Tag: sensitive information

Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/24/hong_kong_wechat_ban/ Source: The Register Title: China’s top messaging app WeChat banned from Hong Kong government computers Feedly Summary: Google and WhatsApp also binned, which is far easier to explain than canning a local hero Hong Kong’s government has updated infosec guidelines to restrict the use of Chinese messaging app WeChat, alongside Meta and…

Cloud Blog: Investigating FortiManager Zero-Day Exploitation (CVE-2024-47575)

Oct 24, 2024

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/fortimanager-zero-day-exploitation-cve-2024-47575/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Investigating FortiManager Zero-Day Exploitation (CVE-2024-47575) Feedly Summary: Written by: Foti Castelan, Max Thauer, JP Glab, Gabby Roncone, Tufail Ahmed, Jared Wilson Summary In October 2024, Mandiant collaborated with Fortinet to investigate the mass exploitation of FortiManager appliances across 50+ potentially compromised FortiManager devices in various industries. The vulnerability,…

The Register: Penn State pays DoJ $1.25M to settle cybersecurity compliance case

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/23/penn_state_university_doj_settlement/ Source: The Register Title: Penn State pays DoJ $1.25M to settle cybersecurity compliance case Feedly Summary: Fight On, State? Not this time Pennsylvania State University has agreed to pay the Justice Department $1.25 million to settle claims of misrepresenting its cybersecurity compliance to the federal government and leaving sensitive data improperly secured. ……

METR Blog – METR: BIS Comment Regarding "Establishment of Reporting Requirements for the Development of Advanced Artificial Intelligence Models and Computing Clusters"

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Source URL: https://downloads.regulations.gov/BIS-2024-0047-0048/attachment_1.pdf Source: METR Blog – METR Title: BIS Comment Regarding "Establishment of Reporting Requirements for the Development of Advanced Artificial Intelligence Models and Computing Clusters" Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the Bureau of Industry and Security’s proposed reporting requirements for advanced AI models and computing clusters, emphasizing…

Cloud Blog: Google is a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Strategic Cloud Platform Services

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Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/infrastructure-modernization/google-is-a-leader-in-gartner-magic-quadrant-for-strategic-cloud-platform-services/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Google is a Leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for Strategic Cloud Platform Services Feedly Summary: For the seventh consecutive year, Gartner® has named Google a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant™ for Strategic Cloud Platform Services. This year marks a major milestone: Google has made a notable jump…

Krebs on Security: The Global Surveillance Free-for-All in Mobile Ad Data

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Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2024/10/the-global-surveillance-free-for-all-in-mobile-ad-data/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: The Global Surveillance Free-for-All in Mobile Ad Data Feedly Summary: Not long ago, the ability to remotely track someone’s daily movements just by knowing their home address, employer, or place of worship was considered a powerful surveillance tool that should only be in the purview of nation…

Cisco Talos Blog: Highlighting TA866/Asylum Ambuscade Activity Since 2021

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Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/highlighting-ta866-asylum-ambuscade/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Highlighting TA866/Asylum Ambuscade Activity Since 2021 Feedly Summary: TA866 (also known as Asylum Ambuscade) is a threat actor that has been conducting intrusion operations since at least 2020. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text provides an extensive analysis of the threat actor TA866 (Asylum Ambuscade),…

The Register: Millions of Android and iOS users at risk from hardcoded creds in popular apps

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Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/23/android_ios_security/ Source: The Register Title: Millions of Android and iOS users at risk from hardcoded creds in popular apps Feedly Summary: Azure Blob Storage, AWS, and Twilio keys all up for grabs An analysis of widely used mobile apps offered on Google Play and the Apple App Store has found hardcoded and unencrypted…

Hacker News: Show HN: I built a tool that helps people scan and clean any repo for secrets

Oct 22, 2024

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