While athletes worldwide descended on Paris for the 2024 Olympics, so did cyber threats. Franz Regul, Head of IT Security for Paris 2024, predicts at least eight to 12 times the number of attacks launched against the Tokyo Games in…
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SAFECOM Releases New Resource for Cloud Adoption
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IT leaders worry the rush to adopt Gen AI may have tech infrastructure repercussions
As pressure to harness generative AI to its full potential mounts, IT decision-makers are questioning whether their current network infrastructure is equipped to handle the growing demand. This article has been indexed from Latest stories for ZDNET in Security Read…
SideWinder Utilizes New Infrastructure to Target Ports and Maritime Facilities in the Mediterranean Sea
The recent attacks by the SideWinder APT group use phishing lures related to emotional topics like sexual harassment and salary cuts to trick victims into opening booby-trapped Microsoft Word documents. This article has been indexed from Cyware News – Latest…
Ransomware actors pivot away from major brands in Q2 2024
Unaffiliated ‘lone wolf’ threat actors carry out a greater share of attacks as they attempt to obfuscate their identity in Q2 2024. The post Ransomware actors pivot away from major brands in Q2 2024 appeared first on Security Boulevard. This…
Extending Resilience: Reducing Stress and Burnout for Cybersecurity Teams
Resilience is now the prevailing ethos and strategy for cybersecurity programs. This idea is typified by the axioms, “assume breach,” or “not if, but when.” Cybersecurity’s journey to a resilience model makes perfect sense against the evolution of networking and…
Crypto Exchange Gemini Confirms Third-Party Data Breach
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has issued a warning about a data breach incident that resulted from a cyberattack at its Automated Clearing House (ACH) service provider. The identity of the attacker was kept confidential. On June 26, 2024, the American…
Balancing Privacy and Authenticity in the Digital Age
The ubiquitous nature of online platforms has led to an increased risk of privacy breaches and data exploitation. While providing false information can serve as a protective measure against unwanted intrusions, it is essential to discern when such a strategy…
Google’s New Feature to Protect Users From Fake Calls
Google is preparing to drastically improve its Phone app with a potent new weapon against fraudulent calls. An APK deconstruction revealed that the tech behemoth is creating an AI-powered scam detection feature that could be released shortly. About the feature…
How to deploy an Amazon OpenSearch cluster to ingest logs from Amazon Security Lake
Many customers use Amazon Security Lake to automatically centralize security data from Amazon Web Services (AWS) environments, software as a service (SaaS) providers, on-premises workloads, and cloud sources into a purpose-built data lake in their AWS accounts. With Security Lake,…
Proficio Launches New ProBAS Breach and Attack Simulation Service
Service Helps Organizations Better Prepare and Respond to Cyber Attacks Proficio®, a leading Managed Detection and Response (MDR) provider, today announced the roll out of its ProBAS Breach and Attack Simulation service. By rigorously testing an organization’s security defenses, ProBAS…
Food Fraud: The Top Three Scams Impacting the Food Delivery Industry
The appetite for food delivery apps has grown exponentially—more than 2.85 billion people used them globally last year. In the United States alone, the $350 billion industry expanded by roughly 50% during the pandemic. With rising popularity has come rising…
Apple Releases Security Updates for Multiple Products
Apple released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Safari, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS. A cyber threat actor could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review…
CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog
CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2024-37085 VMware ESXi Authentication Bypass Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors and pose significant risks to…
SideWinder phishing campaign targets maritime facilities in multiple countries
The APT group SideWinder launched a new espionage campaign targeting ports and maritime facilities in the Indian Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. SideWinder (also known as Razor Tiger, Rattlesnake, and T-APT-04) has been active since at least 2012, the group mainly…
New PowerShell Backdoor Linked to Zloader Malware
The newly discovered backdoor has limited samples available on VirusTotal, making detection more difficult. It operates by collecting system information and sending it to a command and control server, awaiting further instructions. This article has been indexed from Cyware News…
Change Healthcare Begins to Notify Millions Affected by Hack
Change Healthcare has started the process of notifying millions of Americans affected by a massive cyberattack and data theft that occurred more than five months ago. The company is sending individual breach notification letters on a rolling basis. This article…
Western Maryland Community Colleges Receive Edwards Fund Grant for Cyber Ranges
Students Provided Training Opportunities and Help Meet Maryland’s Cybersecurity Talent Gap Allegany College of Maryland, Garrett College, and Hagerstown Community College have received a $617,400 grant from the Senator George C. Edwards Fund toward a $686,000 project to implement two…
The US States Most at Risk of Cyberattacks
Global cybercrime costs are projected to soar from $9.22 trillion in 2024 to $13.82 trillion by 2028.1 In the United States alone, these costs are forecasted to exceed $452 billion in 2024.2 Alarmingly, in 2023, three in four companies in…
Australia wants companies disclose ransomware payments
The Australian government has long advised ransomware victims against paying ransoms, arguing that doing so does not guarantee receiving a decryption key and only encourages further criminal activity. However, recognizing that ransom payments might be unavoidable in some situations, Canberra…