The director of cyber and infrastructure security says U.S. adversaries are targeting the election, with Russian, Chinese and Iranian operators trying to disrupt the vote with disinformation ahead of Election Day. NBC News’ Tom Costello reports. Video Link Source: NBC News
Since the acquisition of VMware by Broadcom in 2023, the company’s new owners have been doing their utmost to alienate a broad swathe of its customers. Or, as the company would have it, “build the world’s leading infrastructure technology company.” In addition to discouraging the next generation of systems developers and architects from using the platform […]
The security researchers at Google’s renowned Threat Analysis Group, alongside threat intelligence specialists from Mandiant, have confirmed a suspected Russian espionage and influence dual-pronged attack has been underway against both Android and Windows users. Here’s what we know so far. What We Know About The UNC5812 Cyber Attack The UNC5812 cyber attack was discovered by […]
The Ukrainian Computer Emergency Response Team has issued a new security warning after discovering a cyber attack campaign carried out by the APT28 threat group, also known as Fancy Bear. This group is thought, with a high degree of confidence, to be affiliated with Russian military intelligence operations. Here’s what we know so far and […]
Comedy fans may well recognize “have you tried turning it off and on again” from the British sitcom The IT Crowd. But what if the National Security Agency told all smartphone users to do it? And, more to the point, if you follow that advice, will you be safe from malware and spyware in 2024 […]
Cybersecurity teams are being left out of the development of policies governing the use of AI in their enterprises, new research published by ISACA during its 2024 Europe Conference has found. Just 35% of 1800 cybersecurity professionals surveyed said they are involved in development of such policies. Meanwhile, 45% reported no involvement in the development, […]
Four new badge activities have been launched for the Scouts, backed by GCHQ’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), to help young people learn how to stay safe online. The activities will form part of the Digital Citizen Badge and have been designed to teach children aged eight to 14 how to protect their devices and […]
For the past eight years, the Bugcrowd hacking platform has surveyed its users to produce a report called “Inside the Mind of a Hacker” which reveals the year-on-year evolution of the ethical hacker. From hacker community neurodiversity to the rise of the hacker as influencer, many surprising aspects of the hacking life have emerged. This […]
How do galaxies form? What happens when they collide? These are the kinds of questions Dr Leila Powell grappled with in her previous life as an astrophysicist. But in 2015 she put those galactic-sized questions to one side and moved into cyber-security. “The pursuit of understanding the universe is really important, but I got to […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The future was once dazzling for IronNet. Founded by a former director of the National Security Agency and stacked with elite members of the U.S. intelligence establishment, IronNet promised it was going to revolutionize the way governments and corporations combat cyberattacks. Its pitch — combining the prowess of ex-government hackers with cutting-edge […]