October 2024

Research uncovers new attack method, security leaders share insights 2024-10-22 at 15:14 By Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin discovered a new attack method.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

34% of CIOs ranked securing the network as their number one priority 2024-10-22 at 15:14 By According to a recent report, 34% of chief information officers (CIOs) ranked securing the network as their number one priority.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Exposing the Danger Within: Hardcoded Cloud Credentials in Popular Mobile Apps 2024-10-22 at 14:35 By Yuanjing Guo, Tommy Dong Examining the hidden risks posed to user privacy and security due to presence of hardcoded credentials within popular mobile apps. This article is an excerpt from Broadcom Software Blogs View Original Source

As Arm rivals cook up custom silicon, Mediatek sticks to tried-and-true Cortex recipe 2024-10-22 at 14:34 By Gavin Bonshor Exec Chris Bergey tells us what the chip designer is doing to stay competitive Interview  Arm Holdings has long been the primary architecture for mobile chips since the advent of modern smartphones – its Cortex is

A Comprehensive Guide to Finding Service Accounts in Active Directory 2024-10-22 at 14:34 By Service accounts are vital in any enterprise, running automated processes like managing applications or scripts. However, without proper monitoring, they can pose a significant security risk due to their elevated privileges. This guide will walk you through how to locate and

Clock’s ticking on PostgreSQL 12, but not everyone is ready to say goodbye 2024-10-22 at 13:45 By Lindsay Clark 11% of databases still on aging version with a month of support left Users of PostgreSQL 12 have less than a month to prepare for the database to enter end of life and become unsupported.… This

Bumblebee and Latrodectus Malware Return with Sophisticated Phishing Strategies 2024-10-22 at 13:19 By Two malware families that suffered setbacks in the aftermath of a coordinated law enforcement operation called Endgame have resurfaced as part of new phishing campaigns. Bumblebee and Latrodectus, which are both malware loaders, are designed to steal personal data, along with downloading

Malicious npm Packages Target Developers’ Ethereum Wallets with SSH Backdoor 2024-10-22 at 13:19 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a number of suspicious packages published to the npm registry that are designed to harvest Ethereum private keys and gain remote access to the machine via the secure shell (SSH) protocol. The packages attempt to “gain SSH

Want to feel old? Excel just entered its 40th year 2024-10-22 at 12:47 By Liam Proven More senior than Windows itself, and still runs the world Microsoft Excel, the true successor to the throne of COBOL. Version 1.0 was released on the last day of September 1985, four decades ago.… This article is an excerpt

Telcos find cloud migrations, security, are a pain in the IaaS 2024-10-22 at 11:35 By Laura Dobberstein Carriers consume less than half the cloud they committed to use Telecom companies have consumed only 48 percent of the cloud they have committed to, yet seek to secure more, according to a report released late last week

Major publishers sue Perplexity AI for scraping without paying 2024-10-22 at 10:35 By Iain Thomson We sell that to OpenAI – how dare you steal it and make stuff up Major US news publishers Dow Jones & Co and NYP Holdings have sued AI search engine startup Perplexity for scraping their content without paying for