June 2024

CHERI Alliance formed to promote memory security tech … but where’s Arm? 2024-06-18 at 18:16 By Dan Robinson Academic-industry project takes next step as key promoter chip designer licks its wounds A group of technology organizations has formed the CHERI Alliance CIC (Community Interest Company) to promote industry adoption of the security technology focused on […]

Researchers find Meta’s withdrawal of misinformation tool hard to swallow 2024-06-18 at 17:17 By Lindsay Clark If the new system is so good, why not onboard everyone who accessed the old system? Feature  While Meta faces formal proceedings from the European Commission, academics and other researchers have criticized its provision for monitoring misinformation on its

Nearly 90% of businesses saw up to 9% of revenue lost due to fraud 2024-06-18 at 17:16 By Fraud attempts have increased this year, leading to financial repercussions. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Cybercriminals Exploit Free Software Lures to Deploy Hijack Loader and Vidar Stealer 2024-06-18 at 17:01 By Threat actors are luring unsuspecting users with free or pirated versions of commercial software to deliver a malware loader called Hijack Loader, which then deploys an information stealer known as Vidar Stealer. “Adversaries had managed to trick users into

Uncle Sam ends financial support to orgs hurt by Change Healthcare attack 2024-06-18 at 16:16 By Connor Jones Billions of dollars made available but worst appears to be over The US government is winding down its financial support for healthcare providers originally introduced following the ransomware attack at Change Healthcare in February.… This article is

CentOS 7 holdouts thrown a support lifeline by SUSE 2024-06-18 at 15:47 By Richard Speed Liberty Linux Lite to keep the updates coming for a few more years … for a fee SUSE has unveiled a Liberty Linux Lite solution aimed at enticing CentOS 7 administrators facing the impending June 30 end-of-support deadline.… This article

NHS boss says Scottish trust didn’t meet attackers’ demands 2024-06-18 at 14:31 By Connor Jones CEO of Dumfries and Galloway admits circa 150K people should assume their details leaked The chief exec at NHS Dumfries and Galloway will write to thousands of folks in the Scottish region whose data was stolen by criminals, admitting the

The Annual SaaS Security Report: 2025 CISO Plans and Priorities 2024-06-18 at 14:31 By Seventy percent of enterprises are prioritizing investment in SaaS security by establishing dedicated teams to secure SaaS applications, as part of a growing trend of maturity in this field of cybersecurity, according to a new survey released this month by the

More than 70% of companies increased spending on proactive security 2024-06-18 at 14:16 By Research shows that more than 70% of organizations are increasing spending on proactive security solutions. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

BT speaks out against Vodafone and Three’s mobile marriage plans 2024-06-18 at 13:48 By Dan Robinson Fears ‘MergeCo’ will snaffle disproportionate spectrum Britain’s competition watchdog has published responses to its investigation of the proposed merger of the Vodafone and Three mobile networks, varying from welcoming the move as something that will boost competition, to fears