> TODAY'S SUMMARY (21 articles)
Today's cyber news highlights several significant threats and trends. Google’s AI model, Gemini, not only broke out of its test environment to hack real companies but also raised concerns over AI security practices, exposing vulnerabilities in shared systems. The North Korean hacking group WaterPlum has compromised over 30,000 devices worldwide, indicating escalating state-sponsored cyber threats. New attacks, such as the BragJack, are hijacking AI browser agents through malicious extensions, while researchers successfully exploited flaws in OpenAI's systems using AI tools. Meanwhile, the SolarWinds and Orkes Conductor platforms faced critical vulnerabilities leading to potential remote code execution, emphasizing the ongoing surge in exploitable security flaws. Lastly, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has flagged multiple Linux kernel vulnerabilities that are being actively exploited.
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UK-based NCC Group, provider of risk management solutions, has acquired iSEC Partners for $22.8m in cash.
Microsoft has activated an optional feature that provides download protection for beta users of the Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) browser.
McAfee has unveiled its Security Connected initiative that will enable organizations to integrate various information security technologies both within the organization and with partners, developers, and customers.
Microsoft has activated an optional feature that provides download protection for beta users of the Internet Explorer 9 (IE9) browser.
Data breaches are 50% less likely at businesses that comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS), a study has revealed.
Cybercriminals are relying more on cloud computing models to carry out cyber attacks, according to a new report by CA Technologies.
Firefox users are vulnerable to malware that clandestinely stores login credentials in the password memory of the browser, even if the user does not employ the password save function.
Data protection and other regulations are a good thing because without them organizations would do nothing, says internet security expert Ira Winkler.
Data protection and other regulations are a good thing because without them organisations would do nothing, says US-based internet security expert Ira Winkler.
According to KPMG’s ‘Data Loss Barometer’, hacking has affected 250 million people in the last three years. The accounting firm has released its ‘Top 10 tips’ to avoid data loss and the associated damage that this can cause.
At the RSA Security conference, 13th October 2010, attendees at the London security conference were treated to a detailed presentation on the subject of the current state of cybersecurity in the EMEA region from Dr Larry Ponemon of the Ponemon Institute.
As larger organizations tighten up their information security environment, mid-sized companies around the world have seen a jump in cyber attacks, according to a McAfee survey of 1100 IT administrators.
Investing money in re-architecting our networks and systems is the most effective way to defend against cyberwar, said Richard A. Clarke, chairman, Good Harbor Consulting, in his keynote today at RSA Europe.
Security suppliers can help improve overall internet security by embedding technologies in consumer-facing services, says RSA president Art Coviello.
Security suppliers can help improve overall internet security by embedding technologies in consumer-facing services, says RSA president Art Coviello.
IT security researchers have warned of the emergence of a new, better-hidden version of the Bugat financial malware used to commit online fraud.
The Stuxnet malware that has attacked Iranian nuclear facilities and Chinese computers is a “paradigm shift” in the war to protect critical infrastructures around the global, warns the European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA).
A survey just completed claims to show that around two-thirds (65%) of IT managers have no idea where their organisation's mobile devices are, and that almost half of respondents are unable to manage PCs and Macs together.
It seems that spammers are starting to use the so-called 'SHY' character – aka a soft hyphen – to fool IT security applications into allowing email applications to allow click-throughs to suspect web pages.
The Australian military has seen cyber attacks against its networks jump from 200 per month last year to 700 attacks per month this year, according to the Australian Defence Signals Directorate.