> TODAY'S SUMMARY (10 articles)
Key cybersecurity updates today include the sentencing of Syrian hacker Ahmad Umar Agha to 42 months for pro-Assad cyberattacks, highlighting ongoing threats from state-sponsored hacking. A critical vulnerability in Drupal Commerce Core is being actively exploited, urging affected online stores to patch immediately. In another alarming trend, researchers have identified a malicious ChatGPT link that can execute code in users' sessions, potentially compromising private conversations. Additionally, Cloudflare reported a significant increase in DDoS attacks, with 18.2 million recorded in Q3, reflecting a 38% rise. On the software front, major releases of Wireshark and YARA-X have been announced, addressing various bug fixes and improvements.
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// AI-powered summary generated at 12:00
It looks like the summer security issues that plagued Adobe and its software users are continuing into September as Adobe has warned that hackers appear to be exploiting a previously unknown security hole in its PDF Reader and Acrobat programmes.
Research just released claims that 46% of employees in the UK worked from home or remotely during the summer period and, says Gridsure, the sponsor of the survey, the research showed that remote working has become important in terms of job satisfaction, especially if the technology is easy to use.
Some UK letting and estate agents are failing to notify the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) that they are handling people's personal information.
The US has released a 537-page guide on how to protect the country's electrical power grid from cyber attack.
Cloud computing company Salesforce.com has launched mobile apps for its enterprise social network, Chatter, on Apple, Google Android and RIM Blackberry devices.
Sourcefire, the company that created the Snort open source firewall software, has announced it is collaborating with Qualys to make its software fully integrated with the QualysGuard platform.
Microsoft has apparently quietly admitted yet another serious security flaw with Internet Explorer, but is working on a fix, says Rik Ferguson, a security consultant with Trend Micro.
A team of researchers from the University of California, San Diego, and the University of Washington, have published a paper on the susceptibility of cars to wireless hacking.
Research released today claims that almost all lawyers are struggling to cope with the challenges of digital information, to the point where information overload has either lost them a case or resulted in them being fined or sanctioned in the last two years.
Unemployed computer science graduates should look for security and mobile IT jobs to increase employment prospects.
Former HP chief executive Mark Hurd is to replace Charles Phillips as co-president of Oracle alongside Safra Catz a month after the HP board forced him to quit.
Network security, accuracy and reliability, and first-time connectivity have emerged as energy utility executives' key concerns for the proposed ÂŁ10bn national smart meter project.
Reports are coming in that a Greater Manchester Police branded USB stick has been found by a member of the public outside a city police station.
Visa, the international payment card group, has taken the unprecedented step of suspending the Visa transaction processing facilities of one of its prepaid debit card members, ePassporte.
A US Department of Defense (DoD) agency is to develop a system that can identify and stop insiders from stealing information from its networks.
Microsoft's free tool to bring newer security protections to older platforms and applications is now available for download.
Infosecurity will be hosting a free webinar on the topical issue of cloud computing security next Tuesday afternoon, offering attendees the chance to download a valuable white paper free of charge.
Monthly malware statistics released by Kaspersky Labs shows that malicious programs targeting the recently patched Windows shortcut vulnerability were among the most popular during August.
Although facial biometrics is in widespread use in airports, railway stations, and other transport hubs across the UK, the system generally only works in real time when the person is either facing the camera or at a slight angle.
Sophos warns computer users not to complete the survey offered in a phishing email disguised as a McDonald's survey