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The Use of AI by Sales Teams is Booming
According to Salesforce’s 2024 State of Sales report, sales teams are combining tools and strengthening data security to reap the benefits of AI. Following a global survey of 5,500 sales professionals, the report’s four main findings are as follows: …
SonicWall Mid-Year Threat Report Highlights Increase in Cyberattacks – Call for MSPs
Customers increasingly rely on trusted vendors to protect their sensitive data, systems, and operations from sophisticated cyber threats in today’s dynamic threat landscape. Threats, ranging from ransomware to business email compromise (BEC), are constantly evolving. This demands a continuous, robust…
Russia-linked APT used a car for sale as a phishing lure to target diplomats with HeadLace malware
A Russia-linked APT used a car for sale as a phishing lure to deliver a modular Windows backdoor called HeadLace. Palo Alto researchers reported that a Russia-linked threat actor known as Fighting Ursa (also identified as APT28, Fancy Bear, or Sofacy)…
Black Hat Fireside Chat: ‘Black Girls Hack’ emphasizes diversity as effective force multiplier
When Tennisha Martin, a veteran software quality assurance analyst, sought to move over to a security team a few years ago, the doors should have been wide open, given the much-ballyhooed cybersecurity skills shortage. Related: Modernizing security training Instead, ……
Data Breach: Georgia Voter Information Accidentally Displayed Online
Despite an effort by the Georgian government to provide a new web portal that allows Georgians to cancel their voter registration, the website has come under fire after a technical problem caused personal data to be displayed on users’…
Ransomware Groups Exploit VMware ESXi Bug for Widespread Attacks
Several ransomware groups have been exploiting a vulnerability in VMware ESXi hypervisors that allows them to bypass authentication and rapidly deploy malware across virtual environments. Identified as CVE-2024-37085, this bug has been assigned a “medium” severity rating of 6.8…
It Is Time for Smart Cyber Requirements for the Water Sector
Since 2021, the Biden Administration has been consistently talking about the limitations of a purely voluntary approach to cybersecurity for critical infrastructure, and the need for a strategic shift. Among… The post It Is Time for Smart Cyber Requirements for…
US Hands Over Russian Cybercriminals in WSJ Reporter Prisoner Swap
Plus: Meta pays $1.4 million in a historic privacy settlement, Microsoft blames a cyberattack for a major Azure outage, and an artist creates a face recognition system to reveal your NYPD “coppelganger.” This article has been indexed from Security Latest…
DOJ and FTC Sue TikTok for Violating Children’s Privacy Laws
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ), along with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), filed a lawsuit against popular video-sharing platform TikTok for “flagrantly violating” children’s privacy laws in the country. The agencies claimed the company knowingly permitted children to create…
UK Shuts Down ‘Russian Coms’ Fraud Platform Defrauding Millions
The UK’s National Crime Agency has dismantled Russian Coms, a major fraud platform responsible for global financial losses.… This article has been indexed from Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Tech, Crypto & Hacking News Read the original article: UK Shuts Down…
DARPA suggests turning old C code automatically into Rust – using AI, of course
Now that’s a TRACTOR pull request To accelerate the transition to memory safe programming languages, the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is driving the development of TRACTOR, a programmatic code conversion vehicle.… This article has been indexed from…
Cybersecurity Today Week in Review for August 3rd, 2024 with Terry Cutler, David Shipley and host Jim Love
In this episode of ‘Cybersecurity Today: The Week in Review,’ host Jim Love discusses critical cybersecurity incidents with guests Terry Cutler, CEO of Cyology Labs, and David Shipley from Beauceron Security. The panel delves into the devastating effects of a…
Attacks on Bytecode Interpreters Conceal Malicious Injection Activity
This type of attack, known as Bytecode Jiu-Jitsu, takes advantage of the fact that interpreters do not require execution privilege for bytecode, making it difficult for security tools to detect. This article has been indexed from Cyware News – Latest…
How the theft of 40M UK voter register records was entirely preventable
A scathing rebuke by the U.K. data protection watchdog reveals what led to the compromise of tens of millions of U.K. voters’ information. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only. This article has been indexed from Security…
Hackers Exploit Misconfigured Jupyter Notebooks with Repurposed Minecraft DDoS Tool
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack campaign targeting misconfigured Jupyter Notebooks. The activity, codenamed Panamorfi by cloud security firm Aqua, utilizes a Java-based tool called mineping to launch a TCP flood DDoS attack. Mineping…
CMMC Compliance: Customer and Shared Responsibility Matrix
CMMC is a familiar framework to any contractor working as part of the defense industrial base and handling any form of controlled unclassified information. Whether it’s compliance in general, a specific clause relating to DFARS 252.204-7012 in your contract, or…
Planning for Cisco Certification Exam Success
Plan your route to Cisco certification success with insights, tips, and advice from our experts. This article has been indexed from Cisco Blogs Read the original article: Planning for Cisco Certification Exam Success
The Promise and Perils of Building AI Into Your Business Applications
A comprehensive security solution will help you confidently build AI-powered apps by securing your journey to AI, from design to build to run. The post The Promise and Perils of Building AI Into Your Business Applications appeared first on Palo…
Millions of US Voter Data Exposed in 13 Misconfigured Databases
Cybersecurity researcher finds 4.6M Illinois voter records exposed in unsecured databases. Sensitive data including names, addresses, and SSNs… This article has been indexed from Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Tech, Crypto & Hacking News Read the original article: Millions of US…