2024

Security experts discuss the American Water cyberattack 2024-10-09 at 19:18 By On Thursday, October 3, 2024, American Water discovered unauthorized activity in its systems. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Researchers Uncover Major Security Vulnerabilities in Industrial MMS Protocol Libraries 2024-10-09 at 18:51 By Details have emerged about multiple security vulnerabilities in two implementations of the Manufacturing Message Specification (MMS) protocol that, if successfully exploited, could have severe impacts in industrial environments. “The vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to crash an industrial device or in

Microsoft cleans up hot mess of Patch Tuesday preview 2024-10-09 at 18:17 By Richard Speed Go forth and install your important security fixes Microsoft says that the problems with the Windows 11 Patch Tuesday preview have now been resolved.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Cognizant discriminated against non-Indian workers in H-1B visa case, US jury finds 2024-10-09 at 17:50 By Lindsay Clark IT service giant denies claims, will appeal against verdict A US jury has found that employment practices at Cognizant constitute discriminatory conduct toward non-Indian workers in a case that originated in 2013 and claimed the tech giant

N. Korean Hackers Use Fake Interviews to Infect Developers with Cross-Platform Malware 2024-10-09 at 17:50 By Threat actors with ties to North Korea have been observed targeting job seekers in the tech industry to deliver updated versions of known malware families tracked as BeaverTail and InvisibleFerret. The activity cluster, tracked as CL-STA-0240, is part of

Ransomware gang Trinity joins pile of scumbags targeting healthcare 2024-10-09 at 17:01 By Jessica Lyons As if hospitals and clinics didn’t have enough to worry about At least one US healthcare provider has been infected by Trinity, an emerging cybercrime gang with eponymous ransomware that uses double extortion and other “sophisticated” tactics that make it

Uncle Sam may force Google to sell Chrome browser, or Android OS 2024-10-09 at 16:02 By Dan Robinson Fresh filing suggesting splitting up Alphabet shows DoJ is serious about proposed antitrust remedies The US government has confirmed it is considering asking a judge to force Google to divest parts of its business as part of

Microsoft sprinkles AI ‘magic’ and additional storage tiers on OneDrive 2024-10-09 at 15:49 By Richard Speed Big emphasis on photos in mobile app Microsoft has unveiled a slew of new features for its OneDrive cloud storage service “all through the magic of AI.”… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Russian hacking group intercepted by Microsoft and DOJ 2024-10-09 at 15:17 By Microsoft and the United States Department of Justice has announced the disruption of COLDRIVER’s technical infrastructure.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

35% of UK security leaders cite competition as cause of skills shortage 2024-10-09 at 15:17 By Issues faced by IT leaders in the U.K. were analyzed in a recent Hyve Managed Hosting report, including the current cybersecurity talent gap. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Social Media Accounts: The Weak Link in Organizational SaaS Security 2024-10-09 at 14:48 By Social media accounts help shape a brand’s identity and reputation. These public forums engage directly with customers as they are a hub to connect, share content and answer questions. However, despite the high profile role these accounts have, many organizations overlook

UK Regulatory Innovation Office vows to slash red tape – but we’ve heard it all before 2024-10-09 at 13:35 By Lindsay Clark The real issue is a reluctance to invest Comment  Over summer, the UK witnessed a change in government. However, the incoming Labour Party shares some ideas about regulation and innovation with its Conservative