> TODAY'S SUMMARY (119 articles)
Today's cybersecurity landscape highlights several critical issues and ongoing threats. Siemens has issued 17 advisories for industrial control systems, while Rockwell has patched a vulnerability in their ArmorBlock devices. Microsoft has set a new record by addressing 1,413 vulnerabilities in its latest Patch Tuesday, including zero-days actively exploited. There is an urgent call from U.S. senators for improved federal AI safety and security measures, as AI systems increasingly become targets for exploitation. A recent cyberattack in France compromised IoT-connected fridges, raising alarms about the vulnerabilities of connected devices. Additionally, the U.S. has intensified efforts against North Korean hackers exploiting remote work setups, culminating in arrests tied to laptop farms. Overall, the surge in vulnerabilities and attacks underscores the need for proactive security measures across industries.
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Thirteen of the world's most promising security start-ups will go head-to-head in a Dragons' Den-style pitch for funding in London next month.
External IT security auditors are a rare breed in our industry, but Infosecurity was fortunate enough to be able to talk to Matthijs van der Wel, a manager of investigative responses with Verizon Business recently.
It appears that the evercookie – a zombie cookie that can remain after the deletion of cookies from a web browser – can be disabled after all, despite earlier claims by researchers.
Open source developers have released the source code for an Android privacy tool that found 50% of apps tested were sending personal information to advertising companies.
A doctor left documents containing personal and diagnostic information about 56 patients on a train after taking it home to work on after hours.
The number of large US companies reporting unauthorized intrusions in their networks increased to 67% in 2010 from 41% in 2009, according to VanDyke Software’s Enterprise IT Security Survey.
Australia’s New South Wales government does not know whether its agencies have adequate information security safeguards in place, according to a report by the state’s auditor-general.
It appears that online frauds are not generating the revenues they used to, as Panda Security says it has seen a fraud campaign whose pitch is aimed at Russian speakers.
Biometrics-driven border controls in the UK are now well advanced, with a trial at London Stansted so successful, that the technology is now being rolled out at Heathrow Airport.
Senetas Technology is teaming with ID Quantique (IDQ) and Siemens to deploy the first commercial quantum cryptography system in the Netherlands, according to the companies.
The UK government plans to spend £650m over four years on a National Cyber Security Programme to beef up the nation’s defenses against cyber attack.
Local media reports in the Lake District have revealed that an unencrypted USB stick – apparently containing details on the Sellafield nuclear site's operations – have been found by a coach driver in a Cumbria hotel room.
Google's contracts with large Chinese advertising resellers will end on 27 October, the company has announced.
A recent attack by the Zeus trojan virus used an email and a legitimate Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website to trick users into providing sensitive tax information to cybercriminals.
Cyber attacks on UK government and business computers and networks pose a top threat to the United Kingdom, according to the new National Security Strategy.
Symantec’s ‘State of Spam and Phishing’ report this month has highlighted an overall decrease in spam, but an increase in phishing attacks.
In a disturbing echo of Google's mapping of home Wi-Fi networks as part of its Streetview project, an ethical hacker has found nearly half of home Wi-Fi networks can be hacked in less than five seconds, according to a study.
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.