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17 Jan 2025
CMS releases final ACA marketplace payment notice for 2026
The 2026 updates to the ACA marketplace include calculation updates for risk adjustment, slight changes to cost-sharing reduction loading practices and more.
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17 Jan 2025
Treasury Department sanctions company tied to Salt Typhoon
The sanctions were in response to significant cyberattacks by Chinese nation-state threat groups against the U.S. government and critical infrastructure in recent months.
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17 Jan 2025
US Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban
The US Supreme Court has upheld a legal ban on TikTok, meaning that the video-sharing application will be shut down from midnight on Sunday 19 January
Security News from the past 365 days
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17 Jan 2025
Biden order gives CISA software supply chain 'teeth'
The outgoing administration makes a Hail Mary attempt to salvage work it began in 2021 to require specific software supply chain security information from software suppliers.
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17 Jan 2025
U.S. TikTok ban will affect small businesses
The Supreme Court upholds the U.S. TikTok ban, which means businesses that have used the app to reach and grow audiences will no longer be able to do so.
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16 Jan 2025
Tech industry experts digest cybersecurity executive order
IT pros assess a last-minute cybersecurity executive order with new directives on a broad swath of topics, from cybercriminal sanctions to AI and identity management.
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16 Jan 2025
Biden signs new cyber order days before Trump inauguration
With days left in the White House, outgoing US president Joe Biden has signed a wide-ranging cyber security executive order with far-reaching implications
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16 Jan 2025
Trump's tech policy appointments ready to unleash AI
President-elect Donald Trump's tech policy team at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy will strongly influence the administration's direction on AI.
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16 Jan 2025
Russia’s Star Blizzard pivots to WhatsApp in spear-phishing campaign
The Russian cyber spy operation known as Star Blizzard changed tactics after a takedown operation by Microsoft and the US authorities, turning to widely used messaging platform WhatsApp to try to ensnare its targets
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16 Jan 2025
Threat actor publishes data of 15K hacked FortiGate firewalls
Although the threat actor published the alleged stolen Fortinet FortiGate firewall data this week, the data is apparently tied to older zero-day exploitation from 2022.
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16 Jan 2025
Almost half of UK banks set to miss DORA deadline
A significant minority of financial services organisations in the UK will not be fully compliant with the EU’s DORA cyber and risk management regulation when it comes into force on 17 January
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16 Jan 2025
Nvidia launches new NIM microservices in NeMo Guardrails
The AI hardware and software vendor introduces new constraints to make sure AI agents and models don't go off topic, leak personal data or become vulnerable to jailbreaks.
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16 Jan 2025
ESET details UEFI Secure Boot bypass vulnerability
ESET researchers last year discovered an unsigned binary in a third-party UEFI application that could have been abused to bypass the Secure Boot process.
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16 Jan 2025
Davos 2025: Digital supply chains at risk as world faces two years of turbulence
World Economic Forum urges digital business leaders to build the resilience of supply chains, improve cyber defences and develop contingency plans
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15 Jan 2025
Cisco AI cybersecurity launch touts shadow AI defense
Cisco wields the power of incumbency to weave AI security into existing cloud access management tools, including algorithmic validation testing on AI models.
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15 Jan 2025
FBI removes Chinese PlugX malware from 4,258 U.S. computers
The FBI did not inform individuals that it deleted PlugX malware from users' computers beforehand, citing the possibility of Chinese state-sponsored hackers making adjustments.
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15 Jan 2025
Zyxel, Trellix and Picus improve partner programme offerings
Vendors rewarding and supporting partners that get involved with key products and widen routes to market
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15 Jan 2025
Cisco looking to partners to take AI security offering to market
Vendor announces release that will identify, validate and secure applications running across a network
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15 Jan 2025
Cyber security dovetails with AI to lead 2025 corporate IT investment
Cyber security and GenAI top enterprise IT investment plans for 2025, whether singly or together, according to research from Enterprise Strategy Group
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15 Jan 2025
Users protest, flee TikTok as clock ticks on US ban
As the US Supreme Court prepares to rule on the future of TikTok, rumours of a sale are swirling around Washington DC while panicked users make plans for an exodus
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15 Jan 2025
Biggest Patch Tuesday in years sees Microsoft address 159 vulnerabilities
The largest Patch Tuesday of the 2020s so far brings fixes for more than 150 CVEs ranging widely in their scope and severity – including eight zero-day flaws
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15 Jan 2025
Davos 2025: Misinformation and disinformation are most pressing risks, says World Economic Forum
World leaders, business chiefs and civil society organisations will discuss the risks posed by misinformation, disinformation and artificial intelligence at the World Economic Forum
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15 Jan 2025
Cohesity CEO on Veritas integration and IPO plans
Cohesity CEO Sanjay Poonen shares his vision for integrating Veritas’ enterprise data protection business, uniting 12,000 customers, driving AI-powered innovation and building a public-ready company
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14 Jan 2025
January Patch Tuesday resolves 3 Hyper-V zero-days
The number of vulnerabilities corrected for January Patch Tuesday is one of the highest in recent memory and includes three Hyper-V vulnerabilities exploited in the wild.
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14 Jan 2025
Attackers exploiting critical Fortinet zero-day vulnerability
Fortinet disclosed another zero-day vulnerability in its FortiOS and FortiProxy products days after Arctic Wolf detailed a threat campaign targeting the vendor's devices.
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14 Jan 2025
OpenAI faces backlash for its Economic Blueprint for U.S.
The document lays out steps for the future regarding AI technology. Some call the move self-serving and another piece of the vendor's strategy to win the AI race.
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14 Jan 2025
CISA: BeyondTrust flaw CVE-2024-12686 exploited in the wild
BeyondTrust discovered the flaw last month while investigating breaches of a 'limited number' of SaaS customers at the hands of Chinese state-sponsored threat actors.
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14 Jan 2025
Ivanti zero-day patching increases amid ongoing attacks
Recent scans conducted by the Shadowserver Foundation show many organizations have patched Ivanti instances vulnerable to CVE-2025-0282 over the last week.
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14 Jan 2025
Barings Law enleagues 15,000 claimants against Google and Microsoft
Barings Law has signed up 15,000 claimants in a data breach suit against Microsoft and Google. The firm says the tech giants use personal data without proper consent to train AI models
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14 Jan 2025
Exclusive Networks brings Beal on board to run Americas
Former Barracuda Networks executive starts fresh chapter by taking senior position at the distributor
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13 Jan 2025
UK government plans to extend ransomware payment ban
A ban on ransomware payments by UK government departments will be extended to cover organisations such as local councils, schools and the NHS should new government proposals move forward
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13 Jan 2025
Biden's AI diffusion rule met with heavy backlash
A newly proposed rule from the Biden administration targeting AI and chip exports has been met with intense criticism.
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13 Jan 2025
CNI operators should ask these 12 questions of their OT suppliers
The NCSC, CISA and others have set out 12 cyber security considerations CNI organisations and other users of operational technology should incorporate into their buying processes to force their suppliers to do better
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13 Jan 2025
UK government unveils AI-fuelled industrial strategy
Labour plans to implement the 50 recommendations set out by entrepreneur Matt Clifford to boost the use of AI in the UK
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10 Jan 2025
US bank FNBO uses Pindrop to tackle voice fraud, deepfakes
Learn how First National Bank of Omaha in the US is enhancing customer authentication and verification in its contact centres, eliminating friction points and making life easier for its customer service teams, with Pindrop voice security technology
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10 Jan 2025
Eco Group launches Resilience
Cyber security operation looks to help SME customers fend off threats as the challenges faced by customers continue to mount
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10 Jan 2025
Mandiant: Latest Ivanti vulns exploited by Chinese cyber spooks
Threat actors are once again lining up to exploit vulnerabilities in the widely used Ivanti product suite, with an apparent link to Chinese espionage activity
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09 Jan 2025
As he exits, Biden awards over $33B in CHIPS Act funding
The CHIPS and Science Act promises to boost U.S. semiconductor production and has ultimately spurred companies like Intel, TSMC and Samsung to bolster U.S. investments.
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09 Jan 2025
Experts optimistic on FCC's Cyber Trust Mark for IoT devices
The launch of the FCC's U.S. Cyber Trust Mark label for IoT devices will include internet-connected home security cameras, smart home appliances, baby monitors and more.
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09 Jan 2025
Mandiant links Ivanti zero-day exploitation to Chinese hackers
Mandiant warned users to be prepared for widespread exploitation of CVE-2025-0282 as Ivanti products have become a popular target for attackers in recent years.
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09 Jan 2025
December ransomware attacks slam healthcare, public services
In December, one victim organization paid a $1.5 million ransom to restore services, while another continued to experience disruptions for more than one month following an attack.
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08 Jan 2025
Critical Ivanti Connect Secure zero-day flaw under attack
Although Ivanti has seen exploitation of CVE-2025-0282 in only Ivanti Connect Secure instances, Ivanti Policy Secure and ZTA gateways are also vulnerable to the flaw.
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08 Jan 2025
German court finds hacked EncroChat phone evidence inadmissible
The Berlin Regional Court has found that evidence obtained by a joint French and Dutch operation to hack the EncroChat encrypted mobile phone network is legally inadmissible, raising questions about its use in other European countries
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08 Jan 2025
Partner consolidation starts to pick up
Acquisitions by DSP, Integrity360 and CallTower mark the first deals of 2025
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08 Jan 2025
MSPs focusing on improving profitability
Market insights shared by Kaseya paint a picture of a dynamic market that rewards those adopting emerging technology and delivering solid services
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07 Jan 2025
Regional skills plan to boost UK cyber defences
Over 30 projects in England and Northern Ireland will receive a share of a £1.9m fund designed to enhance cyber security skills and protect small businesses
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07 Jan 2025
CISA: BeyondTrust breach affected Treasury Department only
The government cybersecurity agency says fallout from a breach against BeyondTrust last month has not affected other federal agencies, although the investigation is ongoing.
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07 Jan 2025
Saudi Arabia calls for humanitarian AI after tightening screws on rights protesters
Oppressive state wants global digital identity system at the heart of all AI, to make it trustworthy and prevent it being used for ‘unauthorised surveillance’
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06 Jan 2025
Amit Yoran, Tenable CEO and cybersecurity advocate, dies at 54
Amit Yoran was a decades-long practitioner of cybersecurity and previously held key roles at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, RSA Security and NetWitness.
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06 Jan 2025
FluidOne keeps focus on growth with fresh CFO
Channel player is working to an ambitious plan to increase the size of the business, and has kicked off the year with a significant hire
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06 Jan 2025
Government develops quantum tech for military
A high-tech atomic clock has been developed by a ‘secret lab’ and aims to decrease the reliance on GPS technology
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03 Jan 2025
US Treasury incident a clear warning on supply chain security in 2025
A cyber incident at the US Department of the Treasury – blamed on a Chinese state actor – raises fresh warnings about supply chain risk after it was found to have originated via vulnerabilities in a remote tech support product
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03 Jan 2025
Corporate cover-up behind world-beating cyber security record in Middle East
Report ranking Gulf corporations ahead of US and EU counterparts for cyber security has sparked debate about the region’s tendency for secrecy and state control
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02 Jan 2025
Dozens of Chrome extensions hacked in threat campaign
Although data security vendor Cyberhaven disclosed that its Chrome extension was compromised on Dec. 24, additional research suggests the broader campaign could be months older.
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31 Dec 2024
Treasury Department breached through BeyondTrust service
The Treasury Department said Chinese government hackers gained access to a key for BeyondTrust's Remote Support service and used it to breach the federal agency.
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31 Dec 2024
Top 10 surveillance, journalism and encryption stories of 2024
Revelations of covert and unlawful monitoring of journalists and their confidential sources by the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Metropolitan Police attracted a huge amount of attention this year
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30 Dec 2024
10 of the biggest ransomware attacks in 2024
Ransomware attacks against U.S. organizations in 2024 disrupted healthcare systems, supply chains and government services and led to tens of millions of dollars in ransom payments.
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27 Dec 2024
Top 10 ANZ stories of 2024
The 2024 tech landscape in Australia and New Zealand was dotted with developments spanning cloud migrations and AI adoption to heightened data security and real-time data streaming
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24 Dec 2024
Top 10 police technology stories of 2024
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 police technology stories of 2024
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23 Dec 2024
10 of the biggest cybersecurity stories of 2024
Some of the biggest stories of the year include a massive IT outage, a record-setting ransom payment and devastating breaches at several U.S. telecommunications companies.
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23 Dec 2024
Biden leaves mark on four technology regulation areas
Looking back on the last four years shows how aggressive the FTC and DOJ were on M&A activity. That might be a hallmark of the Biden regulation era.
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23 Dec 2024
2024 review: Main themes in the channel
MicroScope takes a look back at some of the main themes that affected the channel over the past 12 months
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20 Dec 2024
Top 10 data and ethics stories of 2024
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 data and ethics stories of 2024
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19 Dec 2024
Top 10 ASEAN stories of 2024
Southeast Asia’s 2024 tech landscape saw major companies embracing AI, shifts in open source and the emergence of local large language models to address the needs of a diverse region
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19 Dec 2024
Congress weighs Trump's approach to antitrust enforcement
Under the incoming Trump administration, antitrust enforcement might shift to one agency in a move some believe will streamline cases and improve efficiency.
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19 Dec 2024
BeyondTrust SaaS instances breached in cyberattack
BeyondTrust, a privileged access management vendor, patched two vulnerabilities this week after attackers compromised SaaS instances for a 'limited number' of customers.
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19 Dec 2024
LockBit ransomware gang teases February 2025 return
An individual associated with the LockBit ransomware gang has broken cover to tease details of a new phase of the cyber criminal operation's activity, which they claim is set to begin in February 2025
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19 Dec 2024
Latest attempt to override UK’s outdated hacking law stalls
Amendments to the Data Bill that would have given the UK cyber industry a boost by updating restrictive elements of the Computer Misuse Act have failed to progress beyond a Lords committee
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19 Dec 2024
French court refuses to expedite trial of Sky ECC cryptophone distributor Thomas Herdman
Canadian businessman Thomas Herdman, who was arrested by French police despite agreeing a deal to cooperate with US investigators, has been denied bail after 42 months in pre-trial detention
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18 Dec 2024
CISA issues mobile security guidance following China hacks
Following the Salt Typhoon attacks, CISA offers advice to 'highly targeted' individuals, such as using end-to-end encryption and moving away from purely SMS-based MFA.
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18 Dec 2024
The Security Interviews: Martin Lee, Cisco Talos
Threat intel expert and author Martin Lee, EMEA technical lead for security research at Cisco Talos, joins Computer Weekly to mark the 35th anniversary of the first ever ransomware attack
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18 Dec 2024
Top 10 cyber security stories of 2024
Data breaches, data privacy and protection, and the thorny issue of open source security were all hot topics this year. Meanwhile, security companies frequently found themselves hitting the headlines, and not always for good reasons. Here are Computer Weekly's top 10 cyber security stories of 2024
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18 Dec 2024
Top 10 cyber crime stories of 2024
From ransomware targeting the NHS to nation-state-backed intrusions, 2024 was another big year for cyber criminals and cyber spooks alike, but they didn't have it all their own way as the good guys fought back
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18 Dec 2024
Axon still in possession of Police Scotland encryption keys
Supplier’s possession of encryption keys for Police Scotland data sharing system opens potential for access and transfer of sensitive data without the knowledge or consent of the force
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17 Dec 2024
Conservative MP adds to calls for public inquiry over PSNI police spying
Conservative MP David Davis calls for a public inquiry following a court ruling that the PSNI and Metropolitan Police unlawfully placed journalists under electronic surveillance
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17 Dec 2024
Top 10 end user computing stories of 2024
Here are Computer Weekly’s top 10 end user stories of the year, overlooking the growth of new PC form factors and devices equipped with neural processing units for AI acceleration
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17 Dec 2024
Digital Ethics Summit 2024: recognising AI’s socio-technical nature
At trade association TechUK’s eighth annual Digital Ethics Summit, public officials and industry figures and civil society groups met to discuss the ethical challenges associated with the proliferation of artificial intelligence tools globally and the direction of travel set for 2025
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17 Dec 2024
Tribunal criticises PSNI and Met Police for spying operation to identify journalists’ sources
The Investigatory Powers Tribunal has criticised the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Metropolitan Police for unlawfully spying on journalists
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17 Dec 2024
How NCS is tackling the enterprise IT market
The technology service provider is counting on its government experience, global expert network and cyber security capabilities to penetrate the enterprise IT market
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16 Dec 2024
Blackberry sells Cylance to Arctic Wolf for $160M
After exiting the mobile device market, Blackberry acquired Cylance for $1.4 billion in 2018 to expand its presence in enterprise security.
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16 Dec 2024
Cleo zero-day vulnerability gets CVE as attacks continue
The new Cleo zero-day vulnerability, CVE-2024-55956, is separate from CVE-2024-50623 despite both vulnerabilities being used by threat actors to target the same endpoints.
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16 Dec 2024
The Security Interviews: Stephen McDermid, Okta
Okta regional chief security officer for EMEA sits down with Dan Raywood to talk about how Okta is pivoting to a secure-by-design champion
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16 Dec 2024
ESET: RansomHub most active ransomware group in H2 2024
The antimalware vendor says law enforcement operations against the LockBit ransomware gang were successful, but a new prolific group has emerged in its place.
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16 Dec 2024
Ransomware threat shows no sign of slowing down
Those making predictions about what’s in store for the channel next year point to the persistent and growing problems caused by cyber criminals
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13 Dec 2024
Computer Misuse Act reform gains traction in Parliament
An amendment to the proposed Data (Access and Use) Bill that will right a 35-year-old wrong and protect security professionals from criminalisation is to be debated at Westminster
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13 Dec 2024
How AWS is protecting customers from cyber threats
Amazon Web Services reveals how its threat intelligence capabilities work under the hood to thwart cyber attacks and keep its customers’ data safe
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12 Dec 2024
Cleo patches file transfer zero-day flaw under attack
Cleo published a patch for its Harmony, VLTrader and LexiCom managed file transfer products, which addresses a 'critical vulnerability' that's separate from CVE-2024-50623.
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12 Dec 2024
Emerging Ymir ransomware heralds more coordinated threats in 2025
A newly observed ransomware strain has the community talking about more collaboration, and blurred lines, between threat groups next year, according to NCC’s monthly cyber barometer
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12 Dec 2024
Aqua Security warns of significant risks in Prometheus stack
The cloud security vendor called on Prometheus to provide users with additional safeguards to protect against misconfigurations discovered in the open source monitoring tool.
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11 Dec 2024
How AI agents are the next wave of generative technology
As agentic technology grows more popular, some are optimistic about what appears to be the next phase of AI. However, there are concerns about the tasks agents are doing.
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11 Dec 2024
Russia focuses cyber attacks on Ukraine rather than West despite rising tension
Computer Weekly talks to GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre operations director Paul Chichester and former NCSC chief executive Ciaran Martin on Russia, China and Salt Typhoon
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11 Dec 2024
Managed security services set for growth in 2025
Predictions from channel player Infinigate include an expectation that MSSPs will continue to be in strong demand
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11 Dec 2024
Okta progressing with partner-first strategy
Identity player shares progress update a couple of months after it went all-in with the channel
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10 Dec 2024
December Patch Tuesday shuts down Windows zero-day
Microsoft addresses 72 vulnerabilities, including 17 rated critical. Administrators should focus on patching the Windows OS to stop a flaw that has been exploited in the wild.
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10 Dec 2024
Dangerous CLFS and LDAP flaws stand out on Patch Tuesday
Microsoft has fixed over 70 CVEs in its final Patch Tuesday update of the year, and defenders should prioritise a zero-day in the Common Log File System Driver, and another impactful flaw in the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
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10 Dec 2024
Citrix NetScaler devices targeted in brute force campaign
Citrix advised NetScaler customers to ensure that their devices are fully updated and properly configured to defend against the recent spike in brute force attacks.
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10 Dec 2024
Microsoft enhanced Recall security, but will it be enough?
Microsoft's controversial Recall feature began rolling out to certain Windows Insiders with Copilot+ PCs in November, with more expected to participate this month.
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10 Dec 2024
iOS vuln leaves user data dangerously exposed
Jamf threat researchers detail an exploit chain for a recently patched iOS vulnerability that enables a threat actor to steal sensitive data, warning that many organisations are still neglecting mobile updates
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10 Dec 2024
UK police continue to hold millions of custody images unlawfully
Annual report from the biometrics and surveillance camera commissioner of England and Wales highlights the ongoing and unlawful retention millions of custody images of innocent people never charged with a crime by police
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10 Dec 2024
DWP ‘fairness analysis’ reveals bias in AI fraud detection system
Information about people’s age, disability, marital status and nationality influences decisions to investigate benefit claims for fraud, but the Department for Work and Pensions says there are ‘no immediate concerns of unfair treatment’
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10 Dec 2024
MSP specialists plugging security gaps
A few weeks after Kaseya sealed the addition of SaaS Alerts, the security player’s CEO details what it will mean for the vendor’s managed service community
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10 Dec 2024
Top IT predictions in APAC in 2025
Enterprises across the Asia-Pacific region are expected to focus on securing their AI workloads, invest in energy efficient infrastructure and rethink their platform strategy, among other tech trends in the new year
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09 Dec 2024
Attackers exploit vulnerability in Cleo file transfer software
Cleo disclosed and patched the remote code execution vulnerability in late October, but managed file transfer products have proved to be popular targets for threat actors.