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Category: Cybersecurity


Cybersecurity, Security

Chrome to offer constant, real-time protection against malicious sites 24/7

March 15, 2024

Via: Techradar

Google is upgrading Chrome’s Safe Browsing security tool by allowing it to provide constant protection against suspicious websites in real-time. Before going into the update itself, it’s worth covering the backstory. Safe Browsing gives the Chrome browser a list of […]


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Securing the Digital Frontier: Effective Threat Exposure Management

February 28, 2024

Via: SmartData Collective

AI technology is radically changing the direction of the cybersecurity sector. Companies around the world are expected to spend $102.78 billion on AI to stop cybersecurity threats in 2032 alone. Artificial Intelligence (AI) plays a pivotal role in enhancing cybersecurity […]


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New Wi-Fi Vulnerabilities Expose Android and Linux Devices to Hackers

February 21, 2024

Via: The Hacker News

Cybersecurity researchers have identified two authentication bypass flaws in open-source Wi-Fi software found in Android, Linux, and ChromeOS devices that could trick users into joining a malicious clone of a legitimate network or allow an attacker to join a trusted […]


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Homeland Security is hiring AI experts

February 7, 2024

Via: Mashable

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is seeking artificial intelligence experts to help harness AI to advance its mission. These recruitment efforts come a day after House Republicans narrowly failed to impeach Alejandro Mayorkas, the secretary of Homeland Security, claiming […]


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Protecting against software supply chain attacks

January 30, 2024

Via: InfoWorld

Last year’s MOVEit and 3CX vulnerabilities offered a stark reminder of the risk software supply chain attacks pose today. Threat actors exploit vulnerabilities to infiltrate a software provider’s network and modify the software’s original functionality with malicious code. Once the […]


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Act Now: CISA Flags Active Exploitation of Microsoft SharePoint Vulnerability

January 12, 2024

Via: The Hacker News

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical security vulnerability impacting Microsoft SharePoint Server to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation. The issue, tracked as CVE-2023-29357 (CVSS score: 9.8), is a […]


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ExpressVPN’s advanced protection features land on Mac

December 21, 2023

Via: TechRadar

After raising its security game with a feature-packed update in October, our #1 best VPN has just extended its advanced protections to Mac users. ExpressVPN initially unveiled its new adult site tools and ad-blocker across its Windows, iOS, and Android […]


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Unveiling the Cyber Threats to Healthcare: Beyond the Myths

December 12, 2023

Via: The Hacker News

Let’s begin with a thought-provoking question: among a credit card number, a social security number, and an Electronic Health Record (EHR), which commands the highest price on a dark web forum? Surprisingly, it’s the EHR, and the difference is stark: […]


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Be skeptical about QR codes, warns the FTC

December 11, 2023

Via: The Verge

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned the public against scanning any old QR code in a consumer alerts blog last week. Naturally, the warning comes down to security and privacy — bad actors can put QR codes in inconspicuous places […]


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You need to delete these 17 apps unpublished by Google Play for blackmail and extortion

December 5, 2023

Via: PhoneArena

You no longer have to go to a bank to make a payment, thanks to fintech apps like Venmo and PayPal. Seemingly inspired by these apps, the internet is now filled with dangerous SpyLoan apps that pretend to be there […]


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3 security best practices for all DevSecOps teams

December 4, 2023

Via: InfoWorld

It’s been over 10 years since Shannon Lietz introduced the term DevSecOps, aiming to get security a seat at the table with IT developers and operators. The question is, how far has security come since then? Do DevSecOps teams have […]


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7 Uses for Generative AI to Enhance Security Operations

November 30, 2023

Via: The Hacker News

Welcome to a world where Generative AI revolutionizes the field of cybersecurity. Generative AI refers to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to generate or create new data, such as images, text, or sounds. It has gained significant attention […]


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This Free Solution Provides Essential Third-Party Risk Management for SaaS

November 30, 2023

Via: The Hacker News

Wing Security recently announced that basic third-party risk assessment is now available as a free product. But it raises the questions of how SaaS is connected to third-party risk management (TPRM) and what companies should do to ensure a proper […]


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Alert: Microsoft Releases Patch Updates for 5 New Zero-Day Vulnerabilities

November 15, 2023

Via: The Hacker News

Microsoft has released fixes to address 63 security bugs in its software for the month of November 2023, including three vulnerabilities that have come under active exploitation in the wild. Of the 63 flaws, three are rated Critical, 56 are […]


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Oracle open-sources Jipher for FIPS-compliant SSL

November 8, 2023

Via: InfoWorld

Oracle is open-sourcing Jipher, a Java Cryptography Architecture (JCA) provider built for security and performance that has been used by the company’s cloud platform, the company said on November 7. Jipher was developed for environments with FIPS (Federal Information Processing […]


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VMware exploited 34 vulnerable device drivers to gain full control of Windows 11

November 6, 2023

Via: TechSpot

Bug hunters at the VMware Threat Analysis Unit (TAU) discovered 34 unique vulnerable Windows drivers, with 237 different file hashes belonging to legacy devices. Even though many of these drivers have revoked or expired security certificates, companies and other organizations […]


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Predictive AI in Cybersecurity: Outcomes Demonstrate All AI is Not Created Equally

November 3, 2023

Via: The Hacker News

Here is what matters most when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI) in cybersecurity: Outcomes. As the threat landscape evolves and generative AI is added to the toolsets available to defenders and attackers alike, evaluating the relative effectiveness of various […]


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Warning: Unpatched Cisco Zero-Day Vulnerability Actively Targeted in the Wild

October 17, 2023

Via: The Hacker News

Cisco has warned of a critical, unpatched security flaw impacting IOS XE software that’s under active exploitation in the wild. Rooted in the web UI feature, the zero-day vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-20198 and has been assigned the maximum severity […]


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Exploring the Realm of Malicious Generative AI: A New Digital Security Challenge

October 17, 2023

Via: The Hacker News

Recently, the cybersecurity landscape has been confronted with a daunting new reality – the rise of malicious Generative AI, like FraudGPT and WormGPT. These rogue creations, lurking in the dark corners of the internet, pose a distinctive threat to the […]


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The Fast Evolution of SaaS Security from 2020 to 2024 (Told Through Video)

October 16, 2023

Via: The Hacker News

SaaS Security’s roots are in configuration management. An astounding 35% of all security breaches begin with security settings that were misconfigured. In the past 3 years, the initial access vectors to SaaS data have widened beyond misconfiguration management. “SaaS Security […]