Cyberattacks are a modern form of warfare, with recent incidents involving hacking of the UK's Ministry of Defence and China-backed groups targeting British government departments. [ more ]
Dmitry Khoroshev, a Russian national, was unmasked as the administrator of LockBit ransomware group, involved in high-profile cyber attacks, prompting law enforcement action. [ more ]
AI Is as Risky as Pandemics and Nuclear War, Top CEOs Say, Urging Global Cooperation
The CEOs of the world's leading artificial intelligence companies, along with hundreds of other AI scientists and experts, made their most unified statement yet about the existential risks to humanity posed by the technology, in a short open letter released Tuesday.Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war, the letter, released by California-based non-profit the Center for AI Safety, says in its entirety.
German government to present 1st national security strategy to address growing threats
Germany is unveiling its first comprehensive national security strategy Wednesday in Berlin as part of an effort to address what it views as growing military, economic and social threats to the country.Chancellor Olaf Scholz and four of his top ministers are due to present the new strategy, which has been months in the making.
The Next Fear on A.I.: Hollywood's Killer Robots Become the Military's Tools
WASHINGTON When President Biden announced sharp restrictions in October on selling the most advanced computer chips to China, he sold it in part as a way of giving American industry a chance to restore its competitiveness.But at the Pentagon and the National Security Council, there was a second agenda: arms control.
Russian hacktivists' are hitting Poland and Nordic and Baltic countries with an arsenal of cyberweapons, analysts say.Russia's cyberwar on Ukraine has largely failed and Moscow is increasingly targeting Kyiv's European allies, according to US and French analysts.French defence firm Thales said in a report on Wednesday that Russia was hitting Poland and Nordic and Baltic countries with an arsenal of cyberweapons aiming to sow divisions and promote anti-war messages.
Cyberattacks surge to 61% of small and medium-sized businesses, says study
Cyber-attacks on small and medium businesses are becoming increasingly common, and can cause significant data loss and damage to a company's reputation.
Businesses should be proactive in implementing a comprehensive security plan that includes regular monitoring, employee training, and the use of secure firewalls and anti-virus software. [ more ]
Today's Cyber Threats Require Modern Cloud Network Security - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM MICROSOFT X AMD
By Narayan Annamalai When cybersecurity measures fail, the results can be devastating and costly.In the past year, network security failures have led to downed websites, delayed flights, unavailable video games, and much more.Such incidents can erode customer, investor, and board member trust and result in the types of headlines you don't want.
Leading experts warn of a risk of extinction from AI
The welcome screen for the OpenAI ChatGPT app is displayed on a laptop screen in February in London.Leon Neal/Getty Images AI experts issued a dire warning on Tuesday: Artificial intelligence models could soon be smarter and more powerful than us and it is time to impose limits to ensure they don't take control over humans or destroy the world.
The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research.For some people, the term black box brings to mind the recording devices in airplanes that are valuable for postmortem analyses if the unthinkable happens.For others it evokes small, minimally outfitted theaters.
France to deploy military for Olympic opening ceremony
France will deploy 35,000 security agents and the military to secure the 2024 Olympic Games opening ceremony, a river parade through the heart of Paris, from security threats including drone strikes, the interior minister said.Hundreds of thousands of spectators are expected to line the Seine river along the 6km route to watch the national delegations sail in a flotilla of boats from the Austerlitz Bridge to the foot of the Eiffel Tower.
Labour will retool' Foreign Office to make it fit for future, says Lammy
A Labour government will retool Britain's foreign policy apparatus to help rebuild prosperity with a focus on the priorities of working people in the UK, shadow foreign secretary David Lammy will say.Mr Lammy will say that under the Conservatives, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) has been left without the economic and industrial expertise it needs to deal with the challenges of a modern global economy.
Cyberattack forces Idaho hospital to send ambulances elsewhere
A hospital in Idaho has been diverting ambulances to other hospitals for more than 24 hours because of a cyberattack, a hospital spokesperson confirmed to CNN on Wednesday in the latest example of a hacking incident complicating health care in the US.The cyberattack took place on Monday and has forced nurses and doctors at Idaho Falls Community Hospital, an 88-bed hospital in the east of the state, to use pen and paper rather than computers for patient charts, hospital spokesperson Brian Ziel told CNN.
How to build an air-tight cloud-based DevOps environment that's resilient to cyber-attacks - Amazic
DevOps is popular among developers for its cross-functional collaboration across the software development lifecycle (SDLC).Since its conception, DevOps has witnessed rapid transformation as it fuels the compelling need to ship software as quickly as possible.Newer variants, including AIOps, MLOps, and NetOps, have emerged following the principle of DevOps.
Remote work isn't going anywhere, but patchwork practices aren't enough to keep data safe.Companies need holistic approaches that deliver secure remote access to every user.The numbers are in, and the conclusion is clear: Employees want flexible work environments.Gallup notes that just 20 percent of employees work entirely in the office, and 60 percent of remote workers say they would look for other jobs if they could no longer work from home.
IT Services Firm Bitmarck Takes Systems Offline Following Cyberattack
German IT services provider Bitmarck on Monday announced that it has shut down customer and internal systems following a cyberattack.Headquartered in Essen, Bitmarck is one of the largest IT companies in Germany, providing technical infrastructure and services to over 80 organizations in the public health insurance sector.
One reason school cyberattacks are on the rise? Schools are easy targets for hackers
School systems nationwide are increasingly at risk of cyberattacks, including ransomware demands.
Cybersecurity incidents in educational institutions can have a significant impact on daily operations and pose serious threats to sensitive data. [ more ]
Chinese hackers Volt Typhoon had critical US infrastructure access for 5 years
China-backed hackers Volt Typhoon have maintained persistent access to critical USA infrastructure for at least five years.
The hackers are positioning themselves on the IT networks of American infrastructure systems to launch disruptive or destructive cyberattacks if a major crisis or conflict occurs. [ more ]
US says China's Volt Typhoon is readying destructive attacks
The US government confirms that China's Volt Typhoon has compromised critical infrastructure IT networks and is preparing for disruptive or destructive cyberattacks.
The targeted sectors include communications, energy, transportation systems, and water and wastewater systems across the US and its territories. [ more ]
'Extremely dangerous' leak reveals 26 billion account records stolen from Twitter, LinkedIn, more: 'Mother of All Breaches'
One of the largest data breaches in history has compromised billions of accounts worldwide.
The dataset is extremely dangerous and valuable for malicious actors, who could use it for identity theft, phishing schemes, and targeted cyberattacks. [ more ]
Politically motivated hacks: Moscow ISP hit in response to Kyivstar cyberattack; Taiwan bombarded with cyberattacks ahead of election
Hackers linked to Ukraine's main spy agency have breached computer systems in retaliation for a Russian cyber attack on a Ukrainian telecom giant.
Taiwan is facing an unprecedented level of cyberattacks ahead of a critical presidential election, with China being blamed for the interference. [ more ]
Politically motivated hacks: Moscow ISP hit in response to Kyivstar cyberattack; Taiwan bombarded with cyberattacks ahead of election
Hackers linked to Ukraine's main spy agency have breached computer systems in retaliation for a Russian cyber attack on a Ukrainian telecom giant.
Taiwan is facing an unprecedented level of cyberattacks ahead of a critical presidential election, with China being blamed for the interference. [ more ]
Politically motivated hacks: Moscow ISP hit in response to Kyivstar cyberattack; Taiwan bombarded with cyberattacks ahead of election
Hackers linked to Ukraine's main spy agency have breached computer systems in retaliation for a Russian cyber attack on a Ukrainian telecom giant.
Taiwan is facing an unprecedented level of cyberattacks ahead of a critical presidential election, with China being blamed for the interference. [ more ]
Security chiefs and corporate lawyers are grappling with how much information to disclose about cyberattacks under new SEC rules.
Companies will now be required to disclose how they manage cyber risk, assess threats and protections, and describe potential effects of an attack in annual reports. [ more ]
U.K. Says Russia Has Spent Years Targeting Lawmakers and Others in Cyberattacks
Russia's intelligence service has carried out a long-term cyberattack campaign targeting politicians, public servants, journalists, and others in the UK.
The attacks were part of unsuccessful attempts to interfere in UK political processes, including the 2019 general election. [ more ]
Illumio Delivers the Most Complete Zero-Trust Segmentation Platform With the Addition of CloudSecure
Illumio has expanded its Zero Trust Segmentation Platform with Illumio CloudSecure to provide comprehensive segmentation for hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
Illumio CloudSecure helps organizations address the challenges of public cloud security by providing visibility and control of connections between dynamic applications and workloads.
Illumio CloudSecure enables organizations to contain attacks efficiently and cost effectively on applications and workloads in public cloud environments. [ more ]
Illumio Delivers the Most Complete Zero-Trust Segmentation Platform With the Addition of CloudSecure
Illumio has expanded its Zero Trust Segmentation Platform with Illumio CloudSecure to provide comprehensive segmentation for hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
Illumio CloudSecure helps organizations address the challenges of public cloud security by providing visibility and control of connections between dynamic applications and workloads.
Illumio CloudSecure enables organizations to contain attacks efficiently and cost effectively on applications and workloads in public cloud environments. [ more ]
Several years ago, with sophisticated cyberattacks on the rise, my colleague Joe Patrice issued this warning to law firms across the country: "The ransomware attack on your firm is coming and you're probably not prepared." Did anyone listen to him? Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like it. Three top Biglaw firms were recently targeted in a global cybersecurity incident that's affected more than 50 global corporations and banks, as well as more than 16 million individuals.
Germany Is Expected to Introduce Its First National Security Strategy
BERLIN Germany is expected to introduce its first comprehensive national security strategy on Wednesday, an effort to address Germany's priorities and ambitions in a Europe transformed by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.The announcement is a key part of the coalition agreement of the government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz, but it comes as the war in Ukraine has heightened Germany's sense that it has become vulnerable to new military, economic and geopolitical threats, including climate change.
Kaspersky says attackers hacked staff iPhones with unknown malware
1. Kaspersky Lab has detected a security breach in which attackers used unknown malware to access staff iPhones.
2. The attackers were able to gain access to data such as contacts, photos, documents, and other sensitive information.
3. It is important for companies to ensure their security measures are up
A Confession Exposes India's Secret Hacking Industry
In the summer of 2020, Jonas Rey, a private investigator in Geneva, got a call from a client with a hunch.The client, the British law firm Burlingtons, represented an Iranian-born American entrepreneur, Farhad Azima, who believed that someone had hacked his e-mail account.Azima had recently helped expose sanctions-busting by Iran, so Iranian hackers were likely suspects.
Blink Ops launches AI copilot to streamline security automation
Blink Ops, a cybersecurity startup based in Tel Aviv, has launched a new software product that uses generative AI to create no-code workflows for security and IT operations.The service, called Blink Copilot, allows security operators to automate any security workflow by writing simple text prompts.The company claims that Blink Copilot is the first of its kind in the market and that it can significantly reduce the time and effort required to automate security workflows.
Security Systems Are Struggling Again Encrypted Traffic - Social Media Explorer
Traditional security systems aren't holding up to incoming encrypted traffic anymore.The number of cyberattacks are on the rise - there were 1.5 times as many ransomware attacks in 2021 compared to 2020 with over 230 million ransomware attacks in just the first half of 2022.Attackers are clever as once they get past security systems they quickly hide their tracks and lay dormant so defenses don't notice anything wrong.
How business email compromise attacks emulate legitimate web services to lure clicks
New BE cyberattacks use phishing with a legitimate Dropbox link as a lure for malware and credentials theft.Threat actors have added a new wrinkle to traditional business email compromise cyberattacks.Call it BEC 3.0 - phishing attacks that bury the hook in legitimate web services like Dropbox.Avanan, a unit of Check Point Software, has tracked a recent example of this attack family, in which hackers created free Dropbox accounts to grab credentials or hide malware in legitimate-looking, contextually relevant documents such as potential employees' resumes.
Half of North Korean missile program funded by cyberattacks and crypto theft, White House says
About half of North Korea's missile program has been funded by cyberattacks and cryptocurrency theft, a White House official said Tuesday.A sweeping US federal government effort is ongoing to understand how a country like [North Korea] is so darn creative in this space, Anne Neuberger, deputy national security adviser for cyber and emerging technology, said at an event hosted by the nonprofit Special Competitive Studies Project.
The $8 Trillion Risk: Why Investing in Cybersecurity Will Save You Future Pain and Risk | Entrepreneur
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.Today's cyber threat landscape is elaborate, fast-paced and continuously evolving.The complexity of such threats has raised the predictions that the total cost of cybercrime will exceed $8 trillion by the end of 2023.It includes, for example, the money stolen by cybercriminals, the subsequent investments in security tools and services, and the money spent on ancillary activities such as staffing, remediation, legal fees, fines and more.
Future of warfare is AI, retired US Army general warns
RSA Conference The future of warfare is autonomous systems, enabled by AI, and these wars will be won and lost in space and cyberspace, according to retired US Army general Richard Clarke."One person can be controlling 20 planes," Clarke said, speaking during a keynote at the RSA Conference.
Law firm to pay $200K after sloppy data security exposed patients' private info
STATEWIDE - Attorney General Letitia James has secured $200,000 from Heidell, Pittoni, Murphy & Bach LLP (HPMB) for its failure to protect the personal and health care data of New Yorkers, her office announced on Monday.The law firm's inadequate data security measures left it vulnerable to a 2021 breach, compromising the private information of around 114,000 patients, including over 60,000 New Yorkers.