Offensive AI: The Sine Qua Non of Cybersecurity – The Hacker News
“Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime. Yet it is often in the furnace of war that the sharpest tools of peace are forged.” – Victor Hugo.…
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What CISOs can do to bridge their cyber talent gap – CSO Online
Empirical evidence shows that global cyber threats have increased twofold in the past few years. The IMF study, “Rising Cyber Threats Pose Serious Concerns for Financial Stability” (the title itself…
U.S. DoJ Indicts North Korean Hacker for Ransomware Attacks on Hospitals – The Hacker News
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday unsealed an indictment against a North Korean military intelligence operative for allegedly carrying out ransomware attacks against healthcare facilities in the country…
Ongoing Cyberattack Targets Exposed Selenium Grid Services for Crypto Mining – The Hacker News
Cybersecurity researchers are sounding the alarm over an ongoing campaign that’s leveraging internet-exposed Selenium Grid services for illicit cryptocurrency mining. Cloud security Wiz is tracking the activity under the name…
DNSSEC explained: Why you might want to implement it on your domain – CSO Online
What is DNSSEC? The Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) is a set of specifications that extend the Domain Name System (DNS) protocol by adding cryptographic authentication for responses received…
CrowdStrike Warns of New Phishing Scam Targeting German Customers – The Hacker News
CrowdStrike is alerting about an unfamiliar threat actor attempting to capitalize on the Falcon Sensor update fiasco to distribute dubious installers targeting German customers as part of a highly targeted…
Critical Flaw in Telerik Report Server Poses Remote Code Execution Risk – The Hacker News
Progress Software is urging users to update their Telerik Report Server instances following the discovery of a critical security flaw that could result in remote code execution. The vulnerability, tracked…
Mimecast Joins Human Risk Management Fray With Code42 Deal – Dark Reading
Mimecast’s acquisition of Code42 helps the company move into insider risk management, joining key rival Proofpoint and others in the space. – Read More
CrowdStrike ‘Updates’ Deliver Malware & More as Attacks Snowball – Dark Reading
Phishing and fraud surges during any national news story. This time though, the activity is both more voluminous and more targeted. – Read More
Feds Warn of North Korean Cyberattacks on US Critical Infrastructure – Dark Reading
The Andariel group is targeting critical defense, aerospace, nuclear, and engineering companies for data theft, the FBI, NSA, and others said. – Read More
Microsoft’s Internet Explorer Gets Revived to Lure in Windows Victims – Dark Reading
Though IE was officially retired in June 2022, the vulnerability ramped up in January 2023 and has been going strong since. – Read More
Unexpected Lessons Learned From the CrowdStrike Event – Dark Reading
How your organization can leverage the disruptive CrowdStrike update to become more resilient. – Read More
Security Firm Accidentally Hires North Korean Hacker, Did Not KnowBe4 – Dark Reading
A software engineer hired for an internal IT AI team immediately became an insider threat by loading malware onto his workstation. – Read More
NCSC and partners issue warning over North Korean state-sponsored cyber campaign to steal military and nuclear secrets – NCSC News
Critical infrastructure organisations are strongly encouraged to stay vigilant to DPRK-sponsored cyber operations. – Read More
North Korean Hackers Shift from Cyber Espionage to Ransomware Attacks – The Hacker News
A North Korea-linked threat actor known for its cyber espionage operations has gradually expanded into financially-motivated attacks that involve the deployment of ransomware, setting it apart from other nation-state hacking…