Naomi Eide

Washington, D.C., United States

Managing Editor at CIO Dive

Managing Editor at Cybersecurity Dive

Managing Editor at CX Dive

Send me your tech thoughts. Lead Editor at @CIOdive and @CybersecDive -- @ProvidenceCol & @merrillcollege alum

Articles

The cybersecurity outlook for 2025

2 months ago | cybersecuritydive.com | David Jones |Matt Kapko |Naomi Eide

2025 began just like 2024 did: with an exploit campaign. At the start of seemingly every year, more bad news arrives for the cybersecurity industry, a reminder of what can go wrong when IT systems fail. This year began with the exploit of a zero-day vulnerability in Ivanti technology, mirroring an attack campaign that hit Ivanti last January. Threat actors are targeting known technology weak points, pressuring critical points of dependency across the tech stack.
Top cybersecurity conferences to attend in 2025

Sep 30, 2024 | cybersecuritydive.com | Naomi Eide |Matt Kapko |David Jones

2025 is almost upon us, and with it comes a slate of must-attend cybersecurity conferences. Security experts from across sectors will come together to hear about the latest risk management strategies, novel hacking techniques, changes to cyber governance and what technologies enterprises can use to defend their networks.
To fill cybersecurity skills gaps, experts look to novel measures | CIO Dive

Jul 3, 2024 | ciodive.com | Naomi Eide

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Is the cybersecurity industry ready for AI? | Cybersecurity Dive

Jun 24, 2024 | cybersecuritydive.com | Naomi Eide

As cybersecurity teams focus on how to thwart threat actors, they are missing the risks around the data they are sharing willingly.
Generative AI is a looming cybersecurity threat

May 31, 2024 | truckingdive.com | Naomi Eide

IBM X-Force hasn't seen any AI-engineered campaigns, yet, but mentions of AI and ChatGPT are proliferating on the dark web. The X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2024 report identified over 800,000 references to the emerging technology on illicit and dark web forums last year. While X-Force does expect AI-enabled attacks in the near term, the real threat will emerge when AI enterprise adoption matures. Right now, there are simply too many AI systems at play.
Generative AI is a looming cybersecurity threat

May 16, 2024 | manufacturingdive.com | Naomi Eide

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. IBM X-Force hasn't seen any AI-engineered campaigns, yet, but mentions of AI and ChatGPT are proliferating on the dark web. The X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2024 report identified over 800,000 references to the emerging technology on illicit and dark web forums last year. While X-Force does expect AI-enabled attacks in the near term, the real threat will emerge when AI enterprise adoption matures.
Generative AI is a looming cybersecurity threat

May 13, 2024 | supplychaindive.com | Naomi Eide

This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. IBM X-Force hasn't seen any AI-engineered campaigns, yet, but mentions of AI and ChatGPT are proliferating on the dark web. The X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2024 report identified over 800,000 references to the emerging technology on illicit and dark web forums last year. While X-Force does expect AI-enabled attacks in the near term, the real threat will emerge when AI enterprise adoption matures.
Generative AI is a looming cybersecurity threat

May 8, 2024 | cybersecuritydive.com | Naomi Eide

IBM X-Force hasn't seen any AI-engineered campaigns, yet, but mentions of AI and ChatGPT are proliferating on the dark web. The X-Force Threat Intelligence Index 2024 report identified over 800,000 references to the emerging technology on illicit and dark web forums last year. While X-Force does expect AI-enabled attacks in the near term, the real threat will emerge when AI enterprise adoption matures. Right now, there are simply too many AI systems at play.
Why Okta is overhauling its priorities, culture around security

Mar 1, 2024 | cybersecuritydive.com | Matt Kapko |David Jones |Naomi Eide

Okta and its customers are a major target. Since 2022, a string of attacks hit the identity and access management provider and its customers’ Okta environments. The pressure on Okta mounted after a September attack struck its support portal, exposing all of Okta’s customer support system clients. It became a striking moment for the company and guided its path forward. Okta executives paused product development and reallocated staff and resources to make security the company’s top priority.
Bank of America customer data exposed in IT provider breach

Feb 14, 2024 | cybersecuritydive.com | Rajashree Chakravarty |Naomi Eide

A November 2023 “cybersecurity event” at Infosys McCamish Systems exposed Bank of America customer data, according to a breach notification letter from the bank’s outside counsel filed with the Office of the Maine Attorney General. Customers’ first and last names, addresses, business email addresses, dates of birth and Social Security numbers may have been among the compromised information.