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Network security, Security

NIST updates Cybersecurity Framework after a decade of lessons

February 27, 2024

Via: The Register

After ten years operating under the original model, and two years working to revise it, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released version 2.0 of its Cybersecurity Framework (CSF). Unlike the original, which was designed with critical […]


Network security, Security

Broadcom builds a better SASE out of VMware VeloCloud and Symantec

February 27, 2024

Via: The Register

Broadcom has delivered on its 2023 teaser of integration between VMware’s SD-WAN and Symantec’s Security Service Edge, by today debuting the “VMware VeloCloud SASE, Secured by Symantec” at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The Symantec Security Service Edge is already […]


Network security, Security

AT&T Says the Outage to Its US Cellphone Network Was Not Caused by a Cyberattack

February 23, 2024

Via: Security Week

The outage knocked out cellphone service for thousands of its users across the U.S. starting early Thursday before it was restored. AT&T blamed the incident on an error in coding, without elaborating. “Based on our initial review, we believe that […]


Network security, Security

A common goal for European cyber security

February 21, 2024

Via: The Register

It was growing threat levels and an increase in reported cybersecurity attacks since digitalization which pushed the European Union to introduce the original Network and Information Security (NIS) Directive in 2016. The rules at the time went some way towards […]


Network security, Security

Chrome is getting a big privacy and security boost from Google to help safeguard your home network

February 19, 2024

Via: TechRadar

Google Chrome is getting an upgrade that will help safeguard devices connected to a private or home network. Google outlined its plans in a post on its Chrome Platform Status page, explaining that the new feature will behave as a […]


Network security, Security

OpenAI shuts down China, Russia, Iran, N Korea accounts caught doing naughty things

February 14, 2024

Via: The Register

OpenAI has shut down five accounts it asserts were used by government agents to generate phishing emails and malicious software scripts as well as research ways to evade malware detection. Specifically, China, Iran, Russia, and North Korea were apparently “querying […]


Data loss, Network security, Threats & Malware

Jet engine dealer to major airlines discloses ‘unauthorized activity’

February 12, 2024

Via: The Register

Willis Lease Finance Corporation has admitted to US regulators that it fell prey to a “cybersecurity incident” after data purportedly stolen from the biz was posted to the Black Basta ransomware group’s leak blog. The form 8-K filed with the […]


Network security, Security

Wait, security courses aren’t a requirement to graduate with a computer science degree?

January 26, 2024

Via: The Register

There’s a line in the latest plea from CISA – the US government’s cybersecurity agency – to software developers to do a better job of writing secure code that may make you spit out your coffee. Jack Cable, a CISA […]


Network security, Security

GCHQ’s NCSC warns of ‘realistic possibility’ AI will help state-backed malware evade detection

January 24, 2024

Via: The Register

The idea that AI could generate super-potent and undetectable malware has been bandied about for years – and also already debunked. However, an article published today by the UK National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) suggests there is a “realistic possibility” […]


Network security, Security

Nokia walks the walk about its RAN to play on Uncle Sam’s China fears

January 17, 2024

Via: The Register

A vendor establishing a business unit dedicated to government sales is not new or unusual. But Finnish telecommunications giant Nokia’s decision to do so in the USA this week tells a bigger story about Washington’s paranoia regarding the security of […]


Network security, Security

While we fire the boss, can you lock him out of the network?

January 12, 2024

Via: The Register

Welcome once more, dear reader, to On Call, The Register’s weekly reader-contributed column detailing the delights and dangers of working in tech support. This week, meet a reader we’ll Regomize as “Alvin” who regaled us with the tale of the […]


Access control, Network security, Security

Mandiant’s brute-forced X account exposes perils of skimping on 2FA

January 11, 2024

Via: The Register

Google-owned security house Mandiant’s investigation into how its X account was taken over to push cryptocurrency scams concludes the “likely” cause was a successful brute-force password attack. The natural reaction to this would be to ask why two/multi-factor authentication didn’t […]


Network security, Security

Inside the Complex Universe of Cybersecurity

January 11, 2024

Via: SecureWorld

Arun DeSouza is an award-winning thought leader with more than two decades of experience in global security leadership and organizational transformation. Working as CISO, DeSouza’s areas of expertise include strategic planning, risk management, identity management, cloud computing, and privacy. DeSouza […]


Network security, Security

Atos confirms talks with Airbus over cybersecurity wing sale

January 3, 2024

Via: The Register

French IT services provider Atos has entered talks with Airbus to sell its tech security division in an effort to ease its financial burdens. In a market update this morning, Atos Group said it received two letters indicating non-binding interest […]


Network security, Security

G2 Names Sophos a Leader for Endpoint Protection, EDR, XDR, Firewall, and MDR

December 18, 2023

Via: Naked Security

G2 just released their Winter 2024 Reports, and Sophos is the only cybersecurity provider named a Leader across the G2 Grid® Reports for Endpoint Protection Suites, Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), Extended Detection and Response (XDR), Firewall Software ,and Managed […]


Network security, Security

The SANS Holiday Hack Challenge is back!

December 14, 2023

Via: The Register

Whether you are considering a career in cyber security or you already work in the industry, the 2023 SANS Holiday Hack Challenge is a great way of combining festive fun and learning. Who knows, the skills you acquire this holiday […]


Network security, Security

Cyber security isn’t simple, but it could be

December 13, 2023

Via: The Register

Most experts agree cybersecurity is now so complex that managing it has become a security problem in itself. This has happened gradually over the last 25 years, often for perfectly good reasons. Hackers targeted weaknesses in isolated systems such as […]


Network security, Security

GAO Report: Cyber Incident Response at U.S. Federal Agencies Lacking

December 12, 2023

Via: SecureWorld

More than a few federal agencies have some work to do when it comes to incident response, according to a December 4, 2023, report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), titled “Cybersecurity: Federal Agencies Made Progress, but Need to […]


Network security, Security

Attacks abuse Microsoft DHCP to spoof DNS records and steal secrets

December 8, 2023

Via: The Register

A series of attacks against Microsoft Active Directory domains could allow miscreants to spoof DNS records, compromise Active Directory and steal all the secrets it stores, according to Akamai security researchers. We’re told the attacks – which are usable against […]


Network security, Security

Polish train maker denies claims its software bricked rolling stock maintained by competitor

December 8, 2023

Via: The Register

A trio of Polish security researchers claim to have found that trains built by Newag SA contain software that sabotages them if the hardware is serviced by competitors. Newag, a Polish train maker, emphatically denied that it installed such software […]