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Allianz Risk Barometer Cites “Cyber Risk” as Most Important Business Risk Globally
Cyber risk continues to increase with rapid development of technology The just-released Allianz Risk Barometer, an annual business risk ranking compiled by Allianz Commercial incorporating the views of 3,778 risk management experts in 106 countries and territories including CEOs, risk…
Breaking Down Biden’s Latest Executive Order: Expert Analysis and Perspectives
On January 16th, President Joe Biden signed a comprehensive executive order to strengthen U.S. cybersecurity. The order mandates secure development practices for federal software vendors, launches an AI program within the Pentagon to enhance cyber defense with a pilot in…
Quorum Cyber Continues Expansion in North America with Kivu Consulting Acquisition
Quorum Cyber Expands Its Incident Response Capabilities By Adding Digital Forensics, Business Restoration, and Ransom Negotiations To Its Service Catalogue Edinburgh, UK and Berkeley, California, US – January 9, 2025 – Quorum Cyber – headquartered in the U.K., with offices…
The Bouncer at the Door: Protecting Your Network from Within
Imagine for a few minutes that you are the owner of an exclusive club where business VIPs gather to share information and relax. And then assume that you hired the best security detail – a “Bouncer” – to stand at…
A flaw in the W3 Total Cache plugin exposes hundreds of thousands of WordPress sites to attacks
A WordPress W3 Total Cache plugin vulnerability could allow attackers to access information from internal services, including metadata on cloud-based apps. A severe vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-12365 (CVSS score of 8.5) in the WordPress W3 Total Cache plugin could expose…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-01-19 21h : 1 posts
1 posts were published in the last hour 19:11 : OpenAI’s ChatGPT crawler can be tricked into DDoSing sites, answering your queries
OpenAI’s ChatGPT crawler can be tricked into DDoSing sites, answering your queries
The S in LLM stands for Security OpenAI’s ChatGPT crawler appears to be willing to initiate distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on arbitrary websites, a reported vulnerability the tech giant has yet to acknowledge.… This article has been indexed…
Legends of Music: Celebrating the Greatest Artists Across Generations Compilation
Adam Ant, AD Rock, Alan Parsons, Aldo Nova, Alex Lifeson, Andrew Gold, Angus Young, Barbra Streisand, Barry Gibb, Barry White, Benjamin Orr, Barry Goudreau, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Bill Wyman, Billy Gibbons, Billy Preston, Billy Squire, Björn Ulvaeus, Bob Casale, Bob Dylan,…
DEF CON 32 – Exposing The Occultations In Large Off-Grid Solar Systems
Authors/Presenters: Dan Berte & Alexandru Lazar Our sincere appreciation to DEF CON, and the Authors/Presenters for publishing their erudite DEF CON 32 content. Originating from the conference’s events located at the Las Vegas Convention Center; and via the organizations YouTube…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-01-19 18h : 1 posts
1 posts were published in the last hour 16:7 : Employees of failed startups are at special risk of stolen personal data through old Google logins
Employees of failed startups are at special risk of stolen personal data through old Google logins
As if losing your job when the startup you work for collapses isn’t bad enough, now a security researcher has found that employees at failed startups are at particular risk of having their data stolen. This ranges from their private…
How to Use AI in Cyber Deception
For years, cyber deception has been an excellent tool against would-be cybercriminals. However, the cybersecurity landscape is constantly evolving — and many conventional techniques are no longer as effective. Is… The post How to Use AI in Cyber Deception appeared…
Emerging Allegations of Chinese Espionage Targeting US Treasury
An alleged hacker named Yin Kecheng and a cybersecurity company called Sichuan Juxinhe Network Technology Co were sanctioned on Friday by the US Treasury Department for involvement in a string of hacks against American telecom companies. Kecheng is a…
Hackers Breach Telefónica’s internal Ticketing System, Stealing 2.3GB of Sensitive Data
The hackers employed information stealer malware to steal the credentials of several Telefonica employees and gain access to the company’s internal ticketing system. The data breach was revealed last week when members of the Hellcat ransomware group (which had…
Privacy Expert Urges Policy Overhaul to Combat Data Brokers’ Practices
Privacy expert Yael Grauer, known for creating the Big Ass Data Broker Opt-Out List (BADBOOL), has a message for those frustrated with the endless cycle of removing personal data from brokers’ databases: push lawmakers to implement meaningful policy reforms. Speaking…
KI statt Kanzler? Drei Zukunftsszenarien für künstliche Intelligenz in der Politik
KI statt Kanzler? Während Umfragen ein wachsendes Interesse an KI-gestützter Politik zeigen, entwirft der Philosoph Ted Lechterman drei mögliche Szenarien, wie KI künftig politische Prozesse prägen könnte. Dieser Artikel wurde indexiert von t3n.de – Software & Entwicklung Lesen Sie den…
Donald Trump und die Techbranche: Warum es eine klare europäische Antwort braucht
Mit der erneuten Amtseinführung von Donald Trump und seinen angekündigten Maßnahmen stehen nicht nur die USA vor einem politischen Wendepunkt, sondern auch die globale Technologiepolitik. Die EU muss jetzt mehr denn je ihre digitale Souveränität behaupten und den AI Act…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2025-01-19 15h : 1 posts
1 posts were published in the last hour 13:15 : How To Privacy-Proof the Coming AI Wave
How To Privacy-Proof the Coming AI Wave
Everyone has noticed that we have entered the AI era. AI is everywhere: to improve customer experience, reduce costs, generate stunning and surreal images. The size of the Artificial Intelligence… The post How To Privacy-Proof the Coming AI Wave appeared…
Behörde stärkt Sicherheitssysteme: Hohe Hürden gegen Hacker bei Bundestagswahl
Die Behörden bereiten sich intensiv auf die Bundestagswahl vor. Es geht darum, Angriffe auf die Wahl abzuwehren. (Politik, Security) Dieser Artikel wurde indexiert von Golem.de – Security Lesen Sie den originalen Artikel: Behörde stärkt Sicherheitssysteme: Hohe Hürden gegen Hacker bei…
Week in review: AWS S3 data encrypted without ransomware, data of 15k Fortinet firewalls leaked
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Attackers are encrypting AWS S3 data without using ransomware A ransomware gang dubbed Codefinger is encrypting data stored in target organizations’ AWS S3 buckets with…
Keine Bewegung, kein Social Media: Diese App entsperrt deine Profile erst nach Aktivität
Während eines Spanienurlaubs starrte seine Familie nur auf die Handys statt sich zu einem Stadtbummel aufzumachen. Das brachte den Entwickler Paul English auf eine Idee: Bewegung gegen Social-Media-Nutzung. Steppin war geboren. Dieser Artikel wurde indexiert von t3n.de – Software &…
Computing und KI: Die Trends in 2025
Vier Trends haben sich laut i-Pro herausgebildet, die das Thema Sicherheit für alle daran Beteiligten und Betroffenen bestimmen werden. Welche Rolle nehmen Edge Computing, KI, Cloud Computing und Datenintegration vor allem in Kontext der Videosicherheit ein? Dieser Artikel wurde indexiert…