August 2024

A survival guide for data privacy in the age of federal inaction

A survival guide for data privacy in the age of federal inaction 2024-08-22 at 07:31 By Help Net Security Things change fast in the world of data privacy. Just earlier this year, the question I was being asked most frequently was, “How similar will the proposed federal privacy law (APRA) be to the EU’s GDPR?” […]

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Better together: Humans and tech scale physical security capabilities

Better together: Humans and tech scale physical security capabilities 2024-08-22 at 07:16 By Technology can free security teams from the drudgery of foot patrols while directing their talents to issues that do need investigation.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Most ransomware attacks occur between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m.

Most ransomware attacks occur between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. 2024-08-22 at 07:02 By Help Net Security There’s been an alarming increase in ransomware attacks over the past year, alongside significant shifts in the tactics and strategies employed by cybercriminals that underscore the necessity for organizations to implement around-the-clock monitoring and investigation of suspicious behaviors,

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Why C-suite leaders are prime cyber targets

Why C-suite leaders are prime cyber targets 2024-08-22 at 06:32 By Help Net Security Senior executives are prime targets for cybercriminals, with 72% of surveyed cybersecurity professionals in the US reporting that cyberattacks have targeted this group in the past 18 months. This trend, highlighted in GetApp’s 2024 Executive Cybersecurity Report, underscores the growing sophistication

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GenAI models are easily compromised

GenAI models are easily compromised 2024-08-22 at 06:01 By Help Net Security 95% of cybersecurity experts express low confidence in GenAI security measures while red team data shows anyone can easily hack GenAI models, according to Lakera. Attack methods specific to GenAI, or prompt attacks, are easily used by anyone to manipulate the applications, gain

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China’s top Office clone copies Microsoft again – with an inconvenient outage

China’s top Office clone copies Microsoft again – with an inconvenient outage 2024-08-22 at 05:46 By Simon Sharwood WPS Office took a long lunch on Wednesday, the day after its developer posted big profits China’s top personal productivity suite, WPS Office, experienced a lengthy outage yesterday – during working hours.… This article is an excerpt

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LG Electronics aims to become a datacenter cooling player, with aircon and immersion tech

LG Electronics aims to become a datacenter cooling player, with aircon and immersion tech 2024-08-22 at 04:16 By Laura Dobberstein 2030 vision also calls for its appliances and televisions to turn you into a subscription cash cow LG Electronics plans to expand its datacenter cooling business, to cash in on demand for AI.… This article

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You probably want to patch this critical GitHub Enterprise Server bug now

You probably want to patch this critical GitHub Enterprise Server bug now 2024-08-22 at 02:32 By Jessica Lyons Unless you’re cool with an unauthorized criminal enjoying admin privileges to comb through your code A critical bug in GitHub Enterprise Server could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to a user account with administrator privileges

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Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday borks dual-boot Linux-Windows PCs

Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday borks dual-boot Linux-Windows PCs 2024-08-22 at 00:47 By Jessica Lyons Plus: Three-year-old ProxyLogon flaw added to CISA’s exploited bugs list Microsoft says it’s investigating issues with a patch intended to plug a two-year-old flaw in the GRUB open source boot loader that is crashing some dual-boot computers running both Windows and Linux.

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UK tech pioneer Mike Lynch dead at 59 after yacht tragedy off Sicily coast

UK tech pioneer Mike Lynch dead at 59 after yacht tragedy off Sicily coast 2024-08-21 at 22:31 By Lindsay Clark Tycoon’s demise follows US acquittal after years of legal battles with HP Obit  UK software tycoon Mike Lynch has been found dead two days after he went missing in a sailing tragedy off the coast

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IT tycoon Mike Lynch, daughter Hannah found dead

IT tycoon Mike Lynch, daughter Hannah found dead 2024-08-21 at 21:46 By Thomas Claburn Italian divers reportedly recovered their bodies as search for missing continues The bodies of former Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch and his teenage daughter Hannah have reportedly been recovered from the wreck of the yacht Bayesian.… This article is an excerpt from

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110K domains targeted in ‘sophisticated’ AWS cloud extortion campaign

110K domains targeted in ‘sophisticated’ AWS cloud extortion campaign 2024-08-21 at 20:31 By Connor Jones If you needed yet another reminder of what happens when security basics go awry It’s a good news day for organizations that don’t leave their AWS environment files publicly exposed because infosec experts say those that do may be caught

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Critical Authentication Flaw Haunts GitHub Enterprise Server

Critical Authentication Flaw Haunts GitHub Enterprise Server 2024-08-21 at 20:01 By Ryan Naraine GitHub patches a trio of security defects in the GitHub Enterprise Server product and recommends urgent patching for corporate users. The post Critical Authentication Flaw Haunts GitHub Enterprise Server appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek RSS Feed

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New Phishing Technique Bypasses Security on iOS and Android to Steal Bank Credentials

New Phishing Technique Bypasses Security on iOS and Android to Steal Bank Credentials 2024-08-21 at 20:01 By Ionut Arghire New phishing attacks target iOS and Android users with Progressive Web Applications and WebAPKs to steal banking information. The post New Phishing Technique Bypasses Security on iOS and Android to Steal Bank Credentials appeared first on

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Microsoft Patches Critical Copilot Studio Vulnerability Exposing Sensitive Data

Microsoft Patches Critical Copilot Studio Vulnerability Exposing Sensitive Data 2024-08-21 at 19:46 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a critical security flaw impacting Microsoft’s Copilot Studio that could be exploited to access sensitive information. Tracked as CVE-2024-38206 (CVSS score: 8.5), the vulnerability has been described as an information disclosure bug stemming from a server-side request forgery

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North Korean Hackers Deploy New MoonPeak Trojan in Cyber Campaign

North Korean Hackers Deploy New MoonPeak Trojan in Cyber Campaign 2024-08-21 at 19:46 By A new remote access trojan called MoonPeak has been discovered as being used by a state-sponsored North Korean threat activity cluster as part of a new campaign. Cisco Talos attributed the malicious cyber campaign to a hacking group it tracks as

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New research: Malicious actors are imitating tech companies

New research: Malicious actors are imitating tech companies 2024-08-21 at 19:16 By New research reveals that malicious actors are imitating tech companies in an effort to compromise corporate systems. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Russia tells citizens to switch off home surveillance because the Ukrainians are coming

Russia tells citizens to switch off home surveillance because the Ukrainians are coming 2024-08-21 at 18:16 By Connor Jones Forget about your love life too, no dating apps until the war is over Russia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs is warning residents of under-siege regions to switch off home surveillance systems and dating apps to stop

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