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From Deepfakes to Malware: AI’s Expanding Role in Cyber Attacks 2024-03-19 at 16:16 By Large language models (LLMs) powering artificial intelligence (AI) tools today could be exploited to develop self-augmenting malware capable of bypassing YARA rules. “Generative AI can be used to evade string-based YARA rules by augmenting the source code of small malware variants, […]

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Catch Java 22, available from Oracle for a limited time 2024-03-19 at 15:47 By Thomas Claburn Latest release of coffee-themed programming language aspires to simplicity with a dozen new features Oracle released Java 22 (JDK 22) on Tuesday, sporting a dozen new features for Java developers.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View

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AI researchers have started reviewing their peers using AI assistance 2024-03-19 at 15:17 By Thomas Claburn ChatGPT deems your work to be commendable, innovative, and comprehensive Academics focused on artificial intelligence have taken to using generative AI to help them review the machine learning work of peers.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

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The Inevitable Threat: AI-Generated Email Attacks Delivered to Mailboxes 2024-03-19 at 15:17 By Generative AI exploded in popularity not too long ago but its influence on text and media creation is already undeniable. AI content is becoming ubiquitous on the internet, and this technology is slowly seeping into real life, impacting sectors such as healthcare,

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Atos says Airbus flew off, no longer interested in infosec and big data biz 2024-03-19 at 14:32 By Paul Kunert Ailing tech integrator takes a hard hit… share price down by up to 20% this morning Atos’ share price sank as much as 20 percent this morning on confirmation that Airbus is no longer interested

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A newly uncovered phishing campaign that spreads remote access trojans 2024-03-19 at 14:19 By Experts share their insights on the newly discovered phishing campaign that encourages targets to download a malicious Java downloader.  This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Virgin Media sets up ‘smart poles’ next to cabinets to boost mobile network capacity 2024-03-19 at 14:01 By Dan Robinson Not the best looking street furniture in town UK telco Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) says it can boost mobile services by sticking small cells on top of poles linked to its on-street fiber network cabinets.…

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Hackers Exploiting Popular Document Publishing Sites for Phishing Attacks 2024-03-19 at 12:47 By Threat actors are leveraging digital document publishing (DDP) sites hosted on platforms like FlipSnack, Issuu, Marq, Publuu, RelayTo, and Simplebooklet for carrying out phishing, credential harvesting, and session token theft, once again underscoring how threat actors are repurposing legitimate services for malicious ends. “Hosting

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Crafting and Communicating Your Cybersecurity Strategy for Board Buy-In 2024-03-19 at 12:47 By In an era where digital transformation drives business across sectors, cybersecurity has transcended its traditional operational role to become a cornerstone of corporate strategy and risk management. This evolution demands a shift in how cybersecurity leaders—particularly Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs)—articulate the

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Suspected Russian Data-Wiping ‘AcidPour’ Malware Targeting Linux x86 Devices 2024-03-19 at 12:47 By A new variant of a data wiping malware called AcidRain has been detected in the wild that’s specifically designed for targeting Linux x86 devices. The malware, dubbed AcidPour, is compiled for Linux x86 devices, SentinelOne’s Juan Andres Guerrero-Saade said in a series

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Voltron Data revs up hyper-speed analytics, leaves Snowflake in the dust 2024-03-19 at 12:32 By Lindsay Clark GPU-based system offers high performance off Parquet files Analytics software startup Voltron Data claims to have completed the full TPC-H 100 terabyte scale factor on unsorted Parquet files directly from storage in less than an hour with only

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Linux kernel 4.14 gets a life extension, thanks to OpenELA 2024-03-19 at 12:04 By Liam Proven Could this be the first green shoot of enterprise vendors paying for long-term maintenance? The Open Enterprise Linux Association (OpenELA) has stepped up to maintain Linux kernel version 4.14 – which went out of support in January – to

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VMware by Broadcom offers a lifeline to small cloud service providers 2024-03-19 at 12:04 By Simon Sharwood ‘White label’ program also means retaining customers Exclusive  VMware by Broadcom appears to have made concessions to some of the cloud service providers it has previously indicated it will spurn.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

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Dell adds Nvidia’s next GPUs to its portfolio of AI platforms 2024-03-19 at 10:05 By Dan Robinson Nvidia is a kingmaker, and who wouldn’t want to be king? Dell has tied its AI flag firmly to Nvidia’s mast with its latest offerings, comprising a fully integrated end-to-end platform for enterprise customers looking to build and

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Apple to settle class action for $490 million after Tim overcooked China outlook 2024-03-19 at 10:05 By Laura Dobberstein CEO’s optimism was not reflected in the supply chain Apple will cough up $490 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging CEO Tim Cook concealed plummeting iPhone demand in China from shareholders.… This article is an

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New Phishing Attack Uses Clever Microsoft Office Trick to Deploy NetSupport RAT 2024-03-19 at 10:04 By A new phishing campaign is targeting U.S. organizations with the intent to deploy a remote access trojan called NetSupport RAT. Israeli cybersecurity company Perception Point is tracking the activity under the moniker Operation PhantomBlu. “The PhantomBlu operation introduces a nuanced

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Ker-Splunk! Cisco closes $28 billion analytics acquisition 2024-03-19 at 07:19 By Simon Sharwood Job one: Splunkify Talos threat intelligence, then do the same all over the Cisco portfolio Cisco has closed its $28 billion acquisition of Splunk.… This article is an excerpt from The Register View Original Source React to this headline:

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E-Root Marketplace Admin Sentenced to 42 Months for Selling 350K Stolen Credentials 2024-03-19 at 07:19 By A 31-year-old Moldovan national has been sentenced to 42 months in prison in the U.S. for operating an illicit marketplace called E-Root Marketplace that offered for sale hundreds of thousands of compromised credentials, the Department of Justice (DoJ) announced.

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Proposed rules may lead to increased compliance requirements ahead 2024-03-19 at 06:06 By Proposed due diligence requirements for U.S. infrastructure as a service providers may lead to increased compliance expectations. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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What strange beauty is this? Microsoft commits to two more non-subscription Office editions 2024-03-19 at 04:06 By Simon Sharwood Just the apps, none of the cloud, forever – for one payment Microsoft has cooked up fresh versions of its Office suite that will be sold under a perpetual license – and promised it will do

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