New Relic offers the industry’s most comprehensive intelligence by integrating Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) from its platform with customer-defined data and third-party sources Open ecosystem will bring critical observability data to leading platforms such as ServiceNow, Google Gemini, Amazon Q Business, GitHub Copilot, and more
Month: February 2025
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New Relic Advances Intelligent Observability with AI-Strengthened Innovations Across Every Corner of its Platform, Accelerating Enterprise Business
New Relic offers the industry’s most comprehensive intelligence by integrating Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) from its platform with customer-defined data and third-party sources Open ecosystem will bring critical observability data to leading platforms such as ServiceNow, Google Gemini, Amazon Q Business, GitHub Copilot, and more
Global Security News
LightSpy Expands to 100+ Commands, Increasing Control Over Windows, macOS, Linux, and Mobile
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged an updated version of the LightSpy implant that comes equipped with an expanded set of data collection features to extract information from social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram. LightSpy is the name given to a modular spyware that’s capable of infecting both Windows and Apple systems with an aim to…
Exploits, Global Security News
61% of Hackers Use New Exploit Code Within 48 Hours of Attack
61% of hackers use new exploit code within 48 hours, ransomware remains top threat in 2024
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How Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) is Revolutionising AI Accuracy and Business Applications
GUEST OPINION: In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly advanced, and one of the key innovations to emerge is retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). This technology transforms how large language models (LLMs) are applied to real-world tasks, offering a significant improvement over traditional AI systems that rely solely on static data. While LLMs are impressive in their…
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How Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) is Revolutionising AI Accuracy and Business Applications
GUEST OPINION: In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly advanced, and one of the key innovations to emerge is retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). This technology transforms how large language models (LLMs) are applied to real-world tasks, offering a significant improvement over traditional AI systems that rely solely on static data. While LLMs are impressive in their…
Global Security News
Belarus-Linked Ghostwriter Uses Macropack-Obfuscated Excel Macros to Deploy Malware
Opposition activists in Belarus as well as Ukrainian military and government organizations are the target of a new campaign that employs malware-laced Microsoft Excel documents as lures to deliver a new variant of PicassoLoader. The threat cluster has been assessed to be an extension of a long-running campaign mounted by a Belarus-aligned threat actor dubbed…
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FAA tests Starlink terminals as Musk claims Verizon tech is ‘not working’
The Federal Aviation Administration has started testing the use of SpaceX Starlink satellite internet terminals in the national airspace system, nearly two years after Verizon was awarded a $2 billion contract to perform similar work. SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk claimed on his social media platform X that the Verizon system “is not working…
Crypto, FTX, Global IT News, Global Security News, Sam Bankman-Fried, SBF
Sam Bankman-Fried’s first post from prison isn’t even good
As disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried serves the early days of his 25-year prison sentence, the crypto wunderkind-turned-criminal made his first public post on X in over two years. Bankman-Fried’s thread on X responds to Elon Musk’s recent ultimatum to federal employees: respond to his email with five bullet points of recent accomplishments, or resign.…
Global IT News, Global Security News, Government & Policy, HashiCorp, IBM
IBM’s $6.4B HashiCorp acquisition cleared by UK
The U.K.’s antitrust authority has given the go-ahead to IBM’s planned multibillion acquisition of infrastructure software company HashiCorp. In a brief case update published today, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it had “cleared the anticipated acquisition by IBM of HashiCorp,” and it would publish the full rationale for its decision in due course.…
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Fast Food and QSR sector recorded strong growth in 2024, adding 178 net new stores
GUEST RESEARCH: KFC, Guzman Y Gomez, Zambrero and Subway record the highest new store openings
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Fast Food and QSR sector recorded strong growth in 2024, adding 178 net new stores
GUEST RESEARCH: KFC, Guzman Y Gomez, Zambrero and Subway record the highest new store openings
Global Security News
Ghostwriter Cyber-Attack Targets Ukrainian, Belarusian Opposition
Ghostwriter cyber-attack targets Ukrainian, Belarusian opposition using weaponized Excel documents
Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Security Bloggers Network
5 Essential Email Security Tips for Businesses
2024 was a year of increasing email security risks for businesses. Email is the number one attack vector for cybercriminals, and phishing attacks remain the top threat to email users. The 2024 Mimecast State of Email & Collaboration Security Report found that among IT leadership: 80% are concerned about new email-based threats posed by AI…
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DeepSeek reopens access to its API after three-week pause
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has reopened access to its API after halting service for nearly three weeks due to capacity constraints. On Tuesday, the company began allowing customers to top up credits for use on its API, which lets developers build apps and services on top of cloud-hosted versions of DeepSeek’s AI. Server resources remain…
Global IT News, Global Security News
SOTI Predicts the Top 5 Tech Trends Shaping Mobility Management in 2025
As mobile workforces grow, businesses are turning to advanced technology to drive efficiency, security, and sustainability. In 2025, AI, automation, and real-time connectivity will transform how mobile employees operate. SOTI, a global leader in enterprise mobility and IoT management, has identified five key trends that will redefine mobile work.
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SOTI Predicts the Top 5 Tech Trends Shaping Mobility Management in 2025
As mobile workforces grow, businesses are turning to advanced technology to drive efficiency, security, and sustainability. In 2025, AI, automation, and real-time connectivity will transform how mobile employees operate. SOTI, a global leader in enterprise mobility and IoT management, has identified five key trends that will redefine mobile work.
AI, Enterprise, Global IT News, Global Security News
Microsoft cancels some of its AI data center leases
Microsoft is reportedly shrinking its data center footprint. The tech giant has canceled leases with multiple data center providers that total a “couple hundred megawatts” of capacity, according to Bloomberg, which cited a memo from investment bank TD Cowen. This total represents the equivalent of about two data centers. The reason for Microsoft’s move is…
Apple, Apps, Asia Pacific, china, Global Security News
Apple’s Developer service comes to China’s WeChat
As part of its efforts to further invest in the Chinese market, Apple announced this week that it’s bringing its Apple Developer service to China’s WeChat app. The service includes news, announcements, and other upcoming activities for members of the developer community, which have typically been offered via Apple’s website and its own Developer app.…
Apps, DoorDash, Global IT News, Global Security News, lawsuits
DoorDash to pay delivery workers nearly $17M for using tips to cover wages
DoorDash has agreed to pay $16.75 million to settle a lawsuit by New York’s attorney general that accused the delivery platform of pocketing workers’ tips to cover wages. The lawsuit alleged that between May 2017 and September 2019, DoorDash used customer tips to offset the base pay it had already guaranteed to workers, instead of…
business, channel, Global IT News, Global Security News, News and Trends, services
Couchbase Services to Integrate with NVIDIA Microservices
Couchbase, a developer data platform for critical AI applications, recently announced that it will integrate its Capella AI Model Services with NVIDIA NIM microservices, part of the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software platform. Integration streamlines AI deployment for enterprise-level success Through this integration, the AI model services will streamline the deployment of AI-powered applications, providing enterprises…
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The AI Fix #39: AIs value their lives over yours, and flattery gets you nowhere
In episode 39 of the AI Fix, our hosts watch a drone and a robot dog shoot fireworks at each other, xAI launches Grok 3, Mark explains that AIs can design genomes now, a robot starts a punch up, Zuck becomes a mind reader, an AI cracks a ten-year science question in two days, and…
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ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Achieves ITIL Certification for 14 ITSM Practices
Company Joins PeopleCert’s Accredited Tool Vendors (ATV) Program as a Silver-Level Member Certification signifies that ServiceDesk Plus and the teams behind it adhere to ITIL best practices Reaffirms ManageEngine as a trusted partner for businesses seeking an industry-certified service management platform
Global IT News, Global Security News
ManageEngine ServiceDesk Plus Achieves ITIL Certification for 14 ITSM Practices
Company Joins PeopleCert’s Accredited Tool Vendors (ATV) Program as a Silver-Level Member Certification signifies that ServiceDesk Plus and the teams behind it adhere to ITIL best practices Reaffirms ManageEngine as a trusted partner for businesses seeking an industry-certified service management platform
Global Security News
Unmanaged Devices: The Overlooked Threat CISOs Must Confront
No matter the strategy, companies must approach securing unmanaged devices with sensitivity and respect for employee privacy.
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Mitico raises $4.3M seed round to capture CO2 using ‘prehistoric chemistry’
Mitico thinks that it has found a way to slash the cost of carbon capture using a simple salt that’s been tweaked for industrial duty. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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The role of secure information architecture in transforming modern workspaces
GUEST OPINION: Best practice information architecture is essential for business leaders and IT decision-makers to secure data, streamline operations, and empower teams to work efficiently.
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The role of secure information architecture in transforming modern workspaces
GUEST OPINION: Best practice information architecture is essential for business leaders and IT decision-makers to secure data, streamline operations, and empower teams to work efficiently.
Global IT News, Global Security News
The role of secure information architecture in transforming modern workspaces
GUEST OPINION: Best practice information architecture is essential for business leaders and IT decision-makers to secure data, streamline operations, and empower teams to work efficiently.
Global IT News, Global Security News, Magdrive, Space
Redalpine, Founders Fund back Magdrive’s electric thruster business
Orbital mobility took center-stage in the space industry last year, with venture capitalists funneling massive sums into startups developing tech for nimble satellite operations. So it’s no surprise that one of the most recent deals is to Magdrive, a UK-based startup that says its electric propulsion system for satellites will deliver a higher thrust in…
Enterprise, Fundraising, Global IT News, Global Security News, quantum computing, quantum error correction, Quantum Machines
Quantum Machines raises $170M, says it’s working with more than half of all quantum computing companies
Quantum computing remains a holy grail in the world of technology, but with some important breakthroughs in the last several months, investors are betting on the more promising startups in the space to make the concept of super-efficient particle- and electron-based computing a reality. In the latest development, Quantum Machines, an Israeli startup that provides…
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Untangling AWS Networks with Cloud WAN
As organizations grow so does their infrastructure, often without a well-designed underlying infrastructure to support this growth. At GuidePoint Security […] The post Untangling AWS Networks with Cloud WAN appeared first on Security Boulevard.
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Adobe launches a Photoshop iPhone app
Adobe announced on Tuesday it’s bringing its popular design and editing software Photoshop to mobile, starting with iOS. The company plans to launch a Photoshop for Android app later this year. With the new Photoshop for iPhone app, users can access both free and paid features through a mobile-friendly design that’s accessible on the go.…
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Serverless cloud platform Koyeb now lets developers spin up Tenstorrent’s AI accelerators
Just a few weeks after chipmaker Tenstorrent raised nearly $700 million in funding, developers can now try out Tenstorrent’s AI accelerators on Koyeb. Tenstorrent sells AI processors built around the RISC-V instruction set architecture, and has developed its own open-source neural network library, TT-NN, and open-source low-level programming model, TT-Metalium. Tenstorrent is part of a…
Global Security News
Startup Quantum Machines Raises $170 Million in Series C Round
The Israeli company’s latest round marks one of the largest fundraisings to date for a quantum computing company.
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Genetec Enhances Security Center SaaS With The Addition Of Intrusion Management
New functionality enhances real-time threat detection, verification, and automated response
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Genetec Enhances Security Center SaaS With The Addition Of Intrusion Management
New functionality enhances real-time threat detection, verification, and automated response
Global IT News, Global Security News
Climate Army deadline looms as cyclone bears down: Jacqui Lambie
Jacqui Lambie, Jacqui Lambie Network: A cyclone is about to hit Queensland so it is vital our future volunteer pool grows to cope with impacts from natural disasters, according to Senator Jacqui Lambie, who chaired the Inquiry into Australia’s Disaster Resilience.
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Climate Army deadline looms as cyclone bears down: Jacqui Lambie
Jacqui Lambie, Jacqui Lambie Network: A cyclone is about to hit Queensland so it is vital our future volunteer pool grows to cope with impacts from natural disasters, according to Senator Jacqui Lambie, who chaired the Inquiry into Australia’s Disaster Resilience.
Global Security News
Chinese-Backed Silver Fox Plants Backdoors in Healthcare Networks
Forescout observed the recently identified Chinese hacking group using medical imaging software applications to deliver malware
Artificial Intelligence, Global Security News, Software
Anthropic’s Claude 3.7 Sonnet is here and results are insane
Anthropic has started rolling out Claude 3.7 Sonnet, the company’s most advanced model and the first hybrid reasoning model it has shipped. […]
Exploits, Global Security News, vulnerabilities
Critical deserialization bugs in Adobe, Oracle software actively exploited, warns CISA
CISA is warning Adobe and Oracle customers about in-the-wild exploitation of critical vulnerabilities affecting the services of these leading enterprise software providers. The US cybersecurity watchdog added vulnerabilities in Adobe ColdFusion (CVE-2017-3066) and Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) (CVE-2024-20953) to its known exploited vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on Monday. “These type of vulnerabilities are frequent…
business, channel, Global Security News, services, Tech Companies
Industry Leaders Team to Form Ambient IoT Alliance
Leading industry organizations Atmosic, Infineon Technologies AG, Intel, PepsiCo, Qualcomm, VusionGroup, and Wiliot are joining together to form the Ambient IoT Alliance (AIoTA), a global coalition working on promoting and scaling the future ambient IoT ecosystem. Alliance commits itself to a global ecosystem of battery-free IoT tech The Ambient IoT Alliance is committed to facilitating…
business, channel, Global Security News, Security, services
SonicWall 2025 Threat Reports Raises Alarms, Advises Partners
Security vendor SonicWall recently released its 2025 SonicWall Annual Cyber Threat Report findings. Among the various details include sharp increases in the amount of ransomware in regional areas, new malware variants, and alarming gaps between the time of exploitation and the time it takes companies to respond. The report also signifies new opportunities for channel…
business, channel, Global Security News, services, Tech Companies
Cisco Meraki Now FedRAMP Authorized at Moderate Impact Level
Networking and security giant Cisco announced today that its Meraki for Government solution is now FedRAMP authorized. The FedRAMP authorization program is run by the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). “CISA is committed to strengthening the security and resilience of our nation’s critical infrastructure, which includes ensuring that federal civilian…
Global Security News
States Consider App-Store Age-Verification Laws
Meta is sparring with Apple and Google over who is responsible as child-safety advocates push for tech companies to check the ages of users and get parental consent before allowing downloads.
Global Security News
Only a Fifth of Ransomware Attacks Now Encrypt Data
ReliaQuest claims 80% of ransomware attacks now focus solely on exfiltrating data as it is faster
Global IT News, Global Security News
Telstra Health launches AI-powered Smart Scribe to ‘reduce clinical admin burden’ facing GPs
COMPANY NEWS: Telstra Health today introduces Smart Scribe, an AI-powered, voice recognition clinical note-taking tool, designed to improve productivity and patient care by easing the administration burden currently facing general practitioners (GPs) across Australia.
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Telstra Health launches AI-powered Smart Scribe to ‘reduce clinical admin burden’ facing GPs
COMPANY NEWS: Telstra Health today introduces Smart Scribe, an AI-powered, voice recognition clinical note-taking tool, designed to improve productivity and patient care by easing the administration burden currently facing general practitioners (GPs) across Australia.
Global Security News
Building bridges in blockchain: The rise of interchain connectivity
GUEST OPINION: The blockchain services market has experienced considerable expansion in recent years, and it appears as though this growth will continue. In 2024, estimations place the market size at $6.63 billion, and projections suggest a rise to $9.48 billion in 2025. It’s anticipated that this upward trend will persist, with the market anticipated to…
Global Security News
Building bridges in blockchain: The rise of interchain connectivity
GUEST OPINION: The blockchain services market has experienced considerable expansion in recent years, and it appears as though this growth will continue. In 2024, estimations place the market size at $6.63 billion, and projections suggest a rise to $9.48 billion in 2025. It’s anticipated that this upward trend will persist, with the market anticipated to…
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Australia leads the region in the number of malware incidents, new analysis shows
According to new research by the cybersecurity company NordVPN, over 351 million malware incidents have been recorded, emphasising the “growing cybersecurity threat” in Australia.
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Australia leads the region in the number of malware incidents, new analysis shows
According to new research by the cybersecurity company NordVPN, over 351 million malware incidents have been recorded, emphasising the “growing cybersecurity threat” in Australia.
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Apple Watch shipments surge in India
Apple Watch shipments in India grew 141% in 2024, while the country’s overall smartwatch market dipped 30% year-on-year. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Wavelink appoints Jonathan Odria as board advisor strengthening partner, vendor engagement and launch inaugural partner advisory board
COMPANY NEWS: Wavelink, an Infinigate Group company and ANZ leader in technology distribution, channel services and business development, has announced the appointment of Jonathan Odria as a board advisor. Jonathan is a highly respected figure in the Australian IT channel and brings extensive experience in distribution, partner engagement, and vendor relations.
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Wavelink appoints Jonathan Odria as board advisor strengthening partner, vendor engagement and launch inaugural partner advisory board
COMPANY NEWS: Wavelink, an Infinigate Group company and ANZ leader in technology distribution, channel services and business development, has announced the appointment of Jonathan Odria as a board advisor. Jonathan is a highly respected figure in the Australian IT channel and brings extensive experience in distribution, partner engagement, and vendor relations.
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Perfect taps $23M to fix the flaws in recruitment with AI
“Agentic AI” is the concept of the moment. Developers big and small are rushing to build apps to leapfrog the heavy lifting needed to employ generative AI in specific contexts… and investors are rushing to fund the most interesting of these. In one of the latest examples, a startup out of Israel called Perfect —…
Global Security News
Chinese Botnet Bypasses MFA in Microsoft 365 Attacks
SecurityScorecard revealed that the large-scale password spraying campaign can bypass MFA and security access policies by utilizing Non-interactive sign-ins
Blog, Global Security News, Security Bloggers Network
DNS Amplification Attacks: Examples, Detection & Mitigation
Discover DNS amplification attacks, examples, detection methods, and mitigation strategies to protect your network from DDoS threats. The post DNS Amplification Attacks: Examples, Detection & Mitigation appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Global Security News, Security
Orange Group confirms breach after hacker leaks company documents
A hacker claims to have stolen thousands of internal documents with user records and employee data after breaching the systems of Orange Group, a leading French telecommunications operator and digital service provider. […]
Global Security News, Uncategorized
INE Secures Spot in G2’s 2025 Top 50 Education Software Rankings
Cary, NC, 25th February 2025, CyberNewsWire The post INE Secures Spot in G2’s 2025 Top 50 Education Software Rankings appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Cybercrime, Cybersecurity, data theft, encryption, extortion, Global Security News, Incident Response, Palo Alto Networks, Ransomware, Research, Threats, Uncategorized, Unit 42
Threat actors are increasingly trying to grind business to a halt
Cybercriminals intentionally disrupted operations at a growing rate last year, Palo Alto Networks’ threat intelligence firm Unit 42 said in an annual incident response report released Tuesday. Of the nearly 500 major cyberattacks Unit 42 responded to last year, 86% involved business disruption, including operational downtime, fraud-related losses, increased operating costs and negative reputational impacts. …
Exploits, Global Security News
5 Active Malware Campaigns in Q1 2025
The first quarter of 2025 has been a battlefield in the world of cybersecurity. Cybercriminals continued launching aggressive new campaigns and refining their attack methods. Below is an overview of five notable malware families, accompanied by analyses conducted in controlled environments. NetSupport RAT Exploiting the ClickFix Technique In early 2025, threat actors began exploiting a…
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Google launches a free AI coding assistant with very high usage caps
On Tuesday, Google introduced a new, free consumer version of its AI code completion and assistance tool, Gemini Code Assist, and which the company calls Gemini Code Assist for Individuals. The company also rolled out Gemini Code Assist for GitHub, a code review “agent” designed to automatically look for bugs in code and offer suggestions…
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Dragos: Surge of new hacking groups enter ICS space as states collaborate with private actors
Cyberattacks against industrial organizations surged in 2024 as a glut of new threat actors increasingly targeted operational technology (OT) and industrial control systems (ICS), according to cybersecurity firm Dragos. According to a report released Tuesday, attacks on industrial organizations soared by 87% last year, while the number of ransomware groups impacting the OT/ICS space jumped…
Exploits, Global Security News
Industrial System Cyberattacks Surge as OT Stays Vulnerable
Nearly a third of organizations have an operational system connected to the Internet with a known exploited vulnerability, as attacks by state and non-state actors increase.
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EU’s top court ruling on Android Auto antitrust referral could put interoperability requests in the fast lane
Europe’s top court has weighed in to clarify the rules around interoperability requirements on Big Tech in a referral on a case related to Google’s Android Auto platform. Back in 2021, the tech giant was hit with an €100 million antitrust fine by Italy’s competition authority for refusing to let a third-party electric car charging…
Global Security News, Ransomware
Stürmer Maschinen von Ransomware-Attacke getroffen
Die Ransomware-Bande Lynx erpresst den Großhändler Stürmer Maschinen mit gestohlenen Daten. DC Studio – Shutterstock.com Die Ransomware-Bande Lynx hat den Maschinengroßhändler Stürmer Maschinen kürzlich auf ihre Opferliste gesetzt. Auf ihrer Leak-Seite im Darknet behaupten die Cyberkriminellen, einen Datensatz von 800 Gigabyte abgezogen zu haben. Um welche Daten es sich dabei genau handelt ist unklar. Informationen…
Global Security News
2,500+ Truesight.sys Driver Variants Exploited to Bypass EDR and Deploy HiddenGh0st RAT
A large-scale malware campaign has been found leveraging a vulnerable Windows driver associated with Adlice’s product suite to sidestep detection efforts and deliver the Gh0st RAT malware. “To further evade detection, the attackers deliberately generated multiple variants (with different hashes) of the 2.0.2 driver by modifying specific PE parts while keeping the signature valid,” Check…
Global Security News
GitVenom Malware Steals $456K in Bitcoin Using Fake GitHub Projects to Hijack Wallets
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to an ongoing campaign that’s targeting gamers and cryptocurrency investors under the guise of open-source projects hosted on GitHub. The campaign, which spans hundreds of repositories, has been dubbed GitVenom by Kaspersky. “The infected projects include an automation instrument for interacting with Instagram accounts, a Telegram bot that enables
Global Security News
Quarter of Brits Report Deepfake Phone Scams
New Hiya data finds 26% of UK consumers encountered a deepfake scam call in Q4 2024
Cybersecurity, data breach, Global IT News, Global Security News, Security
US employee screening giant DISA says hackers accessed data of more than 3M people
The Texas-based company said hackers accessed applicants’ SSNs and financial information © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
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Thoma Bravo raises €1.8B for its first European fund
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has closed its inaugural European fund at €1.8 billion ($1.9 billion), through which it plans to take equity stakes in mid-sized software companies across the continent. Europe has no shortage of homegrown venture capital (VC) funds — the likes of Atomico and Cherry Ventures have closed early and growth-stage funds…
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Data Entanglement, AI and Privacy: Why the Law Isn’t Ready
As data continues to fuel AI’s evolution, the fight for privacy will become more complex and more urgent than ever before. The post Data Entanglement, AI and Privacy: Why the Law Isn’t Ready appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Global Security News
EU Court Backs Italian Antitrust Ruling on Google’s Android Auto Platform
Judges in the EU’s Court of Justice have said that Google’s refusal to let Enel host an electric-vehicle charging app on its Android Auto platform might break EU competition rules.
Global Security News, Incident Response, IT Leadership, Security
How to create an effective incident response plan
When a company experiences a major IT systems outage — such as from a cybersecurity incident — it’s essentially out of business for however long the downtime lasts. That’s why having an effective incident response (IR) plan is vital. It’s not just a matter of finding the source of an attack and containing it, though.…
Cryptocurrency, Cybercrime, Global Security News
Krypto-Rekordraubzug von Nordkorea gesteuert?
Beim Angriff auf die Kryptobörse Bybit wurden Ethereum-Token im Wert von (derzeit) rund 1,5 Milliarden Dollar gestohlen. Bits And Splits | shutterstock.com Die (gemessen am Handelsvolumen) weltweit zweitgrößte Kryptobörse Bybit wurde am 21. Februar 2025 von Cyberkriminellen um Krypto-Vermögenswerte in Höhe von rund 1,5 Milliarden Dollar erleichtert. Der Angriff auf die in Abu Dhabi ansässige…
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A Gold Standard for Compliance: Why ISO 27001 is More Relevant Than Ever
With risks increasing and regulatory mandates growing in number, many organizations need a unified approach to compliance and security. The post A Gold Standard for Compliance: Why ISO 27001 is More Relevant Than Ever appeared first on Security Boulevard.
Asia Pacific, Global Security News
Tesla Rolls out Update to Driver-Assistance Tech in China
The automaker pushed out an update to its driving-assistance software for some users in China, a move that could signal final regulatory approval is forthcoming.
Global Security News, Weekly update
Weekly Update 440
Wait – it’s Tuesday already?! When you listen to this week’s (ok, last week’s) video, you’ll probably get the sense I was a bit overloaded. Yeah, so that didn’t stop, and the stealer log processing and new feature building just absolutely swamped me. Plus, I spent from then until now in Sydney at various meetings…
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CIO des Jahres 2025 – Wettbewerb startet
Siegerinnen und Sieger des vergangenen Jahres jubeln über ihre CIO des Jahres Awards. Machen Sie mit und bewerben Sie sich – dann stehen Sie vielleicht im Oktober 2025 auf der großen Gala-Bühne und dürfen sich über die renommierteste IT-Auszeichnung Deutschlands freuen. cio.de / Tobias Tschepe Es ist wieder so weit: Der renommierteste IT-Award Deutschlands ist…
Asia Pacific, CSO and CISO, Government, Government IT, Risk Management, Global Security News
DOGE’s US worker purge has created a spike in insider risk
We talk a good deal about insider risk, how it evolves from threats within an organization, and how to get ahead of its escalation by being proactive and dealing with situations as they arise, well before they become a threat or reality. Whatever you may think of the cost-cutting measures introduced by US President Donald…
Global Security News
FatalRAT Phishing Attacks Target APAC Industries Using Chinese Cloud Services
Various industrial organizations in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region have been targeted as part of phishing attacks designed to deliver a known malware called FatalRAT. “The threat was orchestrated by attackers using legitimate Chinese cloud content delivery network (CDN) myqcloud and the Youdao Cloud Notes service as part of their attack infrastructure,” Kaspersky ICS CERT said…
Global IT News, Global Security News, Social, TC
Fyre Festival 2 is coming, and it already sounds bananas (and not in a good way)
Billy McFarland is back, with Fyre Festival 2. Scheduled to take place in Isla Mujeres, Mexico from May 30 to June 2, tickets just went on sale, ranging from $1,400 to a truly brazen $1.1 million — even though no artists have been confirmed, and McFarland himself isn’t sure if he can legally leave the…
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Automattic-owned Beeper is releasing redesigned desktop and iOS apps
WordPress.com owner Automattic last year acquired the multi-service messaging app Beeper for $125 million and said it would merge it with Texts.com, an earlier acquisition in the same category. Now, Beeper is releasing the first set of redesigned apps for iOS and desktop in beta after the merger. In a blog post, Beeper said that…
Exploits, Global Security News
Two Actively Exploited Security Flaws in Adobe and Oracle Products Flagged by CISA
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added two security flaws impacting Adobe ColdFusion and Oracle Agile Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, based on evidence of active exploitation. The vulnerabilities in question are listed below – CVE-2017-3066 (CVSS score: 9.8) – A deserialization vulnerability impacting
Careers, Global Security News
Security Awareness Trainings: Schulungen richtig managen
Lesen Sie, welche Aspekte besonders entscheidend sind, damit Ihr Security Awareness Training erfolgreich ist. Foto: nialowwa – shutterstock.com Studien wie die von Verizon oder IBM zeigen immer wieder auf, dass die Manipulation von zwischenmenschlichen Verhaltensweisen die vielversprechendste Vorgehensweise ist, um Zugang zu sensiblen Daten zu erlangen. Social Engineering bleibt die größte, fortbestehende Herausforderung der Cybersicherheit.…
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How to Comply with PCI DSS 4.0 Requirements 6.4.3 and 11.6.1
The countdown to compliance is in its final stretch. With the third and final phase of PCI DSS 4.0 requirements taking effect on March 31, 2025, organizations are under increasing pressure to ensure their client-side security measures meet the new requirements. At Imperva, we’re committed to helping our customers navigate these challenges confidently and efficiently.…
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1,000 artists release ‘silent’ album to protest UK copyright sell-out to AI
The U.K. government is pushing forward with plans to attract more AI companies to the region by proposing changes to copyright law that would allow developers to train AI models on artists’ content on the internet—without permission or payment—unless creators proactively “opt out.” Not everyone is marching to the same beat, though. On Monday, a…
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UK’s internet watchdog toughens approach to deepfake porn
Ofcom, the U.K.’s internet safety regulator, has published another new draft guidance as it continues to implement the Online Safety Act (OSA) — the latest set of recommendations aim to support in-scope firms to meet legal obligations to protect women and girls from online threats like harassment and bullying, misogyny, and intimate image abuse. The…
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Web Summit attendees aren’t buying Scale AI CEO’s push for America ‘to win the AI war’
In a bold move last month, Scale AI CEO Alexandr Wang took out a full-page ad in the Washington Post, telling President Trump that “America must win the AI war.” The statement sparked mixed reactions, as seen during Wang’s appearance Sunday during the opening night of Web Summit Qatar. When Wang’s interviewer Axios’s Felix Salmon…
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Anthropic reportedly ups its next funding round to $3.5B
Anthropic’s next funding round is reportedly growing larger. Anthropic, which makes the AI chatbot Claude, is finalizing a $3.5 billion fundraising round that values the company at $61.5 billion, according to The Wall Street Journal. Anthropic initially set out to raise $2 billion, but investors have now agreed to a larger tranche, per the WSJ.…
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$1.5B Hack of Bybit Might Be the Largest Crypto Heist Ever
Get details about how this cryptocurrency heist happened, and what Bybit’s CEO has said about it.
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Chegg to Initiate Business Review Amid AI-Shift in Education Tech
Shares of Chegg dropped after the company said it’s conducting a review of the business and exploring alternatives including a sale or taking it private as the provider of individualized learning support to students keeps losing subscribers to AI-enabled rivals.
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Chegg sues Google over AI search summaries
Edtech company Chegg has sued Google claiming that the tech giant’s AI summaries of search results have hurt Chegg’s traffic and revenue. In the suit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Chegg accuses Google of unfair competition — specifically reciprocal dealing, monopoly maintenance, and unjust enrichment. Google, Chegg claims, forces…
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Google Cloud Takes Steps to Guard Against Quantum Security Risks
Google Cloud is putting quantum-safe digital signatures into its Key Management Service, the latest steps int the cloud giant’s plans to adopt post-quantum cryptography through its portfolio to mitigate security risks that likely will come with the arrival of fault-tolerant quantum computers. The post Google Cloud Takes Steps to Guard Against Quantum Security Risks appeared…
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Zero-Day Bug Pops Up in Parallels Desktop for Mac
A patch bypass for a bug in the popular desktop emulator enables root-level privilege escalation and has no fix in sight.
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Even Elon Musk forgets that X isn’t Twitter sometimes
Do you sometimes refer to X by its old name, Twitter? That’s okay. Even Elon Musk, the man who changed Twitter’s name to X, still occasionally refers to the social media platform he runs as Twitter. “Twitter added far more features with fewer people,” said Musk in a post on X Monday. The owner of…
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Holmes and Balwani’s appeal falls flat as court upholds fraud convictions
Elizabeth Holmes and Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani’s appeals to overturn their fraud convictions and reduce their prison sentences were denied Monday by the Northern District Court of California, which also refused to soften their $452 million joint restitution order. Holmes, the founder of Theranos, and Balwani, its former COO, were convicted in separate trials in 2022…
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Apple exec Phil Schiller testifies that he raised concerns over App Store commissions on web-based sales
Apple Fellow Phil Schiller, the executive in charge of leading the App Store, testified in court on Monday that he had originally raised concerns about the 27% commission the iPhone maker planned to charge app developers on any purchases made outside the App Store. In addition to being a potential compliance risk, he suggested that…