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26 Jul 2024
Generative AI a top priority for Amazon QuickSight
By Eric AvidonThough the BI platform already enables users to analyze data and develop data products using natural language, AWS plans to do more to aid insight generation and user efficiency.
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26 Jul 2024
CrowdStrike outage underscores software testing dilemmas
By Beth PariseauExperts say efforts to avoid incidents such as last week's CrowdStrike outage will face time-honored tradeoffs between velocity, stability, access and security.
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26 Jul 2024
OpenAI takes on Google with new SearchGPT prototype
By Esther AjaoThe AI engine will provide users with information from the web. The AI vendor is working with publishers such as Newsmax. It will incorporate some features in ChatGPT.
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06 Sep 2023
French supreme court dismisses legal challenge to EncroChat cryptophone evidence
By Bill GoodwinDefence lawyers plan to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights after the French supreme court disallowed an appeal over the legality of EncroChat evidence
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06 Sep 2023
German court unclear whether intercepted EncroChat cryptophone messages are legally admissible
By Bill GoodwinGermany’s Federal Constitutional Court is waiting to hear five complaints that could decide whether data from the hacked EncroChat phone network can be lawfully used in German courts, but situation remains unclear for now
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06 Sep 2023
Meet the professional BEC op that targeted Microsoft 365 users for years
By Alex ScroxtonThe so-called W3LL cyber crime operation ran a phishing empire that has played a large role in compromising Microsoft 365 accounts for years. Its activities are now coming to light thanks to Group-IB researchers
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06 Sep 2023
Okta customers targeted in new wave of social engineering attacks
By Alex ScroxtonAuthentication specialist Okta has warned customers to be on alert for a campaign of social engineering attacks exploiting highly privileged users
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05 Sep 2023
Ransomware attacks on education sector spike in August
By Arielle WaldmanWhile data breach notifications for MoveIt Transfer customers continued to rise, August also saw ransomware ramp up against schools and universities as classes resumed.
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05 Sep 2023
Researchers find flaw in Mend.io security platform
By Alex ScroxtonWithSecure’s research team uncovered an authentication flaw in an application security platform developed by Mend.io, which has now been fixed
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05 Sep 2023
Law firm Fieldfisher launches data breach management tool
By Alex ScroxtonUK and European data breach law specialist Fieldfisher has enlisted legal tech specialist Lawcadia to supply a 24-hour data breach notification assessment platform
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05 Sep 2023
Hacked Electoral Commission failed Cyber Essentials audit
By Alex ScroxtonThe Electoral Commission failed an NCSC Cyber Essentials audit on multiple counts at about the same time as cyber criminals breached its systems in 2021, it has emerged
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05 Sep 2023
NCSC names ex-NCC man as new CTO
By Alex ScroxtonNew NCSC CTO Ollie Whitehouse joins from NCC Group, having also worked at BlackBerry and Symantec
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05 Sep 2023
Plymouth Uni spearheads research into wind farm cyber resilience
By Alex ScroxtonProject hosted at the University of Plymouth in Devon aims to develop cyber security measures to protect the UK’s increasingly important offshore wind farm assets
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04 Sep 2023
LockBit ransomware gang allegedly leaks MoD data after hit on supplier
By Alex ScroxtonThe UK government appears to have become entangled in a LockBit ransomware attack after data was leaked from a third-party supplier online
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04 Sep 2023
How startup Once.net and Cloudflare secured the 2023 Eurovision vote
By Alex ScroxtonWhen the Eurovision Song Contest introduced paid-for public voting from outside Europe in 2023, it faced new cyber challenges. Learn how Dutch startup Once.net and Cloudflare teamed up to secure and support the big night
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01 Sep 2023
Police Scotland five-year digital strategy approved
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonPolice Scotland’s new strategy outlines how the force will approach and invest in its digital transformation over the next five years, but notes its ability to achieve its ambitions is subject to the availability of funding
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01 Sep 2023
IT experts issue new warnings over Online Safety Bill plans to weaken end-to-end encryption
By Bill GoodwinBCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, argues the government is seeking a technical fix to terrorism and child abuse without understanding the risks and implications
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01 Sep 2023
Threat actors exploiting unpatched Juniper Networks devices
By Alex ScroxtonA series of vulnerabilities in Juniper Networks firewalls and switches appear to be being exploited in the wild to enable remote code execution, with thousands of devices thought to be exposed
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31 Aug 2023
Sandworm attacks Ukraine with Infamous Chisel malware
By Alex ScroxtonThe UK and its allies have attributed a novel malware campaign against Ukrainian state targets to the Russian intelligence-backed Sandworm APT
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31 Aug 2023
Ducktail social media marketing malware rears its head again
By Alex ScroxtonUse of the Ducktail infostealer, which first popped up in 2022 targeting Meta Business accounts, seems to be increasing
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31 Aug 2023
Home Office and MoD seeking new facial-recognition tech
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe UK’s Defence and Security Accelerator is running a ‘market exploration’ exercise on behalf of the Home Office to identify new facial-recognition capabilities for security and policing bodies in the UK
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31 Aug 2023
Post Office to provide in-person identity checks for One Login
By Lis EvenstadPartnership between the Government Digital Service and the Post Office will see postmasters and staff provide face-to-face identity checks for those unable to use the One Login app or website
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30 Aug 2023
FBI, Justice Department dismantle Qakbot malware
By Alexander CulafiThe FBI operation, one of the largest U.S.-led botnet disruption efforts ever, included international partners such as France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
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30 Aug 2023
CrowdStrike CTO: 'Rookie mistakes' are hurting cloud security
By Rob WrightCrowdStrike's Elia Zaitsev discusses the rise in credential-based attacks, as well as the common errors organizations make in the cloud that often lead to breaches.
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30 Aug 2023
Cyber world hails downfall of Qakbot trojan
By Alex ScroxtonA multinational law enforcement hacking operation disrupted the botnet infrastructure used to distribute the Qakbot trojan at the weekend, in a major setback for the cyber criminal underworld
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30 Aug 2023
NCSC warns over possible AI prompt injection attacks
By Alex ScroxtonThe UK’s NCSC says it sees alarming potential for so-called prompt injection attacks driven by the large language models that power AI chatbots
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29 Aug 2023
Microsoft Teams attack exposes collab platform security gaps
By Shaun SutnerCriminal and state-sponsored hackers are ramping up cyberattacks on instant messaging platforms and other workplace collaboration tools. Meanwhile, enterprises' readiness lags.
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29 Aug 2023
Mandiant reveals new backdoors used in Barracuda ESG attacks
By Arielle WaldmanFurther investigations show threat actors were prepared for Barracuda Networks' remediation efforts, including an action notice to replace all compromised devices.
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29 Aug 2023
Cisco VPNs under attack via Akira, LockBit ransomware
By Alexander CulafiCisco and Rapid7 say ransomware actors LockBit and Akira have apparently been targeting Cisco VPNs not configured for multifactor authentication.
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29 Aug 2023
Zero-day that forced Barracuda users to bin kit was exploited by China
By Alex ScroxtonMandiant has published details of how a Chinese threat actor targeted high-profile users of Barracuda Networks' Email Security Gateway appliances, including government agencies of interest to Beijing's intelligence goals
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29 Aug 2023
Bulk of IT spending going through the channel
By Simon QuickeThe amount of money spent on technology might have been hit by macroeconomic conditions, but the majority of what is being transacted is going through partners
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29 Aug 2023
Top-performing CISOs reserve time for professional development
By Alex ScroxtonSurvey of chief information security officers conducted by Gartner sheds light on habits shared by the top-performing members of the profession
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28 Aug 2023
India gets ready for new data protection regime
By Pratima HarigunaniThe Digital Personal Data Protection Act will shape the way businesses collect, secure and use personal data as India looks to protect data privacy while driving innovation and economic growth
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25 Aug 2023
CloudNordic loses most customer data after ransomware attack
By Alexander CulafiThe Danish cloud host said the ransomware attack it suffered last week 'has paralyzed CloudNordic completely' and that 'it has proved impossible' to recover more customer data.
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24 Aug 2023
FBI: Suspected Chinese actors continue Barracuda ESG attacks
By Arielle WaldmanThe alert comes after Barracuda Networks issued an advisory stating that patches for CVE-2023-2868 were insufficient and all affected ESG devices need to be replaced.
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24 Aug 2023
VMware, Cisco prep generative AI for SecOps
By Beth PariseauGenerative AI has the potential to go beyond identifying anomalies in known data to create new information, such as incident summaries or security policies -- as well as new risks.
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24 Aug 2023
Google bets on AI-backed cyber controls for Workspace users
By Alex ScroxtonZero-trust and digital sovereignty controls are the focus of a series of enhancements being made for Google Workspace users
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24 Aug 2023
Teenage Lapsus$ ringleader was responsible for crime spree, UK court rules
By Alex ScroxtonA court has ruled that Arion Kurtaj, allegedly a key player in the Lapsus$ cyber extortion syndicate, was responsible for the group’s year-long campaign of cyber attacks
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23 Aug 2023
Sophos: RDP played a part in 95% of attacks in H1 2023
By Arielle WaldmanWhile Sophos observed increasing activity around Active Directory and Remote Desktop Protocol abuse, it recommended simple mitigation steps can limit the attack surface.
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23 Aug 2023
Google launches AI-powered data classification for Workspace
By Alexander CulafiAvailable now in preview, the new capability can automatically label files across a customer's Drive environment to protect data from exposure and exfiltration.
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23 Aug 2023
St Helens Council in Merseyside hit by ransomware attack
By Alex ScroxtonSt Helens Borough Council is investigating a suspected ransomware incident targeting its systems, and is advising residents to be on the alert for follow-on phishing attacks
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23 Aug 2023
Cyber attacks in 2023 develop quicker as average dwell times plummet
By Alex ScroxtonThe median attacker dwell time shrunk from 10 to eight days in the first seven months of 2023, and in the case of ransomware attacks it is down to just five days
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22 Aug 2023
Ivanti issues fix for third zero-day flaw exploited in the wild
By Arielle WaldmanCVE-2023-38035 is the latest Ivanti zero-day vulnerability to be exploited in the wild. The vendor has released a series of remediation recommendations.
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22 Aug 2023
Generative AI adoption to grow with economic confidence
By John MooreA PwC survey is the latest data point signaling a return to innovation spending, with generative AI adoption in the C-suite's plans. But business leaders remain sensitive to risk.
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22 Aug 2023
VMware revamps cloud software for edge management
By Antone GonsalvesVMware's new Edge Cloud Orchestrator, formerly VMware SASE Orchestrator, manages VMware's edge compute and SD-WAN systems. Carmaker Audi plans to use the product in its factories.
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22 Aug 2023
Singapore to bolster OT security capabilities
By Aaron TanCyber Security Agency of Singapore teams up with Dragos and the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to bolster the country’s OT security capabilities
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22 Aug 2023
Clop’s MOVEit attacks drive ransomware volumes to record high
By Alex ScroxtonSuch has been the scope of Clop’s activity since May that ransomware attack volumes have more than doubled year on year, according to the latest data
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21 Aug 2023
Vendors criticize Microsoft for repeated security failings
By Alexander CulafiMicrosoft is facing frustration for numerous security issues, including problematic transparency, numerous patch bypasses and inconsistent communication practices.
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21 Aug 2023
Police worker could have put investigation into EncroChat encrypted phone network at risk
By Bill GoodwinA police intelligence analyst admitted tipping-off a criminal contact that police had infiltrated the EncroChat encrypted phone network
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21 Aug 2023
Cyber attack on Aussie energy services firm may hit UK CNI
By Alex ScroxtonEnergy One, an Australia-based supplier of tech services to the energy sector, is investigating the possibility that some UK customers may have been caught up in an ongoing cyber attack on its systems
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21 Aug 2023
Cyber Explorers programme reaches 50,000 11-14 year olds in 18 months
By Alex ScroxtonThe government-backed Cyber Explorers programme has reached 50,000 students in its first 18 months, and more schools are being invited to sign up for the Autumn Term
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18 Aug 2023
NatWest customer calls bank’s handling of breach of his data ‘disgusting’
By Karl FlindersA second NatWest customer has contacted Computer Weekly after finding out from a whistleblower that his sensitive personal data has been in her home for 14 years
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18 Aug 2023
Exclusive expands relationship with Thales
By Simon QuickeVendor hands distributor the right to represent it globally and start selling the firm’s security products in North America
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17 Aug 2023
CISA, vendors warn Citrix ShareFile flaw under attack
By Arielle WaldmanA vulnerability in the managed file transfer product that enterprises use is being actively exploited two months after Citrix released a fix.
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17 Aug 2023
Researchers demo fake airplane mode exploit that tricks iPhone users
By Alex ScroxtonExploit chain that tricks a victim into believing their iOS device is offline in airplane mode when it is not could open the door to grave privacy concerns
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17 Aug 2023
Gamma moves into security space with Satisnet buy
By Simon QuickeUnified comms player moves to add security depth with addition of experienced MSSP
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17 Aug 2023
Top marks for graduates of CIISec vocational cyber course
By Alex Scroxton132 young people who sat the UK’s first Extended Project Qualification in Cyber Security have received their results today
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16 Aug 2023
CyberArk eyes growth beyond PAM
By Aaron TanCyberArk is seeing exponential growth in the broader identity security market as the company expands its capabilities beyond privileged access management
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16 Aug 2023
Deep Instinct widens channel reach with e92plus
By Simon QuickeRelationship struck with distributor should enable threat prevention specialist to expand its reseller base
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16 Aug 2023
AI is the most hyped technology of 2023
By Cliff SaranGartner's 2023 hype cycle puts generative AI at the peak of inflated expectations in its latest analysis of emerging tech trends
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16 Aug 2023
NCSC expands Cyber Incident Response service more widely
By Alex ScroxtonThe NCSC has added a level to its CIR programme to enable more cyber attack victims to take advantage of the service, which offers access to assured incident response specialists
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16 Aug 2023
ITAM influence on cyber risk becoming a factor in credit ratings
By Alex ScroxtonCredit agency S&P Global Ratings warns that organisations that pay inadequate attention to IT asset management as a factor in their cyber risk management processes may find their creditworthiness takes a dive
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15 Aug 2023
Norfolk and Suffolk police hit by FoI-linked data breach
By Alex ScroxtonLatest UK police data breach relates to crime suspects, victims and witnesses across East Anglia, and comes just days after a similar incident at the Northern Irish service
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15 Aug 2023
Nutanix GPT-in-a-Box aims hyper-converged at AI/ML use cases
By Antony AdsheadNutanix targets a pre-configured bundle of AI/ML and GPT software with hyper-converged infrastructure and GPT to help organisations safely take advantage of learning networks
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15 Aug 2023
Online safety message failing to get through to women
By Alex ScroxtonThe security community could be doing a lot more to make its advice and guidance more accessible to women, according to a study
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14 Aug 2023
Cloud costs continue to rise among IT commodities
By John MooreCIOs can expect higher cloud costs as the U.S. government's wholesale inflation index hits its highest rating for the technology category that includes this IT model.
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14 Aug 2023
NatWest offers compensation to customer affected by data breach exposed by whistleblower
By Karl FlindersNatWest bank has offered compensation to a former customer affected by a data breach alongside around 1,600 other former and current customers
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14 Aug 2023
US Cyber Board to probe cloud security after latest Exchange hack
By Alex ScroxtonCSRB review of cloud security comes in the wake of a major Chinese cyber attack on US government bodies orchestrated through Microsoft’s cloud services
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12 Aug 2023
Datacentre management vulnerabilities leave public clouds at risk
By Alex ScroxtonAt the annual DEF CON hacking convention, researchers from Trellix have disclosed multiple vulnerabilities in key datacentre products underpinning the world’s public cloud infrastructure
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11 Aug 2023
Biden order will force companies to weigh China investments
By Makenzie HollandCompanies are facing a new executive order and potentially congressional action restricting outbound investments in technologies such as quantum computing and AI in China.
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10 Aug 2023
CISA shares 'secure by design' plan for US tech ecosystem
By Alexander CulafiThe cyber agency plans to establish secure-by-design principles through internal and external communications, data collection and education for the next generation.
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10 Aug 2023
Palo Alto: SugarCRM zero-day reveals growing cloud threats
By Arielle WaldmanRecent incident response investigations reveal that attackers are becoming more advanced when it comes to the cloud, but there are steps enterprises can take to mitigate risks.
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10 Aug 2023
Kemba Walden: We need to secure open source software
By Rob WrightDuring her Black Hat USA 2023 keynote, the acting national cyber director said the White House wants to develop realistic policies to improve the security of open source software.
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10 Aug 2023
Trend Micro discloses 'silent threat' flaws in Azure ML
By Alexander CulafiDuring a Black Hat 2023 session, Trend Micro researchers discussed several vulnerabilities they discovered in Azure Machine Learning that allow sensitive information disclosure.
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10 Aug 2023
U.S., Ukraine cyber leaders talk resilience, collaboration
By Alexander CulafiAt Black Hat 2023, CISA's Jen Easterly and Ukraine's Victor Zhora discuss cyber resilience and security hardening in the face of destructive cyber campaigns.
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10 Aug 2023
Researchers put LLMs to the test in phishing email experiment
By Rob WrightA Black Hat USA 2023 session discussed an experiment that used large language models to see how effective the technology can be in both detecting and producing phishing emails.
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10 Aug 2023
Google speeds up security update frequency for Chrome
By Alex ScroxtonChanges to Google’s security update policy are supposed to help close the gap in which cyber criminals can exploit n-day vulnerabilities
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10 Aug 2023
A non-conventional career journey into IT security
By Cliff SaranGCSEs and A-levels are not the only route to higher education. We speak to an IT security expert who left school with no formal qualifications
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10 Aug 2023
PSNI investigating second breach after laptop stolen
By Alex ScroxtonJust hours after accidentally disclosing the personal details of 10,000 personnel, the Police Service of Northern Ireland has notified a second data breach after a police issue laptop and documents were stolen from a parked car
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09 Aug 2023
Generative AI takes center stage at Black Hat USA 2023
By Alexander CulafiAbout one year after generative AI launched into the spotlight, the technology is showing early signs of potential for security at Black Hat USA 2023 in Las Vegas.
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09 Aug 2023
Coalition looks to bridge gap between CISOs, cyber insurance
By Arielle WaldmanWhile carriers and CISOs agree cyber insurance has contributed to better security postures, Coalition said the relationship needs to stronger as threat evolve and intensify.
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09 Aug 2023
Wiz warns of exposed multi-tenant apps in Azure AD
By Rob WrightDuring a Black Hat USA 2023 session, a Wiz researcher explained how a common misconfiguration in Azure Active Directory led to the exposure of nearly 1,300 applications.
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09 Aug 2023
Onapsis researchers detail new SAP security threats
By Arielle WaldmanAt Black Hat 2023, Onapsis researchers demonstrated how attackers could chain a series of SAP vulnerabilities impacting the P4 protocol to gain root access to a target network.
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09 Aug 2023
Several Exchange Server flaws fixed on August Patch Tuesday
By Tom WalatMicrosoft addresses 74 vulnerabilities this month with the on-premises email server platform returning to the spotlight with corrections to close six security holes.
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09 Aug 2023
Microsoft addresses Office vulnerability attacked by Russian spooks in latest update
By Alex ScroxtonMicrosoft has issued fixes for over 70 vulnerabilities in its August Patch Tuesday drop, including remedies for CVE-2023-36884, which was disclosed without a fix in July and has been the subject of Kremlin-backed cyber attacks
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09 Aug 2023
Tenable launches LLM-powered ExposureAI product
By Alexander CulafiExposureAI will be integrated into Tenable One, the vendor's encompassing exposure management platform, and is the latest cybersecurity produce to employ large language models.
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09 Aug 2023
Northern Irish police expose staff data in botched FoI response
By Alex ScroxtonHuman error is being blamed for the leak of personally identifiable information on all serving officers and civilian staff at the Police Service of Northern Ireland
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08 Aug 2023
Rubrik acquires Laminar for cloud security, data visibility
By Tim McCarthyRubrik snags Laminar Security, adding to its data security and R&D portfolio. It's a move that underscores the changes Rubrik is making to become a cybersecurity vendor.
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08 Aug 2023
Google unveils 'Downfall' attacks, vulnerability in Intel chips
By Rob WrightGoogle researcher Daniel Moghimi first reported CVE-2022-40982 and the resulting data leak attacks to Intel in August 2022, but it's taken nearly 12 months to disclose the flaw.
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08 Aug 2023
CrowdStrike observes massive spike in identity-based attacks
By Alexander CulafiIdentity-based attacks like Kerberoasting saw massive increases over the last 12 months as adversary breakout time fell, according to CrowdStrike's 2023 Threat Hunting Report.
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08 Aug 2023
MPs warn about growing prevalence of tech-enabled domestic abuse
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonThe UK government must take action to prevent perpetrators from being able to use connected or smart technologies to conduct their domestic abuse, a select committee has warned
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08 Aug 2023
UK voter data hacked in cyber attack on election watchdog
By Alex ScroxtonAn unknown threat actor who attacked the UK’s Electoral Commission had access to data on millions of UK voters for over a year, the watchdog has revealed
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08 Aug 2023
Black Basta, Hive and Royal ransomware gangs may share real-world connection
By Alex ScroxtonAt Black Hat USA, Sophos X-Ops researchers share data revealing potential connections between three active ransomware crews
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08 Aug 2023
Workplace monitoring needs worker consent, says select committee
By Sebastian Klovig SkeltonEmployers looking to monitor their employees through connected devices should only to so with the consent of those affected due to negative impacts such surveillance can have on work intensification and mental health
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08 Aug 2023
Many UK organisations considering ChatGPT bans on employee devices
By Alex ScroxtonMore than 60% of organisations in the UK have either banned, or are considering banning, the use of generative AI tools on employee- or business-owned devices
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07 Aug 2023
EU's antitrust probe into Microsoft comes too late
By Makenzie HollandThe EU's history of conduct over structural remedies to allay competition concerns means its Microsoft probe likely won't result in a substantial impact on the company.
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07 Aug 2023
NHS trust suspends two governors as whistleblower email dispute continues
By Tommy GreeneGovernors at an NHS trust have been suspended after asking questions about emails used to bring a General Medical Council investigation against a whistleblower
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07 Aug 2023
Microsoft fixes Azure flaw that was subject of researcher criticism
By Alex ScroxtonMicrosoft has confirmed a potentially-dangerous flaw in the Azure platform has now been fully fixed, and moved to reassure customers that despite criticism it is committed to responsible disclosure and timely fixes
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07 Aug 2023
Google to discuss LLM benefits for threat intelligence programs
By Alexander CulafiLarge language models are the backbone of generative AI products launching in the security space. Google will discuss how best to integrate the technology at this week's Black Hat USA.
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07 Aug 2023
Rise in fraudsters spoofing the websites of leading UK banks
By Alex ScroxtonDespite safeguards to protect customers from scams, UK retail banks are still seeing high volumes of fake phishing websites exploiting their brands, and the problem seems to be increasing in scope and scale
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04 Aug 2023
Log4Shell, ProxyShell still among most widely exploited flaws
By Alex ScroxtonStatistics released by the collective Five Eyes cyber agencies reveals insight into the most exploited vulnerabilities of 2022, and unsurprisingly there are some old ‘friends’ on the list
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04 Aug 2023
Biden’s SBOM mandate a ‘shot heard around the world’, report says
By Alex ScroxtonTwo years and three months after Joe Biden mandated new standards in supply chain security, over 40% of UK respondents to a survey say they have implemented new SBOM policies in direct response
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03 Aug 2023
MoveIt Transfer attacks dominate July ransomware disclosures
By Arielle WaldmanTraditional ransomware attacks took a back seat last month, as Clop operators continued to claim victims from the zero-day attacks on MoveIt Transfer customers.