August 2023

Downfall: New Intel CPU Attack Exposing Sensitive Information

Downfall: New Intel CPU Attack Exposing Sensitive Information 09/08/2023 at 09:32 By Eduard Kovacs Google researcher discloses the details of an Intel CPU attack method named Downfall that may be remotely exploitable. The post Downfall: New Intel CPU Attack Exposing Sensitive Information appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed

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IBM gives z/OS an AI infusion in major upgrade aimed in part at easing admin chores

IBM gives z/OS an AI infusion in major upgrade aimed in part at easing admin chores 09/08/2023 at 08:32 By Simon Sharwood Big Blue bakes in brainbox tech to get models running – because kids these days don’t want a career in big iron IBM has, as promised, announced an imminent upgrade to z/OS, the

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Microsoft Releases Patches for 74 New Vulnerabilities in August Update

Microsoft Releases Patches for 74 New Vulnerabilities in August Update 09/08/2023 at 08:04 By Microsoft has patched a total of 74 flaws in its software as part of the company’s Patch Tuesday updates for August 2023, down from the voluminous 132 vulnerabilities the company fixed last month. This comprises six Critical and 67 Important security vulnerabilities. Also

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Verizon to ‘sunset’ Blue Jeans vidconf platform

Verizon to ‘sunset’ Blue Jeans vidconf platform 09/08/2023 at 07:47 By Simon Sharwood Also-ran service done in by ‘changing market conditions in a post-pandemic landscape’ Verizon has decided to send its BlueJeans video collaboration platform riding off into the sunset, as it were.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React

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Why cybersecurity is a blue-collar job

Why cybersecurity is a blue-collar job 09/08/2023 at 07:32 By Help Net Security Cybersecurity has witnessed exponential growth in recent years, fueled by the increasing sophistication of cyber threats. As the demand for skilled professionals continues to surge, traditional approaches to education and job requirements are being challenged. In this article, I will explore the

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Using creative recruitment strategies to tackle the cybersecurity skills shortage

Using creative recruitment strategies to tackle the cybersecurity skills shortage 09/08/2023 at 07:03 By Mirko Zorz With the increasing complexity of cyber threats and the global shortage of cybersecurity experts, organizations are looking for creative approaches to recruiting and retaining top talent. In this Help Net Security interview, Jon Check, Executive Director of Cybersecurity Protection

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Rapid7 Announces Layoffs, Office Closings Under Restructuring Plan

Rapid7 Announces Layoffs, Office Closings Under Restructuring Plan 09/08/2023 at 06:46 By Mike Lennon Restructuring plan will result in an 18% reduction in employee headcount and closing of some Rapid7 office locations. The post Rapid7 Announces Layoffs, Office Closings Under Restructuring Plan appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed

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Data exfiltration is now the go-to cyber extortion strategy

Data exfiltration is now the go-to cyber extortion strategy 09/08/2023 at 06:32 By Help Net Security The abuse of zero-day and one-day vulnerabilities in the past six months led to a 143% increase in victims when comparing Q1 2022 with Q1 2023, according to Akamai. Ransomware groups target the exfiltration of files The report also

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INTERPOL shutters ’16shop’ phishing-as-a-service outfit

INTERPOL shutters ’16shop’ phishing-as-a-service outfit 09/08/2023 at 06:17 By Simon Sharwood Alleged administrator cuffed in Indonesia, associate arrested in Japan, accused of selling fake Amazons for $60 INTERPOL has revealed a successful investigation into a phishing-as-a-service operation named “16shop” with arrests of alleged operators made in Indonesia and Japan and the platform shut down.… This

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The ransomware rollercoaster continues as criminals advance their business models

The ransomware rollercoaster continues as criminals advance their business models 09/08/2023 at 06:02 By Help Net Security Ransomware shows no signs of slowing, with ransomware activity ending 13 times higher than at the start of 2023 as a proportion of all malware detections, according to Fortinet. Ransomware detections 1H 2023 FortiGuard Labs has documented substantial

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SandboxAQ launches open-source meta-library of cryptographic algorithms

SandboxAQ launches open-source meta-library of cryptographic algorithms 09/08/2023 at 05:32 By Help Net Security SandboxAQ launched Sandwich, an open-source framework that simplifies modern cryptography management and enables developers to steer their organizations towards cryptographic agility. With a unified API, Sandwich empowers developers to embed the cryptographic algorithms of their choice directly into their applications and

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Nvidia gives Grace Hopper superchip an HBM3e upgrade – sometime next year

Nvidia gives Grace Hopper superchip an HBM3e upgrade – sometime next year 09/08/2023 at 03:47 By Tobias Mann 641GB of total memory ought to be enough for anybody (and their LLM) Less than three months after Nvidia’s Grace Hopper superchips went into full production, CEO and leather jacket aficionado Jensen Huang this week took to

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Microsoft, Intel lead this month’s security fix emissions

Microsoft, Intel lead this month’s security fix emissions 09/08/2023 at 02:35 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle Downfall processor leaks, Teams holes, VPN clients at risk, and more Patch Tuesday  Microsoft’s August patch party seems almost boring compared to the other security fires it’s been putting out lately.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

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Google, you’re not unleashing ‘unproven’ AI medical bots on hospital patients, yeah?

Google, you’re not unleashing ‘unproven’ AI medical bots on hospital patients, yeah? 09/08/2023 at 01:02 By Katyanna Quach Senator won’t be PaLMed off as web giant eyes up healthcare industry Google is under pressure from a US lawmaker to explain how it trains and deploys its medical chatbot Med-PaLM 2 in hospitals.… This article is

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Financial sector saw an 80% increase in interactive intrusions

Financial sector saw an 80% increase in interactive intrusions 09/08/2023 at 00:01 By Cyberattack trends were analyzed in a recent report by CrowdStrike. The report revealed a massive increase in identity-based intrusions. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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How to identify OpenAI’s crawler bot to stop it slurping websites for training data

How to identify OpenAI’s crawler bot to stop it slurping websites for training data 08/08/2023 at 23:48 By Thomas Claburn Aww, c’mon, let us scrape your pages, we’ve got billions at stake OpenAI, the maker of machine learning models trained on public web data, has published the specifications for its web crawler so that publishers

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