2025

How CISOs are grappling with budgets, burnout, and resource constraints 2025-01-10 at 15:48 By Tight budgets, insufficient resources, and the evolving threat landscape are no longer just obstacles — they’re fueling “cyber-anxiety” for CISOs and their teams. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Enhancing cyber resilience in an evolving threat environment 2025-01-10 at 15:48 By The unprecedented capability of generative AI to enhance and accelerate malicious activities necessitates more robust and comprehensive defenses. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

AI and other top cybersecurity predictions for 2025 2025-01-10 at 15:18 By The new year brings new opportunities, but also the potential for new challenges. Security leaders share some of their predictions for 2025. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Taking the Pain Out of Cybersecurity Reporting: A Practical Guide for MSPs 2025-01-10 at 15:03 By Cybersecurity reporting is a critical yet often overlooked opportunity for service providers managing cybersecurity for their clients, and specifically for virtual Chief Information Security Officers (vCISOs). While reporting is seen as a requirement for tracking cybersecurity progress, it often

AI-Driven Ransomware FunkSec Targets 85 Victims Using Double Extortion Tactics 2025-01-10 at 15:03 By Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a nascent artificial intelligence (AI) assisted ransomware family called FunkSec that sprang forth in late 2024, and has claimed more than 85 victims to date. “The group uses double extortion tactics, combining data theft with

GameStop boss Ryan Cohen finally gearing up for PR blitz with meme craze fading 2025-01-10 at 14:04 By Charles Gasparino Relying on meme mania has its limits, and maybe Cohen is starting to agree. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source

Scammers exploit UK’s digital landline switch to swipe cash 2025-01-10 at 13:33 By Dan Robinson Old deadline of January 2025 being used to push victims into paying up UK consumer champion Which? warns that scammers are using the ongoing phone line digital switchover program in Britain and Northern Ireland to trick customers into handing over

Mail-out madness as insurer offers refunds to customers in error 2025-01-10 at 12:33 By Richard Speed Hastings has a mystery to solve – how did all those customers get offered refunds? UK insurer Hastings Direct had a few technical issues this week after some of its customers were told they’d receive refunds, only to have

Hands-On Walkthrough: Microsegmentation For all Users, Workloads and Devices by Elisity 2025-01-10 at 12:33 By Network segmentation remains a critical security requirement, yet organizations struggle with traditional approaches that demand extensive hardware investments, complex policy management, and disruptive network changes. Healthcare and manufacturing sectors face particular challenges as they integrate diverse endpoints – from legacy

Google Project Zero Researcher Uncovers Zero-Click Exploit Targeting Samsung Devices 2025-01-10 at 12:33 By Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a now-patched security flaw impacting Monkey’s Audio (APE) decoder on Samsung smartphones that could lead to code execution. The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-49415 (CVSS score: 8.1), affects Samsung devices running Android versions 12, 13, and 14.

RedDelta Deploys PlugX Malware to Target Mongolia and Taiwan in Espionage Campaigns 2025-01-10 at 12:33 By Mongolia, Taiwan, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Cambodia have been targeted by the China-nexus RedDelta threat actor to deliver a customized version of the PlugX backdoor between July 2023 and December 2024. “The group used lure documents themed around the 2024

CrowdStrike Warns of Phishing Scam Targeting Job Seekers with XMRig Cryptominer 2025-01-10 at 12:33 By Cybersecurity company CrowdStrike is alerting of a phishing campaign that exploits its own branding to distribute a cryptocurrency miner that’s disguised as an employee CRM application as part of a supposed recruitment process. “The attack begins with a phishing email

New leadership and board updates for Mission 500 2025-01-10 at 12:18 By Mission 500, a nonprofit charity working closely with the security industry to help children in need, has announced leadership and board updates for 2025.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Two accused of COVID-19 vaccine fraud under Computer Misuse Act 2025-01-10 at 11:34 By Connor Jones Investigation says scheme allegedly raked in £145k and sold nearly 2,000 fake records to the unvaccinated The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has taken its case against two Luton men further by charging them over the alleged distribution of

The Green Bay Packers online store breached, customer information compromised 2025-01-10 at 10:16 By The Green Bay Packers is notifying of a breach against its online store, which may have impacted the personal and/or financial data of customers. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Hands-on jobs to grow fastest, because AI can’t touch them 2025-01-10 at 09:35 By Iain Thomson World Economic Forum finds huge demand for brainbox skills, news for how it changes your role Think tank and advocacy org the World Economic Forum has predicted strong growth in jobs that AI can’t replace, plus big demand for