City law quartet post strong financial results – Legal Cheek
2Birds, Macs, Simmons and Taylor Wessing The 2024 law firm financial results season is gathering pace, with a raft of City outfits posting positive numbers. Bird & Bird saw its…
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Researchers Reveal ConfusedFunction Vulnerability in Google Cloud Platform – The Hacker News
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a privilege escalation vulnerability impacting Google Cloud Platform’s Cloud Functions service that an attacker could exploit to access other services and sensitive data in an unauthorized…
Aspiring solicitor who spent 13 years in care system celebrates graduation milestone in viral LinkedIn post – Legal Cheek
Against the odds Harpreet Powar An aspiring solicitor has gone viral on LinkedIn after sharing her remarkable journey from life in care to graduating with a law degree. Harpreet Powar…
How attackers evade your EDR/XDR system — and what you can do about it – CSO Online
A recent global survey noted that CISOs and their organizations may be too reliant on endpoint detection and response (EDR) and extended detection and response (XDR) systems, as attackers are…
Critical Docker Engine Flaw Allows Attackers to Bypass Authorization Plugins – The Hacker News
Docker is warning of a critical flaw impacting certain versions of Docker Engine that could allow an attacker to sidestep authorization plugins (AuthZ) under specific circumstances. Tracked as CVE-2024-41110, the…
CISA Warns of Exploitable Vulnerabilities in Popular BIND 9 DNS Software – The Hacker News
The Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) has released patches to address multiple security vulnerabilities in the Berkeley Internet Name Domain (BIND) 9 Domain Name System (DNS) software suite that could be…
New Chrome Feature Scans Password-Protected Files for Malicious Content – The Hacker News
Google said it’s adding new security warnings when downloading potentially suspicious and malicious files via its Chrome web browser. “We have replaced our previous warning messages with more detailed ones…
Pro-Palestinian Actor Levels 6-Day DDoS Attack on UAE Bank – Dark Reading
DDoS cyberattack campaign averaged 4.5 million requests per second, putting the bank under attack 70% of the time. – Read More
Stonewall did not “induce” chambers’ discrimination against barrister – Legal Futures
An employment tribunal was entitled to reject a barrister’s claim that LGBT charity Stonewall “caused or induced” discrimination against her by her chambers, the EAT has ruled. The post Stonewall…
Costs of low-value clin neg claims now exceed damages – Legal Futures
Claimant costs bills for clinical negligence claims valued up to £25,000 now exceed damages for the first time, and costs overall have risen by 11%, according to NHS data. The…
High Court rectifies will after solicitor’s “clerical error” – Legal Futures
A High Court judge has rectified a will after finding it was “beyond doubt” that the solicitor who drafted it “made a clerical error” in failing to implement her client’s…
LeO’s backlog “reflects scale of challenges”, chief ombudsman says – Legal Futures
The backlog of almost 3,400 cases waiting to be investigated at the Legal Ombudsman “reflects the scale of the challenges” it faces, the chief ombudsman has said. The post LeO’s…
“Urgent action” on SLAPPs needed, says minister – but no legislation yet – Legal Futures
The government yesterday said it recognised “an urgent need for legislation” to prevent SLAPPs but would not at this stage commit to a standalone bill. The post “Urgent action” on…
Google Will Not Remove Third-Party Cookies From Chrome – Dark Reading
Cookies aren’t going away, after all. After years of saying it will do so, Google has decided to not remove third-party cookies from Chrome. – Read More
Small Businesses Need Default Security in Products Now – Dark Reading
Small businesses are increasingly being targeted by cyberattackers. Why, then, are security features priced at a premium? – Read More