theNET's Trending Stories: Adapting to tech and regulatory advancements
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At Cloudflare, we have our eyes set on an ambitious goal — to help build a better Internet.
Cybersecurity leaders must defend against AI-powered attacks today and prepare for tomorrow’s quantum computing threats. At the same time, they must comply with new regulations that set rigorous security and resiliency standards.
This month, theNET presents strategies for navigating this shifting environment. Read how to address an invasion of AI bots, select a more resilient IT architecture, and achieve compliance without adding complexity.
Regaining control of AI crawlers
What's new: Website requests from GPTBot are up 147% YoY. These crawlers use scraped site content to train AI models that ultimately keep users away from websites.
Why it matters: AI training crawlers and malicious bots pose serious security threats and chip away at revenue. Security leaders must address these threats head on — while still capitalizing on “good” bot activity.
Compliance is evolving — is your resilience ready
What’s new: NIS2 and DORA reflect a key shift in the regulatory landscape — from a focus on data privacy to digital resilience and IT risk management.
Why it matters: Privacy officers need to broaden their role. Beyond keeping sensitive data private, they must help their organizations defend against threats and maintain availability of services.
How to avoid outages in financial services
What’s new: In the quest for “unbreakable” infrastructure, most financial services companies choose one of three IT models — each with important pros and cons.
Why it matters: Finding the right model is crucial for improving resilience of essential services while controlling cost, complexity, and risk.
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Senior GRC & IT Audit Manager | Bridging Finance & Cybersecurity (ISO 27001) | Internal Audit Leader | SOX, IFRS & COSO Expert | Open to Relocation
2moRegulations like NIS2 and DORA mark a turning point: resilience is no longer just an IT goal, it’s a board-level responsibility. In my advisory work, I’ve seen executives struggle to balance AI-driven threats, quantum risks, and compliance demands without adding complexity. The key is to integrate governance + metrics (e.g., MTTD/MTTR, resilience KPIs) into the same dashboards leaders use for financial and operational oversight. Curious: how are organizations in your regions ensuring that CISOs, CROs, and boards speak the same language on resilience?
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2moThe concept of permissions for bots is interesting. Monetizing bot permission through pay-per-crawl models could be a proactive way to incentivize good actors and deter bad ones. We need to evolve and incorporate agentic AI advancements while reducing risk to our businesses.