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Today’s cybersecurity landscape highlights several key developments and threats. Michael LoSapio has been nominated to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), a move that may encounter political challenges. SonicWall has issued urgent patches for seven vulnerabilities in its firewalls, with five allowing unauthenticated remote access—an indication of increasing risks to network security. Meanwhile, Microsoft’s email security filters are mistakenly blocking legitimate business communications, raising concerns about the reliability of automated security measures. Lastly, Anthropic's advanced bug-finding tool, Mythos, will be integrated into Cisco and IBM products, enhancing enterprise security capabilities without exposing the underlying model. Overall, these updates reflect ongoing vulnerabilities and the need for robust cybersecurity measures in both enterprise and governmental contexts.
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Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro RĂĽegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to e...
Security issues were discovered in Chromium which could result in the execution of arbitrary code, denial of service, or information disclosure.
Expired security cert, real Brussels agenda, plus PlugX malware finish the job Cyber spies linked to the Chinese government exploited a Windows shortcut vulnerability disclosed in March – but that Microsoft hasn't fixed yet – to target European diplomats in an effort to steal defense and national se...
Ribbon Communications, a provider of telecommunications services to the U.S. government and telecom companies worldwide, revealed that nation-state hackers breached its IT network as early as December 2024. [...]
Jean-Claude Graf, Sandro RĂĽegge, Ali Hajiabadi, and Kaveh Razavi discovered
that the Linux kernel contained insufficient branch predictor isolation
between a guest and a userspace hypervisor for certain processors. This
flaw is known as VMSCAPE. An attacker in a guest VM could possibly use this
to e...
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Authors, Creators & Presenters: Jiawei Li (Beihang University & National University of Singapore), Jiahao Liu (National University of Singapore), Jian Mao (Beihang University), Jun Zeng (National University of Singapore), Zhenkai Liang (National...
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Service will tell on compromised organizations, even if they didn't plan on doing so themselves Some orgs would rather you not know when they've suffered a cyberattack, but a new platform from privacy-focused tech firm Proton will shine a light on the big breaches that might otherwise stay buried.…
Heather Honey has a long and established record of coordinating with the Trump campaign in 2020 to push false and unproven claims around voter fraud.Â
The post Government watchdog sues DHS over election official’s records appeared first on CyberScoop.
American business services giant Conduent has confirmed that a 2024 data breach has impacted over 10.5Â million people, according to notifications filed with the US Attorney General's offices. [...]
So long and thanks for all the fish: Peter Williams admits to selling unpatched iPhone bugs to a shady Russian broker.
The post US Defense Contractor Boss Sold Zero Days to Russia — Cops a Plea appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Earlier in its European Council presidency, Denmark had brought back a draft law which would have required scanning of electronic messages, sparking an intense backlash.
Today’s IT environment of multiple clouds, hybrid work, and the exploding popularity of AI has given cybercriminals unprecedented opportunities for launching attacks — and the traditional arsenal of tools organizations use to stop them isn’t working.
The network perimeter h...
A cyber-espionage operation attributed to China used the PlugX malware against Belgian and Hungarian diplomatic entities over the last two months, according to a new report.
“Brash” flaw in Chromium’s Blink engine lets attackers crash browsers instantly via a single malicious URL, researcher Jose Pino revealed. Security researcher Jose Pino found a severe vulnerability, named Brash, in Chromium’s Blink rendering engine that can be exploited to crash many Chromium-based...
WhatsApp is rolling out passkey-encrypted backups for iOS and Android devices, enabling users to encrypt their chat history using their fingerprint, face, or a screen lock code. [...]
In this blog post, we’ll highlight the key themes covered in the e-book, including the challenges organizations face, the top generative AI threats to organizations, and how companies can enhance their security posture to meet the dangers of today’s unpredictable AI environments.
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Thor gets into the Halloween spirit, sharing new CVE trends, a “treat” for European Windows 10 users, and a reminder that patching is your best defense against zombie vulnerabilities.
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Google on Thursday revealed that the scam defenses built into Android safeguard users around the world from more than 10 billion suspected malicious calls and messages every month.
The tech giant also said it has blocked over 100 million suspicious numbers from using Rich Communication Services (RCS...