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Report: Malicious emails bypassing secure email gateways rose by 105% 2024-02-20 at 17:02 By The report uncovers the latest information in email security and malicious email threats, emphasizing emerging techniques that security leaders must defend against.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

GlobalFoundries scores $1.5B in Uncle Sam’s semiconductor subsidy bonanza 2024-02-20 at 16:32 By Dan Robinson Meanwhile, Intel looks set to bag more than $10B GlobalFoundries is pocketing $1.5 billion in CHIPS and Science Act funding from the US government to ensure continued supply of the chips it makes for the automotive, communications, and defense industries.…

AnyDesk breach highlights need for remote access vigilance 2024-02-20 at 16:16 By The recent AnyDesk breach provides a timely reminder to ensure organizations are following best practices regarding remote access software and services — both third-party tools and the features or services embedded in operating systems, browsers and more. This article is an excerpt from

LockBit Ransomware Operation Shut Down; Criminals Arrested; Decryption Keys Released 2024-02-20 at 15:46 By The U.K. National Crime Agency (NCA) on Tuesday confirmed that it obtained LockBit’s source code as well as intelligence pertaining to its activities and their affiliates as part of a dedicated task force called Operation Cronos. “Some of the data on LockBit’s

Neuralink patient masters mind-mouse maneuvers – if Musk is to be believed 2024-02-20 at 15:32 By Richard Speed Brain-computer interface trial continues to display troubling lack of transparency Founder Elon Musk has announced that the first human to receive a Neuralink brain-computer interface has fully recovered and can control a computer mouse pointer with their

5 Reasons to Install IPS Everywhere 2024-02-20 at 15:05 By Parveen Vashishtha Symantec Endpoint IPS technology stopped 4.3 billion attacks in 2023 This article is an excerpt from Broadcom Software Blogs View Original Source

Euro shoppers popping more and more premium phones in the basket 2024-02-20 at 15:05 By Paul Kunert Apple ousts Samsung as the people’s choice in Q4, and the words ‘refresh’ and ‘cycle’ are whispered for 2024 Apple topped the European smartphone marketplace in Q4 as local shoppers opted to buy premium priced handsets.… This article

US adversaries employ generative AI in attempted cyberattack 2024-02-20 at 15:04 By A recent report reveals how cyberattacks utilizing AI technology were carried out by state adversaries, highlighting the global threat landscape and importance of cybersecurity vigilance.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

New Report Reveals North Korean Hackers Targeting Defense Firms Worldwide 2024-02-20 at 14:32 By North Korean state-sponsored threat actors have been attributed to a cyber espionage campaign targeting the defense sector across the world. In a joint advisory published by Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) and South Korea’s National Intelligence

Europe’s datacenter dilemma is that hyperscalers are hogging them all 2024-02-20 at 13:49 By Dan Robinson Space scarcity and soaring build costs send rent through the roof Demand for datacenter space in Europe outstripped supply in 2023, with hyperscalers snapping up much of the available capacity and construction of new facilities hampered by difficulties in

New Report Reveals North Korean Hackers Targeting Defense Firms Worldwide 2024-02-20 at 13:31 By The North Korean state-sponsored threat actors have been attributed to a cyber espionage campaign targeting the defense sector across the world. In a joint advisory published by Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) and South Korea’s National

Learn How to Build an Incident Response Playbook Against Scattered Spider in Real-Time 2024-02-20 at 13:31 By In the tumultuous landscape of cybersecurity, the year 2023 left an indelible mark with the brazen exploits of the Scattered Spider threat group. Their attacks targeted the nerve centers of major financial and insurance institutions, culminating in what

SaaS Compliance through the NIST Cybersecurity Framework 2024-02-20 at 13:31 By The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) cybersecurity framework is one of the world’s most important guidelines for securing networks. It can be applied to any number of applications, including SaaS.  One of the challenges facing those tasked with securing SaaS applications

Critical Flaws Found in ConnectWise ScreenConnect Software – Patch Now 2024-02-20 at 13:31 By ConnectWise has released software updates to address two security flaws in its ScreenConnect remote desktop and access software, including a critical bug that could enable remote code execution on affected systems. The vulnerabilities, which currently lack CVE identifiers, are listed below –

Insider steals 79,000 email addresses at work to promote own business 2024-02-20 at 13:17 By Connor Jones After saying they’re very sorry, they escape with a slap on the wrist A former council staff member in the district where William Shakespeare was born ransacked databases filled with residents’ information to help drum up new business

Preview edition of Microsoft OS/2 2.0 surfaces on eBay 2024-02-20 at 12:17 By Liam Proven Discounted from $2,600 down to just $650. What a bargain! A version of OS/2 2.0 from Microsoft, not IBM, just surfaced on eBay. This pre-release version came out after Windows 3.0.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

Legal campaigners challenge UK.gov decision to redact NHS-Palantir contract 2024-02-20 at 11:55 By Lindsay Clark Federated Data Platform agreement merits pre-action letter from Good Law Project British legal campaigners are preparing to take on UK government over its decision to redact swathes of a contract describing how Palantir would work with the country’s enormous public

WordPress Bricks Theme Under Active Attack: Critical Flaw Impacts 25,000+ Sites 2024-02-20 at 11:31 By A critical security flaw in the Bricks theme for WordPress is being actively exploited by threat actors to run arbitrary PHP code on susceptible installations. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-25600 (CVSS score: 9.8), enables unauthenticated attackers to achieve remote code

Two days into the Digital Services Act, EU wields it to deepen TikTok probe 2024-02-20 at 10:31 By Simon Sharwood Bloc isn’t happy with made-in-China network’s efforts to protect kids and data Two days after its Digital Services Act (DSA) came into effect, the European Union used it to open an investigation into made-in-China social

Square Kilometre Array precursor looks to filter out satellite interference 2024-02-20 at 09:32 By Simon Sharwood Starlink isn’t the biggest problem, but increasing numbers of orbiting transmitters isn’t helpful The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) – a precursor project for the full Square Kilometre Array – has started work on techniques to help it