Tag: jobs
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Feds disrupt proxyhire botnet, indict four alleged net miscreants
The FBI also issued a list of end-of-life routers you need to replace First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/05/10/router_botnet_crashed/
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CrowdStrike Layoffs: 500 Jobs Cut as Company Shifts to AI-Powered Operations
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/crowdstrike-cutting-5oo-jobs-as-ai-streamlines-business
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Threat Actors Target Job Seekers with Three New Unique Adversaries
Netcraft has uncovered a sharp rise in recruitment scams in 2024, driven by three distinct threat actors employing unique and highly technical strategies to exploit vulnerabilities in the job market. As economic pressures like wage stagnation, the cost-of-living crisis, and the gig economy’s growth create fertile ground for cybercriminals, these scams have already resulted in…
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After that 2024 Windows fiasco, CrowdStrike has a plan job cuts, leaning on AI
CEO: Neural net tech ‘flattens our hiring curve, helps us innovate’ First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/05/07/crowdstrike_trims_workforce_ai/
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Preparing for post-quantum computing will be more difficult than the millennium bug
The job of getting the UK ready for post-quantum computing will be at least as difficult as the Y2K problem, says National Cyber Security Centre CTO Ollie Whitehouse First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366623583/Preparing-for-post-quantum-computing-will-be-more-difficult-than-the-millenium-bug
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Europol Dismantles DDoSHire Network and Arrests Four Administrators
Tags: attack, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, ddos, government, infrastructure, international, jobs, network, serviceSignificant blow to cybercriminal infrastructure, Europol has coordinated an international operation resulting in the arrest of four individuals in Poland who allegedly operated six DDoS-for-hire platforms. These platforms, which allowed paying customers to launch devastating cyberattacks for as little as Euro10, were responsible for thousands of attacks against schools, government services, businesses, and gaming platforms…
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‘CISOs sprechen heute die Sprache des Business”
Nick Godfrey, Leiter des Office of the CISO bei Google Cloud Google CloudAls Senior Director und Leiter des Office of the CISO bei Google Cloud ist es die Aufgabe von Nick Godfrey, das Unternehmen beim Austausch zwischen CISOs rund um die Themen Cloud und Security zu unterstützen. Godfrey, selbst ehemaliger Sicherheitsverantwortlicher bei einem Finanzdienstleister, leitet…
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CrowdStrike Layoffs Highlight AI Shift and Strategic Realignment
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/crowdstrike-layoffs-highlight-ai-shift-and-strategic-realignment
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Global crackdown disrupts DDoSHire services
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/global-crackdown-disrupts-ddos-for-hire-services
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Leading Through Uncertainty: AI, Risk, and Real Talk from RSAC’s Women in Cyber
Recapping Synack’s Women in Cyber panel: Inside the hard conversations about AI risk, hiring struggles, and why resilience First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/05/leading-through-uncertainty-ai-risk-and-real-talk-from-rsacs-women-in-cyber/
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Cryptohack Roundup: Trump’s Crypto Wealth
Also: Mango Markets Hacker Sentenced in CSAM Case. This week, Trump’s crypto wealth, Mango Markets hacker sentenced for CSAM, Solana’s zero-day fix, French police rescued a crypto millionaire’s father from kidnappers, stolen bitcoin frozen, US FTC sued IML and Kraken spotted a North Korean job applicant. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/cryptohack-roundup-trumps-crypto-wealth-a-28351
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Operation PowerOFF Takes Down 9 DDoSHire Domains
Four different countries, including the United States and Germany, were included in the latest international operation alongside Europol’s support. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/operation-poweroff-takes-down-nine-ddos-domains
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CrowdStrike cuts 500 jobs in AI pivot, but flags risks
A CISO’s new mandate As security vendors trim traditional roles and lean more heavily on AI, will support, integration, and incident response suffer? Ali warned CISOs to “review vendor roadmaps for signs of over-prioritizing AI.”She cautioned that replacing essential human expertise, such as threat researchers or customer success teams, with automated systems like large language…
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Practical IT Cybersecurity Training for Just $29.99
Learn by doing, build job-ready skills and train for CompTIA exams through real-world IT and coding exercises. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/labsdigest-cybersecurity-training/
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Polish authorities arrested 4 people behind DDoShire platforms
Polish police arrested 4 people behind DDoS-for-hire platforms used in global attacks, offering takedowns for as little as Euro10 via six stresser services. Polish authorities arrested 4 people linked to 6 DDoS-for-hire platforms, Cfxapi, Cfxsecurity, neostress, jetstress, quickdown, and zapcut, used to launch attacks worldwide for as little as Euro10. The platforms were used to…
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Wave of tech layoffs leads to more job scams
The tech industry is experiencing significant layoffs, leaving thousands of IT and cybersecurity professionals in search of new employment opportunities. Unfortunately, as … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/05/08/job-employment-scams/
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After that 2024 Windows fiasco, CrowdStrike has a plan jobs cuts, leaning on AI
CEO: Neural net tech ‘flattens our hiring curve, helps us innovate’ First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/05/07/crowdstrike_trims_workforce_ai/
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CrowdStrike cuts 5% of workforce after revenue jumped 29% last year
CEO George Kurtz said the decision to cut about 500 jobs was driven by internal efficiency gains from AI and multibillion-dollar opportunities in new market segments. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/crowdstrike-layoffs-5-percent-george-kurtz/
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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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1 in 3 workers keep AI use a secret
Employees are feeling heightened concerns around the use of technology to enhance productivity, as well as job dissatisfaction and a lack of motivation at work. In fact, 30% … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/05/07/secret-ai-use/
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‘Venom Spider’ Targets Hiring Managers in Phishing Scheme
Researchers from Arctic Wolf Labs detailed a new spear-phishing campaign that targets hiring managers and recruiters by posing as a job seeker. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/venom-spider-phishing-scheme
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Hackers Target HR Departments With Fake Resumes to Spread More_eggs Malware
The financially motivated threat group Venom Spider, also tracked as TA4557, has shifted its focus to corporate Human Resources (HR) departments with a highly targeted spear-phishing operation. According to research by Arctic Wolf Labs, the group is leveraging legitimate job platforms and messaging services to send fraudulent job applications laced with malicious resumes. These deceptive…
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Perfection is a Myth. Leverage Isn’t: How Small Teams Can Secure Their Google Workspace
Let’s be honest: if you’re one of the first (or the first) security hires at a small or midsize business, chances are you’re also the unofficial CISO, SOC, IT Help Desk, and whatever additional roles need filling. You’re not running a security department. You are THE security department. You’re getting pinged about RFPs in one…
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North Korean Hacker Tries to Infiltrate Kraken Through Job Application
Leading cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has disclosed that it recently thwarted an infiltration attempt by a suspected North Korean hacker posing as a job applicant. The attempted breach highlights the increasing sophistication of state-backed cyber operations targeting the digital assets sector. According to Kraken’s security team, the incident unfolded when a highly convincing applicant submitted a…
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CISO vs CFO: why are the conversations difficult?
Tags: ai, attack, breach, business, ciso, compliance, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, finance, insurance, jobs, metric, ransomware, RedTeam, risk, risk-management, saas, strategy, technology, threat, toolmight happen, which often means the best outcome is nothing happens. That’s a tough sell.”Although a single cyberattack can wipe out millions of dollars, CFOs and CISOs often approach cybersecurity from fundamentally different perspectives. Bridging this divide requires more than just better communication, it demands, as Argyle put it, a shift in mindset. The disconnect…
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Open source AI hiring bots favor men, leave women hanging by the phone
Easy fix: Telling LLMs to cosplay Lenin makes ’em more gender blind First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/05/02/open_source_ai_models_gender_bias/
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AI Narrows the Cyber Gap Between Attackers and Defenders
NightDragon CEO Dave DeWalt Sees Cautious Optimism With Agentic AI. Advances in scalable AI and agentic technologies are creating a long-awaited shift in the defender-offender dynamic. With autonomy and agentic capabilities entering production, CISOs may soon deploy 100,000 autonomous agents instead of hiring more staff, said Dave DeWalt, CEO of NightDragon. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Planned CISA Cuts Face Political Delays and Growing Backlash
CISA Staff Told to Prepare for Cuts and Crowded Work Locations Amid Growing Turmoil. Top officials at the nation’s cyber defense agency want to give President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency time to assess major restructuring plans – a move that is reportedly delaying the timeline for reductions in force while causing growing…