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Sophos sheds 6% of staff after swallowing Secureworks 2025-02-13 at 02:49 By Iain Thomson De-dupes some roles, hints others aren’t needed as the infosec scene shifts Nine days after completing its $859 million acquisition of managed detection and response provider Secureworks, Sophos has laid off around six percent of its staff.… This article is an […]

Larry Ellison wants to put all America’s data, including people’s DNA, in one big Oracle system for AI to study 2025-02-13 at 02:03 By Brandon Vigliarolo From the billionaire who said real-time surveillance is good for keeping us in check If governments want AI to improve services and security for their citizens, then they need […]

Elon Musk’s X to pay $10M to settle Trump lawsuit over Jan. 6 suspension: report 2025-02-13 at 01:18 By Reuters Trump’s team considered letting the lawsuit fizzle out, citing Musk’s close proximity to the president. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology News and Product Reviews | New York Post View Original Source

IBM return-to-office order hits finance, ops teams amid push to dump staff for AI 2025-02-13 at 00:33 By Thomas Claburn Demand described as a ‘soft layoff’ IBM has begun what a source describes as a soft layoff for its Finance & Operations business unit, in the form of a return-to-office (RTO) order.… This article is […]

Trump’s cyber chief pick has little experience in The Cyber 2025-02-12 at 23:18 By Brandon Vigliarolo GOP lawyer Sean Cairncross will be learning on the fly, as we also say hi to new intelligence boss Tulsi Gabbard President Trump has reportedly chosen a candidate for National Cyber Director — another top tech appointee with no […]

Arizona laptop farmer pleads guilty for funneling $17M to Kim Jong Un 2025-02-12 at 22:35 By Jessica Lyons 300+ US companies, 70+ individuals hit by the fraudsters An Arizona woman who created a “laptop farm” in her home to help fake IT workers pose as US-based employees has pleaded guilty in a scheme that generated […]

Ransomware isn’t always about the money: Government spies have objectives, too 2025-02-12 at 21:48 By Jessica Lyons Analysts tell El Reg why Russia’s operators aren’t that careful, and why North Korea wants money AND data Feature  Ransomware gangsters and state-sponsored online spies fall on opposite ends of the cyber-crime spectrum.… This article is an excerpt […]

Elizabeth Holmes dishes on ‘hell and torture’ of prison life in first interview since fraud conviction 2025-02-12 at 20:35 By Ariel Zilber Holmes is serving a reduced sentence at Federal Prison Camp Bryan in Texas for fraud and conspiracy related to the collapse of her biotech company. This article is an excerpt from Latest Technology […]

DARPA skips the lab, will head to orbit to test space manufacturing tech 2025-02-12 at 20:05 By Brandon Vigliarolo Previous NOM4D experiments have gone so well, says project leader, that it’s time to get real After several years of lab-testing ideas for orbital manufacturing technology, the US Department of Defense’s research arm has decided to […]

Why Attackers Heart SMBs— and How to Fight Back 2025-02-12 at 19:50 By Alisha Smith Unmatch from bad actors (and bad security) This article is an excerpt from Broadcom Software Blogs View Original Source

Russia’s Sandworm caught snarfing credentials, data from American and Brit orgs 2025-02-12 at 19:11 By Jessica Lyons ‘Near-global’ initial access campaign active since 2021 An initial-access subgroup of Russia’s Sandworm last year wriggled its way into networks within the US, UK, Canada and Australia, stealing credentials and data from “a limited number of organizations,” according […]

Microsoft Uncovers Sandworm Subgroup’s Global Cyber Attacks Spanning 15+ Countries 2025-02-12 at 19:10 By A subgroup within the infamous Russian state-sponsored hacking group known as Sandworm has been attributed to a multi-year initial access operation dubbed BadPilot that stretched across the globe. “This subgroup has conducted globally diverse compromises of Internet-facing infrastructure to enable Seashell […]

James Webb Space Telescope to size up asteroid 2024 YR4 before it rocks our world 2025-02-12 at 18:18 By Richard Speed 40 m or 90 m? The difference matters in the case of impact The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is to be pointed at asteroid 2024 YR4 to reduce uncertainty regarding the chances of […]

Running hot? Server shipments forecast to cool in 2025 2025-02-12 at 17:55 By Dan Robinson Supply chain and regulatory hurdles likely to shrink figures US tech sanctions and supply chain readiness for racks of Nvidia’s latest gear will likely cause AI server sales to cool-off in 2025.… This article is an excerpt from The Register […]

Automation and a “back to basics” approach will shape cybersecurity 2025-02-12 at 17:11 By Security engineering teams are stretched thin, with their attention divided across cloud, automation, AI, containers, scalable environments, and dozens of other “urgent” priorities. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

39% of law enforcement agencies unable to timely solve investigations 2025-02-12 at 16:51 By Thirty-three percent of law enforcement agencies indicate that analyzing the data is the most challenging part of the intelligence and insight process. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

SpaceX Crew Dragons swapped so ISS crew can go home early 2025-02-12 at 16:37 By Richard Speed ‘Stranded’ Starliner astronauts set for a March homecoming The crew of the Boeing Starliner test mission is set to return to Earth ahead of schedule after managers decided to swap the Crew Dragon originally planned for the Axiom-4 […]

Researchers Find New Exploit Bypassing Patched NVIDIA Container Toolkit Vulnerability 2025-02-12 at 16:36 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a bypass for a now-patched security vulnerability in the NVIDIA Container Toolkit that could be exploited to break out of a container’s isolation protections and gain complete access to the underlying host. The new vulnerability is being […]

Crimelords and spies for rogue states are working together, says Google 2025-02-12 at 15:45 By Connor Jones Only lawmakers can stop them. Plus: software needs to be more secure, but what’s in it for us? Google says the the world’s lawmakers must take action against the increasing links between criminal and state-sponsored cyber activity.… This […]

How to Steer AI Adoption: A CISO Guide 2025-02-12 at 15:03 By CISOs are finding themselves more involved in AI teams, often leading the cross-functional effort and AI strategy. But there aren’t many resources to guide them on what their role should look like or what they should bring to these meetings.  We’ve pulled together […]