London startup Vertice has made a name for itself over the years in the very crowded world of expense management with a focus on applying AI to optimize a single area where businesses, collectively, are currently sinking hundreds of billions of dollars in IT budgets that are exceeding $5 trillion annually: software and cloud spend.…
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Oracle Releases January 2025 Patch to Address 318 Flaws Across Major Products
Oracle is urging customers to apply its January 2025 Critical Patch Update (CPU) to address 318 new security vulnerabilities spanning its products and services. The most severe of the flaws is a bug in the Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Framework (CVE-2025-21556, CVSS score: 9.9) that could allow an attacker to seize control of…
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Mandatory MFA, Biometrics Make Headway in Middle East, Africa
Despite lagging in technology adoption, African and Middle Eastern organizations are catching up, driven by smartphone acceptance and national identity systems.
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Mirai Botnet Launches Record 5.6 Tbps DDoS Attack with 13,000+ IoT Device
Web infrastructure and security company Cloudflare on Tuesday said it detected and blocked a 5.6 Terabit per second (Tbps) distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, the largest ever attack to be reported to date. The UDP protocol-based attack took place on October 29, 2024, targeting one of its customers, an unnamed internet service provider (ISP) from Eastern…
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Cybersecurity is tough: 4 steps leaders can take now to reduce team burnout
Working in cybersecurity is only getting harder. Cybercriminals continue to up their game as security teams scramble to catch up with attack tactics and techniques. Organizations put near-impossible demands on their security departments, often with little or no support. The “always-on” nature of many roles in cybersecurity (from SOC analyst to incident response to the…
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Security chiefs whose companies operate in the EU should be exploring DORA now
If your enterprise operates in Europe, you should care about the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), which took effect on January 17. DORA, also known as Directive (EU) 2022/2555 of the European Parliament, aims to enhance and build the EU’s cybersecurity capabilities and it has been hanging like the Sword of Damocles over the heads…
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Truecaller brings real-time caller ID to iPhone users
Truecaller for iOS has been updated with live caller ID support for its premium iPhone users. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Tech Leaders Pledge Up to $500 Billion in AI Investment in U.S.
OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank unveiled AI infrastructure plans at White House.
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Trump pardons Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht
President Trump on Tuesday pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the creator of the infamous dark web exchange Silk Road, which was best known as a once-thriving online marketplace for illegal drugs. Trump announced the news in a Truth Social post, saying the pardon was in honor of Ulbricht’s mother and the Libertarian movement. In 2015, a federal…
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MrBeast is reportedly now among those trying to buy TikTok
An unlikely group, including Mr Beast and Bench acquirer Employer.com, has submitted a bid to buy TikTok. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Meta COO Sheryl Sandberg sanctioned by judge for allegedly deleting emails
A Delaware judge has sanctioned Sheryl Sandberg, Meta’s former COO and board member, for allegedly deleting emails related to the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal. The decision arises from a case Meta shareholders brought against Sandberg and another former Meta board member, Jeff Zients, late last year. The plaintiffs alleged that Sandberg and Zients used personal…
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Microsoft is no longer OpenAI’s exclusive cloud provider
Microsoft was once the exclusive provider of data center infrastructure for OpenAI to train and run its AI models. No longer. As part of Stargate, OpenAI’s massive new AI infrastructure deal with SoftBank, Oracle, and others, Microsoft says it has signed a new agreement with OpenAI that gives it “right of first refusal” on new…
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OpenAI teams up with SoftBank and Oracle on $500B data center project
OpenAI says that it will team up with Japanese conglomerate SoftBank and with Oracle, along with others, to build multiple data centers for AI in the U.S. The joint venture, called The Stargate Project, will begin with a large data center project in Texas and eventually expand to other states. The companies expect to commit $100…
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[Virtual Event]: Cybersecurity’s Most Promising New and Emerging Technologies
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Ransomware groups pose as fake tech support over Teams
Researchers at cybersecurity firm Sophos are tracking multiple clusters of hacking activity leveraging Microsoft 365 instances, Microsoft Teams and email bombing tactics to deliver ransomware. In new research released Tuesday, the company said it had identified at least two distinct clusters of hacking activity using the tactics to infect targets between November and December 2024.…
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Trump Fires Cyber Safety Board Investigating Salt Typhoon Hackers
In a letter sent today, the acting DHS secretary terminated membership to all advisory boards, including the Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) tasked with investigating state-sponsored cyber threats against the US.
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Scale AI’s Alexandr Wang has published an open letter lobbying Trump to invest in AI
Scale AI’s CEO Alexandr Wang has five recommendations for President Trump to keep the US ahead of China on AI. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Amperesand targets data centers as the next big customer for its solid-state transformers
Amperesand’s technology replaces the iron cores that define old transformers with silicon carbide. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Startup founders flooded inauguration parties hopeful for dealmaking
All throughout America’s capital, founders enjoyed the fruits of their industry’s political jockeying. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Email Bombing, ‘Vishing’ Tactics Abound in Microsoft 365 Attacks
Sophos noted more than 15 attacks have been reported during the past three months.
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‘Sneaky Log’ Microsoft Spoofing Scheme Sidesteps Two-Factor Security
The phishing-as-a-service kit from Sneaky Log creates fake authentication pages to farm account information, including two-factor security codes.
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GDPR Compliance in the US: Checklist and Requirements
The European Union (EU)’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) isn’t just a European concern. As GDPR-U.S. interactions become more complex, international businesses (including American ones) must comply with this regulation when handling data from EU citizens. If your company collects, processes, or stores data from the EU or European Economic Area (EEA)—including Iceland, Norway, and…
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AI Code Generation: The Risks and Benefits of AI in Software
AI code generation is changing how developers approach their work. Modern code completion AI tools like GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT offer faster development cycles, improved productivity, and the ability to automate repetitive tasks. The post AI Code Generation: The Risks and Benefits of AI in Software appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Masimo Taps Katie Szyman as Permanent CEO
Szyman currently serves as the worldwide president of Advanced Patient Monitoring at Becton Dickinson and Co.
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What PCI Attestation of Compliance Is and How to Get It
Every time a customer swipes their credit card, they trust that business to protect their sensitive payment information against mishandling or fraud. But proving that trust in the right place requires certification. The post What PCI Attestation of Compliance Is and How to Get It appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Understanding the Principle of Least Privilege (PoLP)
The rule of least privilege, also known as the principle of least privilege (PoLP), is a security measure for safeguarding sensitive systems and data. PoLP ensures that users, applications, and systems have only the minimum access necessary to perform their tasks. This least privilege access strategy reduces potential attack surfaces, limiting the damage from compromised…
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Tech Leaders Pledge Up to $500 Billion in AI Investment in U.S.
OpenAI, Oracle and SoftBank are among companies involved in an effort to build artificial-intelligence infrastructure.
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Meta is building Oakley smart glasses for athletes: report
Meta’s Reality Labs is expanding its lineup of AI smart glasses with a new pair of Oakley-branded spectacles targeted at athletes, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. Bloomberg reports the new smart glasses, with which Meta seeks to capitalize on the Ray-Ban Meta’s success, will be based on Oakley’s Sphaera glasses, and will shift the camera…
Global Security News
DONOT Group Deploys Malicious Android Apps in India
The advanced persistent threat (APT) group is likely India-based and targeting individuals with connections to the country’s intelligence community.
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Cloudflare mitigated a record-breaking 5.6 Tbps DDoS attack
The largest distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack to date peaked at 5.6 terabits per second and came from a Mirai-based botnet with 13,000 compromised devices. […]
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Perplexity launches Sonar, an API for AI search
Perplexity on Tuesday launched an API service called Sonar, allowing enterprises and developers to build the startup’s generative AI search tools into their own applications. “While most generative AI features today have answers informed only by training data, this limits their capabilities,” Perplexity wrote in a blog post. “To optimize for factuality and authority, APIs…
Global Security News
HPE Investigates After Alleged Data Breach
The company reports that it is not experiencing any operational issues within its business, so far.
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Trump targets EV charging funding programs Tesla benefits from
President Donald Trump is trying to halt the flow of funding for EV charging infrastructure from two programs that Tesla has benefitted from — the latest example of how Elon Musk’s political interests seem to be at odds with his car company’s goal of advancing sustainable energy. It’s not a given that Trump’s gambit will…
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Govtech giant Conduent won’t rule out cyberattack as outage drags on
At least four states reported being affected by the outage, which Conduent says is ongoing. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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DEF CON 32 – A (Shallow) Dive Into World Of Aircraft PKI
Author/Presenter: Matt Gaffney Our sincere appreciation to DEF CON, and the Authors/Presenters for publishing their erudite DEF CON 32 content. Originating from the conference’s events located at the Las Vegas Convention Center; and via the organizations YouTube channel. Permalink The post DEF CON 32 – A (Shallow) Dive Into World Of Aircraft PKI appeared first…
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Fake Homebrew Google ads target Mac users with malware
Hackers are once again abusing Google ads to spread malware, using a fake Homebrew website to infect Macs and Linux devices with an infostealer that steals credentials, browser data, and cryptocurrency wallets. […]
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Start the year by protecting your privacy— A stalkerware quick check
Imagine starting the New Year with hopes of a fresh start, only to realize that someone might be tracking your every move without your consent. Disconcerting, to say the least. The post Start the year by protecting your privacy— A stalkerware quick check appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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It’s a space race for the AI era: Trump kicks off $US500 billion Stargate Project
On day two of his second term, USA President Donald Trump has announced the Stargate Project – a massive half-trillion-dollar investment in artificial intelligence instrastructure in the United States.
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Microsoft Teams vishing attacks trick employees into handing over remote access
Attackers believed to be affiliated with ransomware groups have recently been observed using a technique in which they bombard employees with spam emails and then call them on Microsoft Teams posing as technical support representatives from their organizations. The goal of this formerly uncovered social engineering tactic is to create a sense of urgency and…
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EXA Infrastructure to acquire transatlantic subsea operator Aqua Comms
Global infrastructure investment manager EXA Infrastructure has signed binding agreements to acquire Aqua Comms, a specialist owner/operator of significant Transatlantic and intra-European subsea infrastructure.
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Spotify’s educational audio courses could be coming to U.S.
Spotify is expanding its streaming service to now include educational courses in addition to music, podcasts, and audiobooks. The company on Tuesday referenced one of its newer features called courses, which allow users to learn about topics in areas like business, tech, lifestyle, music, and more. The feature is initially being piloted in the U.K.,…
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Spotify introduces educational audio courses, starting in the UK
Spotify is expanding its streaming service to now include educational courses in addition to music, podcasts, and audiobooks. The company on Tuesday announced the launch of a new feature called courses, which will allow users to learn about topics in areas like business, tech, lifestyle, music, and more. The feature will initially be made available…
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Trump moves to sink offshore wind
President Trump signed an executive order that halted federal leases for offshore wind development on the outer continental shelf. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Meta lures TikTok creators with $5K bonuses, content deals, free verification
Meta is luring TikTok creators over to its platforms with the promise of cash bonuses, content deals, and support to grow their communities. The company announced on Tuesday that eligible TikTok creators will be able to earn “up to” $5,000 in bonuses over three months for posting Reels on Facebook and Instagram. These creators will…
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The AI Fix #34: Fake Brad Pitt and why AI means we will lose our jobs
In episode 34 of The AI Fix, our hosts watch in horror as a vacuum cleaner sprouts a robotic arm and legs, a rivet embedded in the side of your head claims it will be able to read your mind and chat up French girls, a robot dog runs much quicker than you ever will,…
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Microsoft previews Game Assist in-game browser in Edge Stable
Microsoft has announced that Game Assist, its recently unveiled in-game browser, is now also available in preview for Microsoft Edge Stable users. […]
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Mirai Botnet Spinoffs Unleash Global Wave of DDoS Attacks
Two separate campaigns are targeting flaws in various IoT devices globally, with the goal of compromising them and propagating malware worldwide.
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Funding to fintechs continues to decline, but at a slower pace
Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech! This week, we’re looking at just how much fintech startups raised in 2024, a slew of fundraising deals, Plaid’s reported revenue growth last year, and more! To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important fintech stories delivered to your inbox every Tuesday at 8:00 a.m. PT, subscribe here. The…
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Telstra International to upgrade subsea cable infrastructure to 800 Tbps
Telstra’s global arm Telstra International has announced a plan to upgrade its international network, which includes boosting the capacity of its subsea cable infrastructure from its current 235 Tbps to more than 800 Tbps of total lit capacity.
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Trump U-Turn: TikTok’s On-Again/Off-Again U.S. Ban
Not For You: The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act shouldn’t be enforced, orders President Trump. The post Trump U-Turn: TikTok’s On-Again/Off-Again U.S. Ban appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Altium acquires Part Analytics
Electronics design systems company Altium has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Milwaukee-based Part Analytics, a “further step towards an open electronics system design and lifecycle management platform”.
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Stripe is laying off 300 people, but says it still plans to hire in 2025
Fintech giant Stripe is laying off 300 people, according to a leaked memo reported on Tuesday by Business Insider. The affected employees are “largely in product, engineering, and operations roles,” the memo said. Despite the layoffs, Chief People Officer Rob McIntosh said that Stripe intends to still grow its headcount by 17% “to land at…
Global Security News, Technology
Bitbucket services “hard down” due to major worldwide outage
Bitbucket is investigating a massive outage affecting Atlassian Bitbucket Cloud customers worldwide, with the company saying its cloud services are “hard down.” […]
Global Security News
New Mirai Malware Variant Targets AVTECH Cameras, Huawei Routers
Murdoc_Botnet used Mirai malware to exploit IoT vulnerabilities, targeting devices globally
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Forum software NodeBB joins the fediverse
Before there was social media, there were internet forums. Millions of forum sites continue to operate, which is why it’s notable that one top forum software provider, NodeBB, is now joining the fediverse, also known as the open social web. The fediverse today includes apps like decentralized X rival Mastodon, Instagram alternative Pixelfed, an open…
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Konica Minolta wins 2025 A3 line of the year award and four pick awards from Keypoint Intelligence
COMPANY NEWS: Konica Minolta is proud to announce that it has received five Buyers Lab (BLI) Awards from Keypoint Intelligence, the world’s leading and independent evaluator of document imaging hardware, software and services.
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OpenNebula Exec on VMware Alternatives & Future Cloud Trends
Public and private cloud have been one of the key technologies for channel partners and their clients over the past decade. Now, after major acquisitions and rising costs, some are beginning to rethink their infrastructure strategies. OpenNebula’s Principal Partner Manager Michael Abdou explained how his company fits into the equation in an interview with Channel…
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Samsung Unpacked 2025: Here’s how to watch and what we expect
The biggest reveal from last week’s Samsung CES press conference may well have been another press conference. The hardware giant closed out the main event by teasing the company’s upcoming show. The next Samsung Unpacked event is set for Wednesday at 10 a.m. PT. As with all recent Unpacked events, next week’s big show will…
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UK’s New Digital IDs Raise Security and Privacy Fears
Security experts have outlined security and privacy concerns around the UK government’s GOV.UK Wallet, which will allow citizens to store all their ID documents in a single place
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7-Zip fixes bug that bypasses Windows MoTW security warnings, patch now
A high-severity vulnerability in the 7-Zip file archiver allows attackers to bypass the Mark of the Web (MotW) Windows security feature and execute code on users’ computers when extracting malicious files from nested archives. […]
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Ransomware gangs pose as IT support in Microsoft Teams phishing attacks
Ransomware gangs are increasingly adopting email bombing followed by posing as tech support in Microsoft Teams calls to trick employees into allowing remote control and install malware that provides access to the company network. […]
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Hack The Emulated Planet: Vulnerability Hunting Planet WGS-804HPT Industrial Switch
Claroty’s research team has discovered three vulnerabilities in Planet Technology’s WGS-804HPT Industrial switches, which are widely used in building and home automation systems for a variety of networking applications such as IP surveillance and wireless LANs. These severe vulnerabilities could allow attackers to remotely execute code on affected devices and move laterally throughout the network.
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Meta will soon let you link your WhatsApp account with Instagram and Facebook
Meta announced on Tuesday that users will soon be able to add their WhatsApp account to their Accounts Center, a hub where users can manage connected experiences across their Facebook, Instagram, and Meta Quest accounts. With this integration, users will be able to cross-post their WhatsApp Status as Stories on Instagram and Facebook, getting rid…
Exploits, Global Security News
Phishing Risks Rise as Zendesk Subdomains Facilitate Attacks
A CloudSEK report revealed Zendesk’s platform can be exploited for phishing and investment scams
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Southern Cross Achieves World’s First 1 Tb/s Transmission across the Pacific with Ciena
New coherent optical technology allows Southern Cross to ride the Terabit wave
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Make CNAPP Decisions to Stay Ahead of Cloud Threats
GUEST OPINION: Cloud environments, while offering unparalleled agility and scalability, are also a major source of risk exposure for organisations worldwide, with breaches ranging from misconfigurations to advanced cyberattacks. According to Tenable’s 2024 Cloud Security Outlook, 95% of organisations had experienced cloud-related breaches in the previous 18 months. New cloud-based attack vectors have combined with…
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Forescout Report Detail Hunters International Ransomware Gang Tactics
An analysis of the operations of Hunters International, the ransomware-as-a-service platform that has been used to compromise more than 200 organizations, conducted by Forescout Technologies reveals the cybercriminal syndicate that created it is employing a wide range of new and old tactics and techniques. The post Forescout Report Detail Hunters International Ransomware Gang Tactics appeared…
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SUSE Delivers Seamless Retail Operations with SUSE Edge Suite and Edge 3.2
COMPANY NEWS: Forrester study finds anticipating customer needs and improving
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IMDb founder steps down as CEO after 35 years
IMDb, the Amazon-owned online database that provides information on movies, TV shows, and celebrities, announced on Tuesday that its founder, Col Needham, is stepping down as CEO. Nikki Santoro, who has served as the Chief Operating Officer since 2021, has been appointed as his successor. Santoro’s appointment is significant, as she is the first woman…
Global Security News, Security
Criminal IP Teams Up with OnTheHub for Digital Education Cybersecurity
AI SPERA announced today that it has partnered with education platform OnTheHub to provide its integrated cybersecurity solution, Criminal IP, to students and educational institutions. […]
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Why CISOs Must Think Clearly Amid Regulatory Chaos
Even as the rule book changes, the profession of the CISO remains unchanged: protecting their organization in a world of constant, continually evolving threats.
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Anthropic plans to release a ‘two-way’ voice mode for Claude
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei says that the company plans to release a “two-way” voice mode for its chatbot, Claude, as well as a memory feature that lets Claude remember more about users and past conversations. Speaking to The Wall Street Journal at the World Economic Forum at Davos, Amodei also revealed that Anthropic expects to…
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UK plans ‘digital wallet’ for driver’s licenses and other ID, plus a chatbot powered by OpenAI
Alongside its big public push for AI investments, the U.K. government is also playing a virtual card to catapult itself into the 21st century. Today it announced plans to launch a secure digital wallet to manage government-issued credentials, alongside a chatbot — built in collaboration with OpenAI — to interact with the main GOV.UK portal.…
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Blue Connections IT achieves ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, reinforcing its commitment to security-centric IT practices
COMPANY NEWS: Blue Connections IT, a gold and platinum partner for the world’s largest technology vendors, has announced that it has achieved ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification, the globally recognised standard for information security management systems (ISMS). This certification highlights the company’s dedication to implementing robust security practices that protect its clients, operations, and supply chain.
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Mistral AI plans IPO
French AI lab, Mistral, is working toward an initial public offering, co-founder and CEO Arthur Mensch said Tuesday in an interview with Bloomberg at the World Economic Forum in Davos. Mistral is “not for sale,” Mensch said, adding that the company plans to open an office in Singapore to focus on the Asia-Pacific region and…
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Toronto school district says 40 years of student data stolen in PowerSchool breach
Canada’s largest school board says hackers may have accessed some 40 years’ worth of student data during the recent PowerSchool breach. In a letter sent to parents this week, the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) said that the data breach affected all students enrolled in the district between September 1985 and December 2024. The school…
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ChatGPT-Lücke ermöglicht DDoS-Attacken
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Mirai Variant Murdoc_Botnet Exploits AVTECH IP Cameras and Huawei Routers
Cybersecurity researchers have warned of a new large-scale campaign that exploits security flaws in AVTECH IP cameras and Huawei HG532 routers to rope the devices into a Mirai botnet variant dubbed Murdoc_Botnet. The ongoing activity “demonstrates enhanced capabilities, exploiting vulnerabilities to compromise devices and establish expansive botnet networks,” Qualys security researcher Shilpesh
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From qualitative to quantifiable: Transforming cyber risk management for critical infrastructure
Around the world, attacks against critical infrastructure have become increasingly common. More and more, these aggressions are carried out via mice and keyboards rather than bombs and missiles, such as with the 2021 ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline. From a military strategy perspective, it’s easy to understand why, as cyberattacks against infrastructure can be executed…
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AGL Energy ‘revolutionises Retail Operations’ with Appian
Leading Energy Company in Australia is Achieving Over 70% Automation TowardsNet Zero Goals COMPANY NEWS: Appian (Nasdaq: APPN) today announced that AGL (ASX: AGL), Australia’s leading energy retailer is using the Appian Platform as part of a large-scale retail transformation project, which aims to connect every customer to a sustainable future.
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GDPR Fines Total €1.2bn in 2024
Data from DLA Piper showed a 33% year-on-year fall in GDPR fines issued in Europe in 2024, with total penalties reaching €1.2bn
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Deepwatch Leadership Team Expands with New CMO and CPO
Deepwatch, the creator of a managed security platform for cybersecurity resiliency, recently announced the appointment of Sammie Walker as Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) and Anand Ramanathan as Chief Product Officer (CPO). Deepwatch adds expertise as it continues to grow These two appointments are part of a wider strategy to boost Deepwatch’s mission of securing the…
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Trend Micro Receives FedRAMP Authorization to Operate
Global cybersecurity company Trend Micro has announced a new FedRAMP Authorization to Operate (ATO) for its Trend Vision One for Government platform, helping establish Trend Micro as a leader in compliant zero-trust solutions. Vision One and zero-trust solutions now available for government customers This new authorization will enable Trend Micro to bring its platform to…
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F5 equips network and security teams with AI assistant for F5 Distributed Cloud Services
‘Intelligent partner’ for SecOps and NetOps will allow teams to query network activity, drill down into security events and rapidly implement mitigations New support for teams who must manage more deployment models than ever, with 88% of organisations now employing a hybrid approach
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Qomodo raises $13.9M to expand BNPL for Italy’s main-street retailers
Payments and financial solutions are two-a-penny at this point, but mostly for online e-commerce. What about physical stores? In 2023 Qomodo, a Milan-based “all-in-one” payment methods aggregator for physical merchants, came out with a €34.5 million ($36.9 million) pre-seed round (mostly debt), which we covered, to expand the BNPL model into other categories. It’s now…
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NBN should be cautious on budget, dismissing alternative technologies
COMPANY NEWS: Commpete has welcomed the Australian Government’s decision this week to invest $3BN to upgrade fibre connections, but cautioned on the ambitious timeline and budget, and danger of missing out on alternative technologies as they advance.
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Almost 10% of GenAI Prompts Include Sensitive Data: Study
A study by cybersecurity startup Harmonic Security found that 8.5% of prompts entered into generative AI models like ChatGPT, Copilot, and Gemini last year included sensitive information, putting personal and corporate data at risk of being leaked. The post Almost 10% of GenAI Prompts Include Sensitive Data: Study appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Medusa ransomware: what you need to know
Medusa is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) platform that has targeted organisations around the world. Read more about it in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog.
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5 Best Endpoint Detection & Response Solutions for 2025
Endpoint detection and response (EDR) software is the best way to detect, investigate, and respond to advanced attacks. Endpoint detection and response software is a security solution that protects against malware and other threats.
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13,000 MikroTik Routers Hijacked by Botnet for Malspam and Cyberattacks
A global network of about 13,000 hijacked Mikrotik routers has been employed as a botnet to propagate malware via spam campaigns, the latest addition to a list of botnets powered by MikroTik devices. The activity “take[s] advantage of misconfigured DNS records to pass email protection techniques,” Infoblox security researcher David Brunsdon said in a technical…
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Oracle To Address 320 Vulnerabilities in January Patch Update
Critical flaws include those in Oracle Supply Chain products
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ChatGPT API flaws could allow DDoS, prompt injection attacks
OpenAI-owned ChatGPT might have a vulnerability that could allow threat actors to launch distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on unsuspecting targets. According to a discovery made by German security researcher Benjamin Flesch, the ChatGPT crawler, which OpenAI uses to collect data from the internet to improve ChatGPT, can be tricked into DDoSing arbitrary websites. …
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Sysdig Named Customers’ Choice in Gartner “Voice of the Customer” CNAPP Report
With a perfect 5 out of 5 score for Support Experience, Sysdig becomes the only company to achieve top customer ratings for both CNAPP and CSPM by Gartner Peer Insights
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LogicMonitor and OpenAI supercharge data centre operations
COMPANY NEWS: The collaboration will transform ITOps and empower the workforce of tomorrow with cutting-edge AI technologies.
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A business owner’s guide to integrating SASE for improved data governance and compliance
GUEST OPINION: Data governance and compliance have become critical priorities for modern businesses as regulatory requirements tighten and cyber threats grow more sophisticated. For business owners navigating these challenges, Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) offers a powerful solution. SASE’s unified architecture combines advanced security and networking capabilities, enabling organizations to protect sensitive data, enforce compliance…
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Russian Ransomware Groups Deploy Email Bombing and Teams Vishing
Sophos has warned of IT impersonation vishing attacks designed to remotely deploy ransomware
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Australian businesses are asking more difficult questions of GenAI
GUEST OPINION:The honeymoon is over for generative AI, with users demanding more grounded responses and better performance at a whole-of-organisation level.
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HPE investigating security breach after hacker claims theft of sensitive data
A well-known hacker claims to have stolen source code and user data from the enterprise IT giant © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Private and secure: How to fortify your organisation’s data protection regimen in 2025
GUEST OPINION: As authorities at home and abroad continue to enforce ever-more-stringent regulations, Australian businesses can ill afford to get it wrong
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Exabeam Continues to Deliver Real AI-Driven Cybersecurity with Launch of LogRhythm Intelligence Copilot
COMPANY NEWS: Exabeam, a global cybersecurity leader that delivers AI-driven security operations, today announced the launch of LogRhythm Intelligence Copilot, a generative AI-powered feature delivering actionable insights to empower security teams and accelerate workflows. This release solidifies Exabeam as a trusted innovator, providing real AI to automate cybersecurity while competitors underdeliver. LogRhythm Intelligence Copilot harnesses purpose-driven…