Tag: data
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Quantum supremacy: Cybersecurity’s ultimate arms race has China way in front
Tags: ai, authentication, automation, backup, banking, breach, business, china, ciso, computing, control, crypto, cryptography, cybersecurity, data, encryption, finance, government, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, jobs, military, ml, nist, risk, service, skills, technology, threat, update, vulnerability, zero-dayThe DeepSeek/Qwen factor: What we learned from recent AI advances, such as DeepSeek and Qwen, that caught the world by surprise is that China’s technology is much more advanced than anyone anticipated. I’d argue that this is a leading indicator that China’s quantum computing capabilities are also in absolute stealth-mode development and ahead of the…
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IT pros are caught between an AI rock and an economic hard place
Tech gigs slide, or so this analysis of US jobs data claims First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/05/05/between_the_ai_rock_and/
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Personal data of top executives easily found online
The personal information of 75% of corporate directors can be found on people search sites, according to Incogni. People search sites claim to reveal a variety of personal … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/05/07/corporate-directors-personal-information-online/
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Smart Strategies for NHI Deployment
Why Does NHI Management Matter in Today’s Cybersecurity Landscape? Data breaches, hacking and cyber threats are at an all-time high, making cybersecurity a crucial priority for businesses. So, how can organizations effectively secure their digital assets and eliminate potential risks? The answer lies in smart NHI strategies and efficient deployment. But what does this mean,……
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Cyberwarfare Funding Accelerates and Everyone is at Risk
Tags: attack, china, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, exploit, finance, government, healthcare, infrastructure, risk, russia, service, tool, vulnerability, warfareNations are investing heavily in offensive cyber capabilities. The proposed 2026 US defense budget earmarks an additional $1 billion in funding for offensive cyber operations, specifically to the US Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM). In 2025, the Department of Defense spent over $14 billion on cyber, with $6.4 billion allocated to offensive operations. An extra billion dollars…
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Gen AI Startups Are Embedding AI Into Product Architecture
Glilot Capital Partners’ Kleinstein on How Gen AI Transforms the Security Landscape. Arik Kleinstein, co-founder and managing partner, Glilot Capital Partners, says startups have an advantage over incumbents because they don’t have to deal with legacy technology. But he shared some steps startups can take to secure their data and AI models. First seen on…
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Privacy in the Age of AI: Return of ‘Get Over It’ Thinking
Michelle Dennedy of Abaxx on Why Privacy Demands Curiosity and Accountability. AI has reignited a debate on privacy. While some argue the era of personal data protections is over, others see AI as an opportunity to apply precision, nuance and contextual decision-making to data governance, said Michelle Dennedy, chief data strategy officer, Abaxx Technologies. First…
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Helm Charts Flaw Could Let Hackers Access Kubernetes Clusters, Microsoft Finds
Default Helm charts for Kubernetes may expose clusters to attacks, Microsoft warns. Misconfigurations risk data leaks, code execution, and takeovers. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/news/microsoft-helm-charts-kubernetes-clusters/
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Daniel Stori’s Turnoff.US: ‘mastering regexp’
Tags: datavia the inimitable Daniel Stori at Turnoff.US! Permalink First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: https://securityboulevard.com/2025/05/daniel-storis-turnoff-us-mastering-regexp/
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Stealth Is the Strategy: Rethinking Infrastructure Defense
Tags: access, ai, attack, breach, cisco, cloud, cybersecurity, data, defense, edr, endpoint, espionage, exploit, finance, firewall, gartner, google, group, infrastructure, injection, ivanti, malicious, monitoring, network, resilience, risk, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vpn, vulnerability, zero-day, zero-trust -
Entra ID Data Protection: Essential or Overkill?
Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) is the backbone of modern identity management, enabling secure access to the applications, data, and services your business relies on. As hybrid work and cloud adoption accelerate, Entra ID plays an even more central role, managing authentication, enforcing policy, and connecting users across distributed environments.That prominence also First…
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Texas School District Notifies Over 47,000 People of Major Data Breach
The Alvin Independent School District in Texas has notified over 47,000 individuals affected by a data breach exposing sensitive personal information First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/texas-school-47000-people-data/
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Uncovering the Security Risks of Data Exposure in AI-Powered Tools like Snowflake’s CORTEX
As artificial intelligence continues to reshape the technological landscape, tools like Snowflake’s CORTEX Search Service are revolutionizing data retrieval with advanced fuzzy search and LLM-driven Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) capabilities. However, beneath the promise of efficiency lies a critical security concern: unintended data exposure. A recent analysis highlights how even tightly configured access and masking…
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UNC3944 Hackers Shift from SIM Swapping to Ransomware and Data Extortion
UNC3944, a financially-motivated threat actor also linked to the group known as Scattered Spider, has transitioned from niche SIM swapping operations targeting telecommunications organizations to a more aggressive focus on ransomware and data theft extortion across diverse industries. Initially observed exploiting telecom vulnerabilities to facilitate SIM swaps, UNC3944 pivoted in early 2023 to deploy ransomware…
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Data issues cost Australian businesses nearly A$500k annually
Research reveals Australian organisations are losing an average of nearly half a million dollars annually due to poor data integrity, hindering their ability to leverage AI and eroding their competitive edge First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366623718/Data-issues-cost-Australian-businesses-nearly-A500k-annually
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Microsoft Alerts That Default Helm Charts May Expose Kubernetes Apps to Data Leaks
Microsoft’s cybersecurity research team has issued a stark warning about the risks of using default Helm charts and Kubernetes deployment templates, revealing that popular cloud-native applications like Apache Pinot, Meshery, and Selenium Grid are being deployed with critical security gaps. These misconfigurations-often prioritizing convenience over protection-allow attackers to hijack databases, execute arbitrary code, and gain…
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Third Parties and Machine Credentials: The Silent Drivers Behind 2025’s Worst Breaches
It wasn’t ransomware headlines or zero-day exploits that stood out most in this year’s Verizon 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), it was what fueled them. Quietly, yet consistently, two underlying factors played a role in some of the worst breaches: third-party exposure and machine credential abuse.According to the 2025 DBIR, third-party involvement in breaches…
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New Cloud Vulnerability Data Shows Google Cloud Leads in Risk
New research shows Google Cloud and smaller providers have the highest cloud vulnerability rates as compared to AWS… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/cloud-vulnerability-data-google-cloud-leads-risk/
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Microsoft Warns Default Helm Charts Could Leave Kubernetes Apps Exposed to Data Leaks
Microsoft has warned that using pre-made templates, such as out-of-the-box Helm charts, during Kubernetes deployments could open the door to misconfigurations and leak valuable data.”While these ‘plug-and-play’ options greatly simplify the setup process, they often prioritize ease of use over security,” Michael Katchinskiy and Yossi Weizman from the Microsoft Defender for Cloud Research team First…
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Entra ID Data Protection: Essential or Overkill?
Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) is the backbone of modern identity management, enabling secure access to the applications, data, and services your business relies on. As hybrid work and cloud adoption accelerate, Entra ID plays an even more central role, managing authentication, enforcing policy, and connecting users across distributed environments.That prominence also First…
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UK Retail Chains Targeted by Ransomware Attackers Claiming Data Theft
Major ransomware campaign targeting UK retailers has escalated as hackers provided BBC News with evidence of extensive network infiltration and data theft from Co-op, contradicting the company’s initial statements that downplayed the incident. The cyber criminals, operating under the name DragonForce, claim to possess personal information of approximately 20 million Co-op loyalty scheme members and…
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TikTok Hit with Euro530 Million Fine Over Data Transfers to China
Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) has imposed a landmark Euro530 million fine on TikTok Technology Limited for illegally transferring European Economic Area (EEA) user data to China and failing to meet transparency obligations under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The decision, finalized on May 5, 2025, follows a multi-year inquiry into TikTok’s data governance…
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UK’s NCSC Offers Security Tips as Co-op Confirms Data Loss
The National Cyber Security Centre has published advice for retailers while the Co-op admits customer data was stolen First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/uks-ncsc-security-tips-coop-data/
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Signal App Used by Trump Associate Targeted in Security Breach
A major security scare has erupted in Washington after reports emerged that a Trump associate was using an unofficial version of the secure messaging platform Signal-an application that was subsequently targeted in a data breach, according to a Sunday report from tech outlet 404 Media. According to the Reuters report, the report centers on former…
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Top tips for successful threat intelligence usage
Tags: ai, attack, automation, cloud, computing, data, ddos, detection, exploit, firewall, group, guide, incident response, infosec, infrastructure, intelligence, law, mitigation, network, phishing, siem, skills, soar, software, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementMake sure you don’t have more intel than you need: Next is the matching phase: the most sophisticated TIP may be overkill if you have a small infosec department with limited skills or have a relatively simple computing environment. According to this 2025 report from Greynoise, threat feeds must match your own environment in terms…
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Data anonymization techniques defined: transforming real data into realistic test data
Tags: dataData anonymization can mean many things, depending on the specific technique applied. These five approaches represent the most common pathways to anonymizing (aka obfuscating, aka de-identifying) real data. Each comes with its own pros and cons. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/05/data-anonymization-techniques-defined-transforming-real-data-into-realistic-test-data/
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Luna Moth extortion hackers pose as IT help desks to breach US firms
The data-theft extortion group known as Luna Moth, aka Silent Ransom Group, has ramped up callback phishing campaigns in attacks on legal and financial institutions in the United States. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/luna-moth-extortion-hackers-pose-as-it-help-desks-to-breach-us-firms/