As we move into 2024, the cybersecurity landscape continues to evolve rapidly in response to emerging technologies, increasing cyber threats, and shifting geopolitical dynamics. Organizations worldwide are facing a more complex, multi-dimensional threat environment, driven by everything from advanced persistent…
Chinese Hackers Accessed US Treasury Workstations in ‘Major’ Cybersecurity Incident
Chinese hackers remotely accessed US Treasury Department workstations after compromising a cloud-based service operated by BeyondTrust. The post Chinese Hackers Accessed US Treasury Workstations in ‘Major’ Cybersecurity Incident appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek Read…
Why software is the key to FI risk management
Risk management is important, but it’s not always exciting. Many risk professionals still rely on spreadsheets and manual methods despite the availability of better options. Excel is familiar and cost-effective. Some spreadsheets are handy for certain risk management activities. In…
Misconfigured Kubernetes RBAC in Azure Airflow Could Expose Entire Cluster to Exploitation
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered three security weaknesses in Microsoft’s Azure Data Factory Apache Airflow integration that, if successfully exploited, could have allowed an attacker to gain the ability to conduct various covert actions, including data exfiltration and malware deployment. “Exploiting…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2024-12-31 06h : 5 posts
5 posts were published in the last hour 5:3 : The state of cybersecurity and IT talent shortages 5:2 : Regulations, security, and remote work: Why network outsourcing is booming 4:32 : U.S. Army Soldier Arrested in AT&T, Verizon Extortions…
The state of cybersecurity and IT talent shortages
This article highlights key findings and trends in the 2024 IT and cybersecurity skills gap, from the shortage of cybersecurity talent to the rising demand for certifications and upskilling programs, offering insights into the current state of skills development in…
Regulations, security, and remote work: Why network outsourcing is booming
A growing number of enterprises in the US are adopting managed network services to support AI and other new technologies across increasingly complex networks, according to ISG. US enterprises lead the way in network outsourcing The 2024 ISG Provider Lens…
U.S. Army Soldier Arrested in AT&T, Verizon Extortions
Federal authorities have arrested and indicted a 20-year-old U.S. Army soldier on suspicion of being Kiberphant0m, a cybercriminal who has been selling and leaking sensitive customer call records stolen earlier this year from AT&T and Verizon. As first reported by…
Hottest cybersecurity open-source tools of the month: December 2024
This month’s roundup features exceptional open-source cybersecurity tools that are gaining attention for strengthening security across various environments. SafeLine: Open-source web application firewall (WAF) SafeLine is an open-source and self-hosted Web Application Firewall (WAF) that protects websites from cyber attacks.…
US Treasury Department Admits It Got Hacked by China
Treasury says hackers accessed “certain unclassified documents” in a “major” breach, but experts believe the attack’s impacts could prove to be more significant as new details emerge. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the original article: US…
An X user claimed a 7-Zip zero-day vulnerability, but 7-Zip’s creator says is a fake
An X user using the handle @NSA_Employee39 disclosed a zero-day vulnerability in the open-source file archive software 7-Zip. A verified X account, @NSA_Employee39, claimed to disclose a zero-day vulnerability in the open-source file archive software 7-Zip. The X user announced…
More telcos confirm Salt Typhoon breaches as White House weighs in
The intrusions allowed Beijing to ‘geolocate millions of individuals’ AT&T, Verizon, and Lumen Technologies confirmed that Chinese government-backed snoops accessed portions of their systems earlier this year, while the White House added another, yet-unnamed telecommunications company to the list of…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2024-12-31 00h : 3 posts
3 posts were published in the last hour 22:55 : IT Security News Daily Summary 2024-12-30 22:32 : 16 Chrome Extensions Hacked in Large-Scale Credential Theft Scheme 22:32 : US Treasury says China accessed government documents in ‘major’ cyberattack
IT Security News Daily Summary 2024-12-30
105 posts were published in the last hour 22:32 : 16 Chrome Extensions Hacked in Large-Scale Credential Theft Scheme 22:32 : US Treasury says China accessed government documents in ‘major’ cyberattack 22:2 : US Treasury says China stole documents in…
16 Chrome Extensions Hacked in Large-Scale Credential Theft Scheme
SUMMARY A sophisticated attack campaign has compromised at least 16 Chrome browser extensions, exposing over 600,000 users to… This article has been indexed from Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Tech, Crypto & Hacking News Read the original article: 16 Chrome Extensions…
US Treasury says China accessed government documents in ‘major’ cyberattack
Treasury officials attributed the December theft of unclassified documents to China. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: US Treasury says China accessed…
US Treasury says China stole documents in ‘major’ cyberattack
Treasury officials attributed the December theft of unclassified documents to China. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read the original article: US Treasury says China stole…
Best of 2024: 30,000 Dealerships Down — ‘Ransomware’ Outage Outrage no. 2 at CDK Global
Spend more on security! Car and truck dealers fall back on pen and paper as huge SaaS provider gets hacked (again). The post Best of 2024: 30,000 Dealerships Down — ‘Ransomware’ Outage Outrage no. 2 at CDK Global appeared first…
Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Sun Avoidance’
<a class=” sqs-block-image-link ” href=”https://xkcd.com/3029/” target=”_blank”> <img alt=”” height=”403″ src=”https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5355d604e4b03c3e9896e131/451bd2e5-7f75-44f6-874f-7c7b7a3d88d3/sun_avoidance.png?format=1000w” width=”311″ /> </a><figcaption class=”image-caption-wrapper”> via the comic humor & dry wit of Randall Munroe, creator of XKCD Permalink The post Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Sun Avoidance’ appeared first on Security Boulevard.…
Volkswagen leak exposed precise location data on thousands of vehicles across Europe for months
The data was found exposed on an Amazon cloud server, and contained precise location data on thousands of vehicles. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security News | TechCrunch Read…
Wenn Spotify plötzlich NSFW-Inhalte anzeigt – und was dahintersteckt
Die Spotify-App bietet zwar auch Zugriff auf Videos. Solche, wie ein Nutzer auf Reddit sie in den Suchergebnissen gefunden hat, dürften aber eigentlich nicht zum Umfang zählen. Wie kam es dazu? Dieser Artikel wurde indexiert von t3n.de – Software &…
KI im Schlafzimmer: Wie maschinelles Lernen unsere Träume sichtbar machen könnte
Wenn wir aufwachen, sind unsere Träume oft schnell wieder vergessen. Doch was wäre, wenn KI unsere nächtlichen Gedanken visualisieren könnte? Ein Forscher verrät jetzt, was dazu nötig wäre. Dieser Artikel wurde indexiert von t3n.de – Software & Entwicklung Lesen Sie…
Is nowhere safe from AI slop? (Lock and Code S05E27)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Anna Brading and Mark Stockley about whether anywhere is safe from AI slop. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Is nowhere safe from AI…
IT Security News Hourly Summary 2024-12-30 21h : 4 posts
4 posts were published in the last hour 19:34 : New Windows 11 24H2 bug could block future security updates – see who’s affected 19:34 : Windows 11 Media Update Bug Stops Security Updates 19:5 : The future of hybrid…