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UK to Europe: The time to counter Russia’s information war machine is now 2025-12-09 at 14:54 By Connor Jones Foreign secretary set to address senior diplomats later today The UK’s foreign secretary is calling for closer collaboration with Europe to combat the growing threat of information warfare as hybrid attacks target countries on the continent.… […]

Affection for Excel spans generations, from Boomers to Zoomers 2025-12-09 at 14:54 By Richard Speed Younger finance pros are just as loyal to Microsoft’s venerable spreadsheet app as their elders Despite its advancing years, Microsoft Excel is proving a hit with young finance professionals, many of whom reckon the aging number-cruncher has a bright future.…

How to Streamline Zero Trust Using the Shared Signals Framework 2025-12-09 at 14:54 By Zero Trust helps organizations shrink their attack surface and respond to threats faster, but many still struggle to implement it because their security tools don’t share signals reliably. 88% of organizations admit they’ve suffered significant challenges in trying to implement such

Google Adds Layered Defenses to Chrome to Block Indirect Prompt Injection Threats 2025-12-09 at 14:54 By Google on Monday announced a set of new security features in Chrome, following the company’s addition of agentic artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to the web browser. To that end, the tech giant said it has implemented layered defenses to

Polygon deploys Madhugiri hard fork, aims for 33% throughput boost 2025-12-09 at 14:09 By Cointelegraph by Ezra Reguerra Polygon’s hard fork cuts consensus time to one second, supports Fusaka EIPs and lays the groundwork for stablecoin and RWA-focused scaling. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

‘Elite’ traders hunt dopamine-seeking retail on prediction markets: 10x Research 2025-12-09 at 14:09 By Cointelegraph by Zoltan Vardai Rising retail participation incentivizes data-driven, “elite” traders to use “information asymmetry” and spreads caused by casual investors seeking a quick buck, 10x said. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

IBM touts progress on tech stack for AI-enabled airline with no passengers or alcohol 2025-12-09 at 14:09 By Joe Fay Digital native? Cloud native? No, we need to be AI native, says Riyadh Air IBM and Riyadh Air have upgraded their contracted agreement, meaning the Saudi operation will not be the world’s first digitally native airline, but

Will Zcash’s ZEC return to $500 or higher before 2026? 2025-12-09 at 13:22 By Cointelegraph by Yashu Gola Bullish reversal signals and rising whale demand increase ZEC’s chances of hitting $500 in December, though some caution remains warranted. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

HashKey crypto exchange opens Hong Kong IPO subscription, targets $215M 2025-12-09 at 13:22 By Cointelegraph by Helen Partz HashKey opens IPO subscriptions as it seeks to raise $214.7 million, valuing Hong Kong’s biggest crypto exchange at about $2.5 billion. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

Care leavers mired in red tape trying to get their own records 2025-12-09 at 13:22 By SA Mathieson UK data watchdog demands public sector improves subject access request processing UK public sector organizations need to improve access for those who want to see their own records of growing up in care, the Information Commissioner says.…

UK finally vows to look at 35-year-old Computer Misuse Act 2025-12-09 at 12:33 By Joe Fay As Portugal gives researchers a pass under cybersecurity law Portugal has become the latest country to carve out protections for researchers under its cybersecurity law.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

STAC6565 Targets Canada in 80% of Attacks as Gold Blade Deploys QWCrypt Ransomware 2025-12-09 at 11:54 By Canadian organizations have emerged as the focus of a targeted cyber campaign orchestrated by a threat activity cluster known as STAC6565. Cybersecurity company Sophos said it investigated almost 40 intrusions linked to the threat actor between February 2024