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  • Another banner year for ransomware gangs despite takedowns by the cops

    Another banner year for ransomware gangs despite takedowns by the cops 2025-01-31 at 11:04 By Jessica Lyons And it doesn’t take a crystal ball to predict the future If the nonstop flood of ransomware attacks doesn’t already make every day feel like Groundhog Day, then a look back at 2024 – and predictions for 2025…

  • Dark Web Activity January 2025: A New Hacktivist Group Emerges

    Dark Web Activity January 2025: A New Hacktivist Group Emerges 2025-01-31 at 10:03 By daksh sharma Overview Cyble dark web researchers investigated more than 250 dark web claims by threat actors in January 2025, with more than a quarter of those targeting U.S.-based organizations. Of threat actors (TAs) on the dark web targeting U.S. organizations…

  • Googlers asked if they’d like to bury themselves next to Stadia, Chromecast, DropCam

    Googlers asked if they’d like to bury themselves next to Stadia, Chromecast, DropCam 2025-01-31 at 09:48 By Brandon Vigliarolo That’s one way to focus the Platforms & Devices team Google’s latest round of layoffs is looking a bit different than usual, with the Chocolate Factory offering a buyout to employees in the recently created Platforms…

  • Broadcom Patches VMware Aria Flaws – Exploits May Lead to Credential Theft

    Broadcom Patches VMware Aria Flaws – Exploits May Lead to Credential Theft 2025-01-31 at 09:18 By Broadcom has released security updates to patch five security flaws impacting VMware Aria Operations and Aria Operations for Logs, warning customers that attackers could exploit them to gain elevated access or obtain sensitive information. The list of identified flaws,…

  • CyberArk Identity Bridge manages user access and authentication for Linux environments

    CyberArk Identity Bridge manages user access and authentication for Linux environments 2025-01-31 at 08:50 By Industry News CyberArk announced Identity Bridge, an endpoint identity security capability that will support identity and privilege sprawl reduction on Linux machines. Identity Bridge will enable organizations to authenticate to Linux systems using centralized accounts, minimizing dependence on outdated authentication…

  • Meta staffers revolt over tampon removal from men’s rooms — show up with their own

    Meta staffers revolt over tampon removal from men’s rooms — show up with their own 2025-01-31 at 08:18 By Fox Business Silicon Valley tech workers are bringing women’s sanitary products into men’s bathrooms as part of a quiet rebellion. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post…

  • Asteroid as wide as 886 cans of spam may hit Earth in 2032

    Asteroid as wide as 886 cans of spam may hit Earth in 2032 2025-01-31 at 08:18 By Iain Thomson Is this NEO the one? Yup, as in, a 1% chance of hitting us … sadly Video  Astronomers reckon a 220-million-kilogram asteroid is going to swing by Earth in 2032 with a 1-in-100 chance of hitting…

  • Deploying AI at the edge: The security trade-offs and how to manage them

    Deploying AI at the edge: The security trade-offs and how to manage them 2025-01-31 at 07:34 By Mirko Zorz Deploying AI at the edge brings advantages such as low latency, improved efficiency, and real-time decision-making. It also introduces new attack surfaces. Adversaries could intercept models in transit, manipulate inputs to degrade performance, or even reverse-engineer…

  • Clutch Security Raises $20 Million for Non-Human Identity Protection Platform

    Clutch Security Raises $20 Million for Non-Human Identity Protection Platform 2025-01-31 at 07:34 By Ionut Arghire Clutch Security has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round led by SignalFire to secure non-human identities. The post Clutch Security Raises $20 Million for Non-Human Identity Protection Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an…

  • Platformization is key to reduce cybersecurity complexity

    Platformization is key to reduce cybersecurity complexity 2025-01-31 at 07:03 By Help Net Security Organizations are facing security complexity challenges as they juggle an average of 83 different security solutions from 29 vendors, according to a report by IBM and Palo Alto Networks. It also shows 7 out of 10 surveyed companies with a high…

  • Why SIEM’s obituary was written too soon

    Why SIEM’s obituary was written too soon 2025-01-31 at 07:03 By There are a few fundamental ways SIEM will need to evolve for it to stay relevant and meet today’s cybersecurity challenges.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

  • Nine out of ten emails are spam

    Nine out of ten emails are spam 2025-01-31 at 06:33 By Help Net Security Now, more than ever, users can fall prey to word-perfect AI-created phishing campaigns, subtle BEC messages that sound remarkably like the sender, and highly convincing ploys from trusted vendors with legitimate-looking websites and clean domains, according to VIPRE Security Group. Spam…

  • Infosec products of the month: January 2025

    Infosec products of the month: January 2025 2025-01-31 at 06:03 By Help Net Security Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past month, featuring releases from: Absolute Security, Atsign, authID, BackBox, BioConnect, BitSight, BreachLock, Cisco, Commvault, Compliance Scorecard, DataDome, Hiya, IT-Harvest, Lookout, McAfee, Netgear, Oasis Security, and Swimlane. authID PrivacyKey protects users’…

  • Intel sinks $19B into the red, kills Falcon Shores GPUs, delays Clearwater Forest Xeons

    Intel sinks $19B into the red, kills Falcon Shores GPUs, delays Clearwater Forest Xeons 2025-01-31 at 04:33 By Tobias Mann Imagine burning through $72B in one year. Did they make Sam Altman the CEO already? Intel capped off a tumultuous year with a reality check for its product roadmaps.… This article is an excerpt from…

  • Google to Iran: Yes, we see you using Gemini for phishing and scripting. We’re onto you

    Google to Iran: Yes, we see you using Gemini for phishing and scripting. We’re onto you 2025-01-31 at 03:34 By Iain Thomson And you, China, Russia, North Korea … Guardrails block malware generation Google says it’s spotted Chinese, Russian, Iranian, and North Korean government agents using its Gemini AI for nefarious purposes, with Tehran by…

  • Trump Administration Faces Security Balancing Act in Borderless Cyber Landscape

    Trump Administration Faces Security Balancing Act in Borderless Cyber Landscape 2025-01-31 at 03:18 By Marc Solomon What challenges will the new administration face and what might President Trump’s record on cybersecurity indicate about the likely approach in 2025 and beyond? The post Trump Administration Faces Security Balancing Act in Borderless Cyber Landscape appeared first on…

  • Apple CEO Tim Cook promises iPhone sales will rebound after AI features were slow to roll out

    Apple CEO Tim Cook promises iPhone sales will rebound after AI features were slow to roll out 2025-01-31 at 03:04 By Reuters iPhone sales and China revenue for the holiday quarter were weak due to stiff Chinese competition. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original…

  • Want Intel in your Surface? That’ll be $400 extra, says Microsoft

    Want Intel in your Surface? That’ll be $400 extra, says Microsoft 2025-01-31 at 01:03 By Tobias Mann Makes you wonder, how bad could Windows-on-Arm really be? Businesses looking to pick up a Surface Pro tablet or laptop powered by Intel’s latest generation of Core Ultra processors can expect to pay at least $400 more compared…

  • VMware plugs steal-my-credentials holes in Cloud Foundation

    VMware plugs steal-my-credentials holes in Cloud Foundation 2025-01-31 at 00:18 By Jessica Lyons Consider patching soon because cybercrooks love to hit vulnerable tools from Broadcom’s virtualization giant Broadcom has fixed five flaws, collectively deemed “high severity,” in VMware’s IT operations and log management tools within Cloud Foundation, including two information disclosure bugs that could lead…

  • Where to Watch Harry Potter Movies for Free in Order (2025)

    Where to Watch Harry Potter Movies for Free in Order (2025) 2025-01-31 at 00:03 View original post at vpnMentor Calling all Muggles and Wizards! Have you been asking yourself, “Where can I watch Harry Potter movies for free online?” This is the most beloved movie franchise across 75 countries, including the US and much of…

  • What better place to inject OpenAI’s o1 than Los Alamos national lab, right?

    What better place to inject OpenAI’s o1 than Los Alamos national lab, right? 2025-01-30 at 23:33 By Brandon Vigliarolo Tackling disease, tick. High-energy physics, tick. Nuclear weapon security, also tick OpenAI has announced another deal with Uncle Sam, this time to get its very latest models in the hands of US government scientists.… This article…

  • Justice Department Sues to Block $14 Billion Juniper Buyout by Hewlett Packard Enterprise

    Justice Department Sues to Block $14 Billion Juniper Buyout by Hewlett Packard Enterprise 2025-01-30 at 22:34 By Associated Press The lawsuit said that the combination of businesses would eliminate competition, raise prices and reduce innovation. The post Justice Department Sues to Block $14 Billion Juniper Buyout by Hewlett Packard Enterprise appeared first on SecurityWeek. This…

  • Tesla’s numbers disappoint again … and the crowd goes wild again

    Tesla’s numbers disappoint again … and the crowd goes wild again 2025-01-30 at 21:33 By Brandon Vigliarolo Boy who’s cried wolf on autonomous driving for years swears ‘there’s a damn wolf this time’ Tesla had a pretty dismal fourth-quarter of 2024 and a rough year overall, financially. But you wouldn’t know it from the after-hours…

  • Why blocking China’s DeepSeek from using tech from US AI rivals may be difficult

    Why blocking China’s DeepSeek from using tech from US AI rivals may be difficult 2025-01-30 at 21:23 By Reuters Top White House advisers this week expressed alarm that China’s DeepSeek may have benefited from a method that allegedly piggybacks off the advances of US rivals called “distillation.” This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and…

  • VMware Patches High-Risk Flaws in Oft-Targeted Aria Operations Products

    VMware Patches High-Risk Flaws in Oft-Targeted Aria Operations Products 2025-01-30 at 21:23 By Ryan Naraine VMWare calls attention to patches for multiple ‘high-risk’ security defects in its Aria Operations and Aria Operations for Logs products. The post VMware Patches High-Risk Flaws in Oft-Targeted Aria Operations Products appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt…

  • Blackstone reaffirms big bet on AI data centers — despite DeepSeek threat

    Blackstone reaffirms big bet on AI data centers — despite DeepSeek threat 2025-01-30 at 20:48 By Reuters Lower costs could yet lead to a wider adoption of AI, boosting demand for data centers, Blackstone’s president said. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source…

  • Bill Gates says it’s a ‘surprise’ that there is ‘significant right-of-center group’ in Silicon Valley

    Bill Gates says it’s a ‘surprise’ that there is ‘significant right-of-center group’ in Silicon Valley 2025-01-30 at 20:48 By Ariel Zilber Gates, co-founder of Microsoft, told the New York Times on Thursday that he “always thought of Silicon Valley as being left of center.” This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product…

  • Conifers.ai Scores $25M Investment for Agentic AI SOC Technology

    Conifers.ai Scores $25M Investment for Agentic AI SOC Technology 2025-01-30 at 20:48 By SecurityWeek News Backed by SYN Ventures, Conifers.ai plans to use “agentic AI” technology to tackle complex security operations center (SOC) problems. The post Conifers.ai Scores $25M Investment for Agentic AI SOC Technology appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from…

  • Gmail warns users to secure accounts after ‘malicious’ AI hack confirmed

    Gmail warns users to secure accounts after ‘malicious’ AI hack confirmed 2025-01-30 at 20:34 By Brooke Kato Sophisticated scams fueled by artificial intelligence are threatening the security of billions of Gmail users. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source React to this headline:

  • HPE’s $14B Juniper takeover slams into Dept of Justice roadblock

    HPE’s $14B Juniper takeover slams into Dept of Justice roadblock 2025-01-30 at 20:34 By Tobias Mann Merger would kill competition, jack up wireless LAN prices, officials argue The US Department of Justice (DoJ) has sued to block Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View…

  • Trump admin’s purge of US cyber advisory boards was ‘foolish,’ says ex-Navy admiral

    Trump admin’s purge of US cyber advisory boards was ‘foolish,’ says ex-Navy admiral 2025-01-30 at 20:34 By Jessica Lyons ‘No one was kicked off the NTSB in the middle of investigating a crash’ interview  Gutting the Cyber Safety Review Board as it was investigating how China’s Salt Typhoon breached American government and telecommunications networks was…

  • Microsoft catapults DeepSeek R1 into Azure AI Foundry, GitHub

    Microsoft catapults DeepSeek R1 into Azure AI Foundry, GitHub 2025-01-30 at 20:04 By Richard Speed Distilled version for Copilot+ PCs is on the way – 太棒了!! Microsoft has added the open source DeepSeek R1 LLM to Azure AI Foundry and GitHub, showing that even a lumbering tech giant can be nimble when it needs to…

  • Taming Shadow AI: Valence Security, Endor Labs Unveil New Protections to Counter Hidden AI Threats

    Taming Shadow AI: Valence Security, Endor Labs Unveil New Protections to Counter Hidden AI Threats 2025-01-30 at 20:04 By Kevin Townsend Valence Security and Endor Labs have introduced extensions to their existing platforms specifically to tackle the invisibility and wrongful use of Shadow AI. The post Taming Shadow AI: Valence Security, Endor Labs Unveil New Protections to…

  • Backline Emerges From Stealth With Vulnerability Remediation Platform, $9M in Funding

    Backline Emerges From Stealth With Vulnerability Remediation Platform, $9M in Funding 2025-01-30 at 19:15 By Eduard Kovacs Backline has emerged from stealth mode with an autonomous security remediation platform and $9 million in seed funding. The post Backline Emerges From Stealth With Vulnerability Remediation Platform, $9M in Funding appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is…

  • Tech stocks mixed as Meta, Microsoft affirm big AI spending plans after DeepSeek turmoil

    Tech stocks mixed as Meta, Microsoft affirm big AI spending plans after DeepSeek turmoil 2025-01-30 at 19:03 By Thomas Barrabi Key tech stocks were a mixed bag in early trading Thursday after executives at Meta and Microsoft said they plan to keep pouring billions of dollars into AI – despite lingering anxiety over the launch…

  • Comcast shares plunge as ‘Wicked’ success offset by big subscriber losses

    Comcast shares plunge as ‘Wicked’ success offset by big subscriber losses 2025-01-30 at 18:50 By Reuters The broadband subscriber losses overshadowed the telecom and media giant’s upbeat results and the announcement of a $15 billion share buyback program. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source React…

  • Cybercrime forums Cracked and Nulled seized, operators arrested

    Cybercrime forums Cracked and Nulled seized, operators arrested 2025-01-30 at 18:50 By Zeljka Zorz Law enforcement from Germany, Australia, Spain, Greece, Romania, Italy, France and the USA have seized and shut down Cracked and Nulled, the two largest cybercrime forums in the world. The takedown notice (Source: German Federal Criminal Police Office) “The websites “nulled.to”…

  • Cyber Insights 2025: Cyberinsurance – The Debate Continues

    Cyber Insights 2025: Cyberinsurance – The Debate Continues 2025-01-30 at 18:50 By Kevin Townsend Better risk management could lead to reduced premiums on top of value for money, making cyberinsurance a silent driver for improved cybersecurity. The post Cyber Insights 2025: Cyberinsurance – The Debate Continues appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt…

  • Google: Over 57 Nation-State Threat Groups Using AI for Cyber Operations

    Google: Over 57 Nation-State Threat Groups Using AI for Cyber Operations 2025-01-30 at 18:50 By Over 57 distinct threat actors with ties to China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia have been observed using artificial intelligence (AI) technology powered by Google to further enable their malicious cyber and information operations. “Threat actors are experimenting with Gemini…

  • DeepSeek stirs intrigue and doubt across the tech world

    DeepSeek stirs intrigue and doubt across the tech world 2025-01-30 at 18:18 By Lindsay Clark China’s AI disruptor rattles industry watchers with unproven claims In a busy week for GenAI, the tech industry is weighing the impact of the latest interloper on the LLM scene. China’s DeepSeek shocked stock markets on Monday, slashing $600 billion…

  • Seraphic Attracts $29M Investment to Chase Enterprise Browser Business

    Seraphic Attracts $29M Investment to Chase Enterprise Browser Business 2025-01-30 at 18:18 By Ryan Naraine Seraphic Security banks $29 million investment as VCs remain bullish on startups with security-themed browsers for corporate defenders. The post Seraphic Attracts $29M Investment to Chase Enterprise Browser Business appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article is an excerpt from SecurityWeek…

  • Even Windows 10 cannot escape the new Outlook

    Even Windows 10 cannot escape the new Outlook 2025-01-30 at 17:37 By Richard Speed Microsoft fixes DAC woes and makes good on its New Outlook threat for Windows 10 There is mixed news for Windows users. Microsoft has released a patch it claims fixes the DAC problem. The bad news – for some users –…

  • SimpleHelp RMM vulnerabilities may have been exploited to breach healthcare orgs

    SimpleHelp RMM vulnerabilities may have been exploited to breach healthcare orgs 2025-01-30 at 17:16 By Zeljka Zorz Attackers may have leveraged vulnerabilities in the SimpleHelp remote monitoring and management solution to gain initial access to healthcare organizations. About the vulnerabilities On January 13, 2025, Horizon3.ai researchers revealed their discovery of three vulnerabilities affecting SimpleHelp’s server…

  • PayPal ordered to pay $2M in settlement from 2022 breach

    PayPal ordered to pay $2M in settlement from 2022 breach 2025-01-30 at 17:04 By The New York State Department of Financial Services has declared that PayPal will pay $2M in a settlement.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

  • TalkTalk Investigates Alleged Customer Data Breach

    TalkTalk Investigates Alleged Customer Data Breach 2025-01-30 at 16:54 View original post at vpnMentor TalkTalk, a major UK telecom provider, is investigating a data breach involving the potential theft of personal information belonging to millions of its customers. The breach reportedly originated from a third-party supplier’s system and was discovered on January 21. A hacker…

  • IBM seeks $3.5B in cost savings for 2025, discretionary spend to be clipped

    IBM seeks $3.5B in cost savings for 2025, discretionary spend to be clipped 2025-01-30 at 16:48 By Paul Kunert Workforce rebalancing? Yes, but on the plus side, the next 12 months are all about AI, AI, and more AI IBM is again forecasting cost savings in the coming calendar year, which likely means one thing…

  • Ransomware attack at New York blood services provider – donors turned away during shortage crisis

    Ransomware attack at New York blood services provider – donors turned away during shortage crisis 2025-01-30 at 16:18 By Connor Jones 400 hospitals and med centers across 15 states rely on its products New York Blood Center Enterprises (NYBCe) is currently in its fifth day of handling a ransomware attack that has led to system…

  • How Trustwave’s Fusion Platform Analyzes Ransomware Tactics in the Energy Sector: A Comprehensive Overview

    How Trustwave’s Fusion Platform Analyzes Ransomware Tactics in the Energy Sector: A Comprehensive Overview 2025-01-30 at 16:04 By Trustwave SpiderLabs has multiple methods and tools available to keep its teams apprised of the tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) threat groups utilize during an attack, but perhaps the most useful is our cloud-native Fusion dashboard. This…

  • US Cyber Agency’s Future Role in Elections Remains Murky Under the Trump Administration

    US Cyber Agency’s Future Role in Elections Remains Murky Under the Trump Administration 2025-01-30 at 16:03 By Associated Press President Donald Trump has yet to name anyone to lead the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security. The post US Cyber Agency’s Future Role in Elections Remains Murky Under the Trump Administration appeared first on SecurityWeek. This…

  • Microsoft talks up ‘significant capital investments’ in AI as sector reels over DeepSeek

    Microsoft talks up ‘significant capital investments’ in AI as sector reels over DeepSeek 2025-01-30 at 15:35 By Richard Speed Windows vendor posts more bumper financials, but markets shrug Microsoft’s latest earnings results exceeded expectations, yet comments from CEO Satya Nadella and CFO Amy Hood signaled turbulence in AI and execution, alongside signs of waning cloud…

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