, HLB Ireland

Stayed the same
2023

35%

2022

46%

Decreased
2023
2022

14%
7%

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IMPROVING RESPONSE SPEEDSTO NEW CYBER CHALLENGES
REMOTE AND HYBRID WORK AS MAIN CATALYSTS
FOR CYBER-TRANSFORMATION
Cybersecurity has been the focal point of attention for businessleaders since the transition to remote work began. From videoconferencing apps to unprotected cloud storage locations, there
have been few avenues cyber-criminals have not tried exploiting.
Although 57% of IT leaders admit to not having
been initially prepared for the challenges ofremote work, 88% managed to execute effective
changes in their cybersecurity strategies andprotocols in response to the pandemic4. From
providing employees with access to virtual private
networks (VPNs) and secure cloud data exchange
tools to initiating regular cyber training, IT leaders
mustered significant change in a short time.

In 2023, cybersecurity investments arebringing tangible dividends. 64% said thatthey see the positive impacts in the form ofeasier implementation of their cybersecurity
education strategy, higher overall awareness,and decreased risks.

By 2021, 44% of IT leaders said to havechanged the tech infrastructure to be a zerotrust architecture, with another 44% indicating
they have adopted some technology to support
the new hybrid workforce.5 In addition, leadersconcentrated on promoting stronger cybersecurity
awareness through regular training sessions. Over
57% of IT leaders we spoke to in 2021 implemented
a “no exception” policy for the cybereducationof their staff6.

“Although the attack volume has
increased, so did the overall cyberawareness levels. Thanks to remote
work, employees now understandmore about security and feel more
empowered.”Anurag Sharma, Partner and Market leader,
System and Process Assurance services, Withum.

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FIG.2: MAJORITY OF IT PROFESSIONALS THINK THAT REMOTE WORKING HAS HAD A POSITIVE
IMPACT ON BUSINESSES
How do you feel the new world of remote working has impacted your cybersecurity
intelligence/education strategy and overall employee awareness?

10%

26%

64%

No
impactNegative
impactIncreased risks, harder
to implement ourcybersecurity education
strategy, awareness has
decreased

Positive
impactDecreased risks, easier
to implement ourcybersecurity education
strategy, awareness has
increased

RAISING CYBERSECURITY MATURITY LEVELS
The majority of leaders have positively rated theirprogress with cybersecurity. However, a quarterof organisations also saw the negative impacts ofremote work on security, citing increased risks andchallenges in implementing the right educational
strategy.
A growing IT estate and a hybrid workforce require
new processes and technology for cybersecurity
management. To jump-start a new cybersecurity
programme, initiate an audit of your current
environment — an area where HLB professionals
can help.
Many of the cloud-based digital workplacesolutions come with built-in security controls
and automated policy enforcement. Ensure that
all recommended configurations are enacted.
Evaluate your current security policies tounderstand whether they suit a hybrid operating
model. Look into new IT security vendors, which
offer ongoing threat monitoring solutions anddata-driven recommendations for security
posture improvement.

“In addition to the awareness campaigns,
some security measures have been reinforcedby companies to protect remote points, such
as VPNs, antivirus software, and next-generation
firewalls (NGFWs)”, says Gustavo Solis, CEO,
Cynthus. By combining employee training withtargeted improvements in security technology,
organisations can proactively mitigate threats,rather than reactively deal with the consequencesof an attack.

“In addition to the awarenesscampaigns, some security measures
have been reinforced by companies
to protect remote points, such as
VPNs, antivirus software, and nextgeneration firewalls (NGFWs).”
Gustavo Solis, CEO, Cynthus

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CASE STUDY:

FANE VALLEY USED REMOTE WORK AS AN
OPPORTUNITY FOR CYBER-TRANSFORMATIONSFane Valley is one of Ireland’s mostprogressive agricultural and food processing
businesses. Being in the manufacturing andretail sector, the company faces unique industry
compliance demands and must maintain highcybersecurity levels.
To establish a new cyber-security programme,
Fane Valley opted for an audit first. “Our firststep was to understand where the business wasvulnerable, as given the scale of our business,
we wanted to ensure we dealt with the mostsignificant potential risks first”, says spokesperson.
The investigation helped the company set
benchmarks for measuring its security postureand prioritise the most pressing security
gaps, which could be then addressed ina structured manner.

“We firmly believe in making
cybersecurity a collective
responsibility, encompassing
everyone in our organisation —from leadership to the frontline
employees. It has become part of
the way we do things, and our teamis a cornerstone of our defence.”

This shift to remote work spurred a holistic
revamp of their cybersecurity framework, withrobust password policies, added user verification
measures and anti-phishing training being
implemented, alongside other tools and policies.
“We firmly believe in making cybersecurity acollective responsibility, encompassing everyone
in our organisation — from leadership to thefrontline employees. It has become part of theway we do things, and our team is a cornerstoneof our defence,” says company spokesperson.
For sustained protection, Fane Valley opted
for a “Cyber-as-a-Service” offering, with anexperienced team monitoring their IT estate,addressing potential vulnerabilities, and ensuringindustry best practices implementation. Thisapproach has allowed Fane Valley to achievecomprehensive, scalable protection, adapted
to the changes in the team size, operational
practices, and threat landscape.

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REGULAR TRAINING AS A PILLAR
OF PROACTIVE, PEOPLE-CENTREDCYBERSECURITY STRATEGYCYBERSECURITY AND AWARENESS TRAINING
IS NON-NEGOTIABLE
Ongoing digitisation efforts resulted in a larger IT portfolio andcomplex data landscape. Terabytes of information digitally change
hands in a matter of seconds. Yet, data-driven operations come at thecost of heightened security risks, especially when your people don’t
fully comprehend their roles in the security processes.
As the adage goes, ‘A chain is only as strong as its
weakest link.’ In this case, that link often happens
to be an unwitting employee,” says Mark Butler.
A weak email password, a click to an unknown link,
or a document uploaded to a non-secure storage
location can be a lever for a cyber-criminal.
Last year, 95% of IT leaders agreed that changing
human behaviour was the greatest barrier to amore secure cyber defence7. Indeed, the humanfactor can increase cybersecurity risks. Everyone
makes mistakes, especially when working
remotely. Penalizing people for security mistakes,
however, will only result in further concealment,
and workarounds, making cyber professionals’
jobs even more difficult.
To cultivate a culture of high-security
accountability, IT leaders should look intochanging some of the core human behaviours
through regular education and proactive
coaching. Admirably, 87% of companies havesome form of cyber training in place after hiring.

However, only 18% have ongoing awarenessprogrammes in place, which assume regularformal training, simulated phishing attacks,
and regular communication. The majority of
respondents (42%) invest in cyber-training
quarterly or bi-annually and 25% – only once
per year.
Jim Bourke, HLB Global Advisory Leader insists on
a more regular occurrence. “I would recommend
doing cyber training monthly and at a minimum
quarterly”. Regularity helps employees retain andupdate knowledge to keep up with the pace of
evolving threats.

“I would recommend doing cybertraining monthly and at a minimum
quarterly.”
Jim Bourke, HLB Global Advisory Leader

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FIG.3: REGULAR INVESTING IN CYBERSECURITY TRAINING IS NOW THE NORM
How often does your company invest in cybersecurity training?

10%
Upon hiring

25%

42%
3%

Annually

Regularly(quarterly
to bi-annually)

After major
incidents

20%
Ongoingawareness
programmes(regular formal
training, newsletters,
simulated phishingattacks, regularcommunication etc.)

BUILDING AN EFFECTIVE CYBERSECURITY TRAINING PROGRAMMEGood cybersecurity training should be geared
at emphasising the role of shared accountability,
collaborative effort, and ongoing behaviour
correction with the understanding of theimportance of cybersecurity sitting at theheart of it.
“The quality of cybersecurity training is as
important as its frequency. Tick-box security
awareness drills don’t bring impactful results.
Oftentimes, training programmes are designed ina way, where a user clicks a training spoof email
and gets redirected to a training link, which they
are forced to go through”, says Abu Bakkar, HLB
Chief Innovation Officer. According to Bakkar,such training may have questionable long-term
efficiency and doesn’t fully prepare users for
emerging threats.
Quality cyber-training is aimed at changing
the users’ perception and understanding oftechnology and the risks it carries, coupled withgentle nudges for improving their behaviours.
Regular usage of strong passwords, securedata sharing, and timely risk reporting — suchcornerstone actions create a strong culture of
security. And, therefore, should be part of theregular drills.

When evaluating a new cyber-training
programme, ask the following questions: Doesit focus on behaviour correction? Is it adapted
to your industry and type of operations? Doesit account for newly emerged risks such as
generative AI? “Companies should be continually
evaluating the quality of their cybersecurity
training programmes. Just to make sure that
we’re keeping up with the pace that technology
is advancing”, notes Jim Bourke.
By empowering teams with the knowledge andskills, organisations can substantially diminish
the risks of breaches and data compromises.
Investments made in cybersecurity education
manifest as a long-term commitment to bolstering
an organisation’s resilience and overall success.

“The quality of cybersecurity training
is as important as its frequency. Tickbox security awareness drills don’tbring impactful results. Oftentimes,
training programmes are designed ina way, where a user clicks a training
spoof email and gets redirected to a
training link, which they are forced togo through.”
Abu Bakkar, HLB Chief Innovation Officer

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COMPREHENSIVE MONITORING,FIT FOR THE NEW LANDSCAPEAI AS AN EMERGING THREAT ACTOR
Artificial intelligence (AI) has been making steady inroads into thecompany’s operations, with 50% of leaders seeing AI as the mostimportant technology to their businesses over the next 5 years8.
However, when falling into the wrong hands, AI can also pose new
security risks.
To carry out malicious activity, cyber-criminals
are now using different artificial intelligence
technologies such as machine learning, deeplearning, large language learning models (LLMs),and generative adversarial networks (GANs).
DeepFakes, AI-generated spear phishing emails,
and autonomous, self-evolving botnets are justa few examples of the novel threats causing
global concerns.
Despite the perceived novelty, AI attacks
often borrow the underlying attack mechanicsof traditional threats. “It still can be social
engineering, for example.”, explains Abu Bakkar.
“But it’s done with a new level of personalisation,
scale, and speed”.
Generative AI systems like ChatGPT can beeffectively trained on public data, produced byyour employees, to precisely mimic the tone ofvoice of the company’s CEO in a phishing email.
Or used to create bogus customer personas inbaiting attacks. Recognising whether somethingis fake or real became harder because of AI.
Understandably, 89% of leaders are concernedwith the current pace of technological innovation,
particularly in generative AI, and the potential
increase in cyber-related risk, of which 34%
are very concerned.

FIG.4: IT PROFESSIONALS WORRY ABOUT
THE CURRENT PACE OF TECH INNOVATIONSAND THE POTENTIAL INCREASE INCYBER RISKS
To what extent are you concerned with thecurrent pace of technological innovation,
particularly in generative AI, and the potential
increase in cyber related risk?

11%
34%

23%
Very concerned
Concerned
Somewhat concerned
Not concerned32%

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AI SOLUTIONS ALSO REQUIRE PROTECTION
Collectively, we trust more and more decisions
to AI — from lending request approvals toenergy grid controls. Although rare at present,
AI-targeted attacks can soon have visible realworld consequences in the form of disrupted
road operations, fraudulent financing activity, or
malfunctioning conveyor lines.

systems: Data poisoning, training data extraction,
prompt injections, backdoor intrusion, adversarial
attacks, and exfiltration9. Businesses designing
and/or adopting AI solutions will need to adapt
their cybersecurity processes to account forthese new attack vectors.

Poorly designed and operated AI systems can
produce biased results, expose private data, oreven deny service to legitimate users. Opensource generative AI models, used by employees,
can also store private or sensitive corporate datathat could breach privacy regulations. Google’s AI
Red Team also recently presented a set of tactics,
techniques and procedures (TTPs), aimed at AI

At present, however, most organisations admit
to not being fully prepared for AI threats. Over
50% of companies don’t have sufficient deference
strategies against AI attacks despite being
concerned about their proliferation. The betternews is that AI is a tool each side can use to
their advantage.

FIG. 5: AI RELATED ATTACKS POSE A THREAT BUT IT PROFESSIONALSARE READY FOR DEFENCE
Is your company concerned about AI-driven attacks and do you have corresponding defence strategies
employed to counteract them?

47%

17%

19%

14%

4%

We are concerned
about AI-related
attacks and wehave corresponding
defence strategies

We are concerned
about AI-related
attacks but we
do not havecorresponding
defence strategies

We are concerned
about AI-related
attacks, we do nothave corresponding
defence strategies
but we are currently
investigating options

We are notconcerned about
AI-related attacks
but we do havecorresponding
defence strategies

We are notconcerned about
AI-related attacks
and we do not havecorresponding
defence strategies

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UNITING PEOPLE AND
AI FOR CYBER-RESILIENCE
AI not only empowers more sophisticated attacks but also helps
cyber professionals and regular employees alike establish better
defence mechanisms. By combining human intelligence with AI
systems’ large-scale data processing capabilities, businesses canstay one step ahead of attackers.
Cybersecurity is a data problem. Security analysts
have to comb through a lot of security signals
to understand their threat exposure. However,specialised staff is in short supply. Cyber-security
talent shortages are a number of challenges for
implementing better cyber-mitigation practices
according to HLB’s 2022 survey10. Machinelearning solutions can act as a force multiplier,allowing human talent to capture, analyse, andact upon more data.
Although AI in cybersecurity is fairly new, it has
already proven its efficacy. Intelligent algorithms
can automatically scan through the entire
technical estate to identify possible vulnerabilities,
alert to anomalies, and proactively hunt threats.
Supervised machine-learning algorithms canclassify malignant email attacks with 98%
accuracy11. A deep learning algorithm showcased
99.9% accuracy rates for network instruction
detection12.

47%

Among the survey respondents, 100% are awareof the new AI-enabled security solutions, but only
30% have implemented at least one AI-enabled
security tool in their environment. Another 36%
are actively exploring such solutions.
Vendors like NVIDIA, IBM, and Microsoft among
others have already released AI-powered cybersecurity solutions for threat detection, endpoint
security management, and IT infrastructure
monitoring. Such platforms enable cyberprofessionals to maintain full visibility into
the corporate environments, concentrate theirattention on meaningful security signals, andrespond faster to potential cyber threats.

of IT professionals are concerned about
AI-related attacks and have implemented
corresponding defence strategies.

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FIG.6: LESS THAN A THIRD OF IT PROFESSIONALS HAVE IMPLEMENTED
AI-ENABLED SECURITY TOOLS IN THEIR DEFENCE STRATEGY
Is your company exploring use of any AI-enabled security tool as part of your overall
defence strategy?

34%

36%

30%

We are aware of a varietyof AI-enabled security tools
in the market, however, wehave not explored the optionof deploying them in ourenvironment

We are actively exploring
AI-enabled security tools to
deploy, however, we have not
implemented any tool yet

We have implemented
at least one AI-enabled
security tool in ourenvironment

Generative AI can also improve the user
experience of cyber-security solutions, making
them more accessible to senior and juniorprofessionals alike. In March 2023, Microsoft
released a Security Co-Pilot — an intelligent
conversational assistant security professionals
can use to fine-tune their defences. The assistantis trained on Microsoft’s unique global threat
intelligence and more than 65 trillion daily signals.
Security Co-Pilot suggests improvements insystem configurations, highlights inconsistencies
in policies, and helps investigate cyber incidents
alongside human analysts.
That said, it’s important to not place
unquestionable trust in AI. “We are happy towelcome advances in technology to protect us

from our own careless or reckless behaviour
and be ‘off the hook,’ since we can transfer
the blame from human to AI error. To be sure,
this is not a happy outcome for businesses, so
the need to educate, alert, train, and manage
human behaviour remains as important as
ever, if not more so”, says Dr Tomas ChamorroPremuzic, Professor of Business Psychology atboth University College London and Columbia
University13.
Organisations can achieve the best security
outcomes by combining technological innovations
with ongoing investments in people and processes.

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CASE STUDY:

MATILLION RACES AHEAD TO ESTABLISH SECURITY
AGAINST AI-DRIVEN THREATS
Matillion is The Data Productivity Cloud, enabling
global businesses to design, deploy, and operate
data solutions - making data business-readyfaster. Trusted by the world’s most progressive
data-driven companies and Fortune 500
enterprises, Matillion must maintain exceptional
standards of cybersecurity.

“We’ve seen an uptick in quality
phishing campaigns and know thatmalware is being generated throughAI. AI lowers the barrier to entry andspeeds up the skills of an attacker oradversary exponentially.”
Graeme Park, Chief Information Security Officer(CISO) Matillion

The team already leverages AI in the current
security tooling and its team used generative
AI to assist with building new security scripts
at a faster pace. On the people front, Matillion
runs continuous awareness programmes, basedon short sharp videos. “These videos offer anengaging Netflix style series about security,
covering topics such as DeepFakes and AI threats.
In addition, we have regular communication fromthe security team to the wider business to explain
near misses and other events of significance tokeep security on top of the minds of our team”,
says Graeme Park.

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PLAN, PREPARE, PROTECTDeveloping a robust cyber-defence isn’t a one-time affair – it’s anongoing exercise that evolves alongside the threat environmentand your technology portfolio. Processes and solutions once deemedstate-of-the-art lose efficacy over time. Regular commitment to auditing,
optimising, and modernising corporate cybersecurity defence
mechanisms is essential for long-term resilience.
There are three steps organisations can take to create a positive lifecycle of cyber-transformations:

PLAN

PREPARE

Conduct an inventoryof your IT portfolio.
Evaluate potential areasof high exposure to
cyber threats. Analyse
the current toolkit andthe degree of protection
it provides. Relying on
external experts offers aswift solution to obtaining
a holistic assessment of
your security posture andactionable strategies for
remediation.

Implement new
cybersecurity policies
and processes. Testand refine them throughsimulation exercises.
Increase the regularityof employee cyber-security
training to monthly. Refreshthe training programmes
to reflect the current threat
landscape. Determine which
extra investments in security
technology and/or services
are needed to cover the
existing gaps.

PROTECT
Patch all the identified vulnerabilities.
Extend threat monitoring to all critical IT
assets. Set up new analytics dashboards
to maintain 360-degree visibility into eacharea of your operations. Leverage security
best practices from software vendors
you’re already using. Double-check yourability to detect, remediate, and reporton all common types of cyber risks.

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HOW HLB CAN HELP
Cybersecurity is a lifecycle process, recruiting ongoing diligence. Investing in new training andtechnology once isn’t enough to ensure ongoing resilience. The best cybersecurity programmes
focus on achieving long-term impacts: Better visibility into the operated environments, proactive
threat mitigation, and outcome-driven employee training. HLB’s cybersecurity professionals helporganisations holistically evaluate their security posture and prioritise investments in the rightareas, across the people-processes-technology axes. Reach out to us for an initial audit.

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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
In August 2023, HLB collected 750 survey responses from IT leadersacross four countries and a range of industry backgrounds. Responses
were collected via an online survey tool. In addition, two case study
email exchanges have been conducted to collect data from external
subject matter experts.
Note that not all figures in this report sum up to 100% as a result of rounding percentages, excluding
neutral responses or when respondents could choose more than one answer.

Respondents by title of employees

25%Company Size by the number of employees

13%

25%
34%
C-level executive

1-500

Chief Technical501-1000

Officer (CTO)

1001 – 5000

Senior Management>5000

Director

25%

36%

21%

25%

30%

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HLB International, 2023. HLB Cybersecurity Report 2020: Navigating the cyber-risk landscape in theage of remote working

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HLB International, 2023. HLB Cybersecurity Report 2021: Addressing the cyber-risk landscape in theage of hybrid work

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HLB International, 2023. HLB Cybersecurity Report 2021: Addressing the cyber-risk landscape in theage of hybrid work

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HLB International, 2023. HLB Cybersecurity Report 2022: Hidden Risks in Cyber-Defence Laying aFoundation for Effective Cybersecurity Risk Mitigation

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Google 2023. Why Red Teams Play a Central Role in Helping Organizations Secure AI Systems

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MDPI 2023. IntruDTree: A Machine Learning Based Cyber Security Intrusion Detection Model

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IEEE Access 2023. A Novel Two-Stage Deep Learning Model for Efficient Network Intrusion Detection

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