‘A moose hit me’ and other ways people damage their gizmos
‘A moose hit me’ and other ways people damage their gizmos 2024-07-26 at 16:01 By Dan Robinson The wild world of wrecking our tech Have you ever bitten your phone,…
Is it Time to Rethink Your Security Stack?
Is it Time to Rethink Your Security Stack? 2024-07-26 at 16:01 By The cybersecurity threat landscape is constantly evolving, requiring organizations to regularly evaluate their security stack to ensure it…
Threat Actors Exploit Fresh ServiceNow Vulnerabilities in Attacks
Threat Actors Exploit Fresh ServiceNow Vulnerabilities in Attacks 2024-07-26 at 15:31 By Ionut Arghire Threat actors have started exploiting critical-severity vulnerabilities in ServiceNow shortly after public disclosure. The post Threat…
Starting a job in tech? Read this advice to maximize your experience
Starting a job in tech? Read this advice to maximize your experience 2024-07-26 at 15:16 By There are steps that graduates can take to make the transition from school into…
Google DeepMind’s latest models kinda sorta take silver at Math Olympiad
Google DeepMind’s latest models kinda sorta take silver at Math Olympiad 2024-07-26 at 14:46 By Tobias Mann Sure, it took three days to do what teenaged brainiacs do in nine…
Offensive AI: The Sine Qua Non of Cybersecurity
Offensive AI: The Sine Qua Non of Cybersecurity 2024-07-26 at 14:16 By “Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime. Yet it is often in the furnace of…
In Other News: FBI Cyber Action Team, Pentagon IT Firm Leak, Nigerian Gets 12 Years in Prison
In Other News: FBI Cyber Action Team, Pentagon IT Firm Leak, Nigerian Gets 12 Years in Prison 2024-07-26 at 14:01 By SecurityWeek News Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under…
US Offers $10 Million Reward for Information on North Korean Hacker
US Offers $10 Million Reward for Information on North Korean Hacker 2024-07-26 at 14:01 By Ionut Arghire The US is offering a reward of up to $10 million for information…
UK.gov to chuck up to £5B to gang of back office software vendors
UK.gov to chuck up to £5B to gang of back office software vendors 2024-07-26 at 13:46 By Lindsay Clark Framework deal set to run until 2029 as central govt transitions…
PKfail Vulnerability Allows Secure Boot Bypass on Hundreds of Computer Models
PKfail Vulnerability Allows Secure Boot Bypass on Hundreds of Computer Models 2024-07-26 at 13:01 By Eduard Kovacs A vulnerability dubbed PKfail can allow attackers to run malicious code during the…
Shuttle Columbia’s near-miss: Why we should always expect the unexpected in space
Shuttle Columbia’s near-miss: Why we should always expect the unexpected in space 2024-07-26 at 12:46 By Richard Speed The eventful launch of STS-93 and the Chandra X-Ray Observatory Twenty-five years…
U.S. DoJ Indicts North Korean Hacker for Ransomware Attacks on Hospitals
U.S. DoJ Indicts North Korean Hacker for Ransomware Attacks on Hospitals 2024-07-26 at 12:01 By The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday unsealed an indictment against a North Korean…
97% of Devices Disrupted by CrowdStrike Restored as Insurer Estimates Billions in Losses
97% of Devices Disrupted by CrowdStrike Restored as Insurer Estimates Billions in Losses 2024-07-26 at 11:17 By Eduard Kovacs CrowdStrike says 97% of Windows systems impacted by its bad update…
Study shock! AI hinders productivity and makes working worse
Study shock! AI hinders productivity and makes working worse 2024-07-26 at 09:46 By Thomas Claburn Management drank the Kool Aid but staff can’t cope with new demands Bosses expect artificial…
Progress fixes critical RCE flaw in Telerik Report Server, upgrade ASAP! (CVE-2024-6327)
Progress fixes critical RCE flaw in Telerik Report Server, upgrade ASAP! (CVE-2024-6327) 2024-07-26 at 09:46 By Zeljka Zorz Progress Software has fixed a critical vulnerability (CVE-2024-6327) in its Telerik Report…
Ongoing Cyberattack Targets Exposed Selenium Grid Services for Crypto Mining
Ongoing Cyberattack Targets Exposed Selenium Grid Services for Crypto Mining 2024-07-26 at 09:31 By Cybersecurity researchers are sounding the alarm over an ongoing campaign that’s leveraging internet-exposed Selenium Grid services…
CrowdStrike Warns of New Phishing Scam Targeting German Customers
CrowdStrike Warns of New Phishing Scam Targeting German Customers 2024-07-26 at 09:31 By CrowdStrike is alerting about an unfamiliar threat actor attempting to capitalize on the Falcon Sensor update fiasco…
UK and India sign broad tech collaboration pact
UK and India sign broad tech collaboration pact 2024-07-26 at 09:01 By Laura Dobberstein Pick a hot market – AI, quantum, chips, 6G – and the pair have a plan…
Omnissa, VMware’s old end-user biz, emerges with promise of ‘AI-infused autonomous workspace’
Omnissa, VMware’s old end-user biz, emerges with promise of ‘AI-infused autonomous workspace’ 2024-07-26 at 08:32 By Simon Sharwood We think this means easier-to-administer virtual desktops with extra shiny Omnissa, the…
Critical Flaw in Telerik Report Server Poses Remote Code Execution Risk
Critical Flaw in Telerik Report Server Poses Remote Code Execution Risk 2024-07-26 at 08:16 By Progress Software is urging users to update their Telerik Report Server instances following the discovery…
16% of organizations experience disruptions due to insufficient AI maturity
16% of organizations experience disruptions due to insufficient AI maturity 2024-07-26 at 07:31 By Help Net Security While sysadmins recognize AI’s potential, significant gaps in education, cautious organizational adoption, and…
AI-generated deepfake attacks force companies to reassess cybersecurity
AI-generated deepfake attacks force companies to reassess cybersecurity 2024-07-26 at 07:31 By Help Net Security As AI-generated deepfake attacks and identity fraud become more prevalent, companies are developing response plans…
One year after SEC cyber disclosure ruling, security leaders weigh in
One year after SEC cyber disclosure ruling, security leaders weigh in 2024-07-26 at 07:16 By With a year in the rearview mirror, security professionals are reflecting on the SEC cyber…
Most CISOs feel unprepared for new compliance regulations
Most CISOs feel unprepared for new compliance regulations 2024-07-26 at 06:31 By Help Net Security With the new stringent regulations, including the SEC’s cybersecurity disclosure rules in the USA and…
North Korean chap charged for attacks on US hospitals, NASA – and even China
North Korean chap charged for attacks on US hospitals, NASA – and even China 2024-07-26 at 06:01 By Simon Sharwood Microsoft, Mandiant, weigh in with info about methods used by…
New infosec products of the week: July 26, 2024
New infosec products of the week: July 26, 2024 2024-07-26 at 06:01 By Help Net Security Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases…
Malware crew Stargazers Goblin used 3,000 GitHub accounts to make bank
Malware crew Stargazers Goblin used 3,000 GitHub accounts to make bank 2024-07-26 at 04:46 By Matthew Connatser May even have targeted other malware gangs, and infosec researchers Infosec researchers have…
CrowdStrike update blunder may cost world billions – and insurance ain’t covering it all
CrowdStrike update blunder may cost world billions – and insurance ain’t covering it all 2024-07-26 at 03:46 By Matthew Connatser We offer this formula instead: RND(100.0)*(10^9) The cost of CrowdStrike’s…
Sam Altman wants a US-led freedom coalition to fight authoritarian AI
Sam Altman wants a US-led freedom coalition to fight authoritarian AI 2024-07-26 at 02:17 By Brandon Vigliarolo Team America AI Police? Sam Altman has called for a US-led coalition of…
Beware of fake CrowdStrike domains pumping out Lumma infostealing malware
Beware of fake CrowdStrike domains pumping out Lumma infostealing malware 2024-07-26 at 01:46 By Jessica Lyons PSA: Only accept updates via official channels … ironically enough CrowdStrike is the latest…
OpenAI unveils AI search engine SearchGPT – not that you’re allowed to use it yet
OpenAI unveils AI search engine SearchGPT – not that you’re allowed to use it yet 2024-07-25 at 23:31 By Matthew Connatser Launching in Beta is so 2014. We’re in the…
FYI: Data from deleted GitHub repos may not actually be deleted
FYI: Data from deleted GitHub repos may not actually be deleted 2024-07-25 at 23:01 By Thomas Claburn And the forking Microsoft-owned code warehouse doesn’t see this as much of a…
North Korean Charged in Ransomware Attacks on American Hospitals
North Korean Charged in Ransomware Attacks on American Hospitals 2024-07-25 at 22:46 By Associated Press A man who allegedly carried out attacks for a North Korean military intelligence agency has…
NASA sends 4K video from a flying plane to the ISS using lasers
NASA sends 4K video from a flying plane to the ISS using lasers 2024-07-25 at 22:16 By Brandon Vigliarolo 900 Mbps from Earth to orbit, and I still can’t get…
Oracle’s Java pricing brews bitter taste, subscribers spill over to OpenJDK
Oracle’s Java pricing brews bitter taste, subscribers spill over to OpenJDK 2024-07-25 at 21:16 By Lindsay Clark Following licensing changes, 86% of users head for the door. Coincidence? Only 14…
Uncle Sam accuses telco IT pro of decade-long spying campaign for China
Uncle Sam accuses telco IT pro of decade-long spying campaign for China 2024-07-25 at 20:31 By Connor Jones Beijing has a long history of recruiting US residents to carry out…
Microsoft adds generative search to its Bing engine
Microsoft adds generative search to its Bing engine 2024-07-25 at 19:49 By Richard Speed Looks a lot like Google’s AI Overviews, hopefully without some of the early unfortunate summaries Microsoft…
Chainguard Raises $140 Million, Expands Tech to Secure AI Workloads
Chainguard Raises $140 Million, Expands Tech to Secure AI Workloads 2024-07-25 at 19:49 By Ryan Naraine Software supply chain security startup Chainguard raises a $140 million Series C round that…
How organizations can save CISOs amidst increasing federal regulations
How organizations can save CISOs amidst increasing federal regulations 2024-07-25 at 19:16 By How can an organization save its CISO? It starts with four key strategies. This article is an…
Apple Maps escapes orchard into web browser wilds
Apple Maps escapes orchard into web browser wilds 2024-07-25 at 18:46 By Richard Speed Chrome and Edge on Windows can now join the fun Apple has introduced its mapping technology…
North Korean Hackers Shift from Cyber Espionage to Ransomware Attacks
North Korean Hackers Shift from Cyber Espionage to Ransomware Attacks 2024-07-25 at 18:01 By A North Korea-linked threat actor known for its cyber espionage operations has gradually expanded into financially-motivated…
STMicroelectronics sees sharp decline in Q2 earnings amid weak auto sector demand
STMicroelectronics sees sharp decline in Q2 earnings amid weak auto sector demand 2024-07-25 at 17:31 By Dan Robinson NXP Semiconductors and Texas Instruments also hit by slowdown Euro chipmaker STMicroelectronics…
You should probably fix this 5-year-old critical Docker vuln fairly sharpish
You should probably fix this 5-year-old critical Docker vuln fairly sharpish 2024-07-25 at 17:01 By Connor Jones For some unknown reason, initial patch was omitted from later versions Docker is…
Adobe exec likened hidden cloud subscription fees to ‘heroin’, says FTC
Adobe exec likened hidden cloud subscription fees to ‘heroin’, says FTC 2024-07-25 at 16:16 By Thomas Claburn Read the unredacted complaint against Photoshop giant and its software plans Adobe’s controversial…
BIND Updates Resolve High-Severity DoS Vulnerabilities
BIND Updates Resolve High-Severity DoS Vulnerabilities 2024-07-25 at 16:16 By Ionut Arghire The latest BIND security updates address remotely exploitable vulnerabilities leading to denial-of-service. The post BIND Updates Resolve High-Severity…
Trustwave Named as a Representative Vendor in the 2024 Gartner®️ Market Guide for Digital Forensics and Incident Response Retainer Services
Trustwave Named as a Representative Vendor in the 2024 Gartner®️ Market Guide for Digital Forensics and Incident Response Retainer Services 2024-07-25 at 16:01 By For the second week in a…
Chainguard raises $140 million to strengthen open source software security
Chainguard raises $140 million to strengthen open source software security 2024-07-25 at 16:01 By Industry News Chainguard has completed a $140 million Series C round of funding led by Redpoint…
Kaspersky says Uncle Sam snubbed proposal to open up its code for third-party review
Kaspersky says Uncle Sam snubbed proposal to open up its code for third-party review 2024-07-25 at 15:16 By Jessica Lyons Those national security threat claims? ‘No evidence,’ VP tells The…