2024

How to spot a North Korean agent before they get comfy inside payroll 2024-09-24 at 15:16 By Connor Jones Mandiant publishes cheat sheet for weeding out fraudulent IT staff Against a backdrop of rising exposure to North Korean agents seeking (mainly) US IT roles, organizations now have a cheat sheet to help spot potential operatives.…

Discover Latest Ransomware Tactics and Zero Trust Strategies in This Expert Webinar 2024-09-24 at 15:01 By Ransomware is no longer just a threat; it’s an entire industry. Cybercriminals are growing more sophisticated, and their tactics are evolving rapidly. This persistent danger is a major concern for business leaders. But there’s good news: you don’t have

The SSPM Justification Kit 2024-09-24 at 15:01 By SaaS applications contain a wealth of sensitive data and are central to business operations. Despite this, far too many organizations rely on half measures and hope their SaaS stack will remain secure. Unfortunately, this approach is lacking and will leave security teams blind to threat prevention and

Capita wins £135M extension on much-delayed UK smart meter rollout 2024-09-24 at 14:36 By Lindsay Clark Outsourcing firm has been building network for over a decade now – how’s that going? The poster child of UK outsourcing, Capita, has won a two-year extension to its license to manage the delivery of the UK’s smart meter

New Octo2 Android Banking Trojan Emerges with Device Takeover Capabilities 2024-09-24 at 14:01 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new version of an Android banking trojan called Octo that comes with improved capabilities to conduct device takeover (DTO) and perform fraudulent transactions. The new version has been codenamed Octo2 by the malware author, Dutch security

Post-IPO Raspberry Pi results in: So you can make money in tech without added AI 2024-09-24 at 13:46 By Richard Speed The little computer-that-could benefits as supply chain eases Raspberry Pi has reported a jump in revenue and profit for the first half of 2024, sending the company’s shares soaring despite marginally lower volumes than

Scientists demonstrate X-rays as a way to zap asteroids out of Earth’s path 2024-09-24 at 11:46 By Lindsay Clark Lab-based proof-of-concept shows how radiation creates explosive plumes to deflect menacing space rocks US scientists have demonstrated that potentially dangerous asteroids destined for Earth could be deflected from their trajectory using X-rays.… This article is an

Telegram Agrees to Share User Data With Authorities for Criminal Investigations 2024-09-24 at 11:01 By In a major policy reversal, the popular messaging app Telegram has announced it will give users’ IP addresses and phone numbers to authorities in response to valid legal requests in an attempt to rein in criminal activity on the platform.