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Personas Are Critical For AI search
Boost your skills with Growth Memo’s weekly expert insights. Subscribe for free! Here’s what I’m covering this week: How to build user personas for SEO from data you already have on hand. You can’t treat personas as a “brand exercise” anymore. In the AI-search era, prompts don’t just tell you what users want; they reveal…
CISA Orders Immediate Patch of Critical Sitecore Vulnerability Under Active Exploitation
Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies are being advised to update their Sitecore instances by September 25, 2025, following the discovery of a security flaw that has come under active exploitation in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-53690, carries a CVSS score of 9.0 out of a maximum of 10.0, indicating critical severity. “Sitecore…
Is Critical Role still Critical Role without Matt Mercer as DM?
A bombshell announcement from Critical Role has sent ripples across the internet. Announced on July 2, for the first time ever in Critical Role’s history, there will be a new Dungeon Master leading a core campaign. Instead of co-creator Matthew Mercer, Campaign 4 will have a new host entirely: Brennan Lee Mulligan, Dropout’s Dimension 20…
Protecting Your Business Communications: The Critical Role of Secure Email Gateways
Email is still the backbone of how businesses communicate, with more than 300 billion messages sent every day. But this huge volume also makes it one of the easiest ways for cybercriminals to get in. As companies depend more and more on digital communication, strong email security becomes essential. Understanding Email Security Threats Modern email…
Semiconductor industry faces critical talent crisis — one million additional skilled workers needed by 2030
The semiconductor industry is growing rapidly as demand for chips increases, as devices and applications bleed into daily life. However, the sector is facing a deep workforce imbalance, the availability of qualified professionals — especially engineers and leaders — is shrinking at an alarming rate, according to Semi. While companies and countries have their own…
4 critical leadership priorities for CISOs in the AI era
Everyone knows CISOs aren’t really working that hard in those cushy offices. Heck, they’re only thwarting compliance nightmares, blocking costly cyberattacks, protecting employees from predatory phishing emails, and now dodging the feds. You know, just the little things needed to safeguard an organization’s information assets. Kidding, of course. In fact, as artificial intelligence (AI) and generative AI (genAI) permeate and transform businesses, chief information security…
Week in review: Critical SAP NetWeaver flaw exploited, RSAC 2025 Conference – Help Net Security
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: RSAC 2025 ConferenceRSAC 2025 Conference took place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Check out our microsite for related news, photos, product releases, and more. Critical SAP NetWeaver flaw exploited by suspected initial access broker (CVE-2025-31324)CVE-2025-31324, a critical vulnerability…
The ongoing evolution of the CIS Critical Security Controls – Help Net Security
For decades, the CIS Critical Security Controls (CIS Controls) have simplified enterprises’ efforts to strengthen their cybersecurity posture by prescribing prioritized security measures for defending against common cyber threats. In this article, we’ll review the story of the CIS Controls before taking a closer look at the current version. A brief history of the CIS…
Why cybersecurity is critical to energy modernization – Help Net Security
In this Help Net Security interview, Anjos Nijk, Managing Director of the European Network for Cyber security (ENCS), discusses cybersecurity in the energy sector as it modernizes with renewable sources and smart grid technologies. Nijk also addresses the need for international collaboration, the impact of IoT on security, and the emerging technologies that can enhance…