It’s budget time for many enterprises, and the question that I get most this time of year is: What should we work on in 2024 to improve our cloud computing deployments? I came up with my top three, with the…
Meta’s ad-free scheme dares you to buy your privacy back, one euro at a time
If you’re in the EU, EEA, or Switzerland From November, it will be possible to pay Meta to stop shoveling ads in your Instagram or Facebook feeds and slurping your data for marketing purposes so long as you live in…
Apple warns Indian opposition leaders of state-sponsored iPhone attacks
Apple has warned over a half dozen Indian politicians, other members of political parties and journalists of their iPhones being targets of state-sponsored attacks, these people said Tuesday, in a remarkable turn of events and charges just months before the…
Canada Bans WeChat and Kaspersky Apps On Government Devices
Canada on Monday announced a ban on the use of apps from Tencent and Kaspersky on government mobile devices, citing an “unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security.” “The Government of Canada is committed to keeping government information and…
SolarWinds and CISO accused of fraud, control failures
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges against SolarWinds and its CISO, Timothy G. Brown, for fraud and internal control failures relating to allegedly known cybersecurity risks and vulnerabilities. The complaint alleges that, from at least its October 2018 initial…
Meta Launches Paid Ad-Free Subscription in Europe to Satisfy Privacy Laws
Meta on Monday announced plans to offer an ad-free option to access Facebook and Instagram for users in the European Union (EU), European Economic Area (EEA), and Switzerland to comply with “evolving” data protection regulations in the region. The ad-free…
Canada bans WeChat and Kaspersky apps on government-issued mobile devices
Canada banned the Chinese messaging app WeChat and Kaspersky antivirus on government mobile devices due to privacy and security risks. The Government of Canada announced a ban on the use of the WeChat and Kaspersky applications on government-issued mobile devices…
How security observability can help you fight cyber attacks
Security observability uses the external outputs of a system, its logs, metrics, and traces to infer risk, monitor threats, and alert on breaches. Security professionals use this close observation of system behavior to detect, understand, and stop new and unknown…
From Windows 9x to 11: Tracing Microsoft’s security evolution
Over its journey from Windows 9x to Windows 11, Microsoft has implemented multiple security overhauls, each addressing the challenges of its time and setting the stage for future developments. In this Help Net Security interview, we feature security researcher Alex…
Ransomware news trending on Google
1.) A ransomware group known as “Play” has recently issued a concerning statement. They have threatened to release the personal details of more than 8,600 Dallas County employees on the dark web unless their ransom demands are met. To add…
Indian opposition leaders say Apple has warned them of state-sponsored iPhone attacks
Apple has warned at least six Indian politicians and other members of political parties and one journalist of their iPhones being targets of state-sponsored attacks, these people said Tuesday. Shashi Tharoor of the opposition Congress party, Mahua Moitra, a national…
Stop what you’re doing and patch this critical Confluence flaw, warns Atlassian
Risk of ‘significant data loss’ for on-prem customers Atlassian has told customers they “must take immediate action” to address a newly discovered flaw in its Confluence collaboration tool.… This article has been indexed from The Register – Security Read the…