Patching, a highly necessary, yet sometimes neglected practice of resolving security risks related to vulnerabilities, can prove difficult for organizations of all sizes. You probably already know that a regular and well-defined patch management routine proactively ensures your systems function…
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Industry Experts React to DARPA’s AI Cyber Challenge
At Black Hat USA 2023, the Department of Defense (DoD) Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) unveiled a two-year “AI Cyber Challenge” (AIxCC) competition aimed at driving innovation in AI and the creation of new cybersecurity tools. The competition will…
DFIR Company Binalyze Raises $19 Million in Series A Funding
Estonian DFIR company Binalyze has raised $19 million in a Series A funding round to grow and improve its product. The post DFIR Company Binalyze Raises $19 Million in Series A Funding appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been…
Court Convicts Portuguese Hacker in Football Leaks Trial and Gives Him a 4-Year Suspended Sentence
Portuguese hacker behind “Football Leaks” convicted by a Lisbon court of nine crimes and given a suspended prison sentence of four years. The post Court Convicts Portuguese Hacker in Football Leaks Trial and Gives Him a 4-Year Suspended Sentence appeared…
Cleafy Raises €10 Million for Online Banking Fraud Prevention Platform
Real-time online banking fraud prevention firm Cleafy has raised €10 million ($10.7 million) in a funding round led by United Ventures. The post Cleafy Raises €10 Million for Online Banking Fraud Prevention Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has…
Finding Your Way in Cloud Security
The next time you see CNAPP, CASB, WAAS, CSPM or many of the other phrases, it will be helpful to take a deep breath and realize enterprise security has never been a binary one or zero. The post Finding Your…
China-Linked ‘Redfly’ Group Targeted Power Grid
Symantec warns that the Redfly APT appears to be focusing exclusively on targeting critical national infrastructure organizations. The post China-Linked ‘Redfly’ Group Targeted Power Grid appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek RSS Feed Read the…
MGM Resorts Hit By Cyber-Attack, Systems Down
The incident disrupted key company services, impacting website, bookings and in-casino functions This article has been indexed from http://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/rss/news/76/application-security/ Read the original article: MGM Resorts Hit By Cyber-Attack, Systems Down
Critical GitHub Vulnerability Exposes 4,000+ Repositories to Repojacking Attack
A new vulnerability disclosed in GitHub could have exposed thousands of repositories at risk of repojacking attacks, new findings show. The flaw “could allow an attacker to exploit a race condition within GitHub’s repository creation and username renaming operations,” Checkmarx…
MGM Resorts hit by a cyber attack
Hospitality and entertainment company MGM Resorts was hit by a cyber attack that shut down its systems at MGM Hotels and Casinos. Hospitality and entertainment company MGM Resorts was the victim of a cyber attack, the IT infrastructure across the…
Cars Have Terrible Data Privacy
A new Mozilla Foundation report concludes that cars, all of them, have terrible data privacy. All 25 car brands we researched earned our *Privacy Not Included warning label—making cars the official worst category of products for privacy that we have…
Requests via Facebook Messenger lead to hijacked business accounts
Hijackers of Facebook business accounts are relying on fake business inquiries and threats of page/account suspension to trick targets into downloading password-stealing malware. Examples of phishing messages. (Source: Guardio Labs) The campaign Hijacked Facebook business accounts a great way to…
Entrust names Jordan Avnaim as CISO
Entrust named Jordan Avnaim as its Chief Information Security Officer (CISO). With more than 20 years of experience leading information security functions and influencing change and enterprise digital transformation, Jordan will help scale and mature Entrust’s information security program for…
Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: The Value of the Virtual
NFTs have gained significant attention recently. Learn what factors contribute to the perceived value of NFTs, and how these differ from traditional physical assets or cryptocurrencies? This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Silicon UK…
Apple Extends Qualcomm Deal As Modem Efforts Continue
Apple extends Qualcomm modem deal for three more years in sign its in-house development efforts are taking longer than planned This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: Apple Extends Qualcomm Deal As Modem Efforts Continue
Sophisticated Phishing Campaign Deploying Agent Tesla, OriginBotnet, and RedLine Clipper
A sophisticated phishing campaign is using a Microsoft Word document lure to distribute a trifecta of threats, namely Agent Tesla, OriginBotnet, and OriginBotnet, to gather a wide range of information from compromised Windows machines. “A phishing email delivers the Word…
Chinese Redfly Group Compromised a Nation’s Critical Grid in 6-Month ShadowPad Campaign
A threat actor called Redfly has been linked to a compromise of a national grid located in an unnamed Asian country for as long as six months earlier this year using a known malware referred to as ShadowPad. “The attackers managed to steal…
7 Steps to Kickstart Your SaaS Security Program
SaaS applications are the backbone of modern businesses, constituting a staggering 70% of total software usage. Applications like Box, Google Workplace, and Microsoft 365 are integral to daily operations. This widespread adoption has transformed them into potential breeding grounds for…
AuthMind raises seed funding for its identity SecOps platform
AuthMind, a Maryland-based startup that aims to help businesses protect themselves from identity-related cyberattacks, today announced that it has raised an $8.5 million seed round led by Ballistic Ventures, with strategic participation from IBM Ventures. The company was co-founded by…
Almost One in Three Parents Have Never Spoken to Their Children About Cybersecurity
Today, Keeper Security have announced the release of the Keeper Security Parental Practices Report: Conversations on Cybersecurity, which explores parental attitudes, practices and concerns regarding cybersecurity discussions with their children and sheds light on this imperative topic for families. The…