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13 Cybersecurity Myths Organizations Need To Stop Believing

CSO Online, Wednesday, October 15th, 2025

Security teams trying to defend their organizations need to adapt quickly to new challenges. Yesterday's best practices have become today's myths.

The past few years have seen a dramatic shift in how organizations protect themselves against attackers. The rise of AI and the fast-paced digitalization have changed the security landscape, making CISOs' jobs more complex than ever before.

This rapidly changing environment demands a fresh mindset, one that challenges long-held assumptions about what keeps organizations secure. Is video and verbal authentication still reliable in an era of AI-generated deepfakes? Can we still use spreadsheets to manage digital certificates' expiration dates? And are quantum threats something to worry about now, or are they still just science fiction?

Security experts weigh in on the myths that we finally need to retire.

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