The United States is preparing for an age of quantum computing as federal agencies roll out initiatives designed to boost "quantum readiness," and as experts warn the government may face issues that delay its ability to defend against a future of advanced threats enabled by the emerging technology.
LinkedIn this week joined its peers in using social media posts as training data for AI models, raising concerns of trustworthiness and safety. The question for AI developers is not whether companies use the data or even whether it is fair to do so - it is whether the data is reliable or not.
This week, CyberEdBoard members Jon Staniforth and Helmut Spöcker joined ISMG editors to unpack the hot topics at ISMG's London Cybersecurity Summit 2024, including ransomware lessons learned, AI trends and the growing importance of continuous learning and resilience in the cybersecurity industry.
At the annual Cybersecurity Summit: London, Information Security Media Group recently brought together top cybersecurity professionals, executives and thought leaders to find solutions to the latest threats, identity-related weaknesses and emerging risks posed by AI technology.
Multiple makers of third-party Apple security tools, including CrowdStrike and SentinelOne, are warning users not to upgrade to the new macOS 15 Sequoia, pending needed OS bug fixes. Users have also reported seeing problems with third-party VPNs crashing and single sign-on tools failing.
Ransomware hacks and self-declared hacktivist denial-of-services attacks were the most prolific threat to European Union members over the 12-month period ending in June, the EU cyber agency warned, adding that the nexus between nation-state hackers and hacktivist groups poses an emerging threat.
The Tor Project on Wednesday reassured users that they will remain anonymous after media reported that German police successfully used Tor to trace the alleged administrator of a child pornography site. Tor users can continue to use the browser "securely" and the "Tor Network is healthy," it said.
Picus Security has received $45 million in funding led by Riverwood Capital. The investment will accelerate product development in exposure management, including attack surface management and automated pen testing. The company plans to expand further in the Americas, targeting key growth areas.
A Chinese state-sponsored botnet called Raptor Train has infected more than 260,000 IoT and office network devices to target critical infrastructure globally. The hackers used zero-days and known vulnerabilities to compromise more than 20 different types of devices to expand their botnet.
Despite high-profile acquisitions in the space, pure-play threat intelligence firms still have a future in the marketplace, but they need to offer specialized intelligence capabilities that cyber defense teams can't find elsewhere, said Forrester analyst Brian Wrozek.
Microsoft warned the Kremlin is targeting the 2024 presidential election campaign of Vice President Kamala Harris with its wide-ranging election interference operations. Russian groups likely aligned with the Kremlin have shifted their focus to the Harris campaign in recent months.
Munich Re said it can't insure cyberwar, it was Rhysida that hit the Seattle airport, Meta banned RT, Ivanti disclosed a flaw, hackers exploited construction software, AT&T settled with FCC, Transport of London is checking users, web servers pose big risk, and police disrupted a phishing network.
A North Korean cyberespionage group is posing as job recruiters and targeting aerospace and energy sector employees with lucrative job offers, according to Mandiant. The hackers use email and WhatsApp messages to lure victims into clicking a link that deploys backdoor malware onto their devices.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Thursday published a report detailing how the largest social media and streaming services surveil both users and nonusers across the web while collecting vast troves of data, pointing to significant privacy concerns for children and teens.
Mastercard's proposed purchase of Recorded Future for $2.65 billion will bring advanced threat intelligence into its payment systems. EVP Johan Gerber explains how this move improves fraud detection and prevention and strengthens Mastercard's cybersecurity in an evolving digital payments landscape.
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