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The biggest threats to cybersecurity today, according to 5 experts

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From apathy to advanced technology: the biggest risks facing cybersecurity today might not be what you think. As AI grows in reach and sophistication, human nature remains a constant. And as our data becomes increasingly valuable and voluminous, criminals are exploiting every angle to get their hands on it. Here, five experts from across the cybersecurity sector highlight the most pressing threats, and how we should respond: Kemba Walden, President of the Paladin Global Institute and Former US Acting National Cyber Director; Amy Hogan-Burney, Deputy CISO, Governance and Risk at Microsoft; Haley van Loon, CEO of Crime Stoppers International; Marc van Zadelhoff, CEO of Mimecast; and Kat Duffy, Senior Fellow for Digital and CyberspacePolicy at the Council on Foreign Relations.

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