January 2025

Ransomware Targets ESXi Systems via Stealthy SSH Tunnels for C2 Operations 2025-01-28 at 13:18 By Cybersecurity researchers have found that ransomware attacks targeting ESXi systems are also leveraging the access to repurpose the appliances as a conduit to tunnel traffic to command-and-control (C2) infrastructure and stay under the radar. “ESXi appliances, which are unmonitored, are

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How Long Does It Take Hackers to Crack Modern Hashing Algorithms? 2025-01-28 at 13:18 By While passwords remain the first line of defense for protecting user accounts against unauthorized access, the methods for creating strong passwords and protecting them are continually evolving. For example, NIST password recommendations are now prioritizing password length over complexity. Hashing,

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Why does the UK keep getting beaten up by IT suppliers? 2025-01-28 at 12:19 By Lindsay Clark Tech and commercial functions need to get in shape for the challenges ahead It’s a line Brits love to quote: “You’re a big man, but you’re in bad shape. With me, it’s a full-time job. Now, behave yourself.”

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Protecting organizations: Password smarter, not harder 2025-01-28 at 12:03 By Outdated security practices, like certain password policies, can create more problems than they solve.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Enlightenment reaches 0.27, continuing its quiet but persistent journey 2025-01-28 at 11:34 By Liam Proven An elder returns, for those still seeking it Enlightenment is one of the granddaddies of Linux desktops, and after a couple of years, the project has a shiny new release.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

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Apple plugs security hole in its iThings that’s already been exploited in iOS 2025-01-28 at 10:20 By Jessica Lyons Cupertino kicks off the year with a zero-day Apple has plugged a security hole in the software at the heart of its iPhones, iPads, Vision Pro goggles, Apple TVs and macOS Sequoia Macs, warning some miscreants have

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Top-Rated Chinese AI App DeepSeek Limits Registrations Amid Cyberattacks 2025-01-28 at 08:48 By DeepSeek, the Chinese AI startup that has captured much of the artificial intelligence (AI) buzz in recent days, said it’s restricting registrations on the service, citing malicious attacks. “Due to large-scale malicious attacks on DeepSeek’s services, we are temporarily limiting registrations to

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Celebrating Data Privacy Day: Experts share data protection insights 2025-01-28 at 07:18 By This Data Privacy Day, cybersecurity experts share insights on data protection best practices. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Apple Patches Actively Exploited Zero-Day Affecting iPhones, Macs, and More 2025-01-28 at 06:26 By Apple has released software updates to address several security flaws across its portfolio, including a zero-day vulnerability that it said has been exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-24085, has been described as a use-after-free bug in the Core

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Google Maps will make Trump’s changes to show Gulf of America and Mount McKinley 2025-01-28 at 04:33 By Fox Business Trump renamed the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America and Mount Denali as Mount McKinley. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source

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AI facial recognition could sink this murder investigation 2025-01-28 at 04:03 By Thomas Claburn Police relied on unreliable tech for search warrant, omitted details … so judge has disallowed evidence A murder case in Cleveland, Ohio, could collapse because the city’s police relied on AI-based facial recognition software to obtain a search warrant.… This article

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DeepSeek isn’t done yet with OpenAI – image-maker Janus Pro is gunning for DALL-E 3 2025-01-28 at 01:48 By Tobias Mann Crouching tiger, hidden layer(s) Barely a week after DeepSeek’s R1 LLM turned Silicon Valley on its head, the Chinese outfit is back with a new release it claims is ready to challenge OpenAI’s DALL-E

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