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Finance orgs have 30 days to confess cyber sins under incoming FTC rules 31/10/2023 at 19:17 By Connor Jones Follows similar efforts from the SEC and DHS in recent months The US has approved mandatory data breach reporting requirements that impose a 30-day deadline for non-banking financial organizations to report incidents.… This article is an […]

FCC throws an $18B bone to rural broadband 31/10/2023 at 18:32 By Richard Speed Funds intended to support carriers for more than 15 years The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has authorized more than $18 billion to be paid to carriers to expand rural broadband.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original

Arid Viper Targeting Arabic Android Users with Spyware Disguised as Dating App 31/10/2023 at 18:20 By The threat actor known as Arid Viper (aka APT-C-23, Desert Falcon, or TAG-63) has been attributed as behind an Android spyware campaign targeting Arabic-speaking users with a counterfeit dating app designed to harvest data from infected handsets. “Arid Viper’s Android malware

One in five executives have shared work passwords outside the company 31/10/2023 at 18:03 By A report found that one in five leaders have shared their work password with someone outside the company and 77% use easy-to-remember password hacks. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Dell cosies up to Meta to tame Llama 2 AI beast on-prem 31/10/2023 at 17:47 By Dan Robinson Spitting in the cloud’s eye Dell has teamed up with Facebook parent Meta to try to make it easier for customers to deploy the Llama 2 large language model (LLM) on premises rather than access it via

White House announces executive order to manage AI risk 31/10/2023 at 17:47 By Yesterday, the White House announced a sweeping executive order aimed to manage the risk of artificial intelligence (AI). This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Cybersecurity snafu sends British Library back to the Dark Ages 31/10/2023 at 17:33 By Connor Jones Internet, phone lines, websites, and more went down on Saturday morning The British Library has confirmed to The Register that a “cyber incident” is the cause of a “major” multi-day IT outage.… This article is an excerpt from The

Siemens and Microsoft partner to push AI adoption in industrial sectors 31/10/2023 at 17:02 By Cointelegraph By Savannah Fortis Microsoft and Siemens revealed a new generative-AI assistant catering to professionals in the manufacturing, healthcare, transportation and infrastructure industries. This article is an excerpt from Cointelegraph.com News View Original Source

NASA and Boeing try to chase the contrail clouds away 31/10/2023 at 16:17 By Richard Speed The sky isn’t the limit when it comes to greener fuel alternatives NASA is studying contrails to determine if more environmentally friendly aircraft fuels might reduce their formation.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source

Collaboration needed to effectively expand cyber education & training 31/10/2023 at 15:46 By While there is a high demand for cybersecurity professionals, there is also a significant lack of supply when it comes to talent. What is the best solution to filling this gap? This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS

UK policing minister urges doubling down on face-scanning tech 31/10/2023 at 15:32 By Lindsay Clark ‘No question’ it will solve more crimes, Tory MP claims A UK minister for policing has called for forces to double their use of algorithmic-assisted facial recognition in a bid to snare more criminals.… This article is an excerpt from

Florida school district adopts AI gun detection 31/10/2023 at 15:16 By Leon County Schools in Florida deploys an AI-based security and situational awareness platform across five high school campuses in an effort to mitigate gun-related threats. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

Panelists to discuss the modern CSO at SECURITY 500 Conference 31/10/2023 at 15:16 By Learn more about the “The Modern CSO: Shaping & Learning From the Next Generation of Security Leaders” panel to be held at the 2023 SECURITY 500 conference. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original

Malicious NuGet Packages Caught Distributing SeroXen RAT Malware 31/10/2023 at 15:16 By Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new set of malicious packages published to the NuGet package manager using a lesser-known method for malware deployment. Software supply chain security firm ReversingLabs described the campaign as coordinated and ongoing since August 1, 2023, while linking it

Atlassian Warns of New Critical Confluence Vulnerability Threatening Data Loss 31/10/2023 at 15:16 By Atlassian has warned of a critical security flaw in Confluence Data Center and Server that could result in “significant data loss if exploited by an unauthenticated attacker.” Tracked as CVE-2023-22518, the vulnerability is rated 9.1 out of a maximum of 10 on

PentestPad: Platform for Pentest Teams 31/10/2023 at 15:16 By In the ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape, the game-changers are those who adapt and innovate swiftly. Pen test solutions not only supercharge productivity but also provide a crucial layer of objectivity, ensuring efficiency and exceptional accuracy. The synergy between a skilled penetration tester and the precision of pen

Unit4 ditching on-prem in favor of SaaS come 2025 31/10/2023 at 15:02 By Lindsay Clark Clients have a little over a year to get their affairs in order Exclusive  Unit4, the enterprise software provider popular with government and medium-sized businesses, has announced it will end support of its on-prem systems on December 31, 2024.… This

Microsoft’s 11-year itch: The uncelebrated anniversary of Windows 8 31/10/2023 at 14:17 By Richard Speed Lots to like under the covers, but what was on top made it truly unforgettable Microsoft is rarely shy when it comes to anniversaries. However, one milestone passed last week that the company is still perhaps trying to forget: 11

Trojanized PyCharm Software Version Delivered via Google Search Ads 31/10/2023 at 14:02 By A new malvertising campaign has been observed capitalizing on a compromised website to promote spurious versions of PyCharm on Google search results by leveraging Dynamic Search Ads. “Unbeknownst to the site owner, one of their ads was automatically created to promote a popular program