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Researchers Uncover Flaws in Windows Smart App Control and SmartScreen 2024-08-05 at 16:16 By Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered design weaknesses in Microsoft’s Windows Smart App Control and SmartScreen that could enable threat actors to gain initial access to target environments without raising any warnings. Smart App Control (SAC) is a cloud-powered security feature introduced by […]

Sentinels of Ex Machina: Defending AI Architectures 2024-08-05 at 16:01 By David Broggy The introduction, adoption, and quick evolution of generative AI has raised multiple questions about implementing effective security architecture and the specific requirements for protecting all aspects of an AI environment as more and more organizations begin using this technology. Recent security reports

CrowdStrike unhappy about Delta’s ‘litigation threat,’ claims airline refused ‘free on-site help’ 2024-08-05 at 15:46 By Connor Jones Vendor plans to aggressively defend its case before listing catalog of shortcomings at the airline CrowdStrike says it is “highly disappointed” and rejects the claims made by Delta and its lawyers that the vendor exhibited gross negligence

Second patient receives the Neuralink implant 2024-08-05 at 15:16 By Richard Speed Almost half the electrodes are working… for now According to company boss Elon Musk, its Neuralink implant is now at work in a second patient, and this time, almost half of the device’s electrodes are working.… This article is an excerpt from The

Alex Stamos named Chief Information Security Officer at SentinelOne 2024-08-05 at 15:16 By Alex Stamos has been hired as Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) at Sentinel One.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Axis Communications establishes Axis Experience Center 2024-08-05 at 15:16 By Axis Communications establishes an experience center, promoting regional access to new technology.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

The Loper Bright Decision: How it Impacts Cybersecurity Law 2024-08-05 at 15:01 By The Loper Bright decision has yielded impactful results: the Supreme Court has overturned forty years of administrative law, leading to potential litigation over the interpretation of ambiguous laws previously decided by federal agencies. This article explores key questions for cybersecurity professionals and

Punkt MC02: As private, and pricey, as a Swiss bank account 2024-08-05 at 14:31 By Liam Proven A de-Googled Android phone with extra security – and a subscription Punkt adds a fondleslab to its lineup of minimalist tech kit, with a very unusual build of Android – and a hefty pricetag.… This article is an

UK axes plans for Edinburgh-based exascale computer 2024-08-05 at 13:46 By Richard Speed Shortsighted or a chance to refocus? Tech sector is not happy The UK’s £1.3 billion ($1.66 billion) plan for AI and tech investment that included an £800 million ($1 billion) exascale supercomputer at Edinburgh University has gone up in smoke.… This article

Enhancing Incident Response Readiness with Wazuh 2024-08-05 at 13:31 By Incident response is a structured approach to managing and addressing security breaches or cyber-attacks. Security teams must overcome challenges such as timely detection, comprehensive data collection, and coordinated actions to enhance readiness. Improving these areas ensures a swift and effective response, minimizing damage and restoring

Keir Starmer says facial recognition tech is the answer to far-right riots 2024-08-05 at 12:31 By Connor Jones The technology remains highly controversial despite widespread rollout Responding to the riots across England over the past week, Prime Minister Keir Starmer says he’s backing a wider rollout of facial recognition technology to track and prevent “thugs”

The cybersecurity QA trifecta of fail that may burn down the world 2024-08-05 at 11:46 By Rupert Goodwins Malware is often described as biology. It should be the other way around Opinion  In Neal Stephenson’s 1992 novel Snow Crash, he invents malware that can leap species from silicon to the human brain. That’s a great

Tencent Cloud’s home-grown traffic-tamer halves latency 2024-08-05 at 10:01 By Simon Sharwood MegaTE can arrange things so each endpoint gets just the network it needs Sigcomm 2024  Chinese web giant Tencent has revealed MegaTE – a traffic engineering system it uses on its own cloud and which it claims outperforms rivals by tailoring network performance

Critical Flaw in Rockwell Automation Devices Allows Unauthorized Access 2024-08-05 at 09:31 By A high-severity security bypass vulnerability has been disclosed in Rockwell Automation ControlLogix 1756 devices that could be exploited to execute common industrial protocol (CIP) programming and configuration commands. The flaw, which is assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2024-6242, carries a CVSS v3.1 score

China starts testing national cyber-ID before consultation on the idea closes 2024-08-05 at 08:31 By Laura Dobberstein Eighty-one apps signed up to pilot facial recognition and real name ID system Chinese app developers have signed up to beta test a national cyberspace ID system that will use facial recognition technology and the real names of

New Android Trojan “BlankBot” Targets Turkish Users’ Financial Data 2024-08-05 at 08:16 By Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new Android banking trojan called BlankBot targeting Turkish users with an aim to steal financial information. “BlankBot features a range of malicious capabilities, which include customer injections, keylogging, screen recording and it communicates with a control server

China-Linked Hackers Compromise ISP to Deploy Malicious Software Updates 2024-08-05 at 08:16 By The China-linked threat actor known as Evasive Panda compromised an unnamed internet service provider (ISP) to push malicious software updates to target companies in mid-2023, highlighting a new level of sophistication associated with the group. Evasive Panda, also known by the names

Atlassian softens its cloud-first approach for remaining on-prem customers 2024-08-05 at 07:16 By Simon Sharwood Happy to have ’em go hybrid as it wises up to the enterprise Fresh from moving its smaller customers off its server-based products onto and into its cloud, Atlassian has softened its cloud-first approach after recognizing that its larger customers

AI security: Safeguarding schools beyond surveillance 2024-08-05 at 07:16 By To bring surveillance systems up to date, schools are beginning to explore the potential of artificial intelligence. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Securing hospitality: Balancing guest experience and safety 2024-08-05 at 07:16 By Doug Alexander, Director of Security and Loss Prevention at Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan discusses challenges and advice within the industry. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source