March 2024

Stanford University failed to detect ransomware intruders for 4 months 2024-03-13 at 14:17 By Connor Jones 27,000 individuals had data stolen, which for some included names and social security numbers Stanford University says the cybersecurity incident it dealt with last year was indeed ransomware, which it failed to spot for more than four months.… This

Can AI shorten PC replacement cycles? Dell seems to think so 2024-03-13 at 13:17 By Paul Kunert Might be wishful thinking from finance exec following two-year computer sector recession AI could be the mechanism to shorten notebook replacement cycles, according to the chief financial officer at Dell.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

Join Our Webinar on Protecting Human and Non-Human Identities in SaaS Platforms 2024-03-13 at 13:00 By Identities are the latest sweet spot for cybercriminals, now heavily targeting SaaS applications that are especially vulnerable in this attack vector. The use of SaaS applications involves a wide range of identities, including human and non-human, such as service

Researchers Highlight Google’s Gemini AI Susceptibility to LLM Threats 2024-03-13 at 13:00 By Google’s Gemini large language model (LLM) is susceptible to security threats that could cause it to divulge system prompts, generate harmful content, and carry out indirect injection attacks. The findings come from HiddenLayer, which said the issues impact consumers using Gemini Advanced with Google

Sunak’s defunct SaaS scheme spent seven percent of budget designed to help 100,000 SMEs 2024-03-13 at 12:33 By Lindsay Clark Unicorn Kingdom prime minister fails to provide £300 million of magic software beans promised A local software subsidy scheme launched by UK PM Rishi Sunak, designed to help struggling small businesses following the pandemic, has

Alert: Cybercriminals Deploying VCURMS and STRRAT Trojans via AWS and GitHub 2024-03-13 at 12:17 By A new phishing campaign has been observed delivering remote access trojans (RAT) such as VCURMS and STRRAT by means of a malicious Java-based downloader. “The attackers stored malware on public services like Amazon Web Services (AWS) and GitHub, employing a

Fedora 41’s GNOME to go Wayland-only, says goodbye to X.org 2024-03-13 at 11:48 By Liam Proven Don’t worry, you can still put it back, but it’s an accessibility snag The Fedora development team is discussing dropping the GNOME on X11 session in Fedora 41, meaning that the flagship edition will be Wayland-only.… This article is