Tag: intelligence
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Cybercriminals Implemented Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Invoice Fraud
First seen on resecurity.com Jump to article: www.resecurity.com/blog/article/cybercriminals-implemented-artificial-intelligence-ai-for-invoice-fraud
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Active Dark Web Intelligence To Aid Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
First seen on resecurity.com Jump to article: www.resecurity.com/blog/article/Active-dark-web-Intelligence-aid-M-A
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Resecurity introduced Context AI to accelerate threat intelligence and incident response capabilities
First seen on resecurity.com Jump to article: www.resecurity.com/blog/article/resecurity-introduced-context-ai-to-accelerate-threat-intelligence-and-incident-response-capabilities
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New Backdoor Used By Iranian State-Sponsored Group
The backdoor is being used for intelligence gathering campaigns against U.S. organizations in the government, communications equipment, oil and gas an… First seen on duo.com Jump to article: duo.com/decipher/new-backdoor-used-by-iranian-state-sponsored-group
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Zero Day Exploit Reuse and A Busy Week for Iranian APTs
The focus was on Iranian APTs this week, both from private threat intelligence teams and CISA, exposing new operations from UNC757 and other groups ta… First seen on duo.com Jump to article: duo.com/decipher/zero-day-exploit-reuse-and-a-busy-week-for-iranian-apts
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AI-Powered Fake News Campaign Targets Western Support for Ukraine and U.S. Elections
A Moscow-based company sanctioned by the U.S. earlier this year has been linked to yet another influence operation designed to turn public opinion against Ukraine and erode Western support since at least December 2023.The covert campaign undertaken by Social Design Agency (SDA), leverages videos enhanced using artificial intelligence (AI) and bogus websites impersonating reputable news…
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Collaborative Digital Identity Intelligence – Durch geteiltes Wissen das Vertrauen der Kunden stärken
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/schwarmintelligenz-betrugsbekaempfung-verbrauchervertrauen-a-fa1b25a22e674c00157a33840dceac12/
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Microsoft Fixes AI, Cloud, and ERP Security Flaws; One Exploited in Active Attacks
Microsoft has addressed four security flaws impacting its artificial intelligence (AI), cloud, enterprise resource planning, and Partner Center offerings, including one that it said has been exploited in the wild.The vulnerability that has been tagged with an “Exploitation Detected” assessment is CVE-2024-49035 (CVSS score: 8.7), a privilege escalation flaw in partner.microsoft[.]com.”An First seen on thehackernews.com…
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The CSO guide to top security conferences
Tags: access, cio, cloud, compliance, conference, cyber, cybersecurity, email, germany, guide, identity, india, intelligence, international, jobs, law, resilience, risk, risk-management, threat, tool, training, updateThere is nothing like attending a face-to-face event for career networking and knowledge gathering, and we don’t have to tell you how helpful it can be to get a hands-on demo of a new tool or to have your questions answered by experts. Fortunately, plenty of great conferences are coming up in the months ahead.…
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U.S. Citizen Sentenced for Spying on Behalf of China’s Intelligence Agency
A 59-year-old U.S. citizen who immigrated from the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has been sentenced to four years in prison for conspiring to act as a spy for the country and sharing sensitive information about his employer with China’s principal civilian intelligence agency.Ping Li, 59, of Wesley Chapel, Florida, is said to have served…
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Russia’s sabotage of western targets ‘could trigger Nato defence clause’
German intelligence chief warns continued hybrid warfare by Moscow increases risk of alliance invoking Article 5Russia’s acts of sabotage against western targets may eventually prompt Nato to consider invoking the alliance’s Article 5 mutual defence clause, the head of Germany’s foreign intelligence service has warned.Speaking at an event of the German Council of Foreign Relations…
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Russia’s sabotage of west may prompt Nato defence clause
German intelligence chief warns of Russian ‘direct military confrontation’ with Nato if the Kremlin steps up warfareRussia’s acts of sabotage against Western targets may eventually prompt Nato to consider invoking the alliance’s Article 5 mutual defence clause, the head of Germany’s foreign intelligence service has warned.Speaking at an event of the German Council of Foreign…
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Russian APT RomCom combines Firefox and Windows zero-day flaws in drive-by exploit
Tags: access, antivirus, apt, attack, backdoor, browser, business, computer, cve, cybercrime, cyberespionage, defense, endpoint, exploit, flaw, germany, government, group, insurance, intelligence, malicious, microsoft, msp, password, powershell, russia, software, threat, ukraine, vulnerability, windows, zero-dayA Russia-aligned group that engages in both cybercrime and cyberespionage operations used a zero-click exploit chain last month that combined previously unknown and unpatched vulnerabilities in Firefox and Windows.The campaign, whose goal was to deploy the group’s RomCom backdoor on computers, targeted users from Europe and North America. The APT group, also known as Storm-0978,…
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Microsoft says it’s not using your Word, Excel data for AI training
Microsoft has denied claims that it uses Microsoft 365 apps (including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) to collect data to train the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) models. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-says-its-not-using-your-word-excel-data-for-ai-training/
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Barings Law plans to sue Microsoft and Google over AI training data
Microsoft and Google are using people’s personal data without proper consent to train artificial intelligence models, alleges Barings Law, as it prepares to launch a legal challenge against the tech giants First seen on Jump to article: /www.computerweekly.com/news/366616407/Barings-Law-plans-to-sue-Microsoft-and-Google-over-AI-training-data
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Cybersecurity’s oversimplification problem: Seeing AI as a replacement for human agency
Tags: access, ai, awareness, business, ciso, computer, cyber, cybersecurity, data, election, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, jobs, technology, threat, tool, trainingThere’s a philosophical concept called the Great Man Theory that suggests history is all about how significant individuals act as centers of gravity for society as a whole, think Alexander the Great, Napoleon Bonaparte, Queen Elizabeth I, or the founding fathers of the American Revolution.Recent research suggests that cybersecurity and related professions are developing a…
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US DOD Eyes $15B AI Contract to Scale Advana Platform
Pentagon Seeking Industry Feedback in Developing New AI Contract Vehicle. The U.S. Department of Defense is seeking industry proposals for a new artificial intelligence contract vehicle to help revamp its multi-domain analytics platform, Advana, according to a newly released draft solicitation. The new contract vehicle could extend through July 2035. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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How a 2-Hour Interview With an LLM Makes a Digital Twin
Scientists Devise Technique to Make AI Models Mimic Specific People. Researchers have devised a technique to train artificial intelligence models to impersonate people’s behavior based on just two hours of interviews, creating a virtual replica that can mimic an individual’s values and preferences. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/how-2-hour-interview-llm-makes-digital-twin-a-26910
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Intruder Launches Intel: A Free Vulnerability Intelligence Platform For Staying Ahead of the Latest Threats
When CVEs go viral, separating critical vulnerabilities from the noise is essential to protecting your organization. That’s why Intruder, a leader in attack surface management, built Intel – a free vulnerability intelligence platform designed to help you act fast and prioritize real threats.What is Intel?Intel was created to fill a gap in the resources available…
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North Korean and Chinese Threat Actors Target Crypto, Aerospace, and Government Agencies
Tags: china, crypto, cyber, government, intelligence, korea, microsoft, north-korea, tactics, threatAt CYBERWARCON 2024, Microsoft Threat Intelligence unveiled groundbreaking research on two major nation-state cyber actors: North Korea and China. These revelations provide a closer look at their tactics, techniques, and... First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/north-korean-and-chinese-threat-actors-target-crypto-aerospace-and-government-agencies/
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Phishing Prevention Framework Reduces Incidents by Half
The anti-fraud plan calls for companies to create a pipeline for compiling attack information, along with formal processes to disseminate that intelligence across business groups. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cybersecurity-operations/phishing-prevention-framework-reduces-incidents-by-half
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What the cyber community should expect from the Trump transition
Tags: ceo, cisa, ciso, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, disinformation, election, governance, government, infrastructure, intelligence, jobs, military, technology, threat, ukraineDonald Trump’s decisive win in this year’s presidential election promises to deliver radical changes to how the US government operates.Trump’s positions on a range of social, economic, and military issues, from immigration to human rights to the defense of Ukraine, represent significantly different postures from those of the current Biden administration and are arguably more…
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17 hottest IT security certs for higher pay today
Tags: access, ai, attack, automation, blockchain, business, ceo, cisa, ciso, cloud, communications, conference, container, control, credentials, cryptography, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, encryption, exploit, finance, fortinet, google, governance, group, guide, hacker, incident response, infosec, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, jobs, monitoring, network, penetration-testing, privacy, reverse-engineering, risk, risk-management, skills, software, technology, threat, tool, training, windowsWith the New Year on the horizon, many IT professionals may be looking to improve their careers in 2025 but need direction on the best way. The latest data from Foote Partners may provide helpful signposts.Analyzing more than 638 certifications as part of its 3Q 2024 “IT Skills Demand and Pay Trends Report,” Foote Partners…
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Act fast to snuff out employee curiosity over ‘free’ AI apps
The word “free” has always tempted employees who are looking for an app or template to make their work easier. These days, combine “free” with “AI” and the lure is almost irresistible.Since the release of ChatGPT in late 2022, free AI-themed apps have exploded. Unfortunately, some are created by threat actors. One of the latest…
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CSO30 ASEAN 2024: The top 30 cybersecurity leaders in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong
Tags: business, country, cyber, cybersecurity, finance, group, ibm, intelligence, resilience, risk, technologyThe fourth CSO30 ASEAN Awards programme recognises the top 30 cybersecurity leaders driving business value, demonstrating leadership, and influencing rapid change across Southeast Asia and Hong Kong.In addition to individual recognition, the programme includes: Business Value and Leadership awards.The CSO30 ASEAN Awards programme is aligned to Foundry’s global awards and celebrates the leading individuals and…
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Weaponized pen testers are becoming a new hacker staple
Tags: access, attack, cloud, credentials, defense, google, hacker, iam, intelligence, linux, macOS, malicious, malware, microsoft, open-source, password, penetration-testing, RedTeam, software, strategy, threat, tool, vulnerability, windowsMalicious adaptations of popular red teaming tools like Cobalt Strike and Metasploit are causing substantial disruption, emerging as a dominant strategy in malware campaigns.According to research by threat-hunting firm Elastic, known for its search-powered solutions, these two conventional penetration testing tools were weaponized to account for almost half of all malware activities in 2024.”The most…
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CrowdStrike’s Adam Meyers On ‘Up-Leveled’ Hacking By China, Threats To MSPs
The uncovering of a second China-linked threat group focused on compromising telecommunications firms is a clear warning to all service providers that have access to client IT environments, CrowdStrike’s threat intelligence head tells CRN. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2024/crowdstrike-s-adam-meyers-on-up-leveled-hacking-by-china-threats-to-msps
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China has utterly pwned ‘thousands and thousands’ of devices at US telcos
Senate Intelligence Committee chair says his ‘hair is on fire’ as execs front the White House First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2024/11/25/salt_typhoon_mark_warner_warning/