The BBC, British Airways and Boots have been caught up in a cyber incident that has exposed employee personal data, including bank and contact details, to hackers. A ransonware group named Clop has claimed responsibility for the breaches centered around the MOVEit file transfer software. In an email to Reuters on Monday, the hackers said […]
The UK and agencies in the US, Australia, Canada and New Zealand have issued new advice today (Wednesday) to help organisations detect China state-sponsored activity being carried out against critical national infrastructure networks. In the new joint advisory the National Cyber Security Centre – a part of GCHQ – alongside international partners highlight how recent […]
May 22 (Reuters) – Top U.S. cybersecurity companies are expected to report another quarter of strong growth as high-profile hacks and a shift in client preference for bigger players with better integrated offerings help support their businesses in a turbulent economy. Palo Alto Networks (PANW.O), the largest player in the space by market share and […]
Unless you purposely avoid social media or the internet completely, you’ve likely heard about a new AI model called ChatGPT, which is currently open to the public for testing. This allows cybersecurity professionals like me to see how it might be useful to our industry. The widely available use of machine learning/artificial intelligence (ML/AI) for cybersecurity practitioners is relatively […]
Generative artificial intelligence is transforming cybersecurity, aiding both attackers and defenders. Cybercriminals are harnessing AI to launch sophisticated and novel attacks at large scale. And defenders are using the same technology to protect critical infrastructure, government organizations, and corporate networks, said Christopher Ahlberg, CEO of threat intelligence platform Recorded Future. Generative AI has helped bad […]
A frequent topic I am asked about is what the future of the SOC looks like. At first glance, this seems like a simple question – but scratch beneath the surface and it’s actually really complex. Cybersecurity does not exist in its own little pocket universe. Instead, what happens in security operations is driven mainly […]
There’s a new trend emerging in the generative AI space — generative AI for cybersecurity — and Google is among those looking to get in on the ground floor. At the RSA Conference 2023 today, Google announced Cloud Security AI Workbench, a cybersecurity suite powered by a specialized “security” AI language model called Sec-PaLM. An offshoot of […]
The Iranian threat actor known as MuddyWater is continuing its time-tested tradition of relying on legitimate remote administration tools to commandeer targeted systems. While the nation-state group has previously employed ScreenConnect, RemoteUtilities, and Syncro, a new analysis from Group-IB has revealed the adversary’s use of the SimpleHelp remote support software in June 2022. MuddyWater, active […]
Social media platform Twitter on Friday sent a copyright violation notice to code hosting service GitHub to request the removal of a repository that contained Twitter source code. Twitter, now owned by Elon Musk following last year’s $44 billion takeover deal, was looking to take down a public repository owned by GitHub user ‘FreeSpeechEnthusiast’. According […]
U.S. companies face a wide array of issues potentially impacting their ability to borrow money. In recent months, a banking crisis and high interest rates have stretched some companies thin, leading to layoffs and decreases in spending. At the same time, credit rating agencies, which assess companies’ ability to pay back borrowed money, are increasingly factoring in […]