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US accuses man of being ‘elite’ ransomware pioneer they’ve hunted for years 2024-08-13 at 20:46 By Connor Jones Authorities allege ‘J.P. Morgan’ practiced ‘extreme operational and online security’ The US has charged a suspect they claim is a Belarusian-Ukrainian cybercriminal whose offenses date back to 2011.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View […]

Calling for backup: The importance of disaster recovery 2024-08-13 at 20:46 By The number one mistake a business could make is assuming that they won’t be the victim of a ransomware attack. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Linux Foundation wades into AI as Open Model Initiative joins ranks 2024-08-13 at 19:33 By Richard Speed Penguins reiterate commitment to ‘fostering open, collaborative’ development, licensing The Open Model Initiative (OMI) has joined orgs under the Linux Foundation’s umbrella as it continues to push open standards for training and developing AI models.… This article is

Network security implications of the Great Resignation 2024-08-13 at 19:16 By What are the network security implications of the Great Resignation, and how can out-of-band management help? This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Feds bust minor league Radar/Dispossessor ransomware gang 2024-08-13 at 18:31 By Connor Jones The takedown may be small but any ransomware gang sent to the shops is good news in our book The Dispossessor ransomware group is the latest to enter the cybercrime graveyard with the Feds proudly laying claim to the takedown.… This article

SpaceX tries to wash away Texas pollution allegations 2024-08-13 at 17:46 By Richard Speed Elon Musk: aiming for Mars, but sometimes ends up with Mercury? Elon Musk’s SpaceX is disputing claims that its rockets are polluting water in Texas thanks to the deluge system used to stop Starship ripping up the launchpad on launch.… This

Huawei’s Ascend 910 launches this October to challenge Nvidia’s H100, report says 2024-08-13 at 17:16 By Matthew Connatser US sanctions may make things hard for Huawei, but the tech titan still has big GPU ambitions Huawei is reportedly preparing a graphics chip on par with Nvidia’s popular H100, and will launch it later this year.…

FTC works on AI fraud prevention 2024-08-13 at 17:16 By The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is working on protections against artificial intelligence (AI) based fraud. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

GhostWrite: New T-Head CPU Bugs Expose Devices to Unrestricted Attacks 2024-08-13 at 17:16 By A team of researchers from the CISPA Helmholtz Center for Information Security in Germany has disclosed an architectural bug impacting Chinese chip company T-Head’s XuanTie C910 and C920 RISC-V CPUs that could allow attackers to gain unrestricted access to susceptible devices.

Researchers Uncover Vulnerabilities in AI-Powered Azure Health Bot Service 2024-08-13 at 17:16 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two security flaws in Microsoft’s Azure Health Bot Service that, if exploited, could permit a malicious actor to achieve lateral movement within customer environments and access sensitive patient data. The critical issues, now patched by Microsoft, could have

Demand for AI servers causing a run on enterprise SSDs, hiking prices 2024-08-13 at 16:46 By Dan Robinson Bad news if you’re buying personal kit as consumer flash starts getting $$$ Demand for AI-capable infrastructure is causing server buyers to significantly up orders for enterprise solid state drives (SSDs), and this is having an inflationary

New Go-to-Market Approach for Symantec and Carbon Black Puts Customers First 2024-08-13 at 16:01 By Chris Radosh New Catalyst partner initiative arms select global partners with the latest innovative technologies, threat intelligence and in-region support to help customers successfully reduce their risk and improve their security posture This article is an excerpt from Broadcom Software

US standards body proposes atomic clocks in lunar orbit to keep Moon time 2024-08-13 at 15:46 By Richard Speed Knowing precise time on satellite essential if we want accurate GPS-like system for exploration Researchers at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have come up with a proposal for keeping track of time

Why insider attacks are indicative of a need for security convergence 2024-08-13 at 15:16 By In order to use security convergence to combat the growing threat of insider attacks, one must first understand key facts about the issue.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Why Hardsec Matters: From Protecting Critical Services to Enhancing Resilience 2024-08-13 at 14:47 By Traditionally, the focus has been on defending against digital threats such as malware, ransomware, and phishing attacks by detecting them and responding. However, as cyber threats become more sophisticated. There is a growing recognition of the importance of measures that stop

Orion SA says scammers conned company out of $60 million 2024-08-13 at 14:31 By Connor Jones Incident sounds like a BEC fraud targeting an unwitting staffer Luxembourg-based chemicals and manufacturing giant Orion SA is telling US regulators that it will lose out on around $60 million after it was targeted by a criminal wire fraud