December 2024

2024 according to Cloudflare: Global traffic up, Google still king, US churning out bots 2024-12-13 at 12:33 By Dan Robinson Same old same old really Cloudflare says that global internet traffic grew by 17.2 percent this year, with Google still the most visited internet service, while the US was the source of over a third […]

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70% of cybersecurity leaders influenced by personal liability concerns 2024-12-13 at 12:03 By 70% of respondents believe incidents of CISOs being held liable for cybersecurity events has negatively influenced their perception of the role.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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New Linux Rootkit PUMAKIT Uses Advanced Stealth Techniques to Evade Detection 2024-12-13 at 11:48 By Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new Linux rootkit called PUMAKIT that comes with capabilities to escalate privileges, hide files and directories, and conceal itself from system tools, while simultaneously evading detection. “PUMAKIT is a sophisticated loadable kernel module (LKM) rootkit

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FBI Busts Rydox Marketplace with 7,600 PII Sales, Cryptocurrency Worth $225K Seized 2024-12-13 at 09:18 By The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday announced the shutdown of an illicit marketplace called Rydox (“rydox.ru” and “rydox[.]cc”) for selling stolen personal information, access devices, and other tools for conducting cybercrime and fraud. In tandem, three Kosovo

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Broadcom says VMware is a better money-making machine than it hoped 2024-12-13 at 07:18 By Simon Sharwood Chip side of the biz expects to take lion’s share of hyperscalers’ $60-90 billion XPU spend in 2027, helped by 3nm models coming next year Broadcom has told investors its integration of VMware is all but done, ahead

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A year of Security 2024-12-13 at 07:18 By From security leaders to strategic insights: a look back through a year of Security magazine. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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CSOs speak out on today’s leadership challenges 2024-12-13 at 07:18 By Security leaders discuss what challenges and motivates today’s senior security executives. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Astroscale orbital janitor gets within 15 meters of space junk 2024-12-13 at 05:20 By Laura Dobberstein Couldn’t reach out and touch it, but still happy as this attempt was out of mission scope Japanese orbital janitor Astroscale says it has completed the closest ever approach by a commercial operator to space junk when it came

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North Korea’s fake IT worker scam hauled in at least $88 million over six years 2024-12-13 at 02:48 By Simon Sharwood DoJ thinks it’s found the folks that ran it, and some of the ‘IT warriors’ sent out to fleece employers North Korea’s fake IT worker scams netted the hermit kingdom $88 million over six

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American cops are using AI to draft police reports, and the ACLU isn’t happy 2024-12-13 at 00:33 By Brandon Vigliarolo Do we really need to explain why this is a problem? COMMENT  AI use by law enforcement to identify suspects is already problematic enough, but civil liberties groups have a new problem to worry about:

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FCC throws open 6 GHz band to unlicensed low-power gizmos 2024-12-12 at 21:48 By Dan Robinson Good news for techies pushing ‘education, healthcare, and entertainment’ gadgets in the US America’s telecoms regulator has opened up the entire 6 GHz frequency band to very low-power devices, alongside other unlicensed applications such as Wi-Fi kit.… This article

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