Check Point Software Technologies and cloud security provider Wiz are teaming up to enhance cloud security for enterprises by integrating cloud network protection with Cloud Native Application Protection (CNAPP). The post Check Point, Wiz Partner on Enterprise Cloud Security appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Month: February 2025
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Under attack: Exposing upscale hacktivist DDoS tactics
GUEST REVEIW: In November 2024, DDoS attackers launched a campaign targeting Australian websites. It’s not out of the ordinary for Australian sites to be on the receiving end of DDoS attacks. However, this event was unusual, amounting to a surge of over 60 DDoS attacks on 39 different websites during the month.
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Microsoft Uncovers Sandworm Subgroup’s Global Cyber Attacks Spanning 15+ Countries
A subgroup within the infamous Russian state-sponsored hacking group known as Sandworm has been attributed to a multi-year initial access operation dubbed BadPilot that stretched across the globe. “This subgroup has conducted globally diverse compromises of Internet-facing infrastructure to enable Seashell Blizzard to persist on high-value targets and support tailored network operations,” the
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BadPilot network hacking campaign fuels Russian SandWorm attacks
A subgroup of the Russian state-sponsored hacking group APT44, also known as ‘Seashell Blizzard’ and ‘Sandworm’, has been targeting critical organizations and governments in a multi-year campaign dubbed ‘BadPilot.’ […]
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Microsoft: Russia’s Sandworm APT Exploits Edge Bugs Globally
Sandworm (aka Seashell Blizzard) has an initial access wing called “BadPilot” that uses standard intrusion tactics to spread Russia’s tendrils around the world.
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LLMjacking Targets DeepSeek: What IT Teams Need to Know
Since its discovery in May 2024 by the Sysdig Threat Research Team (TRT), LLMjacking has emerged as a significant security concern, impacting organizations that rely on large language models (LLMs). The latest target is DeepSeek, a rapidly growing AI model that was exploited by cybercriminals within days of its release.
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Snowflake Unveils Cortex Agents, Powered by Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Snowflake has today announced it has expanded its AI capabilities with the public preview of Cortex Agents, streamlining agentic app data access across structured and unstructured data. Cortex Agents leverages Anthropic Claude as a key LLM powering agentic text-to-SQL for high-quality structured data retrieval.
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Trump picks Apple exec to lead transportation safety agency
President Donald Trump has chosen Jonathan Morrison, an Apple executive, to head the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, per a Senate filing. The nomination will be reviewed and voted on by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation before being sent for a full Senate vote. If he’s sworn in, Morrison will oversee an…
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Hitachi Vantara and BMC Transform Mainframe Innovation
New alliance combines Hitachi Vantara’s data infrastructure with BMC’s software expertise to help enterprises reduce costs, optimise operations and secure mainframe data
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Cybereason CEO: Mnuchin, SoftBank Pushing Company To Bankruptcy
Eric Gan, the ex-SoftBank executive, who took over as CEO of Cybereason in 2023, is suing SoftBank and Liberty Capital, claiming its largest investors are blocking much-needed financial proposals and driving the cybersecurity firm toward bankruptcy. The post Cybereason CEO: Mnuchin, SoftBank Pushing Company To Bankruptcy appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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The Current AI Revolution Will (Finally) Transform Your SOC
Artificial intelligence (AI) is profoundly transforming cybersecurity, reimagining detection through remediation. The post The Current AI Revolution Will (Finally) Transform Your SOC appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Check Point and Wiz Enter Strategic Partnership to Deliver End-to-End Cloud Security
The partnership integrates some of the best-in-class cloud network and CNAPP security through seamless technology integration and a strategic business alliance, setting a new standard for enterprise protection.
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2023 Russian Hackers Back in News as HPE Discloses Data Exposure Risk
Bizarre and rather dramatically-named hacker organizations are at it again. A Russian hacker group, dubbed Midnight Blizzard (or Cozy Bear), breached HPE and stole the personal data of several employees at the company. Initial breach in 2023 recently flagged for potential information risk HPE actually discovered the breach on December 12, 2023, when they discovered…
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DEF CON 32 – Leveraging AI For Smarter Bug Bounties
Authors/Presenters: Diego Jurado & Joel Niemand Sec Noguera 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 – Leveraging AI For Smarter Bug…
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Suger helps companies list and scale up on cloud marketplaces
When cloud providers like Microsoft Azure and AWS launched cloud software marketplaces a decade ago, it opened up a new sales channel for software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies to get in front of potential enterprise customers. These marketplaces effectively enabled SaaS companies to bypass the traditional, lengthy sales cycles. But rarely is the seller-side experience a walk…
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CHERI Security Hardware Program Essential to UK Security, Says Government
NCSC CTO Ollie Whitehouse discussed a UK government-backed project designed to secure underlying computer hardware, preventing most vulnerabilities from occurring
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Safeguarding the Future of Online Shopping
GUEST OPINION: As e-commerce continues its meteoric rise, it is also becoming a prime target for increasingly sophisticated cybercriminals.
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Getting the Most Value out of the OSCP: Pre-Course Prep
The first post in a five-part practical guide series on maximizing the professional, educational, and financial value of the OffSec certification pursuit for a successful career in offensive cybersecurity consulting Disclaimer: All opinions expressed in this article are solely my own. I have reviewed the content to ensure compliance with OffSec’s copyright policies and agreements.…
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Beyond VPN: How TruGrid Simplifies RDP Deployment, Security, and Compliance
Cloud-based RDP Remote Desktop Protocol solutions offer a centralized dashboard to manage user access, security policies, and monitor usage from one location. Learn more from TruGrid about how their SecureRDP platform provides a secure, scalable, and cost-efficient alternative to VPN-based RDP implementations. […]
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Halcyon Allies with Pax8 on Ransomware Resilience
Halcyon has recently announced a team up with Pax8 to boost market outreach and fortify businesses against the threat of ransomware through a strategic partnership. Halcyon now available to channel partners on Pax8 marketplace The alliance between the two companies will bring Halcyon’s anti-ransomware platform to Pax8’s cloud marketplace. The partnership is rooted in a…
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Romance Scams Cost Americans $697.3M Last Year
Romance scams cost Americans $697.3m in 2024, with crypto fraud schemes on the rise
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Halcyon Allies with Pax8 on Ransomware Resilience
Halcyon has recently announced a team up with Pax8 to boost market outreach and fortify businesses against the threat of ransomware through a strategic partnership. Halycon now available to channel partners on Pax8 marketplace The alliance between the two companies will bring Halcyon’s anti-ransomware platform to Pax8’s cloud marketplace. The partnership is rooted in a…
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Is AI a Friend or Foe of Healthcare Security?
When it comes to keeping patient information safe, people empowerment is just as necessary as deploying new technologies.
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SGNL snags $30M for a new take on ID security based on zero-standing privileges
Security experts often describe identity as the “new perimeter” in the world of security: in the world of cloud services where network assets and apps can range far and wide, the biggest vulnerabilities are often leaked and spoofed log-in credentials. A startup called SGNL has built a new approach that it believes is better at…
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SpotDraft taps AI to help streamline contract management
More and more legal professionals are embracing AI, surveys show. Per a recent poll from legaltech company Clio, 79% of firms used some form of AI for casework last year, up from just 19% in 2023. Despite some skepticism of the tech, in-house counsel has shown an interest, as well, with one survey suggesting that…
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Exclusive: Massive IoT Data Breach Exposes 2.7 Billion Records
Massive IoT data breach exposed 2.7 billion records including Wi-Fi credentials
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Researchers Find New Exploit Bypassing Patched NVIDIA Container Toolkit Vulnerability
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a bypass for a now-patched security vulnerability in the NVIDIA Container Toolkit that could be exploited to break out of a container’s isolation protections and gain complete access to the underlying host. The new vulnerability is being tracked as CVE-2025-23359 (CVSS score: 8.3). It affects the following versions – NVIDIA Container…
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AI-driven manufacturing database Keychain raises $5M for European push
Brands are constantly trying to streamline how they source packaging materials and ingredient suppliers for their products in order to quickly meet consumer demand. However, even today this process can involve some laborious wandering around trade shows. Keychain is an AI-powered platform that aims to quickly connect the consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry with manufacturing…
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Adobe launches subscriptions for Firefly AI
Firefly’s Standard plan costs $9.99 per month, the Pro plan will run users $29.99 a month, and there’s a more extensive Premium tier in the works. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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MongoDB expands Australian investment to ‘accelerate legacy modernisation and AI adoption’
Document database provider MongoDB has expanded its investment in Australia with a new office in Sydney in a move it says it will enable growth across its engineering, support, and go-to-market functions.
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Don’t use public ASP.NET keys (duh), Microsoft warns
Microsoft Threat Intelligence in December observed a “threat actor” using a publicly available ASP.NET machine key to inject malicious code and fetch the Godzilla post-exploitation framework, a “backdoor” web shell used by intruders to execute commands and manipulate files. The company then identified more than 3,000 publicly disclosed ASP.NET machine keys—i.e., keys that were disclosed in code…
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Baidu in Talks to Operate Robotaxis in U.A.E.
The Chinese internet company is in discussions with United Arab Emirates authorities to bring its driverless ride-hailing service to the Middle Eastern country, people familiar with the matter said.
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Lanch bags $27M for a social media-skewed take on fast food
E-commerce startups built around food continue to gobble up funding as investors look for sticky consumer concepts that can scale without breaking the bank. On Wednesday, Germany’s Lanch — which taps social media and influencers to develop popular food brands alongside retail networks for distributing them — closed funding of €26 million ($27 million) to…
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Nametag Adds Ability to Verify Identity of New Remote Workers
Nametag extended its identity verification platform enabling organizations to verify the identity of a remote worker they are considering. The post Nametag Adds Ability to Verify Identity of New Remote Workers appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Top Cyber Insurance Companies for 2025
With over 422 million records exposed globally in the third quarter of 2024, cyber threats are growing more sophisticated. Also, the global average cost of a data breach in 2024 increased by 10% and hit the highest total ever — $4.88 million. All of this leads to increased pressure on companies, especially managed service providers…
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WatchGuard to Join AWS ISV Accelerate Program
WatchGuard, a unified cybersecurity vendor, is joining the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Accelerate Program, a co-sell program for AWS Partners that provides software solutions that run on or integrate with AWS and helps drive new business by connecting participating ISVs with the AWS Sales arm. WatchGuard latest of many to join…
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Other World Computing and ARCHIWARE Partner on Collaborative Workflows
Other World Computing (OWC) is partnering with ARCHIWARE, a data management software provider, to deliver seamless shared storage, cloning, backup, and archiving for collaborative workflows. Collaboration addresses asset management needs for creatives OWC, an organization that delivers storage, docks, and memory card solutions to empower professionals in video and audio production, photography, and business with…
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Ermittler zerschlagen Ransomware-Gruppierung 8Base
Die Gruppierung 8Base nutzte die Ransomware „Phobos“ und agierte weltweit als höchst professionelle kriminelle Organisation. In Deutschland fanden 365 Phobos-Angriffe statt. Gorodenkoff – shutterstock.com Ermittlern aus Bayern ist es zusammen mit internationalen Partnern gelungen, mehrere mutmaßliche Mitglieder einer Gruppe von Cyberkriminellen festzunehmen. Vier führende Köpfe der Gruppierung mit dem Namen 8Base seien in Thailand festgenommen…
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Nozomi Networks welcomes Schneider Electric to its MSSP Elite Partner Program to deliver Advanced Managed Security Services worldwide
New Full-Scale, Industrial-Focused Security Management Service Designed to Safeguard the Most Complex Operational Environment COMPANY NEWS: Nozomi Networks, the leader in OT and IoT security, announced today that Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, has joined its MSSP Elite Partner Program to deliver best-of-breed Managed Security Services (MSS)…
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Chestnut Carbon gets $160M to turn old farms into forests
The company buys marginal and degraded farmland, plants them with native trees, and harvests the resulting carbon credits. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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EU abandons ePrivacy, AI liability reforms, as bloc shifts focus to competitiveness & data access for AI
A long stalled bid to beef up European Union rules around online tracking technologies — and put penalties on a similar footing to the bloc’s data protection framework, GDPR, which allows for fines of up to 4% of annual turnover for breaches — has been withdrawn by the Commission after co-legislators failed to reach agreement…
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Discovery Consulting appoints Mark O’Donnell to key executive position, launches new Qualtrics practice
SAP solutions provider Discovery Consulting has appointed Mark O’Donnell to a key exeutive position “to drive an expansion into new technologies solutions connected to the SAP ecosystem, including a substantial investment into a Qualtrics employee experience practice”.
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What Is GRC? Understanding Governance, Risk, and Compliance
Find out what GRC stands for, its history, and where it can be used today.
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AI Agents Are Everywhere…and Nowhere
Tech vendors like OpenAI and Microsoft are banking on business readiness to use the autonomous AI bots, but companies aren’t so sure.
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Lucidity snags $21M to help enterprises optimize their cloud storage
Lucidity, an Indian startup allowing enterprises to automate expansion and shrinking of their cloud storage, has raised $21 million in a Series A round. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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No-code app builder Softr expands beyond Airtable databases
If you’re working for a small company and want to build a client portal or an internal tool, it can be difficult to find the budget and resources to allocate a developer to that small project. That’s why more than 600,000 people, including project managers, HR employees and marketing people, have been trying Softr’s no-code…
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Security Detection Tech Failing, Say Cyber Leaders in Regulated Industries
A new Everfox survey shows a growing consensus among regulated organizations in favor of a strategic shift away from detecting cyber threats to preventing them
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Hacker allegedly puts massive OmniGPT breach data for sale on the dark web
Popular AI rip-off OmniGPT, which provides access to multiple AI models including ChatGPT-4, Claude 3.5, Gemini, and Midjourney, has allegedly suffered a massive breach, exposing personal data belonging to over 30,000 users. On Monday, a BreachForums user “Gloomer” reportedly made a post, offering samples of the allegedly stolen data. “This leak contains all messages between…
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CISOs Brace for LLM-Powered Attacks: Key Strategies to Stay Ahead
For chief information security officers (CISOs), understanding and mitigating the security risks associated with LLMs is paramount. The post CISOs Brace for LLM-Powered Attacks: Key Strategies to Stay Ahead appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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A woman in China sued Tesla after complaining of faulty brakes — now she’s paying Tesla $23K
As per an investigation by the Associated Press (AP), Tesla has won a defamation lawsuit against one individual called Zhang Yazhou, who in February 2021 was a passenger in a Tesla Model 3 car that allegedly crashed due to faulty brakes, resulting in a four-day hospital stay for both her parents. Following the accident, Zhang…
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How to Steer AI Adoption: A CISO Guide
CISOs are finding themselves more involved in AI teams, often leading the cross-functional effort and AI strategy. But there aren’t many resources to guide them on what their role should look like or what they should bring to these meetings. We’ve pulled together a framework for security leaders to help push AI teams and committees…
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DeepSeek erfasst Tastatureingabemuster
Selbst Tastatureingaben in der DeepSeek App können womöglich mitgelesen werden, bevor sie abgeschickt werden. Mojahid Mottakin – shutterstock.com Behörden und Cybersicherheitsfachleute haben gravierende Sicherheitsbedenken gegen die chinesische KI DeepSeek. Dabei geht es um mehrere Punkte: die offenkundig sehr weitreichende Speicherung von Nutzerdaten, die mögliche Manipulierbarkeit der Anwendung für kriminelle Zwecke und die Frage, inwieweit der…
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In Defense of Oversight – The President and the PCLOB
In late January 2025, President Trump fired the Democratically (big D) appointed members of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB), an independent watchdog entity designed to provide input and oversight to the Intelligence Community (IC). The post In Defense of Oversight – The President and the PCLOB appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Google fixes flaw that could unmask YouTube users’ email addresses
Google has fixed two vulnerabilities that, when chained together, could expose the email addresses of YouTube accounts, causing a massive privacy breach for those using the site anonymously. […]
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Tesla Can’t Afford Another Twitter-Size Distraction
Elon Musk’s bid for OpenAI and his divisive political image raise new risks for Tesla’s expensive stock.
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North Korean Hackers Exploit PowerShell Trick to Hijack Devices in New Cyberattack
The North Korea-linked threat actor known as Kimsuky has been observed using a new tactic that involves deceiving targets into running PowerShell as an administrator and then instructing them to paste and run malicious code provided by them. “To execute this tactic, the threat actor masquerades as a South Korean government official and over time…
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The Future of Automation in Cybersecurity
The future of cybersecurity is not about choosing between AI and human expertise, but rather how to harness both to create a more secure digital world. The post The Future of Automation in Cybersecurity appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Navigating Security Challenges in the Age of Data Complexity
Organizations need to embrace the transformative powers of AI but do so with a vigilant eye toward the data security and privacy challenges it presents. The post Navigating Security Challenges in the Age of Data Complexity appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Microsoft Fixes Another Two Actively Exploited Zero-Days
February Patch Tuesday sees Microsoft fix four zero-days, including two under active exploitation
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Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday Fixes 63 Flaws, Including Two Under Active Exploitation
Microsoft on Tuesday released fixes for 63 security flaws impacting its software products, including two vulnerabilities that it said has come under active exploitation in the wild. Of the 63 vulnerabilities, three are rated Critical, 57 are rated Important, one is rated Moderate, and two are rated Low in severity. This is aside from the…
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US, UK and Australia Sanction Russian Bulletproof Hoster Zservers
The US and its allies have sanctioned Russian bulletproof hoster Zservers for abetting ransomware attacks
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Jeder fünfte CISO vertuscht Compliance-Probleme
Compliance-Verfehlungen unter den Teppich zu kehren, sollte sich für CISOs falsch anfühlen. Roman Samborskyi | shutterstock.com CISOs befinden sich zunehmend in der Zwickmühle, wenn es darum geht, eine gesunde Balance zwischen Loyalität zu ihrer Organisation und ihren rechtlichen Verantwortlichkeiten zu finden. Zumindest legt das eine aktuelle Studie des Sicherheitsanbieter Splunk nahe, in deren Rahmen 600…
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Google Whisk, an image remixing tool, is now available in 100+ countries
Notably, the image tools are not available in countries and regions like India, Indonesia, the EU, and the U.K. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Beyond the paycheck: What cybersecurity professionals really want
The cybersecurity industry is facing an unprecedented challenge: retaining skilled professionals in the midst of an ever-expanding threat landscape and a significant skills shortage. Organizations are finding themselves in fierce competition to attract and hold onto cybersecurity talent, and failing to do so can have dire consequences. According to recent research by Forrester, neglecting staff…
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Tabby doubles valuation to $3.3B in $160M funding as it looks beyond BNPL and plans IPO
Consumer demand for credit options varies across regions, and for fintechs, understanding these differences is key to survival. In developed markets, where credit cards are common, consumers often view buy now, pay later (BNPL) offerings positively because of their flexible installment options. But in emerging markets like the Middle East, where credit card penetration is…
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UK monitoring group to classify cyber incidents on earthquake-like scale
A UK body backed by the cyber insurance industry is seeking to establish a framework to classify the severity of cyber incidents affecting UK organisations. The Cyber Monitoring Centre (CMC) — an independent nonprofit organisation launched last week — aims to create a standardised scale for measuring the impact of cyber incidents from one (least…
Exploits, Global Security News
Ivanti Patches Critical Flaws in Connect Secure and Policy Secure – Update Now
Ivanti has released security updates to address multiple security flaws impacting Connect Secure (ICS), Policy Secure (IPS), and Cloud Services Application (CSA) that could be exploited to achieve arbitrary code execution. The list of vulnerabilities is below – CVE-2024-38657 (CVSS score: 9.1) – External control of a file name in Ivanti Connect Secure before version…
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Alibaba Shares Surge After Progress in Apple Partnership
Alibaba’s shares surged as the e-commerce giant made progress in its partnership with Apple to roll out artificial-intelligence features in China.
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India’s Cybercrime Problems Grow as Nation Digitizes
More than half of attacks on Indian businesses come from outside the country, while 45% of those targeting consumers come from Cambodia, Myanmar, and Laos.
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday, February 2025 Edition
Microsoft today issued security updates to fix at least 56 vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and supported software, including two zero-day flaws that are being actively exploited. All supported Windows operating systems will receive an update this month for a buffer overflow vulnerability that carries the catchy name CVE-2025-21418. This patch should be a…
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Trump picks Sean Cairncross for national cyber director
President Donald Trump has selected Sean Cairncross — a former White House and Republican National Committee official and the former CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, a federal foreign aid agency — to be his national cyber director. Cairncross hasn’t held any major cyber-related positions, but during his time in the Trump White House as…
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February Patch Tuesday: CISOs should act now on two actively exploited Windows Server vulnerabilities
CISOs should make sure that two actively exploited vulnerabilities in Windows are addressed as part of their staff’s February Patch Tuesday efforts. They are: CVE 2025-21391, a Windows Storage escalation of privilege vulnerability that, if exploited, could allow an attacker to delete – but not read — targeted files on a system. While this wouldn’t…
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Chinese Battery Giant CATL Applies for Hong Kong Listing
The world’s largest maker of EV batteries has applied for a secondary listing in Hong Kong, joining the ranks of Chinese companies looking to tap the city’s fundraising markets.
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Federal workers sue Elon Musk and DOGE to cut off data access
Federal workers are suing DOGE and its creator, Elon Musk to cut off the new agency’s access to their personal data. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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U.S. adversaries increasingly turning to cybercriminals and their malware for help
Governments of the United States’ chief adversaries in cyberspace, especially Russia, have increasingly been relying on cybercriminals and their tools to advance their goals, according to a Google report published Tuesday. There’s long been overlap between government and criminal cyber operators, but governments are now enjoying the benefits of collaboration and borrowing more — both…
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Product Update | Cloud Monitor + Content Filter
NEW! In Cloud Monitor: Policy Enhancements We’re thrilled to introduce our latest Cloud Monitor policy updates! We designed these enhancements to make it easier than ever for administrators to keep students safe and secure in the classroom. With smarter alerting and automation, identifying and addressing violations now takes less manual effort, allowing you to stay…
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Founders Fund is about to close another $3B fund
Founders Fund is on track to conclude fundraising of its third growth fund at the end of March, according to people close to the firm. The Peter Thiel-founded outfit is raising $3 billion, a source told TechCrunch and Axios also reported. The fund, which is intended primarily for additional investments in its successful late-stage portfolio…
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Authorities seize Phobos and 8Base ransomware servers, arrest 4 suspects
Law enforcement agencies from 14 countries collaborated in an investigation against the related Phobos and 8Base ransomware operations, arresting four suspects and seizing 27 servers, including the data leak and ransom negotiation websites. On Tuesday, the US Department of Justice also announced indictments against two Russian nationals who operated the “8Base” and “Affiliate 2803” affiliate…
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Microsoft fixes 63 vulnerabilities, including 2 zero-days
Microsoft patched 63 vulnerabilities affecting some of its underlying systems and core products, the company said in its latest security update Tuesday, including Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Windows CoreMessaging and Windows Storage. More than two-thirds of the vulnerabilities covered in the update are high-severity flaws on the CVSS scale. Vulnerabilities with high-severity base scores run…
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True inks MoU with GalaxySpace to develop LEO satellite technology in Thailand
Thailand telecoms conglomerate True Corporation has launched itself into the space arena through a newly announced partnership with GalaxySpace, a Chinese company in the LEO satellite broadband field.
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Apple Maps plans to show ‘Gulf of America,’ following Google
Apple Maps will soon rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, following similar changes made by Google this week, in order to comply with U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order that officially changed the name. U.S.-based Apple users may see the “Gulf of America” as soon as Tuesday, according to Bloomberg, and…
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ChatGPT may not be as power-hungry as once assumed
ChatGPT, OpenAI’s chatbot platform, may not be as power-hungry as once assumed. But its appetite largely depends on how ChatGPT is being used, and the AI models that are answering the queries, according to a new study. A recent analysis by Epoch AI, a nonprofit AI research institute, attempted to calculate how much energy a…
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France’s Free offers premium AI assistant in mobile plans
French mobile provider Free and Paris-based artificial intelligence developer Mistral AI have collaborated to offer users a free taste of having their own premium AI assistant.
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Microsoft’s February Patch a Lighter Lift Than January’s
But there’s plenty in it — including two zero-days — that need immediate attention.
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Amazon tests sending customers directly to brands’ websites when it doesn’t stock their products
Remember that Christmas movie “Miracle on 34th Street,” where Macy’s in-store Santa, Kris Kringle, sends a frazzled shopper to a competitor’s store to find the Christmas present her son wanted because Macy’s was out of stock? Now, Amazon is doing the same thing online. The retailer announced on Tuesday the test of a new Amazon…
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Apple Releases Urgent Patch for USB Vulnerability
The vulnerability could allow a threat actor to disable the security feature on a locked device and gain access to user data.
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How to delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads
In the wake of Meta’s decision to remove its third-party fact-checking system and loosen content moderation policies, Google searches on how to delete Facebook, Instagram, and Threads have been on the rise. People who are angry with the decision accuse Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg of cozying up to the Trump administration at the expense of…
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Avis Budget CEO Joe Ferraro to Step Down, Brian Choi Named Successor
Avis Budget’s Chief Executive Officer Joe Ferraro is stepping down and will be succeeded by Brian Choi, its chief transformation officer.
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Google’s I/O developer conference set for May 20-21
Google Tuesday confirmed that its annual developer conference is set for May 20-21, 2025. The event will be held at the usual spot, Mountain View’s Shoreline Amphitheater, a few minutes — depending on traffic — from Google HQ. The two-day event is a mix of both public- and developer-facing content. CEO Sundar Pichai will kick…
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Microsoft powers AI ambitions with 400 MW solar purchase
Microsoft has added another 389 megawatts of renewable power to its portfolio as the tech giant scrambles to meet the power demands required to match its AI ambitions. The additional renewable power spans three solar projects developed by EDP Renewables North America — two in southern Illinois and one outside Austin, Texas. Microsoft is buying…
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Authorities Seize 8Base Ransomware Infrastructure, Arrest Four Russians
With “Operation Phobos Aetor,” international law enforcement, including the US DOJ and Europol, arrest four Russian nationals and seize infrastructure connected to the 8Bbase ransomware group, the largest affiliate of the prolific Phobos RaaS operation. The post Authorities Seize 8Base Ransomware Infrastructure, Arrest Four Russians appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Shopify took down Kanye’s swastika T-shirt shop, but another antisemitic storefront still operates
Shopify took down Kanye West’s online store after the musician sold T-shirts with the swastika symbol. West, who also goes by Ye, advertised his online store in a Super Bowl commercial on Sunday, directing viewers to his website, where the only item listed was the swastika T-shirt. Though Shopify removed a policy banning sellers from…
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CISA Places Election Security Staffers on Leave
The staffers were tasked with building relationships on the ground across the country in local election jurisdictions, teaching election officials tactics on mitigating cyber threats, cyber hygiene, combating misinformation and foreign influence, and more.
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Google says it removed cultural events from its calender last year
Google has removed events such as Black History Month and Pride Month from being listed on the calendar by default. Other events that were removed from the default calendar include Jewish Heritage, Indigenous People Month, Holocaust Remembrance Day, and Hispanic Heritage Month. Google spokesperson Madison Cushman Veld confirmed the changes to TechCrunch, saying that in…
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Anduril takes control of Microsoft’s $22B VR military headset program
The Army has granted upstart weapons maker Anduril control of one of its highest-profile and long-troubled projects known as the Integrated Visual Augmentation System, founder Palmer Luckey announced in a blog post Tuesday. IVAS was initially awarded to Microsoft in 2018 to develop augmented reality headsets for soldiers based on a ruggedized version of Hololens.…
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Bipartisan Senate bill would strengthen cybercrime penalties
Cybercrimes could be punished more harshly under a new bill from a pair of senators that seeks to amend U.S. criminal code on computer fraud. The Cyber Conspiracy Modernization Act from Sens. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., would modify the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) to establish a specific penalty for conspiracy…
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The Current State of the CISO with Nick Kakolowski
Nick Kakolowski, senior research director for IANS, dives into a survey done in conjunction with Artico Search on the current state of the CISO. At its core, the study highlights how CISOs are facing an unprecedented expansion of responsibilities, with some thriving under the added scope and others struggling with burnout. Kakolowski explains that CISOs..…
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Tumblr to join the fediverse after WordPress migration completes
Since 2022, blogging site Tumblr has been teasing its plans to integrate with the fediverse — the open social web powered by the protocol ActivityPub also used by Mastodon, Threads, Flipboard, and others. Now, the Automattic-owned blogging platform is sharing more information about when and how that integration could actually happen. As it turns out,…
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Windows 10 KB5051974 update force installs new Microsoft Outlook app
Microsoft has released the KB5051974 cumulative update for Windows 10 22H2 and Windows 10 21H2, which automatically installs the new Outlook for Windows app and fixes a memory leak bug. […]
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How Musk’s $97.4B bid could gum up OpenAI’s for-profit conversion
On Monday, Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, offered to buy the nonprofit that effectively governs OpenAI for $97.4 billion. The unsolicited buyout would be financed by Musk’s AI company, xAI, and a consortium of outside investors, per a letter sent to California and Delaware’s attorneys general. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman quickly dismissed Musk’s bid,…