Tag: computing
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CISO success story: How LA County trains (and retrains) workers to fight phishing
Tags: ai, awareness, breach, business, chatgpt, cio, ciso, cloud, compliance, computing, control, corporate, cybersecurity, data, dos, election, email, endpoint, government, hacker, healthcare, incident response, jobs, law, lessons-learned, malicious, marketplace, network, phishing, privacy, regulation, risk, risk-management, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, tactics, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerability(The following interview has been edited for clarity and length.)At first glance, LA County’s reporting structure who reports to whom seems, well, fairly complex.We have a federated model: I report to the county CIO. Each department acts as an independent business and has its own department CIO and information security officer. Their job is to…
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CISA, FBI call software with buffer overflow issues ‘unforgivable’
Microsoft, VMWare, Ivanti flaws called out: The feds highlighted a list of buffer overflow bugs affecting leading vendors like Microsoft, Ivanti, VMWare, Citrix and RedHat, ranging from high to critical severity, and some already having in-the-wild exploits.The list included two Microsoft flaws that could allow, local attackers in container-based environments to gain system privileges (CVE-2025-21333),…
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‘Pssst”¦vertraulich!” – Cloud Computing mit Laufzeit-Verschlüsselung
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/nis-2-richtlinie-it-sicherheit-cloud-computing-a-11bbfffa3cd1afbefecba15de879672f/
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Fraunhofer FKIE forscht mit NATO an EdgeLösungen für taktische Netzwerke
Die zentrale Plattform für multinationale Kooperation in der militärwissenschaftlichen Forschung bildet die NATO Science and Technology Organisation (STO). First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/fraunhofer-fkie-forscht-mit-nato-an-edge-computing-loesungen-fuer-taktische-netzwerke/a39755/
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CIO Cloud Summit: Best Practices von Anwendern für Anwender
Tags: ai, best-practice, business, cio, cloud, computing, finance, germany, group, infrastructure, sap, service, strategy, technology, toolsrcset=”https://b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CIO_Cloud_Summit.jpg?quality=50&strip=all 1682w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CIO_Cloud_Summit.jpg?resize=300%2C168&quality=50&strip=all 300w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CIO_Cloud_Summit.jpg?resize=768%2C432&quality=50&strip=all 768w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CIO_Cloud_Summit.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&quality=50&strip=all 1024w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CIO_Cloud_Summit.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&quality=50&strip=all 1536w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CIO_Cloud_Summit.jpg?resize=1240%2C697&quality=50&strip=all 1240w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CIO_Cloud_Summit.jpg?resize=150%2C84&quality=50&strip=all 150w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CIO_Cloud_Summit.jpg?resize=854%2C480&quality=50&strip=all 854w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CIO_Cloud_Summit.jpg?resize=640%2C360&quality=50&strip=all 640w, b2b-contenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CIO_Cloud_Summit.jpg?resize=444%2C250&quality=50&strip=all 444w” width=”1024″ height=”576″ sizes=”(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px”>Erfahren Sie auf dem CIO Cloud Summit, wie Sie die nächste Cloud-Welle am besten reiten. IDC FoundryFlexibilität, Agilität und Skalierbarkeit sind die entscheidenden Parameter für das Gelingen der Transformation von…
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AMD Patches CPU Vulnerability That Could Break Confidential Computing Protections
AMD has released patches for a microprocessor vulnerability found by Google that could allow an attacker to load malicious microcode. The post AMD Patches CPU Vulnerability That Could Break Confidential Computing Protections appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/amd-patches-cpu-vulnerability-found-by-google/
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Musk’s DOGE effort could spread malware, expose US systems to threat actors
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, ceo, cio, computer, computing, control, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, defense, email, exploit, governance, government, hacking, infection, infosec, international, jobs, malicious, malware, network, office, privacy, ransomware, risk, service, technology, threat, toolOver the past 10 days, an astonishing series of actions by Elon Musk via his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) project has elevated the cybersecurity risk of some of the most sensitive computing systems in the US government. Musk and his team of young, inexperienced engineers, at least one of whom is not a US…
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Orca Security Adds Additional CNAPP Deployment Options
Orca Security has extended the reach of its agentless cloud native application protection platform (CNAPP) to include multiple options that eliminate the need to aggregate data in a software-as-service (SaaS) platform. Cybersecurity teams can now take advantage of a hybrid cloud computing through which metadata is processed using the Orca Security Cloud Platform as a..…
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5 Encrypted Attack Predictions for 2025
Tags: access, ai, apt, attack, automation, cloud, communications, computer, computing, control, cryptography, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, data, data-breach, defense, detection, email, encryption, exploit, government, group, india, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, malicious, malware, network, phishing, ransomware, risk, service, tactics, technology, threat, update, vpn, zero-trustThe cyberthreat landscape of 2024 was rife with increasingly sophisticated threats, and encryption played a pivotal role”, a staggering 87.2% of threats were hidden in TLS/SSL traffic. The Zscaler cloud blocked 32.1 billion attempted encrypted attacks, a clear demonstration of the growing risk posed by cybercriminals leveraging encryption to evade detection. ThreatLabz reported that malware…
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CISA warns of critical, high-risk flaws in ICS products from four vendors
Tags: access, authentication, automation, cisa, cloud, computing, control, credentials, cve, cvss, cybersecurity, data, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, injection, leak, mitigation, monitoring, open-source, remote-code-execution, risk, service, software, threat, update, vulnerability, windowsThe US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Alliance has issued advisories for 11 critical and high-risk vulnerabilities in industrial control systems (ICS) products from several manufacturers.The issues include OS command injection, unsafe deserialization of data, use of broken cryptographic algorithms, authentication bypass, improper access controls, use of default credentials, sensitive information leaks, and more. The flaws…
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Cryptographic Agility’s Legislative Possibilities & Business Benefits
Quantum computing will bring new security risks. Both professionals and legislators need to use this time to prepare. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/cryptographic-agility-legislative-possibilities-benefits
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The cybersecurity skills gap reality: We need to face the challenge of emerging tech
The cybersecurity skills shortage remains a controversial topic. Research from ISC2 states that the current global workforce of cybersecurity professionals stands at 5.5 million, but the workforce currently needs 10.2 million, a gap of 4.8 million people.Skeptics (and there are lots of them) say hogwash! They claim that these numbers are purely self-serving for ISC2,…
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MintsLoader Delivers StealC Malware and BOINC in Targeted Cyber Attacks
Threat hunters have detailed an ongoing campaign that leverages a malware loader called MintsLoader to distribute secondary payloads such as the StealC information stealer and a legitimate open-source network computing platform called BOINC.”MintsLoader is a PowerShell based malware loader that has been seen delivered via spam emails with a link to Kongtuke/ClickFix pages or a…
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Confidential Computing mit Enclaive.io – Vertrauenswürdige Datenverarbeitung in der hybriden Multicloud
Tags: computingFirst seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/enclaive-gmbh-sicherheit-digitale-infrastrukturen-nis2-dora-cra-a-99bdf3ab99bda09cdc955e8e40d1a93a/
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10 top XDR tools and how to evaluate them
Tags: ai, attack, automation, business, cloud, computing, container, corporate, credentials, data, defense, detection, edr, email, encryption, endpoint, finance, firewall, google, guide, Hardware, iam, ibm, identity, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, malicious, malware, marketplace, microsoft, mitigation, network, office, okta, open-source, organized, risk, security-incident, service, siem, skills, soar, software, spam, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, zero-dayLittle in the modern IT world lends itself to manual or siloed management, and this is doubly true in the security realm. The scale of modern enterprise computing and modern application stack architecture requires security tools that can bring visibility into the security posture of modern IT components and integrate tightly to bring real-time threat…
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Improving Security Posture with Smarter Firewall Policies: Lessons from IDC’s Latest InfoBrief
Hybrid environments have rapidly become a staple of modern IT infrastructure. Organizations are increasingly combining on-premises, cloud, and edge computing resources, creating a complex network infrastructure that requires meticulous security… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/01/improving-security-posture-with-smarter-firewall-policies-lessons-from-idcs-latest-infobrief/
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Addressing the intersection of cyber and physical security threats
In this Help Net Security, Nicholas Jackson, Director of Cyber Operations at Bitdefender, discusses how technologies like AI, quantum computing, and IoT are reshaping … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/01/21/nicholas-jackson-bitdefender-emerging-technologies-threats/
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A Brief Guide for Dealing with ‘Humanless SOC’ Idiots
image by Meta.AI lampooning humanless SOC My former “colleagues” have written several serious pieces of research about why a SOC without humans will never happen (“Predict 2025: There Will Never Be an Autonomous SOC”, “The “Autonomous SOC” Is A Pipe Dream”, “Stop Trying To Take Humans Out Of Security Operations”). But I wanted to write…
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Wultra Raises Euro3M to Defend Quantum Cyber Threats Targets Financial Institutions
Tags: authentication, computing, cyber, cybersecurity, finance, fintech, risk, startup, technology, threatQuantum computing is set to revolutionize technology, but it also presents a significant security risk for financial institutions. Czech cybersecurity startup Wultra has raised Euro3 million from Tensor Ventures, Elevator Ventures, and J&T Ventures to accelerate the development of its post-quantum authentication technology, safeguarding banks and fintech against the coming wave of quantum threats. The…
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Google’s Willow Chip: Another Push to Start Your Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Preparation Now
As 2024 drew to a close, Google caught global attention with the announcement of its latest quantum computing chip, Willow. Many believe that with Willow, Google has set a new benchmark for 2025, unveiling the extraordinary potential of quantum computing and what the quantum future could look like in the days ahead. If you think……
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White House Moves to Restrict AI Chip Exports
New Export Rules Limit AI Chip Access Globally, Sparking Industry Criticism. U.S. export controls slated for publication Monday aim to block foreign adversaries from accessing American advanced computing chips and blueprints for machine learning models. Nvidia and industry leaders have criticized the policy, warning it may harm innovation. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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DNA sequencer vulnerabilities signal firmware issues across medical device industry
Tags: access, advisory, attack, best-practice, computer, computing, control, credentials, data, exploit, firmware, flaw, Hardware, iot, leak, malicious, malware, mitigation, privacy, rce, remote-code-execution, risk, side-channel, software, supply-chain, update, vulnerability, windowsIn highlighting vulnerabilities in a widely used DNA gene sequencing device, security researchers have brought further attention to the likely poor state of security in the medical device industry, where hardware and firmware development is often outsourced to external equipment manufacturers under questionable support contracts.The device, Illumina’s iSeq 100 compact DNA sequencer, is used by…
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Weather Report: 2025 Cloud Computing Predictions
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/analysis/weather-report-2025-cloud-computing-predictions
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Moxa Warns of Critical Industrial Router Vulnerabilities
Flaws Enable Privilege Escalation and Remote Exploitation. Taiwanese industrial computing firm Moxa Technologies is warning customers about two high-severity vulnerabilities affecting its routers and network appliances, posing significant security risks to operational technology environments. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/moxa-warns-critical-industrial-router-vulnerabilities-a-27234
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AWS re:Invent 2024: The Future of Cloud, AI and Resilience
ISMG Compendium Showcases More Than 50 Interviews on Threats, Emerging Solutions. Welcome to Information Security Media Group’s AWS re:Invent 2024 Compendium featuring the latest insights from the industry’s premier cloud computing conference and the perspectives of CIOs, CISOs and other technology leaders on the future of IT and how to secure it. First seen on…
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Gen AI is transforming the cyber threat landscape by democratizing vulnerability hunting
Tags: ai, api, apt, attack, bug-bounty, business, chatgpt, cloud, computing, conference, credentials, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cyberespionage, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, email, exploit, finance, firewall, flaw, framework, github, government, group, guide, hacker, hacking, incident response, injection, LLM, malicious, microsoft, open-source, openai, penetration-testing, programming, rce, RedTeam, remote-code-execution, service, skills, software, sql, tactics, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, waf, zero-dayGenerative AI has had a significant impact on a wide variety of business processes, optimizing and accelerating workflows and in some cases reducing baselines for expertise.Add vulnerability hunting to that list, as large language models (LLMs) are proving to be valuable tools in assisting hackers, both good and bad, in discovering software vulnerabilities and writing…