February 2024

NHS in Wales bets big on Microsoft with deal worth nearly half a billion

NHS in Wales bets big on Microsoft with deal worth nearly half a billion 2024-02-13 at 11:46 By Lindsay Clark Forget historic cloud downtime, latest contract with reseller to offer ‘agile and flexible’ approach The NHS in Wales has decided to send up to £450 million ($568 million) of taxpayers’ hard-earned cash into the bank […]

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Roundcube webmail XSS vulnerability exploited by attackers (CVE-2023-43770)

Roundcube webmail XSS vulnerability exploited by attackers (CVE-2023-43770) 2024-02-13 at 11:46 By Zeljka Zorz CVE-2023-43770, a vulnerability in the Roundcube webmail software that has been fixed in September 2023, is being exploited by attackers in the wild, CISA has warned by adding the vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. About CVE-2023-43770 Roundcube is

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Meta says risk of account theft after phone number recycling isn’t its problem to solve

Meta says risk of account theft after phone number recycling isn’t its problem to solve 2024-02-13 at 10:33 By Thomas Claburn Leaves it to carriers, promoting a complaint to Irish data cops from Big Tech’s bête noire Meta has acknowledged that phone number reuse that allows takeovers of its accounts “is a concern,” but the

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Venus has a quasi-moon and it’s just been named ‘Zoozve’ for a sweet reason

Venus has a quasi-moon and it’s just been named ‘Zoozve’ for a sweet reason 2024-02-13 at 10:02 By Simon Sharwood The Small Bodies Nomenclature Working Group has just given 29 space rocks names The Small Bodies Nomenclature Working Group (WGSBN) – the folks responsible for assigning names to minor planets and comets – last week

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Ivanti Vulnerability Exploited to Install ‘DSLog’ Backdoor on 670+ IT Infrastructures

Ivanti Vulnerability Exploited to Install ‘DSLog’ Backdoor on 670+ IT Infrastructures 2024-02-13 at 09:16 By Threat actors are leveraging a recently disclosed security flaw impacting Ivanti Connect Secure, Policy Secure, and ZTA gateways to deploy a backdoor codenamed DSLog on susceptible devices. That’s according to findings from Orange Cyberdefense, which said it observed the exploitation of CVE-2024-21893 within hours

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The future of cybersecurity: Anticipating changes with data analytics and automation

The future of cybersecurity: Anticipating changes with data analytics and automation 2024-02-13 at 08:01 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Mick Baccio, Staff Security Strategist at Splunk SURGe, discusses the future of cybersecurity, emphasizing the importance of data analytics and automation in addressing evolving threats. He points out the changes in threat

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Protecting against AI-enhanced email threats

Protecting against AI-enhanced email threats 2024-02-13 at 07:31 By Helga Labus Generative AI based on large language models (LLMs) has become a valuable tool for individuals and businesses, but also cybercriminals. Its ability to process large amounts of data and quickly generate results has contributed to its widespread adoption. AI in the hands of cybercriminals

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Hunter-Killer Malware Tactic Growing: Stealthy, Persistent and Aggressive

Hunter-Killer Malware Tactic Growing: Stealthy, Persistent and Aggressive 2024-02-13 at 07:31 By Kevin Townsend A malware tactic dubbed ‘hunter-killer’ is growing, based on an analysis of more than 600,000 malware samples. This may become the standard approach for advanced attacks. The post Hunter-Killer Malware Tactic Growing: Stealthy, Persistent and Aggressive appeared first on SecurityWeek. This

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How purple teaming enhances inter-team collaboration and effectiveness in cybersecurity

How purple teaming enhances inter-team collaboration and effectiveness in cybersecurity 2024-02-13 at 07:01 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Andrew Costis, Chapter Lead of the Adversary Research Team at AttackIQ, discusses how purple teaming allows security teams to break down barriers between teams and increase operational effectiveness. It’s no longer about

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Alert: CISA Warns of Active ‘Roundcube’ Email Attacks – Patch Now

Alert: CISA Warns of Active ‘Roundcube’ Email Attacks – Patch Now 2024-02-13 at 07:01 By The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday added a medium-severity security flaw impacting Roundcube email software to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. The issue, tracked as CVE-2023-43770 (CVSS score: 6.1), relates to a cross-site

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Product showcase: SearchInform Risk Monitor – next-gen DLP based insider threat mitigation platform

Product showcase: SearchInform Risk Monitor – next-gen DLP based insider threat mitigation platform 2024-02-13 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Basically, DLP systems are aimed at prevention of data leaks, and in real-life mode they monitor and block (if required) transmitting of confidential data. However, the traditional approach to DLP system isn’t sufficient. That’s why

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QR code attacks target organizations in ways they least expect

QR code attacks target organizations in ways they least expect 2024-02-13 at 06:01 By Help Net Security QR code attacks, or “quishing” attacks, have emerged as a popular tactic among cybercriminals, with no signs of slowing down, according to Abnormal Security. Although phishing emails have grown in sophistication over time, the end goal has stayed

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Korean eggheads crack Rhysida ransomware and release free decryptor tool

Korean eggheads crack Rhysida ransomware and release free decryptor tool 2024-02-13 at 04:01 By Jessica Lyons Great news for victims of gang that hit the British Library in October Some smart folks have found a way to automatically unscramble documents encrypted by the Rhysida ransomware, and used that know-how to produce and release a handy

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Thar be safe harbor: Reddit defeats third attempt to unmask digital pirates

Thar be safe harbor: Reddit defeats third attempt to unmask digital pirates 2024-02-13 at 02:31 By Brandon Vigliarolo First Amendment is a rule, not a guideline, says judge Digital pirates dropping anchor on Reddit for a bit o’ parley can consider themselves harbored in relatively safe waters, as US courts have decided for a third

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Quarter of polled Americans say they use AI to make them hotter in online dating

Quarter of polled Americans say they use AI to make them hotter in online dating 2024-02-13 at 01:47 By Katyanna Quach Roses are red, violets are blue, a machine made my page alluring to you Almost a quarter of US singles polled by antivirus slinger McAfee said they are using generative AI to smarten up

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Quarter of polled Americans say they use AI to make them hotter in online dating

Quarter of polled Americans say they use AI to make them hotter in online dating 2024-02-13 at 01:16 By Katyanna Quach Roses are red, violets are blue, a machine made my page alluring to you Almost a quarter of US folks polled by antivirus slinger McAfee said they are using generative AI to smarten up

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Nvidia reckons this itty-bitty workstation GPU won’t run up your power bill

Nvidia reckons this itty-bitty workstation GPU won’t run up your power bill 2024-02-13 at 00:01 By Tobias Mann Pulls off RTX 2000 Ada’s mask, gasp – it’s you, RTX 4060 Nvidia expanded its GPU portfolio Monday with an itsy-bitsy workstation card it claims delivers a sizable uplift in performance while just sipping power, relatively speaking.…

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