EncroChat Bust Leads to 6,558 Criminals’ Arrests and €900 Million Seizure

Europol on Tuesday announced that the takedown of EncroChat in July 2020 led to 6,558 arrests worldwide and the seizure of €900 million in illicit criminal proceeds. The law enforcement agency said that a subsequent joint investigation initiated by French and Dutch authorities intercepted and analyzed over 115 million conversations that took place over the encrypted messaging platform between […]

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5 ways generative AI will help bring greater precision to cybersecurity

Every cybersecurity vendor has a different vision of how generative AI will serve its customers, yet they all share a common direction. Generative AI brings a new focus on data accuracy, precision and real-time insights. DevOps, product engineering and product management are delivering new generative AI-based products in record time, looking to capitalize on the […]

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Fake Researcher Profiles Spread Malware through GitHub Repositories as PoC Exploits

At least half of dozen GitHub accounts from fake researchers associated with a fraudulent cybersecurity company have been observed pushing malicious repositories on the code hosting service. All seven repositories, which are still available as of writing, claim to be a proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit for purported zero-day flaws in Discord, Google Chrome, and Microsoft Exchange. […]

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NCSC joins partners to issue warning about China state-sponsored cyber activity targeting CNI networks

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 […]

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ChatGPT is about to revolutionize cybersecurity

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 […]

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ChatGPT and the new AI are wreaking havoc on cybersecurity in exciting and frightening ways

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 […]

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Future of SOC

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 […]

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