Microsoft Lowballs CrowdStrike Outage Impact – Dark Reading
Microsoft says that its initial estimate of 8.5 million PCs affected was only a subset of the affected number of machines in the crash. – Read More
‘Zeus’ Hacker Group Strikes Israeli Olympic Athletes in Data Leak – Dark Reading
Security presence has been heightened in Paris to ensure that the Games are safe, and Israeli athletes have been provided with even more protection. – Read More
Critical Flaw in Acronis Cyber Infrastructure Exploited in the Wild – The Hacker News
Cybersecurity company Acronis is warning that a now-patched critical security flaw impacting its Cyber Infrastructure (ACI) product has been exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-45249 (CVSS score:…
Verify 365’s seamless & efficient workflows – Legal Futures
Verify 365 was created to enable law firms to streamline their processes, enhance due diligence measures and ensure compliance within the regulatory guidelines. The post Verify 365’s seamless & efficient…
OAuth+XSS Attack Threatens Millions of Web Users With Account Takeover – Dark Reading
An attack flow that combines API flaws within “log in with” implementations and Web injection bugs could affect millions of websites. – Read More
7 Sessions Not to Miss at Black Hat USA 2024 – Dark Reading
This year’s conference will be a treasure trove of insights for cybersecurity professionals. – Read More
Proofpoint Email Routing Flaw Exploited to Send Millions of Spoofed Phishing Emails – The Hacker News
An unknown threat actor has been linked to a massive scam campaign that exploited an email routing misconfiguration in email security vendor Proofpoint’s defenses to send millions of messages spoofing…
Litera acquires FileTrail to expand information governance capabilities – Legal IT Insider
Litera today (29 July) announces the acquisition of FileTrail, a global leader in information governance and records management. This is an expansion by Litera in the governance space, complementing Litera’s…
CrowdStrike was not the only security vendor vulnerable to hasty testing – CSO Online
The CrowdStrike gaffe that caused millions of Windows machines to crash with the infamous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) could have happened to anyone considering how security updates are pushed…
Microsoft shifts focus to kernel-level security after CrowdStrike incident – CSO Online
The CrowdStrike incident that affected more than 8.5 million Windows PCs worldwide and forced users to face the “Blue Screen of Death,” made Microsoft sit down and revisit the resilience…
ICO reprimands the Electoral Commission after cyber attack compromises servers – ICO News
We have issued a reprimand to the Electoral Commission after hackers gained access to servers that contained the personal information of approximately 40 million people. – Read More
How Searchable Encryption Changes the Data Security Game – The Hacker News
Searchable Encryption has long been a mystery. An oxymoron. An unattainable dream of cybersecurity professionals everywhere. Organizations know they must encrypt their most valuable, sensitive data to prevent data theft…
Reset moment – Law Gazette – Features
The new government won’t deliver the growth it desperately needs to deliver its programme without reinvigorating trade with the EU. Lawyer experts tell Joanna Goodman what needs to be done…
NIST releases new tool to check AI models’ security – CSO Online
The US Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a new open source software package, Dioptra, that allows developers to determine what type of attacks…
Finding common ground on how to move the industry forward: The Estate Agent’s perspective – Legal Futures
By Legal Futures Associate Landmark Information Group When we carried out our cross-market research last year, one thing was abundantly clear: times are tough for property professionals. Estate agents are…