December 2024

US names Chinese national it alleges was behind 2020 attack on Sophos firewalls

US names Chinese national it alleges was behind 2020 attack on Sophos firewalls 2024-12-11 at 07:27 By Simon Sharwood Also sanctions his employer – an outfit called Sichuan Silence linked to Ragnarok ransomware The US Departments of Treasury and Justice have named a Chinese business and one of its employees as the actors behind the […]

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Why crisis simulations fail and how to fix them

Why crisis simulations fail and how to fix them 2024-12-11 at 07:03 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Allison Ritter, Head of Cyber Experiential Exercising at Cyberbit, shares her insights on the key differences between in-person and virtual cyber crisis simulations and what makes each approach effective. Ritter highlights the need for

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Containers have 600+ vulnerabilities on average

Containers have 600+ vulnerabilities on average 2024-12-11 at 06:31 By Help Net Security Containers are the fastest growing – and weakest cybersecurity link – in software supply chains, according to NetRise. Companies are struggling to get container security right. Issues from misconfigured clouds, containers, and networks to uncertainty over who owns container security throughout the

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Indian police demand Starlink identify alleged drug smugglers

Indian police demand Starlink identify alleged drug smugglers 2024-12-11 at 05:31 By Laura Dobberstein Elon Musk’s satellite internet service asked to explain who used its service to navigate to remote islands Police in India are demanding Starlink turn over customer details to assist its investigation into the country’s biggest ever single seizure of narcotics.… This

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Ivanti Issues Critical Security Updates for CSA and Connect Secure Vulnerabilities

Ivanti Issues Critical Security Updates for CSA and Connect Secure Vulnerabilities 2024-12-11 at 05:21 By Ivanti has released security updates to address multiple critical flaws in its Cloud Services Application (CSA) and Connect Secure products that could lead to privilege escalation and code execution. The list of vulnerabilities is as follows – CVE-2024-11639 (CVSS score:

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Judge hands WP Engine a win in legal fight with Automattic

Judge hands WP Engine a win in legal fight with Automattic 2024-12-11 at 04:04 By Thomas Claburn Mullenweg and co ordered to restore WP Engine’s access to wordpress.org and stop touching WordPress installations WordPress hosting firm Automattic and its CEO Matthew Mullenweg have been ordered to stop interfering with the business of rival WP Engine.…

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Trump taps ‘pro-innovation’ FTC Commissioner Andrew Ferguson to lead agency after divisive Lina Khan

Trump taps ‘pro-innovation’ FTC Commissioner Andrew Ferguson to lead agency after divisive Lina Khan 2024-12-11 at 02:35 By Reuters “Andrew has a proven record of standing up to Big Tech censorship, and protecting Freedom of Speech in our Great Country,” Trump said. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews |

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US Commerce Dept coughs up $6.1B Christmas present for Micron

US Commerce Dept coughs up $6.1B Christmas present for Micron 2024-12-11 at 02:35 By Tobias Mann Funding to support development of memory vendor’s $125B fab expansion in New York and Idaho American memory vendor Micron will receive $6.1 billion in CHIPS Act funding under a deal finalized by the US Commerce Department on Tuesday.… This

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GM pulls plug on Cruise robotaxi after investing more than $10B in self-driving business

GM pulls plug on Cruise robotaxi after investing more than $10B in self-driving business 2024-12-11 at 01:50 By Reuters GM cited “considerable time and resources that would be needed to scale the business, along with an increasingly competitive robotaxi market.” This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York

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Tesla sued over alleged Autopilot fail in yet another fatal accident

Tesla sued over alleged Autopilot fail in yet another fatal accident 2024-12-11 at 00:37 By Brandon Vigliarolo With two legal wins and one secret settlement on the books, the odds are in the automaker’s favor Tesla is facing a lawsuit alleging its claims about Autopilot and Full Self Driving’s (FSD) capabilities contributed to a fatal

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AI fears are leaving Apple users exposed to data-stealing bug and experts urge to update — before it’s too late

AI fears are leaving Apple users exposed to data-stealing bug and experts urge to update — before it’s too late 2024-12-10 at 23:04 By Alex Mitchell Cybersecurity experts warn that waiting to update your iPhone could compromise highly sensitive data. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York

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Microsoft fixes exploited zero-day (CVE-2024-49138)

Microsoft fixes exploited zero-day (CVE-2024-49138) 2024-12-10 at 23:04 By Zeljka Zorz On December 2024 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft resolved 71 vulnerabilities in a variety of its products, including a zero-day (CVE-2024-49138) that’s been exploited by attackers in the wild to execute code with higher privileges. CVE-2024-49138 exploited by attackers CVE-2024-49138 stems from a heap-based buffer overflow

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US sanctions Chinese cybersecurity company for firewall compromise, ransomware attacks

US sanctions Chinese cybersecurity company for firewall compromise, ransomware attacks 2024-12-10 at 22:48 By Help Net Security The Department of the Treasury is sanctioning Chinese cybersecurity company Sichuan Silence, and one of its employees, Guan Tianfeng, for their roles in the April 2020 compromise of tens of thousands of firewalls worldwide. Many of the victims

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Google parent Alphabet’s shares surge after quantum computing breakthrough

Google parent Alphabet’s shares surge after quantum computing breakthrough 2024-12-10 at 21:19 By Thomas Barrabi Shares of Google parent Alphabet soared as much as 6% on Tuesday after the company teased a major breakthrough with its new quantum computing chip “Willow.” This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New

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US military grounds entire Osprey tiltrotor fleet over safety concerns

US military grounds entire Osprey tiltrotor fleet over safety concerns 2024-12-10 at 21:19 By Iain Thomson V-22 can’t outfly its checkered past, it seems The US Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps have grounded their fleet of Osprey V-22’s on safety grounds.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to

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Oracle gets Big Red reality check after financials fail to impress

Oracle gets Big Red reality check after financials fail to impress 2024-12-10 at 19:34 By Lindsay Clark Strong year ends with a dip, but Ellison signs Meta deal to boost AI cred Oracle shares tumbled around 7 percent on Monday after Q2 2025 revenues disappointed financial markets.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

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CISA and partners publish guide to secure communication infrastructure

CISA and partners publish guide to secure communication infrastructure 2024-12-10 at 19:18 By CISA and its partners have released a joint guide to share best practices for protecting communication infrastructure. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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