Apple may hire Google to power new iPhone AI features using Gemini—report
With Apple's own AI tech lagging behind, the firm looks for a fallback solution.
18-03-2024 19:56
Fujitsu says it found malware on its corporate network, warns of possible data breach
Company apologizes for the presence of malware on company computers.
18-03-2024 19:44
Dell tells remote workers that they won’t be eligible for promotion
Report highlights big turnaround from Dell's previous pro-WFH stance.
18-03-2024 19:07
Elon Musk’s xAI releases Grok source and weights, taunting OpenAI
Amid criticism of OpenAI's closed models, Musk makes the Grok-1 AI model free to download.
18-03-2024 16:55
ASCII art elicits harmful responses from 5 major AI chatbots
LLMs are trained to block harmful responses. Old-school images can override those rules.
16-03-2024 00:17
Cut submarine cables cause web outages across Africa; 6 countries still affected
Parts of Africa were already seeing web disruptions from damaged Red Sea cables.
15-03-2024 22:40
Once “too scary” to release, GPT-2 gets squeezed into an Excel spreadsheet
OpenAI's GPT-2 running locally in Microsoft Excel teaches the basics of how LLMs work.
15-03-2024 20:56
After 114 days of change, Broadcom CEO acknowledges VMware-related “unease”
"There's more to come."
15-03-2024 19:14
ACI Worldwide and comforte AG Pave the Way for Payment Modernization with PCI DSS v4.0 Compliance
Comforte AG and ACI Worldwide have announced a partnership together to accelerate payment modernisation with global PCI DSS v4.0 Compliance. PCI DSS v3.2.1 will be retired on March 31, 2024, as it will underscore the need for businesses and companies to
15-03-2024 17:06
#MIWIC2024: Andrea Cullen, Co-Founder of CAPSLOCK Education Ltd.
Organised by Eskenzi PR in media partnership with the IT Security Guru, the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards aim to shed light on the remarkable women in our industry. The following is a feature on one of 2024’s Top 20 women selected by an esteemed p
15-03-2024 16:55
Banish OEM self-signed certs forever and roll your own private LetsEncrypt
Toss certbot or acme.sh onto some servers and baby, you got a stew going!
15-03-2024 10:45
Nominations Open for 2024’s European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards
Today, Eskenzi PR are proud to announce that nominations are open for the 11th annual European Cybersecurity Bloggers Awards. The 2024 event is sponsored by KnowBe4, Keeper Security and Coro and supported by our media partners, Infosecurity Magazine and
15-03-2024 10:18
Member of LockBit ransomware group sentenced to 4 years in prison
33-year-old Canadian-Russian national pleaded guilty last month.
14-03-2024 23:15
23andMe sparks rethink about safeguarding data: on-premises vs. hybrid cloud strategies
Recently 23andMe, the popular DNA testing service, made a startling admission: hackers had gained unauthorised access to the personal data of 6.9 million users, specifically their ‘DNA Relatives’ data. This kind of high-profile breach made headlines glob
14-03-2024 15:53
Hackers can read private AI-assistant chats even though they’re encrypted
All non-Google chat GPTs affected by side channel that leaks responses sent to users.
14-03-2024 12:30
#MIWIC2024: Zinet Kemal, Cloud Security Engineer – Best Buy
Organised by Eskenzi PR in media partnership with the IT Security Guru, the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards aim to shed light on the remarkable women in our industry. The following is a feature on one of 2024’s Top 20 women selected by an esteemed p
14-03-2024 11:32
ChatGPT Extensions Could be Exploited to Steal Data and Sensitive Information
API security professionals Salt Security have released new threat research from Salt Labs highlighting critical security flaws within ChatGPT plugins, presenting a new risk for enterprises. Plugins provide AI chatbots like ChatGPT access and permissions
13-03-2024 16:24
Research Reveals That Infostealers Target Healthcare Sector Data
New research by Netskope Threat Labs has revealed that infostealers were the primary malware and ransowmare families used to target the healthcare sector. Healthcare was among the top sectors impacted during 2023 by mega breaches, an attack where over on
13-03-2024 16:08
Expert Insight: How more diverse perspectives can lead to more innovative solutions
For some time now, there has been a worrying lack of the requisite skills around cloud security, data security, and application security. Especially within the mid and senior level. Part of the reason is that cloud architectures and the ever more distrib
13-03-2024 15:22
New Mimecast report finds cybercriminals capitalise on businesses’ biggest flaw: Human risk
Mimecast, a global cybersecurity company, today announced the publication of its “The State of Email and Collaboration Security 2024” (SOECS) report. According to the research, cyber threats are growing at an unprecedented pace, and the year ahead is fra
13-03-2024 13:54
i-confidential Receives EcoVadis Gold Sustainability Rating
i-confidential, a leader in cyber security consultancy services and a specialist provider of security resourcing, has announced it has achieved a Gold Sustainability rating from EcoVadis, one of the world’s leading providers of business sustainability ac
13-03-2024 12:31
#MIWIC2024: Lauren Zink, Manager of Security, Culture and Awareness at Indeed
Organised by Eskenzi PR in media partnership with the IT Security Guru, the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards aim to shed light on the remarkable women in our industry. The following is a feature on one of 2024’s Top 20 women selected by an esteemed p
13-03-2024 10:47
ISACA Joins Forces with Erasmus+ for SHE@CYBER Project
ISACA has announced its participation in the Erasmus+ program’s SHE@CYBER project. This initiative, under the EC Cooperation partnerships in vocational education and training, is a concerted effort to address the cybersecurity skills gap in Europe, with
12-03-2024 14:46
#MIWIC2024: Blessing Usoro, Cyber for Schoolgirls
Organised by Eskenzi PR in media partnership with the IT Security Guru, the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards aim to shed light on the remarkable women in our industry. The following is a feature on one of 2024’s Top 20 women selected by an esteemed p
12-03-2024 10:07
Never-before-seen Linux malware gets installed using 1-day exploits
Discovery means that NerbianRAT is cross-platform used by for-profit threat group.
12-03-2024 00:33
Image-scraping Midjourney bans rival AI firm for scraping images
Midjourney pins blame for 24-hour outage on "bot-net like" activity from Stability AI employee.
11-03-2024 21:42
#MIWIC2024: Rosie Anderson, Th4ts3cur1ty.Company
Organised by Eskenzi PR in media partnership with the IT Security Guru, the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards aim to shed light on the remarkable women in our industry. The following is a feature on one of 2024’s Top 20 women selected by an esteemed p
11-03-2024 16:25
What We Learned from These 3 API Security Breaches
They say, “Experience is the best teacher.” Well, they never said it had to be your experience. If we look closely, there are lessons to be learned from these five fateful API attacks that can help any organisation secure its APIs better. Here they are.
11-03-2024 15:09
OpenAI CEO Altman wasn’t fired because of scary new tech, just internal politics
As Altman cements power, OpenAI announces three new board members—and a returning one.
11-03-2024 15:04
Matrix multiplication advancement could lead to faster, more efficient AI models
At the heart of AI, matrix math has just seen its biggest boost "in more than a decade.”
08-03-2024 21:07
Matrix multiplication breakthrough could lead to faster, more efficient AI models
At the heart of AI, matrix math has just seen its biggest boost "in more than a decade.”
08-03-2024 21:07
Microsoft says Kremlin-backed hackers accessed its source and internal systems
Midnight Blizzard is now using stolen secrets in follow-on attacks against customers.
08-03-2024 18:42
Championing Diversity in Data Protection
By Jasmine Harrison PC.dp, Account Manager – Data Protection People Women play an important role in the field of data protection, bringing diverse perspectives and ethical considerations into an area that can be a minefield for many. This often lea
08-03-2024 10:20
International Women’s Day 2024: Inspiring inclusion for the next generation
International Women’s Day has long been an advocate for elevating and advancing gender equality within the technology industry. At the heart of this celebration is a collective commitment to recognise and celebrate the women who are not only making
08-03-2024 09:49
Attack wrangles thousands of web users into a password-cracking botnet
Ongoing attack targeting thousands of sites, continues to grow.
07-03-2024 22:29
US gov’t announces arrest of former Google engineer for alleged AI trade secret theft
Linwei Ding faces four counts of trade secret theft, each with a potential 10-year prison term.
07-03-2024 16:58
Some teachers are now using ChatGPT to grade papers
New AI tools aim to help with grading and lesson plans—but they may have serious drawbacks.
06-03-2024 22:57
VMware sandbox escape bugs are so critical, patches are released for end-of-life products
VMware ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, and Cloud Foundation all affected.
06-03-2024 20:19
OpenAI responds to Elon Musk lawsuit by clarifying its “open“ nature
"The open in OpenAI means that everyone should benefit from the fruits of AI after it's built."
06-03-2024 17:59
5 Reasons to Leverage MDR to Transform Your SecOps
Cybersecurity threats are evolving at an unprecedented pace, posing significant challenges to Security Operations (SecOps) teams worldwide. Managed Detection and Response (MDR) emerges as a crucial ally, offering a sophisticated blend of technology and e
06-03-2024 15:49
After collecting $22 million, AlphV ransomware group stages FBI takedown
Affiliate claims payment came from AlphV victim, and AlphV took the money and ran.
05-03-2024 22:28
Anthropic’s Claude 3 causes stir by seeming to realize when it was being tested
Claude: "This pizza topping 'fact' may have been inserted as a joke or to test if I was paying attention."
05-03-2024 19:17
Boston Red Sox Choose Centripetal as Cyber Network Security Partner
Threat intelligence pros, Centripetal have announced that it has been selected as the Official Cyber Network Security Partner for the Boston Red Sox and Fenway Park. Under the multi-year partnership, Centripetal will protect the Boston Red Sox by deployi
05-03-2024 17:24
Hackers exploited Windows 0-day for 6 months after Microsoft knew of it
Technically, Microsoft doesn't consider such bugs vulnerabilities. It patched it anyway.
04-03-2024 22:47
The AI wars heat up with Claude 3, claimed to have “near-human” abilities
Willison: "No model has beaten GPT-4 on a range of widely used benchmarks like this."
04-03-2024 20:50
Chinese nation state actors to ramp up cyber espionage attempts in 2024
CYJAX, a threat intelligence provider, today announces its latest research, Broken China, analysing the turbulent socio-economic situation in China and how this will likely lead to an increase in cyber espionage activities by the PRC to give Chinese busi
04-03-2024 15:52
90% of Leaders Plan to Integrate AI into their Organisations in 2024
New research by Logicalis has revealed that AI, digital transformation and cybersecurity are the top priorities for tech leaders. The research was revealed in the company’s 10th annual CIO report, which surveyed over 1,000 CIOs globally. Despite ec
04-03-2024 15:25
Exceptional Women Recognised for Contribution to Cyber Industry at Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards 2024
The 20 winners of the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards were announced at a ceremony held at the prestigious BT Tower in London on the 27th February 2024. The awards celebrated the achievements of women working in cybersecurity around the globe –
04-03-2024 10:33
Bitcoin boom or bust? Analyzing long-term possibilities and prospects
Historically speaking, Bitcoin has always made strong comebacks after each period of decline and this year’s events show that the asset is as resilient as ever. As shown by the BTC price chart, the coin jumped over 160% in the past twelve months,
02-03-2024 13:53
US prescription market hamstrung for 9 days (so far) by ransomware attack
Patients having trouble getting lifesaving meds have the AlphV crime group to thank.
01-03-2024 21:59
Hugging Face, the GitHub of AI, hosted code that backdoored user devices
Malicious submissions have been a fact of life for code repositories. AI is no different.
01-03-2024 18:02
Advanced Cyber Defence Systems (ADCS) to Showcase Innovative Attack Surface Management Solution at Cloud & Cyber Security Expo
Continuing on from their popular webinar series, Advanced Cyber Defence Systems (ACDS) are taking their ‘Think Like a Hacker’ series to The Cloud & Cyber Expo. At the event, the team will be demoing their cutting-edge Attack Surface Manag
01-03-2024 13:49
Keeper Security Joins the AWS Partner Network
Providers of cloud-based zero-trust and zero-knowledge cybersecurity, Keeper Security have announced that it has joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN). The APN is a global community of AWS Partners that leverage programmes, expertise
01-03-2024 10:37
HP wants you to pay up to $36/month to rent a printer that it monitors
"Never own a printer again."
29-02-2024 22:51
AI-generated articles prompt Wikipedia to downgrade CNET’s reliability rating
Futurism report highlights the reputational cost of publishing AI-generated content.
29-02-2024 22:00
HDMI Forum to AMD: No, you can’t make an open source HDMI 2.1 driver
Linux users can't hit the same resolutions and speeds as Windows—or DisplayPort.
29-02-2024 19:03
Self-pay gas station pumps break across NZ as software can’t handle Leap Day
"We'll add it to our Outlook reminders..."
29-02-2024 18:00
GitHub besieged by millions of malicious repositories in ongoing attack
GitHub keeps removing malware-laced repositories, but thousands remain.
28-02-2024 22:12
Microsoft partners with OpenAI-rival Mistral for AI models, drawing EU scrutiny
15M euro investment comes as Microsoft hosts Mistral's GPT-4 alternatives on Azure.
28-02-2024 20:48
Wendy’s clarifies plans for dynamic pricing experiment after backlash
Company speaks out after reports of "surge pricing" test led to calls for boycotts online.
28-02-2024 18:08
Cato Networks Announces 59% Revenue Growth In 2023 Business Results
Cato Networks, the leader in SASE, today announced strong 2023 business results including 59% revenue growth, the addition of more than 700 new enterprise customers, ongoing channel expansion, and continued innovation across Cato’s pioneering SASE platfo
28-02-2024 14:23
Synopsys Report: 74% of Codebases Harbour High-Risk Open Source Vulnerabilities, Up 54%
Synopsys has unveiled the ninth edition of its annual “Open Source Security and Risk Analysis” (OSSRA) report, indicating a significant surge in high-risk vulnerabilities affecting nearly three-quarters of commercial codebases compared to the
28-02-2024 13:25
Wendy’s will experiment with dynamic surge pricing for food in 2025
Surge pricing test next year means your cheeseburger may get more expensive at 6 pm.
27-02-2024 21:37
Hackers backed by Russia and China are infecting SOHO routers like yours, FBI warns
Six years on, routers remain a favorite post for concealing malicious activities.
27-02-2024 20:57
Cops called after parents get tricked by AI-generated images of Wonka-like event
Dull in-person warehouse for kids doesn't live up to technicolor AI-generated promo images.
27-02-2024 18:02
Cato Networks to Present on AI and SASE at Cloud Expo Europe and DevOps Live
Cato Networks, provider of the world’s leading single-vendor SASE platform, today announces that Senior Director of Security Strategy, Etay Maor, and Director of Product Marketing, Greg Duffy, will be speaking at the upcoming Tech Show London, within i
27-02-2024 14:04
Avast ordered to stop selling browsing data from its browsing privacy apps
Identifiable data included job searches, map directions, "cosplay erotica."
23-02-2024 20:37
Tyler Perry puts $800 million studio expansion on hold because of OpenAI’s Sora
Perry: Mind-blowing AI video-generation tools "will touch every corner of our industry."
23-02-2024 16:42
MIWIC24: Plexal Alumni Receive Multiple Nominations From Peers at This Year’s Awards
Plexal work with some of the UK’s most exciting start-ups, entrepreneurs and scale-ups who are building emerging technologies and operating across multiple sectors. Plexal help build community, foster talent, and launch graduating companies and pro
23-02-2024 09:49
Cyber Mindfulness Corner Company Spotlight: Jamf
At the IT Security Guru we’re showcasing organisations that are passionate about making cybersecurity a healthier, more mindful industry. This week, Aaron Webb, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Jamf, spoke to the Gurus about how leaders can approach t
23-02-2024 09:45
Ransomware associated with LockBit still spreading 2 days after server takedown
LockBit's extensive reach is making complete erasure hard.
22-02-2024 22:28
Stability announces Stable Diffusion 3, a next-gen AI image generator
SD3 may bring DALL-E-like prompt fidelity to an open-weights image-synthesis model.
22-02-2024 21:28
Google’s hidden AI diversity prompts lead to outcry over historically inaccurate images
Inserting depictions of diversity into AI images creates revisionist history, critics say.
22-02-2024 16:43
70,000 AT&T customers were without service this morning across the US
Cause of outage is unknown, but some suspect it's network-to-network "peering."
22-02-2024 14:18
70,000 AT&T customers are without service across the US
Cause of outage is unknown, but some suspect it's network-to-network "peering."
22-02-2024 14:18
New Cybereason ‘True Cost to Business Study 2024’ Reveals it Still Doesn’t Pay to Pay
Cybereason has today announced the results of their third annual ransomware study, commissioned to better understand the true impact of ransomware to businesses. This global study reveals ransomware attacks are becoming more frequent, effective, and soph
22-02-2024 13:46
Top 10 Best Purple Teaming Companies
Purple teaming in cybersecurity refers to a collaborative approach that aims to enhance an organisation’s security posture by integrating the efforts of both the red and blue teams. This approach enables real-time learning and adjustment, enhancin
22-02-2024 11:19
iMessage gets a major makeover that puts it on equal footing with Signal
How Kybers and ratcheting are boosting the resiliency of Apple's messaging app.
22-02-2024 00:37
Google goes “open AI” with Gemma, a free, open-weights chatbot family
Gemma chatbots can run locally, and they reportedly outperform Meta's Llama 2.
21-02-2024 22:01
ChatGPT goes temporarily “insane” with unexpected outputs, spooking users
Reddit user: "It's not just you, ChatGPT is having a stroke."
21-02-2024 16:57
Adarma Collaborates with Scottish Enterprise to Unveil Neurodiversity Strategy
Adarma has today announced its neurodiversity strategy in partnership with Scottish Enterprise, Scotland’s national economic development agency. The strategy supports Adarma’s continued commitment to attract, support, and empower people from diverse back
21-02-2024 14:35
After years of losing, it’s finally feds’ turn to troll ransomware group
Authorities who took down the ransomware group brag about their epic hack.
20-02-2024 21:29
Will Smith parodies viral AI-generated video by actually eating spaghetti
Actor pokes fun at 2023 AI video by eating spaghetti messily and claiming it's AI-generated.
20-02-2024 14:50
LockBit ransomware group taken down in multinational operation
Thousands of domains and servers seized from group responsible for thousands of attacks.
20-02-2024 14:30
Reddit sells training data to unnamed AI company ahead of IPO
If you've posted on Reddit, you're likely feeding the future of AI.
19-02-2024 21:10
New app always points to the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy
iPhone compass app made with AI assistance locates the heart of the Milky Way.
19-02-2024 18:15
OpenAI collapses media reality with Sora, a photorealistic AI video generator
Hello, cultural singularity—soon, every video you see online could be completely fake.
16-02-2024 17:23
DOJ quietly removed Russian malware from routers in US homes and businesses
Feds once again fix up compromised retail routers under court order.
16-02-2024 16:37
ISC2 Collaborates with IBM to Launch Entry-Level Cybersecurity Certificate
ISC2 – the world’s leading nonprofit member organization for cybersecurity professionals – announced a partnership with IBM (NYSE: IBM) to launch the IBM and ISC2 Cybersecurity Specialist Professional Certificate. The new entry-level program, available e
16-02-2024 13:06
Meet This Year’s Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Nominees: Part 2
The nominations for the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber awards are out! It’s always wonderful to read about the incredible women in our industry, who are making fantastic contributions and paving the way for others. This year we had so many exceptional nom
16-02-2024 12:10
Meet This Year’s Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Nominees: Part 3
The nominations for the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber awards are out! It’s always wonderful to read about the incredible women in our industry, who are making fantastic contributions and paving the way for others. This year we had so many exceptional nom
16-02-2024 12:07
Meet This Year’s Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Nominees: Part 1
The nominations for the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber awards are out! It’s always wonderful to read about the incredible women in our industry, who are making fantastic contributions and paving the way for others. This year we had so many exceptional nom
16-02-2024 12:00
Doing DNS and DHCP for your LAN the old way—the way that works
Are you a sysadmin with control issues who needs a weekend project? Look no further!
16-02-2024 11:30
VMware admits sweeping Broadcom changes are worrying customers
Broadcom has cut VMware products, perpetual licenses, and its partner program.
15-02-2024 21:33
Google upstages itself with Gemini 1.5 AI launch, one week after Ultra 1.0
Google confusingly overshadows its own pro product a week after its last major AI launch.
15-02-2024 20:45
Nginx core developer quits project in security dispute, starts “freenginx” fork
Disagreement over security disclosures and bug-fixing priorities led to split.
15-02-2024 20:04
Nvidia’s “Chat With RTX” is a ChatGPT-style app that runs on your own GPU
Nvidia's private AI chatbot is a high-profile (but rough) step toward cloud independence.
15-02-2024 16:54
The Cyber Scheme launches training course for IoT/ICS security testers
The Cyber Scheme has announced availability of a new CSII Practitioner Training Course that has been developed as a comprehensive IoT/ICS hacking course. The aim of the course is to teach candidates all the skills they need to securely test and assess co
15-02-2024 14:47
Salt Security API Protection Platform Now Available for Purchase in the CrowdStrike Marketplace
Today, API security pros Salt Security have announced that the Salt Security API Protection Platform is now available for purchase in the CrowdStrike Marketplace. Salt Security integrates with the industry-leading CrowdStrike Falcon® XDR platform to prov
15-02-2024 14:32
“Dr. Zero Trust” Chase Cunningham Joins Keeper Security Public Sector Advisory Board
Today, Keeper Security have announced the appointment of Dr. Chase Cunningham to its Public Sector Advisory Board. Cunningham’s appointment reflects Keeper Security’s commitment to zero-trust security. Keeper’s early adoption of zero-trust ar
15-02-2024 13:08
source : arstechnica, darkreading, itsecurityguru