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Mandiant’s X Account Was Hacked Using Brute-Force Attack 2024-01-11 at 08:46 By The compromise of Mandiant’s X (formerly Twitter) account last week was likely the result of a “brute-force password attack,” attributing the hack to a drainer-as-a-service (DaaS) group. “Normally, [two-factor authentication] would have mitigated this, but due to some team transitions and a change […]

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Chinese Hackers Exploit Zero-Day Flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure and Policy Secure 2024-01-11 at 07:46 By A pair of zero-day flaws identified in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS) and Policy Secure have been chained by suspected China-linked nation-state actors to breach less than 10 customers. Cybersecurity firm Volexity, which identified the activity on the network of one of

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Cisco Fixes High-Risk Vulnerability Impacting Unity Connection Software 2024-01-11 at 07:46 By Cisco has released software updates to address a critical security flaw impacting Unity Connection that could permit an adversary to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying system. Tracked as CVE-2024-20272 (CVSS score: 7.3), the vulnerability is an arbitrary file upload bug residing in the web-based

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Security executive interview preparation: New Year strategy 2024-01-11 at 07:16 By In 2024, companies are even more focused on hiring the right senior security executive. Do your research on security leadership interviews to land the role. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Balancing data privacy and security in the age of AI-powered defenses 2024-01-11 at 07:16 By As much as AI can do to supplement cybersecurity measures, one of the most effective ways to stay ahead of evolving hacking trends is collaboration. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source

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Pennsylvanians, your government workers are now powered by ChatGPT 2024-01-11 at 04:16 By Katyanna Quach We’ve heard of bored penpushers hallucinating at their desks, but this is something else Pennsylvania has signed up for a ChatGPT Enterprise plan, allowing the commonwealth’s government employees to use OpenAI’s generative artificial intelligence to complete day-to-day tasks, or so

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Latest tech layoffs: Twitch, Duolingo, Citrix parent ditch hundreds of workers 2024-01-11 at 03:17 By Brandon Vigliarolo Happy New Year! Last year’s tech layoff spree isn’t over, with live-streaming site Twitch announcing today that it’s laying off 500 employees, around a third of its staff. The biz isn’t alone in letting people go.… This article

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SAP to cough up $220M to drag bribery charges into recycle bin 2024-01-11 at 01:46 By Thomas Claburn Enterprise software giant claims it has cut ties with bad apples Enterprise software giant SAP has agreed to pay at least $220 million to settle bribery charges brought by the US Justice Department (DOJ), the US Securities

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Fidelity National now says 1.3M customers had data stolen by cyber-crooks 2024-01-11 at 01:31 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle It’s still not calling it ransomware Fidelity National Financial now says criminals got hold of data belonging to 1.3 million customers after breaking into its IT network in November.… This article is an excerpt from The Register

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If you’re gonna use AI-made stuff in your game, you better tell us, says Steam 2024-01-11 at 00:52 By Katyanna Quach Game over, no continue if devs caught using copyright-busting materials Developers must disclose all AI-generated art, code, or music used in their games for Steam to review before their titles can be publicly released

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US Dept of Labor unwinds Trump-era rules on whether gig workers are employees 2024-01-10 at 23:32 By Thomas Claburn $ gig revert HEAD && gig commit -e “Biden was here” The US Department of Labor (DOL) on Tuesday issued a rule for determining at what point workers should be classified as employees or independent contractors

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US government tells hospitals: Meet security standards or no federal dollars for you 2024-01-10 at 22:46 By Jessica Lyons Hardcastle Expect new rules in upcoming weeks US hospitals will be required to meet basic cybersecurity standards before receiving federal funding, according to rules the White House is expected to propose in the next few weeks.…

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Be honest. Would you pay off a ransomware crew? 2024-01-10 at 22:00 By Chris Williams Today us vultures are debating bans on ransom payments, deplorable tactics by extortionists, and more Kettle  Believe us, we wish there was a simple solution that could stop ransomware dead in its tracks for good.… This article is an excerpt

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Kia crashes CES with modular electric vehicle concept 2024-01-10 at 20:32 By Brandon Vigliarolo It’s about time someone figured out how to make swappable bits for EV skateboards CES  Korean automaker Kia has returned to CES after a five-year absence to unveil an eagerly anticipated electric vehicle concept: Modular vehicles that can be kitted out

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First responders look to technology to prevent cyberattacks 2024-01-10 at 20:32 By According to a Mark43 report, 82% of first responders worry that their organization’s data could be stolen or fall victim to ransomware. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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Microsoft’s HoloLens goes galactic in $19.8M augmented reality adventure 2024-01-10 at 20:02 By Richard Speed US Space Force harnesses Azure cloudy computing for orbital training The US Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC) has signed a deal with Microsoft to create an “Immersive Intelligent Environment” augmented reality space simulation.… This article is an excerpt from

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Broadcom ditches VMware Cloud Service Providers 2024-01-10 at 19:47 By Dan Robinson ‘How can they cancel a major program affecting hundreds, perhaps thousands of customers, with zero notice?’ Exclusive  Broadcom is tossing the majority of VMware’s Cloud Services Providers as part of its shakeup of the virtualization pioneer’s partner programs, say sources, leaving customers unclear

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Cybercrooks play dress-up as ‘helpful’ researchers in latest ransomware ruse 2024-01-10 at 19:18 By Connor Jones Posing as cyber samaritans, scumbags are kicking folks when they’re down Ransomware victims already reeling from potential biz disruption and the cost of resolving the matter are now being subjected to follow-on extortion attempts by criminals posing as helpful

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Jadee Hanson hired as Chief Information Security Officer at Vanta 2024-01-10 at 19:18 By Jadee Hanson has been hired as CISO at Vanta. Hanson will oversee security, enterprise engineering, privacy and governance, risk and compliance. This article is an excerpt from Subscribe to Security Magazine’s RSS Feed View Original Source React to this headline:

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