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Brit government contractor CloudKubed enters administration

Brit government contractor CloudKubed enters administration 2025-01-17 at 11:35 By Paul Kunert Home Office, Department for Work and Pensions supplier in hands of FRP Advisory A self-described specialist supplier of “transformational data and AI solutions” to the UK government has called in the administrative receivers.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

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Dynatrace reduces time-consuming compliance configuration checks associated with DORA

Dynatrace reduces time-consuming compliance configuration checks associated with DORA 2025-01-17 at 11:35 By Industry News Dynatrace has extended its existing compliance capabilities to support the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) EU regulation. As part of this, Dynatrace is introducing the Compliance Assistant app, purpose-built to provide organizations with the visibility, insights, and automation to mitigate

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IoT Botnet Linked to Large-scale DDoS Attacks Since the End of 2024

IoT Botnet Linked to Large-scale DDoS Attacks Since the End of 2024 2025-01-17 at 11:19 By Since the end of 2024, we have been continuously monitoring large-scale DDoS attacks orchestrated by an IoT botnet exploiting vulnerable IoT devices such as wireless routers and IP cameras. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News

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Bitwarden unveils native mobile applications for iOS and Android

Bitwarden unveils native mobile applications for iOS and Android 2025-01-17 at 11:08 By Industry News Bitwarden announced Bitwarden native mobile applications for iOS and Android. These new apps provide significant performance improvements, a smoother user experience, and deeper integration with platform-specific features such as biometric authentication. Elevating the mobile user experience The evolution to native

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Microsoft eggheads say AI can never be made secure – after testing Redmond’s own products

Microsoft eggheads say AI can never be made secure – after testing Redmond’s own products 2025-01-17 at 09:49 By Thomas Claburn If you want a picture of the future, imagine your infosec team stamping on software forever Microsoft brainiacs who probed the security of more than 100 of the software giant’s own generative AI products

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AWS adds 32-vCPU option and an easier on-ramp to its cloudy desktops

AWS adds 32-vCPU option and an easier on-ramp to its cloudy desktops 2025-01-17 at 08:33 By Simon Sharwood Weirdly, this shows the weakness of hosted Windows with an admission about vidchats Amazon Web Services has flicked the switch on a pair of workstation-grade cloud desktops that, ironically, highlight a problem with the tech.… This article

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Balancing usability and security in the fight against identity-based attacks

Balancing usability and security in the fight against identity-based attacks 2025-01-17 at 08:04 By Mirko Zorz In this Help Net Security interview, Adam Bateman, CEO of Push Security, talks about the rise in identity-based attacks, how they’re becoming more sophisticated each year, and how AI and ML are both fueling these threats and helping to

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MSSqlPwner: Open-source tool for pentesting MSSQL servers

MSSqlPwner: Open-source tool for pentesting MSSQL servers 2025-01-17 at 07:48 By Help Net Security MSSqlPwner is an open-source pentesting tool tailored to interact with and exploit MSSQL servers. Built on Impacket, it enables users to authenticate with databases using various credentials, including clear-text passwords, NTLM hashes, and Kerberos tickets. The tool offers multiple methods for

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Homeowners are clueless about how smart devices collect their data

Homeowners are clueless about how smart devices collect their data 2025-01-17 at 07:00 By Help Net Security Homeowners are increasingly concerned about data privacy in smart home products, according to Copeland. Homeowners see smart devices as boosting home security Homeowners are still generally comfortable in using new technology, but this year smart thermostat non-owners are

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SpaceX resets ‘Days Since Starship Crashed’ counter to zero

SpaceX resets ‘Days Since Starship Crashed’ counter to zero 2025-01-17 at 06:43 By Simon Sharwood Test flight seven did better on the ground with a successful booster catch SpaceX has again lost a Starship, after the seventh test flight of the spacecraft ended with a “rapid unscheduled disassembly”, but is nonetheless celebrating the mission as

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EU takes decisive action on healthcare cybersecurity

EU takes decisive action on healthcare cybersecurity 2025-01-17 at 06:39 By Help Net Security The Commission has presented an EU action plan aimed at strengthening the cybersecurity of hospitals and healthcare providers. The initiative is an essential step in shielding the healthcare sector from cyber threats. Digitalization is revolutionizing healthcare, enabling better patient services through

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European Privacy Group Sues TikTok and AliExpress for Illicit Data Transfers to China

European Privacy Group Sues TikTok and AliExpress for Illicit Data Transfers to China 2025-01-17 at 06:33 By Austrian privacy non-profit None of Your Business (noyb) has filed complaints accusing companies like TikTok, AliExpress, SHEIN, Temu, WeChat, and Xiaomi of violating data protection regulations in the European Union by unlawfully transferring users’ data to China. The

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New infosec products of the week: January 17, 2025

New infosec products of the week: January 17, 2025 2025-01-17 at 06:04 By Help Net Security Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Atsign, Cisco, Commvault, and IT-Harvest. Cisco AI Defense safeguards against the misuse of AI tools Cisco AI Defense is purpose-built for enterprises to develop,

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Just as your LLM once again goes off the rails, Cisco, Nvidia are at the door smiling

Just as your LLM once again goes off the rails, Cisco, Nvidia are at the door smiling 2025-01-17 at 04:40 By Tobias Mann and Simon Sharwood Some of you have apparently already botched chatbots or allowed ‘shadow AI’ to creep in Cisco and Nvidia have both recognized that as useful as today’s AI may be,

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FBI warns agents of call log thefts by hackers who breached AT&T — prompts urgent push to protect confidential informants’ identities: report

FBI warns agents of call log thefts by hackers who breached AT&T — prompts urgent push to protect confidential informants’ identities: report 2025-01-17 at 03:48 By Reuters FBI leaders have warned that hackers who breached AT&T’s system last year likely stole months of agents’ call and text logs. This article is an excerpt from Latest

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GM parks claims that driver location data was shared to insurers, pushed up premiums

GM parks claims that driver location data was shared to insurers, pushed up premiums 2025-01-17 at 03:03 By Thomas Claburn We’ll defo ask for permission next time, automaker tells FTC General Motors on Thursday said that it has reached a settlement with the FTC “to address privacy concerns about our now-discontinued Smart Driver program.”… This

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Apple has ‘worst annual performance’ in China as smaller rivals dethrone iPhone champ

Apple has ‘worst annual performance’ in China as smaller rivals dethrone iPhone champ 2025-01-17 at 02:00 By Reuters The decline also points to how factors such as the absence of artificial intelligence capabilities in the latest iPhones sold in China. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original

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