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Companies have good reasons to be concerned about generative AI

Companies need help to get visibility into the operations of their AI programs, potentially reducing productivity while creating significant risks around governance, data security, and more, according to Portal26. Two-thirds of respondents admitted to a Generative AI security or misuse…

QNAP OS Command Injection Vulnerability Let Attackers Execute Malicious Commands

Two critical OS command injection flaws have been discovered in multiple QNAP products, which include QTS, Multimedia Console, Media Streaming add-on, QuTS Hero, and QuTScloud.  These vulnerabilities existed in the QTS operating system and applications on network-attached storage (NAS) devices,…

LinkedIn Scraped and Faked Data (2023) – 19,788,753 breached accounts

In November 2023, a post to a popular hacking forum alleged that millions of LinkedIn records had been scraped and leaked. On investigation, the data turned out to be a combination of legitimate data scraped from LinkedIn and email addresses…

Uphold Linux systems’ performance and availability in Azure

Cloud computing carries many benefits for your business… as long as you can ensure the performance and availability of your cloud environments. Let’s take the following three cloud computing benefits as examples. Rapidly scale cloud services: In the absence of…

News alert: AppMap launches ‘Runtime Code Review’ — GitHub integration innovation

Boston, Mass., Nov. 7, 2023 —AppMap today announces its innovative Runtime Code Review solution that will transform software quality and the developer experience. AppMap’s mission is to deliver actionable insights to developers where they work, and AppMap continues to … (more…)…

Intellectual Property Protection: Safeguarding Your Digital Assets

The digital world has created a need to protect intellectual property online. Copyright laws are in place to ensure that creators of works can benefit… The post Intellectual Property Protection: Safeguarding Your Digital Assets appeared first on Security Zap. This…

Software Complexity Bedevils Mainframe Security

The high-performance and resilient platforms satisfy critical roles, but software complexity and the graying of the specialist workforce are creating security challenges. This article has been indexed from Dark Reading Read the original article: Software Complexity Bedevils Mainframe Security

Hacker Leaks 35 Million Scraped LinkedIn User Records

By Waqas The hacker responsible for this leak is the same individual who previously leaked databases from InfraGard and Twitter. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Hacker Leaks 35 Million Scraped LinkedIn User Records This article…

PayPal’s CISO on how generative AI can improve cybersecurity

The security leader discusses how generative AI enhances efficiency, increases security, protects customers and grows PayPal’s business. This article has been indexed from Security News | VentureBeat Read the original article: PayPal’s CISO on how generative AI can improve cybersecurity

Myrror Security Emerges From Stealth With $6M Seed Round to Prevent Attacks on the Software Development Process

This post doesn’t have text content, please click on the link below to view the original article. This article has been indexed from Dark Reading Read the original article: Myrror Security Emerges From Stealth With $6M Seed Round to Prevent…

Risk Ledger Secures £6.25M to Prevent Cyberattacks on the Supply Chains of Nation’s Largest Enterprises

This post doesn’t have text content, please click on the link below to view the original article. This article has been indexed from Dark Reading Read the original article: Risk Ledger Secures £6.25M to Prevent Cyberattacks on the Supply Chains…

Malwarebytes Launches ThreatDown to Empower Resource Constrained IT Organizations

This post doesn’t have text content, please click on the link below to view the original article. This article has been indexed from Dark Reading Read the original article: Malwarebytes Launches ThreatDown to Empower Resource Constrained IT Organizations

Social Media and SMS Toll Fraud

SMS Toll Fraud Alert: Empowering Social Media Companies to Recover Millions in Stolen Revenue SMS toll fraud is putting a severe financial burden on social media businesses, as cybercriminals exploit this communication channel for illegal financial gain. Businesses can foil…

Microsoft Pushes MFA Adoption Via Conditional Policies

Microsoft is taking another step in its aggressive campaign to get enterprises to adopt multifactor authentication (MFA) by rolling out Conditional Access policies requiring the tool for system administrator access into Entra and other cloud environments. The vendor, which in…

Marina Bay Sands Becomes Latest Hospitality Cyber Victim

Unknown attackers have accessed PII for hundreds of thousands of loyalty customers at the high-end Singapore establishment. This article has been indexed from Dark Reading Read the original article: Marina Bay Sands Becomes Latest Hospitality Cyber Victim

hide.me VPN Review 2023: Features, Pricing, and More

hide.me VPN is a secure and customizable solution. Read this comprehensive review to learn about its features, performance, pricing, and more. This article has been indexed from Security | TechRepublic Read the original article: hide.me VPN Review 2023: Features, Pricing,…

Facebook Bans Political Campaigns, Other Advertisers From Using AI

The post Facebook Bans Political Campaigns, Other Advertisers From Using AI appeared first on Facecrooks. It’s no secret that artificial intelligence has become a factor in almost every walk of life, and tech companies like Facebook are increasingly turning to…

Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2023 Seeks to End Warrantless Police and FBI Spying

The Government Surveillance Reform Act of 2023 pulls from past privacy bills to overhaul how police and the feds access Americans’ data and communications. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the original article: Government Surveillance Reform Act…

North Korea’s BlueNoroff APT Debuts ‘Dumbed Down’ macOS Malware

Kim Jong-Un’s hackers are scraping the bottom of the barrel, using script kiddie-grade malware to steal devalued digital assets. This article has been indexed from Dark Reading Read the original article: North Korea’s BlueNoroff APT Debuts ‘Dumbed Down’ macOS Malware

This Month, The EU Parliament Can Take Action To Stop The Attack On Encryption

< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> A key European parliamentary committee has taken an important step to defend user privacy, including end-to-end encryption. The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)…

Introducing Badger Swarm: New Project Helps Privacy Badger Block Ever More Trackers

< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> < p class=”subhead”>Today we are introducing Badger Swarm, a new tool for Privacy Badger that runs distributed Badger Sett scans in the cloud. Badger Swarm helps us…

Ransomware was behind Toronto Public Library attack

Ransomware is behind last week’s cyber attack against the Toronto Public Library’s IT systems, a spokesperson has confirmed. Ana-Maria Critchley, the library’s manager of communications and stakeholder relations, made the confirmation in an email this morning. However, she wouldn’t comment…

Marina Bay Sands Luxury Hotel in Singapore Suffers a Data Breach

The iconic integrated resort Marina Bay Sands in Singapore has disclosed a data breach that impacted 665,000 customers. The Marina Bay Sands (MBS) luxury resort in Singapore has suffered a data breach that impacted 665,000 customers. Marina Bay Sands discovered…

MTE – The promising path forward for memory safety

Posted by Andy Qin, Irene Ang, Kostya Serebryany, Evgenii Stepanov Since 2018, Google has partnered with ARM and collaborated with many ecosystem partners (SoCs vendors, mobile phone OEMs, etc.) to develop Memory Tagging Extension (MTE) technology. We are now happy…

Hackers Exploit Atlassian Flaw in Cerber Ransomware Attacks

Multiple threat actors are descending on on-premises Atlassian Confluence software to exploit a critical vulnerability that was detailed and patched last week. Threat intelligence researchers from cybersecurity firms Rapid7 and GreyNoise this week reported that over the weekend, they tracked…

Frontegg Forward is here, allowing enterprises to securely manage their customers’ digital identities

Many of Frontegg’s customers are cybersecurity and software companies themselves, whose customers are found across industries. This article has been indexed from Security News | VentureBeat Read the original article: Frontegg Forward is here, allowing enterprises to securely manage their…

Atlassian Bug Escalated to 10, All Unpatched Instances Vulnerable

Active ransomware attacks against vulnerable Atlassian Confluence Data Center and Servers ratchets up risk to enterprises, now reflected in the bug’s revised CVSS score of 10. This article has been indexed from Dark Reading Read the original article: Atlassian Bug…

Internet Blackouts in Gaza Are a New Weapon in the Israel-Hamas War

Israel has said it’s prepared to disrupt internet service in Gaza, signaling a new age of warfare. In the past two weeks, the Palestinian territory has already suffered three communications shutdowns. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read…

Observation Mission Stresses Key Elements of Ola Bini’s Case for Upholding Digital Rights

< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> Despite an Ecuadorian court’s unanimous acquittal of security expert Ola Bini in January this year due to complete lack of evidence, Ecuador’s attorney general’s office has moved…

Daniel Stori’s ‘When Artificial Intelligence Meets git’

<a class=” sqs-block-image-link ” href=”https://turnoff.us/geek/when-ai-meets-git/”> <img alt=”” height=”565″ src=”https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5355d604e4b03c3e9896e131/294ca8d7-ac2e-4d5c-8dbc-f8b6e54775b3/image-asset.png?format=1000w” width=”840″ /> </a><figcaption class=”image-caption-wrapper”> via the webcomic talent of the inimitable Daniel Stori at Turnoff.US. Permalink The post Daniel Stori’s ‘When Artificial Intelligence Meets git’ appeared first on Security Boulevard. This…

Insights from Security Mavericks: Interpublic Group, FICO, and Mercury

Our webinar “Security Mavericks: Interpublic Group, FICO, and Mercury” is available to watch on-demand or read the recap, where Troy Wilkinson, Interpublic Group, Shannon Ryan, FICO, and Branden Wagner, Mercury, talked about the surprises and impacts from adjusting their defender…

The Role of Enhanced Visibility for Data Privacy and Security

Data is everywhere and growing rapidly. According to some estimates, people and systems create millions of terabytes of data every day, with unstructured data accounting for an estimated 80% of a company’s information. Data in the cloud is growing the…

What is Network Detection and Response (NDR)?

In the ever-evolving digital world, organizations must safeguard their networks and sensitive data against sophisticated cyber threats. Have you ever heard NDR in relation to cybersecurity? Whether you have or not, do you know what is network detection and response?.…

Microsoft .NET 8 enhances ID management

.NET 8, a planned upgrade to Microsoft’s cross-platform, open source development platform, is set to improve identity management, authentication, and authorization thanks to enhancements in the security vein delivered by the ASP.NET Core team. Identity features in .NET 8 are…

Frontegg introduces Forward, allowing enterprises to securely manage their customers’ digital identities

Many of Frontegg’s customers are cybersecurity and software companies themselves, whose customers are found across industries. This article has been indexed from Security News | VentureBeat Read the original article: Frontegg introduces Forward, allowing enterprises to securely manage their customers’…

Article 45 Will Roll Back Web Security by 12 Years

< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> The EU is poised to pass a sweeping new regulation, eIDAS 2.0. Buried deep in the text is Article 45, which returns us to the dark ages…

Crafting an AI Policy That Safeguards Data Without Stifling Productivity

Companies must recognize AI’s utility, while setting clear boundaries to curtail unsafe utilization. This article has been indexed from Dark Reading Read the original article: Crafting an AI Policy That Safeguards Data Without Stifling Productivity

23andMe data theft prompts DNA testing companies to switch on 2FA by default

DNA testing and genealogy companies are stepping up user account security by mandating the use of two-factor authentication, following the theft of millions of user records from DNA genetic testing giant 23andMe. Ancestry, MyHeritage, and 23andMe have begun notifying customers…

The Government Surveillance Reform Act Would Rein in Some of the Worst Abuses of Section 702

< div class=”field field–name-body field–type-text-with-summary field–label-hidden”> < div class=”field__items”> < div class=”field__item even”> With Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) set to expire at the end of the year, Congress is considering whether to reauthorize the law…

Microsoft likens MFA to 1960s seatbelts, buckles admins in yet keeps eject button

Admins have 90 days to opt out before MFA is deployed automatically Microsoft is introducing three Conditional Access policies for sysadmins as it continues to promote the implementation of multi-factor authentication (MFA) in organizations.… This article has been indexed from…

AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park all about trust: Champagne

Last week’s AI Safety Summit, held at Bletchley Park in the U.K., was all about acknowledgement, action, adaption, and, most importantly, trust, says François-Philippe Champagne, Canadian federal minister of innovation, science and industry. Champagne, who made the remarks following the…

Bitwarden Revolutionises Online Security with Passkey Management

Bitwarden has introduced a ground-breaking feature: passkey management. This innovation empowers every Bitwarden user to create, handle, and securely store passkeys within their vaults. With the Bitwarden web extension, users can effortlessly and securely access passkey-enabled websites. These synchronised passkeys…

UK may demand tech world tell it about upcoming security features

Campaigners say proposals to reform laws are ‘dangerous’ and an attack on safety The UK government has set in train plans to introduce legislation requiring tech companies to let it know when they plan to introduce new security technologies and…

Webinar Recap: Hands-on guide to Runtime Security for CI/CD Pipelines with StepSecurity

A condensed recap of our hands-on runtime security webinar from September. Get the juiciest knowledge nuggets and pointers to more. The post Webinar Recap: Hands-on guide to Runtime Security for CI/CD Pipelines with StepSecurity appeared first on Security Boulevard. This…

Medusa Ransomware Group Takes Ownership for Cyber-attack on Canadian Psychological Association

The Canadian Psychological Association (CPA), the main official body for psychologists in Canada, is said to have been the target of a cyberattack by the infamous Medusa ransomware group.  The recent incident points out the rising risk posed by threat…

Coffee Briefing Nov. 7 – CGI teams up with Google, CyberCatch protects SMBs against ransomware and data theft; All Nova Scotians to have access to free virtual healthcare; and more

Coffee Briefings are timely deliveries of the latest ITWC headlines, interviews, and podcasts. Today’s Coffee Briefing is delivered by IT World Canada’s editorial team! Missed last week’s Coffee Briefing? We’ve got you covered. CGI deepens partnership with Google to foster responsible…

Uptycs provides unified supply chain and runtime security for Kubernetes

Uptycs has unveiled new automated code and runtime protections to help security and development teams align on policies, enforce them anywhere, and define remediation workflows — all from a single console. DevSecOps teams can now automate shift-left security controls using…

Data Breach at Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands Affects 665,000 Customers

The leaked data include personally identifiable information, such as customers’ names, email addresses, phone numbers and membership numbers This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: Data Breach at Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands Affects 665,000 Customers

YouTube’s Ad Blocker Detection Believed to Break EU Privacy Law

A complaint filed with the EU’s independent data regulator accuses YouTube of failing to get explicit user permission for its ad blocker detection system, potentially violating the ePrivacy Directive. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the original…

UK may demand tech world tell it about upcoming security features so it can ‘disable them’

Campaigners say proposals to reform laws are ‘dangerous’ and an attack on safety The UK government has set in train plans to introduce legislation requiring tech companies to let it know when they plan to introduce new security technologies and…

Data Brokers Expose Sensitive US Military Member Info to Foreign Threat Actors: Study

Foreign threat actors can easily obtain sensitive information on US military members from data brokers, a Duke University study shows. The post Data Brokers Expose Sensitive US Military Member Info to Foreign Threat Actors: Study appeared first on SecurityWeek. This…

Critical Vulnerabilities Expose Veeam ONE Software to Code Execution

Veeam Software has rolled out patches to cover code execution vulnerabilities in its Veeam ONE IT monitoring product. The post Critical Vulnerabilities Expose Veeam ONE Software to Code Execution appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek…

What Developers Need to Succeed for Effective Application Security

Incorporate security into your development processes. Set your developers up for security success with these tips. The post What Developers Need to Succeed for Effective Application Security appeared first on Mend. The post What Developers Need to Succeed for Effective…

Torrent Service Data Breach: What You Need to Know

  A significant data breach has affected one of the top pirate providers, according to recent developments. Security and safety issues about online torrenting platforms have been brought up by the breach, which was found by experts in cybersecurity. According…

Notorious Ransomware Gang Claims Responsibility for Cyberattack on Southwestern Ontario Hospitals

  A notorious cybercrime gang known as Daixin Team has publicly admitted to pilfering millions of records from five hospitals in southern Ontario, subsequently leaking the data online when their ransom demands were not met. The targeted hospitals include those…

Bitwarden launches passkey management for passwordless authentication across accounts

Bitwarden has launched passkey management, enabling every user to create, manage, and store passkeys in their vaults. Users can now quickly and securely log into passkey-enabled websites through the Bitwarden web extension. The synchronized passkeys are encrypted in users’ vaults…

Varonis enhances its Microsoft 365 offering to prevent sensitive email exposure

Varonis announced major enhancements to its Microsoft 365 offering, adding more robust capabilities to continuously detect and prevent exposures in the world’s top cloud-based email service. With this release, Varonis extends its patented data classification technology to email messages, attachments,…

NETSCOUT releases Adaptive DDoS Protection for AED

NETSCOUT launched Adaptive DDoS Protection for Arbor Edge Defense (AED) to protect ISPs and enterprises from DNS water torture attacks. According to the NETSCOUT DDoS Threat Intelligence Report, Domain Name System (DNS) water torture attacks increased 353% in the first…

IRONSCALES expands platform capabilities to improve employee phishing awareness

IRONSCALES announced its Fall ’23 Release, strengthening its foundational behavioral analysis with deep image-based detection capabilities to stop email attacks that bypass text analysis such as QR code phishing attacks (or quishing). Additionally, IRONSCALES released phishing simulation testing enhancements with…

GE MiCOM S1 Agile

View CSAF 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY CVSS v3 5.3 ATTENTION: Low attack complexity Vendor: General Electric Equipment: MiCOM S1 Agile Vulnerability: Uncontrolled Search Path Element 2. RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to upload malicious files…

CISA Releases One Industrial Control Systems Advisory

CISA released one Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisory on November 7, 2023. This advisory provides timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS.  ICSA-23-311-01 GE MiCOM S1 Agile CISA encourages users and administrators to review the newly…

Kentik Kube collects metadata across Kubernetes pods, clusters, and services

Kentik, the network observability company, has released Kentik Kube, a solution that reveals how Kubernetes traffic routes through organizations’ data centers, clouds, and the internet. Kentik Kube gives network, cloud, and infrastructure engineers detailed network traffic and performance visibility, both…

Predator AI | ChatGPT-Powered Infostealer Takes Aim at Cloud Platforms

An emerging infostealer being sold on Telegram looks to harness generative AI to streamline cyber attacks on cloud services. This article has been indexed from SentinelLabs – We are hunters, reversers, exploit developers, and tinkerers shedding light on the world…

Marina Bay Sands Singapore suffers Information Security Breach

Marina Bay Sands (MBS), the renowned resort and luxury hotel situated in Singapore, recently experienced a data breach that impacted the personal information of more than 665,000 individuals associated with the MBS Loyalty Program. The breach occurred in mid-October of…

Veeam Critical Flaws Let Attackers Execute Remote Code and Steal NTLM Hashes

Veeam, a Global Leader in Data Protection, issued hotfixes to address four vulnerabilities affecting the Veeam ONE IT infrastructure monitoring and analytics platform. Two vulnerabilities are classified as ‘critical,’ while the other two are classified as ‘medium severity’ flaws. The critical flaws allow remote…

Free Tool Helps Industrial Organizations Find OPC UA Vulnerabilities

A new free tool named OpalOPC helps industrial organizations find OPC UA misconfigurations and vulnerabilities. The post Free Tool Helps Industrial Organizations Find OPC UA Vulnerabilities appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek RSS Feed Read…

Sumo Logic launches HELM Chart V4 to unify data collection on Kubernetes clusters

Sumo Logic has launched its HELM Chart V4 feature to fully unify data collection as part of its continued commitment to OpenTelemetry (OTel). Organizations can now package, configure and deploy applications and services on Kubernetes clusters with OpenTelemetry as a…

Microsoft introduces new access policies in Entra to boost MFA usage

As part of a broader initiative to strengthen security, Microsoft is rolling out Microsoft-managed Conditional Access policies in Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) to increase the use of multifactor authentication (MFA) for enterprise accounts. Microsoft Entra Conditional Access policies…

Traefik Hub updates modernize API runtime operations

Traefik Labs added new capabilities to Traefik Hub, a Kubernetes native and GitOps-driven Application Programming Interface (API) management solution. This latest update modernizes API runtime operations for platform teams who frequently encounter change management and incident management challenges. “Today, APIs…

N. Korea’s BlueNoroff Blamed for Hacking macOS Machines with ObjCShellz Malware

The North Korea-linked nation-state group called BlueNoroff has been attributed to a previously undocumented macOS malware strain dubbed ObjCShellz. Jamf Threat Labs, which disclosed details of the malware, said it’s used as part of the RustBucket malware campaign, which came to…

NIST’s security transformation: How to keep up

One thing that came out of the pandemic years was a stronger push toward an organization-wide digital transformation. Working remotely forced companies to integrate digital technologies, ranging from cloud computing services to AI/ML, across business operations to allow workers to…

IT Pros in Australian Crypto Need to Brace for Regulation

The Australian government is moving towards regulating cryptocurrency, with a focus on those involved in developing and maintaining crypto platforms. This article has been indexed from Security | TechRepublic Read the original article: IT Pros in Australian Crypto Need to…

Identity Alone Won’t Save Us: The TSA Paradigm and MGM’s Hack

To combat sophisticated threats, we need to improve how we approach authorization and access controls. This article has been indexed from Dark Reading Read the original article: Identity Alone Won’t Save Us: The TSA Paradigm and MGM’s Hack

Fresh find shines new light on North Korea’s latest macOS malware

Months of work reveals how this tricky malware family targets… the financial services sector A brand-new macOS malware strain from North Korean state-sponsored hackers has been spotted in the wild.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security…

Google Introduces Badges to Identify Which VPN App has Passed a Security Audit

Google has recently confirmed that they will be introducing an Independent Security Review badge to identify Android VPN apps that have undergone an independent security assessment, taking into account the concerns of users regarding Android cybersecurity.  The App Defense Alliance…

Malwarebytes ThreatDown helps organizations to overpower threats

Malwarebytes launched ThreatDown, the product family that protects IT-constrained organizations with effective, easy-to-use cybersecurity. Formerly named Malwarebytes for Business, ThreatDown solutions are purpose-built to overpower threats, while empowering IT, through easy-to-use, effective technologies like the new Security Advisor dashboard and…

New BlueNoroff Malware Variant Targets Cryptocurrency Exchanges

Jamf Threat Labs found a Mach-O universal binary communicating with an identified malicious domain This article has been indexed from www.infosecurity-magazine.com Read the original article: New BlueNoroff Malware Variant Targets Cryptocurrency Exchanges

Top 6 Cybersecurity Incident Response Phases – 2024

Modern security tools continue to improve in their ability to defend organizations’ networks and endpoints against cybercriminals. But the bad actors still occasionally find a way in. Security teams must be able to stop threats and restore normal operations as…

Empowering Cyber Security by Enabling 7 Times Faster Log Analysis

This is about how a cyber security service provider built its log storage and analysis system (LSAS) and realized 3X data writing speed, 7X query execution speed, and visualized management.  Log Storage and Analysis Platform In this use case, the…