> TODAY'S SUMMARY (1 articles)
Today's cybersecurity landscape highlights several key threats and trends. Ransomware continues to be a significant concern, with attackers increasingly targeting critical infrastructure. Phishing attacks are evolving, utilizing sophisticated social engineering tactics to bypass traditional defenses. Additionally, vulnerabilities in widely used software are being actively exploited, emphasizing the need for timely patch management. The rise of artificial intelligence in cyberattacks is also notable, as it aids in automating and enhancing the effectiveness of malicious activities. Organizations are urged to strengthen their security posture through continuous training and adopting advanced threat detection technologies.
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// AI-powered summary generated at 08:00
The Japanese parliament has quietly passed legislation to make the creation or distribution of a virus or similar malware a criminal offense.
A security researcher claims to have discovered a potentially major security loophole in the way Google Android stores WiFi passwords.
Many US small businesses do not regularly review information security processes, conduct security audits, or train employees on information security practices, according to a survey sponsored by document destruction services company Shred-it.
Microsoft is warning users that WebGL graphics technology poses security risks, based on work by Context Information Security and its own security research team.
The LulzSec hacktivist group continued its trail of e-destruction late yesterday, posting a large file of electronic trophies - the email ID/password combos of 62,000 user credentials - the web and linking the list via Twitter.
A group of students at the Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London are developing designs for safer and more secure ATMs.
A landmark digital and security piracy case in Duisburg, Germany, has resulted in the conviction of two men - aged 18 and 23 - in connection with the trojan-assisted piracy of unpublished songs of Justin Timberlake, Lady Gaga and other musicians.
Research just released by memory supplier Crucial claims that, when faced with a sluggish PC, 52% of users run their AV software, whilst 53% start compressing their files.
Reports are coming in that eight laptops - one containing the medical records of 8.63 million patients - went missing three weeks ago from an NHS storeroom at NHS North Central London Health Authority.
Mike Yaffe, director of enterprise marketing with Core Security, has launched what appears to be a thinly-veiled attack on the IT security professionals defending the systems that have been hacked in recent weeks and months by hacktivist groups such as Anonymous and LulzSec.
Cellcrypt has taken the wraps off an encrypted telephony app for Google Android smartphones and tablets. Compatible with the firm's existing Symbian and Blackberry apps, as well as its commercial systems, the app supports 2048-bit RSA encryption.
US Senate officials have ordered a security review after hackers from LulzSecurity broke into the chamber's website over the weekend.
The reputation of the ChronoPay e-money service took a battering last year when security researcher Brian Krebs revealed the backers of the service had questionable links with cybercriminal sites.
Despite a number of infected apps appearing on the official Android Market - the equivalent of the Apple iTunes store - earlier in the year, Google still appears to have an infected apps problem, with one US researcher having spotted infected bonus versions of Angry Birds early last week.
C-level executives are concerned about moving business-critical applications into virtual and clouds environments due to the challenges of security, reliability, availability, and performance, according to a recent survey sponsored by Symantec.
The widely reported cracking of the Skype protocol - a process that will eventually allow tech-savvy hackers to eavesdrop on Skype IP data streams, whether or not compact headers are used - could have been prevented, says StarForce Technologies, the Russian copy protection specialist.
The European Union has set up a team to establish a Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) to counter the threat of cyber attacks against EU institutions, bodies and agencies.
Power plant control systems and smart meters are two components of the smart grid that could be particularly vulnerable to cyber attacks, says Ulf Lindqvist, program director at SRI International’s Computer Science Laboratory.
Greek police have arrested an 18-year-old hacker suspected of breaking into the website of Interpol, the FBI and number of US state agencies.
A Canadian cellular phone dealer was recently ripped off by a trio of thieves in his store, resulting in the theft of thousands of dollars worth of Apple iPhones. But the manager of the Teleco store in Winnepeg managed to collate all the CCTV videos from the store and turn it into a mini-documentary...