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48% of healthcare organizations are using AI to manage cyber risk 2024-08-06 at 15:16 By A recent cybersecurity report found that 83% of businesses recognize the importance of informing their supply chain about how AI is being used. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

North Korean Hackers Moonstone Sleet Push Malicious JS Packages to npm Registry 2024-08-06 at 15:01 By The North Korea-linked threat actor known as Moonstone Sleet has continued to push malicious npm packages to the JavaScript package registry with the aim of infecting Windows systems, underscoring the persistent nature of their campaigns. The packages in question,

Suspicious Minds: Insider Threats in The SaaS World 2024-08-06 at 15:01 By Everyone loves the double-agent plot twist in a spy movie, but it’s a different story when it comes to securing company data. Whether intentional or unintentional, insider threats are a legitimate concern. According to CSA research, 26% of companies who reported a SaaS

Nvidia’s subscription software empire is taking shape 2024-08-06 at 14:46 By Tobias Mann $4,500 per GPU per year adds up pretty quick – even faster when you pay by the hour Comment  In the wake of the AI boom, Nvidia has seen its revenues skyrocket to the point at which it briefly became the most

EVs continue to grow but private buyers are steering clear, say motor trade figures 2024-08-06 at 13:46 By Richard Speed Hybrids snap at heels of battery-only vehicles in UK, but petrol is still king… for now The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) has published UK data showing that while new vehicles electric vehicles

New Android Spyware LianSpy Evades Detection Using Yandex Cloud 2024-08-06 at 13:16 By Users in Russia have been the target of a previously undocumented Android post-compromise spyware called LianSpy since at least 2021. Cybersecurity vendor Kaspersky, which discovered the malware in March 2024, noted its use of Yandex Cloud, a Russian cloud service, for command-and-control

WordStar 7, the last ever DOS version, is re-released for free 2024-08-06 at 12:46 By Liam Proven The preferred tool of Arthur C Clarke, Anne Rice and George R R Martin Before WordPerfect, the most popular work processor was WordStar. Now, the last ever DOS version has been bundled and set free by one of

Dell makes new round of layoffs while it looks to unlock modern AI 2024-08-06 at 11:46 By Laura Dobberstein HR apparently overwhelmed by attempt to sack 12.5k people in one day Dell has made another round of layoffs, which The Register understands have cut deep and seen even company veterans let go.… This article is

Chrome Web Store warns end is nigh for uBlock Origin 2024-08-06 at 10:46 By Thomas Claburn Will you see the Lite? Back in June, Google’s Chrome Web Store began alerting users of uBlock Origin who had developer-oriented versions of Chrome that the popular ad-filtering extension could soon stop working.… This article is an excerpt from

Billion-dollar bust as international op shutters Cryptonator wallet 2024-08-06 at 09:46 By Iain Thomson Chap named ‘Roman Boss’ accused of being just that at a cryptocash laundering outfit Users of Cryptonator – an online digital wallet and cryptocurrency exchange – received an unpleasant surprise last weekend after the service was shuttered in a combined operation

Google Patches New Android Kernel Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild 2024-08-06 at 09:31 By Google has addressed a high-severity security flaw impacting the Android kernel that it has been actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-36971, has been described as a case of remote code execution impacting the kernel. “There are indications

Japan stops measuring train crowding by ease of newspaper readership 2024-08-06 at 08:46 By Simon Sharwood The smartphone strikes again! And so might the Reg Standards Bureau, with your help Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism has changed the way it measures crowding on trains, abandoning decades-old newspaper- and magazine-based metrics.… This article

New Zero-Day Flaw in Apache OFBiz ERP Allows Remote Code Execution 2024-08-06 at 07:46 By A new zero-day pre-authentication remote code execution vulnerability has been disclosed in the Apache OFBiz open-source enterprise resource planning (ERP) system that could allow threat actors to achieve remote code execution on affected instances. Tracked as CVE-2024-38856, the flaw has

Mobile Guardian attacked, leading to remote wiping of 13,000 devices 2024-08-06 at 07:31 By Laura Dobberstein Singapore Ministry of Education orders software removed after string of snafus UK-based mobile device management vendor Mobile Guardian has admitted that on August 4 it suffered a security incident that involved unauthorized access to iOS and ChromeOS devices managed

The imperative of fortifying police stations with secured entry solutions 2024-08-06 at 07:16 By Law enforcement agencies must prioritize the implementation of tailored solutions to safeguard their personnel, assets and the communities they serve. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Samsung labor union orders members back to work and a ‘tactical transition’ to ongoing action 2024-08-06 at 06:46 By Laura Dobberstein Actions haven’t stopped Chaebol from commencing mass production of new mobile memory Approximately four weeks after unionized Samsung workers in South Korea went on strike indefinitely – the first-ever walkout at the company –

Illinois relaxes biometric privacy law so snafus won’t cost businesses billions 2024-08-06 at 06:01 By Matthew Connatser Some scowl, some smile, as fines no longer apply every time your mugshot or fingerprint is shared The US state of Illinois has reduced penalties for breaches of its tough Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).… This article is