October 2024

RAC duo busted for stealing and selling crash victims’ data

RAC duo busted for stealing and selling crash victims’ data 2024-10-11 at 14:49 By Paul Kunert Roadside assistance biz praised for deploying security monitoring software and reporting workers to cops Two former workers at roadside assistance provider RAC were this week given suspended sentences after illegally copying and selling tens of thousands of lines of

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How Hybrid Password Attacks Work and How to Defend Against Them

How Hybrid Password Attacks Work and How to Defend Against Them 2024-10-11 at 14:48 By Threat actors constantly change tactics to bypass cybersecurity measures, developing innovative methods to steal user credentials. Hybrid password attacks merge multiple cracking techniques to amplify their effectiveness. These combined approaches exploit the strengths of various methods, accelerating the password-cracking process. 

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Keir Starmer hands ex-Darktrace boss investment minister gig

Keir Starmer hands ex-Darktrace boss investment minister gig 2024-10-11 at 14:18 By Connor Jones What’s harder? Convincing people to invest in a beleaguered security business or a tiny island everybody hates? Keir Starmer’s decision to appoint Poppy Gustafsson as the UK’s new investment minister is being resoundingly praised despite the former Darktrace boss spending years

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EU adopts Cyber Resilience Act to secure connected products

EU adopts Cyber Resilience Act to secure connected products 2024-10-11 at 14:17 By Zeljka Zorz The EU Council has adopted the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), a new law that aims to make consumer products with digital components safe(r) to use. CRA requirements The CRA outlines EU-wide cybersecurity standards for digital products, i.e. products that are

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CISA Warns of Threat Actors Exploiting F5 BIG-IP Cookies for Network Reconnaissance

CISA Warns of Threat Actors Exploiting F5 BIG-IP Cookies for Network Reconnaissance 2024-10-11 at 12:30 By The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning that it has observed threat actors leveraging unencrypted persistent cookies managed by the F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) module to conduct reconnaissance of target networks. It said the

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Earth Simnavaz Levies Advanced Cyberattacks Against UAE and Gulf Regions

Earth Simnavaz Levies Advanced Cyberattacks Against UAE and Gulf Regions 2024-10-11 at 11:02 By Trend Micro’s investigation into the recent activity of Earth Simnavaz provides new insights into the APT group’s evolving tactics and the immediate threat it poses to critical sectors in the UAE. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News

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NordVPN Introduces Post-Quantum Encryption

NordVPN Introduces Post-Quantum Encryption 2024-10-11 at 10:35 View original post at Safety Detectives NordVPN, one of the best VPNs on the market, has unveiled a major update to enhance data privacy— quantum-resistant encryption, a cutting-edge technology that’ll withstand future quantum computing threats. Quantum-resilient encryption is a new type of security designed to protect sensitive information

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New Critical GitLab Vulnerability Could Allow Arbitrary CI/CD Pipeline Execution

New Critical GitLab Vulnerability Could Allow Arbitrary CI/CD Pipeline Execution 2024-10-11 at 10:31 By GitLab has released security updates for Community Edition (CE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) to address eight security flaws, including a critical bug that could allow running Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines on arbitrary branches. Tracked as CVE-2024-9164, the vulnerability

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Ubuntu 24.10 Oracular Oriole brings tighter security controls

Ubuntu 24.10 Oracular Oriole brings tighter security controls 2024-10-11 at 10:16 By Help Net Security Canonical released Ubuntu 24.10 Oracular Oriole, which brings notable advancements, including an updated kernel, new toolchains, and the GNOME 47 desktop environment, along with significant enhancements in software security. “Oracular Oriole sets a new pace for delivering the latest upstream

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Jupiter’s Great Red Spot wobbles like Jell-o, according to Hubble snaps

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot wobbles like Jell-o, according to Hubble snaps 2024-10-11 at 09:32 By Laura Dobberstein Scientists undecided about possible flavor After observing Jupiter’s Great Red Spot (GRS) with the Hubble Space Telescope for 90 days, scientists have determined that it behaves like a “bowl of gelatin.”… This article is an excerpt from The

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Bohemia and Cannabia Dark Web Markets Taken Down After Joint Police Operation

Bohemia and Cannabia Dark Web Markets Taken Down After Joint Police Operation 2024-10-11 at 09:32 By The Dutch police have announced the takedown of Bohemia and Cannabia, which has been described as the world’s largest and longest-running dark web market for illegal goods, drugs, and cybercrime services. The takedown is the result of a collaborative

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Data loss incidents impact patient care

Data loss incidents impact patient care 2024-10-11 at 08:31 By Help Net Security 92% of healthcare organizations experienced at least one cyber attack in the past 12 months, an increase from 88% in 2023, with 69% reporting disruption to patient care as a result, according to Proofpoint. Healthcare organizations struggle to mitigate risks from cyberattacks

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DORA regulation’s nuts and bolts

DORA regulation’s nuts and bolts 2024-10-11 at 08:02 By Help Net Security The frequency, sophistication, and impact of cyber-attacks on financial institutions have been rising. Given the economic system’s interconnected nature, disruptions in one institution can have cascading effects on the broader financial market, leading to systemic risks. Regulators have responded with increasingly stringent requirements.

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Unlocking the power of cryptographic agility in a quantum world

Unlocking the power of cryptographic agility in a quantum world 2024-10-11 at 07:31 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Glen Leonhard, Director of Key Management at Cryptomathic, discusses the role of cryptographic agility in mitigating risks posed by quantum computing. Cryptographic agility enables organizations to seamlessly transition to post-quantum algorithms without disrupting

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