Law enforcement actions, better defenses, and a refusal by victims to pay helped to reduce the amount of ransoms paid in 2024 by $35%, a sharp decline from the record $1.25 billion shelled out in 2023, according to researchers with…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-02-07 21h : 7 posts
7 posts were published in the last hour 20:2 : The advantages and disadvantages of AI in cybersecurity 20:2 : Ransomware hits healthcare, critical services in January 19:32 : IT Teams Worry About Increasing Cost of Cyber Tools From AI…
The advantages and disadvantages of AI in cybersecurity
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Ransomware hits healthcare, critical services in January
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IT Teams Worry About Increasing Cost of Cyber Tools From AI Features, While Criminals Barely Use Them
Most IT leaders believe generative AI will increase the cost of their security tools, according to Sophos research. But, by the looks of cyber crime forums, hackers are barely using AI. This article has been indexed from Security | TechRepublic…
AI Security is API Security: What CISOs and CIOs Need to Know
Just when CIOs and CISOs thought they were getting a grip on API security, AI came along and shook things up. In the past few years, a huge number of organizations have adopted AI, realizing innumerable productivity, operational, and efficiency…
Trimble Releases Security Updates to Address a Vulnerability in Cityworks Software
CISA is collaborating with private industry partners to respond to reports of exploitation of a vulnerability (CVE-2025-0994) discovered by Trimble impacting its Cityworks Server AMS (Asset Management System). Trimble has released security updates and an advisory addressing a recently discovered…
Hospital Sisters Health System impacted 882,782 individuals
The cyberattack on Hospital Sisters Health System in 2023 compromised the personal information of 883,000 individuals. The cyberattack that hit the infrastructure of the Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) in August 2023 impacted the personal information of 882,782 individuals. The…
Meta Trained Its Llama AI Models Using 81.7 TB of Books Stolen From Torrent Shadow Libraries
Meta Platforms, Inc. is facing serious allegations in a copyright infringement lawsuit, with plaintiffs claiming the tech giant used 81.7 terabytes of pirated books from shadow libraries to train its Llama AI models. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District…
Best Practices for Preparing and Automating Security Questionnaires
Security questionnaires serve as essential tools for building connections and trust in the digital realm. They help in… This article has been indexed from Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Tech, Crypto & Hacking News Read the original article: Best Practices for…
10 Common Mistakes in Managing Your Splunk Environment (and how to avoid them)
Splunk is essential for data management and security, but optimizing its implementation and maintenance can be challenging. Avoid these ten common mistakes that can weaken your Splunk environment with practical tips for success. The post 10 Common Mistakes in Managing…
Efficient Cybersecurity Compliance: The Smart Approach to Mitigating Risks
Efficiency is the driving force for 2025, with organizations prioritizing smarter operations while maintaining strict regulatory cybersecurity compliance. Manual compliance processes are costly, inefficient, and expose businesses to unnecessary risk. The post Efficient Cybersecurity Compliance: The Smart Approach to Mitigating…
Enhancing telecom security with AWS
If you’d like to skip directly to the detailed mapping between the CISA guidance and AWS security controls and best practices, visit our Github page. Implementing CISA’s enhanced visibility and hardening guidance for communications infrastructure In response to recent cybersecurity…
Take my money: OCR crypto stealers in Google Play and App Store
Kaspersky experts discover iOS and Android apps infected with the SparkCat crypto stealer in Google Play and the App Store. It steals crypto wallet data using an OCR model. This article has been indexed from Securelist Read the original article:…
Investors, Trump and the Illuminati: What the “Nigerian prince” scams became in 2024
Compensations for scam victims, and millionaires losing their family to COVID-19: read on to learn about the types of “Nigerian” spam one could come across in 2024. This article has been indexed from Securelist Read the original article: Investors, Trump…
ThreatMate Raises $3.2 Million for Attack Surface Management Platform
ThreatMate has raised $3.2 million in seed funding for its AI-powered attack surface management solution for MSPs. The post ThreatMate Raises $3.2 Million for Attack Surface Management Platform appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read…
South Korean Prosecutors To Appeal After Samsung Boss ‘Not Guilty’ Ruling
After Samsung Chairman Jay Y. Lee’s not guilty verdict this week, Korean prosecutors say they will appeal to Supreme Court This article has been indexed from Silicon UK Read the original article: South Korean Prosecutors To Appeal After Samsung Boss…
A View on Understanding Non-Human Identities Governance
Can an identity exist without being referenced by another identity? How would we know? That might seem a bit philosophical for a security tech article, but it is an important point to keep in mind when tackling the subject of…
What is physical security and how does it work?
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UK Home Office silent on alleged Apple backdoor order
Blighty’s latest stab at encryption? A secret order to pry open iCloud, sources claim The UK’s Home Office refuses to either confirm or deny reports that it recently ordered Apple to create a backdoor allowing the government to access any…
Wordfence Intelligence Weekly WordPress Vulnerability Report (January 27, 2025 to February 2, 2025)
📢 Did you know Wordfence runs a Bug Bounty Program for all WordPress plugins and themes at no cost to vendors? Researchers can earn up to $31,200 per vulnerability, for all in-scope vulnerabilities submitted to our Bug Bounty Program! Find…
20 Million OpenAI accounts offered for sale
A cybercriminal calling themselves emirking is offering 20 million OpenAI accounts for sale on a Dark Web forum This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: 20 Million OpenAI accounts offered for sale
Hackers Exploit US Government agency’s Cloud System for Cryptojacking
A recent cybersecurity breach has exposed vulnerabilities in government agencies, as hackers infiltrated the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to mine cryptocurrency. The attackers secretly exploited the agency’s Microsoft Azure cloud resources, leading to $500,000 in unauthorized service…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-02-07 18h : 22 posts
22 posts were published in the last hour 16:33 : Tata Technologies Report Suffering Ransomware Attack 16:32 : Securing GAI-Driven Semantic Communications: A Novel Defense Against Backdoor Attacks 16:32 : Autonomous LLMs Reshaping Pen Testing: Real-World AD Breaches and the…