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Using Cybersecurity Awareness Month to build a strong culture 2024-10-15 at 19:18 By Over the years, the cybersecurity landscape has shifted dramatically, and with it, the need for organizations to cultivate a strong cyber awareness culture. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Analysts predict 85 million EVs on roads by 2025 despite industry speed bumps 2024-10-15 at 19:03 By Richard Speed China will lead the way with North America trailing Tech analysts forecast that the number of electric vehicles (EVs) in use will grow by 33 percent in 2025, and 73 percent will be battery-powered (BEVs).… This

New Malware Campaign Uses PureCrypter Loader to Deliver DarkVision RAT 2024-10-15 at 19:03 By Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a new malware campaign that leverages a malware loader named PureCrypter to deliver a commodity remote access trojan (RAT) called DarkVision RAT. The activity, observed by Zscaler ThreatLabz in July 2024, involves a multi-stage process to deliver

New Linux Variant of FASTCash Malware Targets Payment Switches in ATM Heists 2024-10-15 at 19:03 By North Korean threat actors have been observed using a Linux variant of a known malware family called FASTCash to steal funds as part of a financially-motivated campaign. The malware is “installed on payment switches within compromised networks that handle

Windows 11 24H2 disk space hoarding a ‘reporting error’ 2024-10-15 at 18:31 By Richard Speed Microsoft adds another item to the known issues list Microsoft has confirmed that the mysterious missing storage on Windows 11 24H2 devices is due to a “reporting error” in the operating system’s cleanup tool.… This article is an excerpt from

Norway datacenter dumps diesel diet, goes veggie with biofuel backup 2024-10-15 at 17:47 By Dan Robinson Operator Stack Infrastructure is committed to reducing Scope 1 emissions from its facilities Datacenter operator Stack Infrastructure has joined the ranks of companies switching to biofuel for its backup power source in a bid to offset some of the

Automotive AI player Cerence appoints ex-Intel boss Brian Krzanich as its CEO 2024-10-15 at 17:03 By Gavin Bonshor Public opinion is against him, as comments on LinkedIn go dark Brian Krzanich’s return to the CEO lounge has gone down like a lead balloon. The former Intel boss, who famously resigned after a highly publicized relationship

Microsoft says governments should bear the responsibility for dealing with cybercrime 2024-10-15 at 16:17 By Connor Jones Although it also reaffirmed commitment to secure-by-design initiatives Microsoft is calling for more robust deterrents to be placed on nation-states as criminals continue to run rife across online systems “without any meaningful consequences.”… This article is an excerpt

Samsung’s HBM3E has been a disaster, but there’s a path back 2024-10-15 at 15:33 By Gavin Bonshor 274% profit increase belies missed deadlines, botched launches, and scrambling leadership Comment  Despite reporting a seemingly impressive 274 percent increase in operating profit for calendar Q3 2024, Samsung Electronics is in crisis mode. Beneath these financials lies a

38% of organizations are at risk of critical exposures 2024-10-15 at 15:16 By 38% of organizations are at risk of critical exposures due to a combination of security shortfalls. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

53% of survey respondents admit to paying over $500,000 ransom 2024-10-15 at 15:16 By A report found that 53% of organizations met ransom demands of more than $500,000 USD to recover access to encrypted systems and files. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

The Rise of Zero-Day Vulnerabilities: Why Traditional Security Solutions Fall Short 2024-10-15 at 15:16 By In recent years, the number and sophistication of zero-day vulnerabilities have surged, posing a critical threat to organizations of all sizes. A zero-day vulnerability is a security flaw in software that is unknown to the vendor and remains unpatched at

Post Office seeks more Horizon support as it continues hunt for replacement 2024-10-15 at 14:49 By Lindsay Clark Someone has got to keep those back end systems running The beleaguered UK Post Office has begun conversations with suppliers to help support its controversial Horizon system in a set of contracts which could total £100 million

BBS legend Ward Christensen logs off for last time at 78 2024-10-15 at 14:24 By Richard Speed Co-creator of the Computerized Bulletin Board System heads for big forum in the sky Obit  Ward Christensen, co-founder of the Computerized Bulletin Board System (CBBS) and developer of the XMODEM file transfer protocol, has died aged 78.… This

Britain opens floodgates to US datacenter investment 2024-10-15 at 13:17 By Dan Robinson Who needs climate goals and planning permission anyway? Just weeks after the British government designated datacenters as critical national infrastructure (CNI), a quartet of US tech firms have committed to the UK as the place to invest in their data facilities.… This

Keir Starmer tells regulators to chill as Microsoft exec takes wheel of advisory council 2024-10-15 at 12:52 By Lindsay Clark What could possibly go wrong? UK prime minister Keir Starmer promised to make the nation’s competition regulator more inclined toward economic growth the day after a Microsoft executive was appointed chair of the government’s Industrial

China Accuses U.S. of Fabricating Volt Typhoon to Hide Its Own Hacking Campaigns 2024-10-15 at 12:02 By China’s National Computer Virus Emergency Response Center (CVERC) has doubled down on claims that the threat actor known as the Volt Typhoon is a fabrication of the U.S. and its allies. The agency, in collaboration with the National