Tag: cyber
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Slashdot: Apple Sends Spyware Victims To Nonprofit Security Lab ‘Access Now’
Source URL: https://it.slashdot.org/story/24/12/23/2124241/apple-sends-spyware-victims-to-nonprofit-security-lab-access-now?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Apple Sends Spyware Victims To Nonprofit Security Lab ‘Access Now’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses Apple’s approach to combating mercenary spyware threats by notifying targeted users and directing them to specialized support, which is recognized as a significant advancement in cybersecurity. The collaboration…
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The Register: ‘That’s not a bug, it’s a feature’ takes on a darker tone when malware’s involved
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/23/firmware_malware_opinion/ Source: The Register Title: ‘That’s not a bug, it’s a feature’ takes on a darker tone when malware’s involved Feedly Summary: Mummy, where do zero days come from? Opinion One of the charms of coding is that malice can be indistinguishable from incompetence. Last week’s Who, Me? story about financial transfer test…
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Cloud Blog: Cloud CISO Perspectives: From gen AI to threat intelligence: 2024 in review
Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/cloud-ciso-perspectives-from-gen-AI-to-threat-intelligence-2024-in-review/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cloud CISO Perspectives: From gen AI to threat intelligence: 2024 in review Feedly Summary: Welcome to the second Cloud CISO Perspectives for December 2024. To close out the year, I’m sharing the top Google Cloud security updates in 2024 that attracted the most interest from the security community.…
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Alerts: CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog
Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/12/23/cisa-adds-one-known-exploited-vulnerability-catalog Source: Alerts Title: CISA Adds One Known Exploited Vulnerability to Catalog Feedly Summary: CISA has added one new vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. CVE-2021-44207 Acclaim Systems USAHERDS Use of Hard-Coded Credentials Vulnerability These types of vulnerabilities are frequent attack vectors for malicious cyber actors and pose…
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The Cloudflare Blog: Grinch Bots strike again: defending your holidays from cyber threats
Source URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/grinch-bot-2024/ Source: The Cloudflare Blog Title: Grinch Bots strike again: defending your holidays from cyber threats Feedly Summary: Cloudflare observed a 4x increase in bot-related traffic on Black Friday in 2024. 29% of all traffic on our network on Black Friday was Grinch Bots wreaking holiday havoc. AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:**…
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The Register: Suspected LockBit dev, facing US extradition, ‘did it for the money’
Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/12/23/lockbit_ransomware_dev_extradition/ Source: The Register Title: Suspected LockBit dev, facing US extradition, ‘did it for the money’ Feedly Summary: Dual Russian-Israeli national arrested in August An alleged LockBit ransomware developer is in custody in Israel and awaiting extradition to the United States.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The arrest of Rostislav Panev, a…
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Data and computer security | The Guardian: ‘Security through obscurity’: the Swedish cabin on the frontline of a possible hybrid war
Source URL: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/23/swedish-cabin-frontline-possible-hybrid-war-undersea-cables-sabotage Source: Data and computer security | The Guardian Title: ‘Security through obscurity’: the Swedish cabin on the frontline of a possible hybrid war Feedly Summary: Amid claims of sabotage of undersea cables, a small wooden structure houses a key cog in Europe’s digital connectivityAt the end of an unmarked path on a…