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Linus Torvalds couldn’t find an excuse to hold back Linux 6.5, so here it is 28/08/2023 at 04:06 By Simon Sharwood Summer push proved less disruptive than feared Linus Torvalds has decided the time is right to give the world a new version of the Linux kernel, announcing its delivery in a brief Sunday afternoon […]

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LockBit 3.0 Ransomware Builder Leak Gives Rise to Hundreds of New Variants 26/08/2023 at 14:01 By The leak of the LockBit 3.0 ransomware builder last year has led to threat actors abusing the tool to spawn new variants. Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky said it detected a ransomware intrusion that deployed a version of LockBit but with a

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Tor turns to proof-of-work puzzles to defend onion network from DDoS attacks 26/08/2023 at 11:46 By Thomas Claburn No miners were involved in this story Tor, which stands for The Onion Router, weathered a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) storm from June last year through to May.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

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Kroll Suffers Data Breach: Employee Falls Victim to SIM Swapping Attack 26/08/2023 at 07:31 By Risk and financial advisory solutions provider Kroll on Friday disclosed that one of its employees fell victim to a “highly sophisticated” SIM swapping attack. The incident, which took place on August 19, 2023, targeted the employee’s T-Mobile account, the company

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MariaDB’s revenue grows as new CEO settles in, but bank loan discussions continue 26/08/2023 at 00:50 By Lindsay Clark New exec works on ‘strategic, operational and financial reviews’ as existing loan maturity nears MariaDB has yet to conclude its discussion with a “large commercial bank” as it nears the maturity of an existing loan.… This

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Amazon Linux 2023 virtual machine images still MIA 25/08/2023 at 23:48 By Thomas Claburn Enterprise Linux users question web giant’s commitment to hybrid cloud When Amazon Linux 2023 was released on March 15, it was supposed to be offered as a virtual machine image that organizations could run on their own servers.… This article is

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There was a 387% increase in attack activity from Q1 to Q2 2023 25/08/2023 at 23:32 By Global Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks during the first half of 2023 were analyzed in a recent report by Zayo Group Holdings. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

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Profits just keep rolling in at T-Mobile US. So only thing to do is axe 5,000 workers 25/08/2023 at 22:31 By Tobias Mann From Un-carrier to Un-employed T-Mobile US will lay off roughly 5,000 employees, or about seven percent of its workforce, over the next five weeks, the wireless carrier revealed in a recent regulatory

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32% of security leaders struggle with prioritizing improvements 25/08/2023 at 21:33 By According to a Cloud Security Alliance report, 32% of respondents disclosed that they’re struggling with prioritizing security improvements. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Uncle Sam accuses SpaceX of not considering asylees and refugees for employment 25/08/2023 at 21:03 By Richard Currie Discrimination lawsuit claims company’s ‘ITAR’ excuse was badly wrong Fresh from blowing up a small portion of Texas with Starship, SpaceX is once again being forced to focus on more earthly matters, like discriminatory hiring practices, in

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US Republican party’s spam filter lawsuit against Google dimissed 25/08/2023 at 19:47 By Brandon Vigliarolo Argument that Mountain View is politically biased against RNC ‘pure speculation,’ says judge The Republican National Committee’s attempt to hold Google accountable for sending its emails to Gmail’s spam folder have failed, with a federal judge in California dismissing the

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Bodhi Linux 7 brings Enlightenment to Ubuntu 25/08/2023 at 18:20 By Liam Proven With a choice of kernel versions, and even a 32-bit edition Bodhi Linux 7.0 is the latest release of one of the oldest Ubuntu-based distros, with one of the more unusual desktops.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

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How Trustwave Uses Enterprise Penetration Testing to Fortify a Client’s Defensive Posture 25/08/2023 at 18:01 By Anyone who has played a Tower Defense-style game, (Plants Vs. Zombies being a favourite) knows the only way to hold off the hoard of brain-eating zombies is to know your weaknesses before the next wave attacks and to plan

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Engaging contractors for maximum impact 25/08/2023 at 17:19 By Building strong relationships with third-party contractors can drastically improve security and business operations for an organization.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Gary Perkins hired as Chief Information Security Officer at CISO Global 25/08/2023 at 17:19 By Gary Perkins has been hired as CISO at CISO Global. In his new role, Perkins will spearhead cybersecurity strategies and risk management initiatives. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to

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Two LAPSUS$ Hackers Convicted in London Court for High-Profile Tech Firm Hacks 25/08/2023 at 17:19 By Two U.K. teenagers have been convicted by a jury in London for being part of the notorious LAPSUS$ transnational gang and for orchestrating a series of brazen, high-profile hacks against major tech firms and demanding a ransom in exchange

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Hope for nerds! ChatGPT’s still a below-average math student 25/08/2023 at 16:51 By Lindsay Clark Detection algorithms also fail to distinguish between answers from real people and large language models OpenAI’s ChatGPT outperforms the average university student in computer science, according to researchers, but interestingly, not in math.… This article is an excerpt from The

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Streamlining third-party risk management for enhanced resilience 25/08/2023 at 16:17 By Third-party vendors are critical to businesses. However, this collaborative approach also exposes them to risks within their work environment. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Preparing for the expected and streamlining risk management 25/08/2023 at 16:17 By An effective enterprise risk management (ERM) program is how organizations gain visibility into the risk exposure of business activities. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Behind the Invite: The Rise of Google Group Fake Order Fraud Emails 25/08/2023 at 16:02 By Maria Katrina Udquin and John Kevin Adriano As the world shifted into remote work and distant learning during the pandemic lockdown, e-commerce accelerated as more consumers turned to online shopping apps and websites. Customers who shop online are familiar

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