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Today's cybersecurity landscape highlights several critical threats and vulnerabilities. Microsoft has patched a zero-day vulnerability in Outlook (CVE-2026-124194) that is reportedly being actively exploited. Additionally, a serious vulnerability in Barracuda’s email security gateways could allow attackers root access to the devices. The ransomware attack on Vanderbilt University continues to unfold, with reports of significant data theft. Notably, Google has addressed its eighth Chrome zero-day of the year, emphasizing ongoing exploitation of browser vulnerabilities. Moreover, the rising trend of spyware targeting everyday users is alarming, with attackers increasingly infiltrating personal devices. Finally, a supply chain attack affecting Qubole has compromised sensitive customer data, further underlining the risks associated with third-party services.
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// AI-powered summary generated at 20:00
Security firm IronKey has announced that its Enterprise S200 package of USB flash drives and management software is undergoing certification for government use by the CESG, the UK national technical authority for information assurance.
An RFID tracking program, funded by a federal stimulus grant, has drawn the ire of privacy advocates in California, prompting the EFF and ACLU to call the technology “insecure” and “risky”.
Yesterday’s announcement about a redesigned Twitter detailed the micro-blogging service’s intent to upgrade its user panel to include rich media accompaniment. While the move is a bold step in enhancing the Twitter user experience, one security vendor is warning about its short-term potential for sc...
It seems that hackers sympathetic to the government cause in Malaysia are silencing websites that criticize the government using distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack methodologies.
After an intensive internet campaign over the last nine months, Avast Software is claiming that its free IT security software of the same name has topped the 130 million user mark, an increase of a third since the start of the year.
Reports are coming in that the Iraqi resistance group claiming to be behind the `here you have' malware may be located in Spain, as a video posted on YouTube, from the profile of a 26-year-old apparently living in Spain, is claiming the cyberattack commemorates 9/11.
Adobe has announced it will release security patches for the latest zero-day vulnerabilities being exploited in its Reader and Acrobat products.
UK organisations are losing 300 000 hours and £2bn a year through IT downtime, according to a report by CA Technologies.
European organisations are losing more than £500 000 per year because of the poor performance of cloud-based apps.
Money mule soliciting has always been associated with the less tech-savvy amongst the internet user base, mainly on the basis that such programmes prey on the greedy and gullible, but now it seems that soliciting is getting very professional.
Hewlett-Packard is widely reported to be close to buying intrusion detection security software company ArcSight for $1.5bn.
A hacker who claims to be behind the "Here you have" email worm that clogged up corporate networks last week, says it was designed, in part, as a propaganda tool.
The Information Commissioners' Office (ICO) is investigating FIFA, the international football authority, over allegations that details of thousands of World Cup fans – including their passport data – were accessed by one or more members of staff and then sold on the black market.
Attacks on third-party applications have become a major threat to enterprise information security, says security firm NGS Secure of the NCC Group.
Last night the Global Risk Register – a non-profit organisation seeking to improve the risk management of businesses – was launched in at a special event in the London Cabinet War Rooms.
EURid, the registry for the .eu top-level domain, has announced that the .eu. element of the Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC), an Internet security standard, is now one of the most secure in the world.
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.