Recent Security News
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CISO Corner: CIO Convergence, 10 Critical Security Metrics, & Ivanti Fallout
February 16, 2024 at 07:12PM “CISO Corner” offers curated articles for security operations and leadership. It covers topics such as security metrics, convergence of CISO & CIO roles, FCC’s new breach reporting rules, budget trends in the Middle East & Africa, and concerns about Ivanti VPN vulnerabilities. For detailed information, visit Dark Reading’s website. From…
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ALPHV ransomware claims loanDepot, Prudential Financial breaches
February 16, 2024 at 06:50PM ALPHV/Blackcat ransomware gang claims responsibility for network breaches of Prudential Financial and loanDepot. Stolen data from loanDepot to be sold, while Prudential’s is planned for release after failed negotiations. Rewards offered for information on ALPHV gang leaders. FBI links gang to over 60 breaches worldwide. ALPHV emerged in November 2021…
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What Using Security to Regulate AI Chips Could Look Like
February 16, 2024 at 05:33PM The collaborative paper by researchers from OpenAI, Cambridge University, Harvard University, and University of Toronto offers “exploratory” ideas to regulate AI chips and hardware. Suggestions include measuring and auditing advanced AI systems and enforcing policies to prevent abuse. However, industry resistance to security features impacting AI performance is expected. Ideas…
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Enterprises Worry End Users Will be the Cause of Next Major Breach
February 16, 2024 at 05:04PM The increase in data breaches and cyberattacks has made these incidents more visible than ever. Security professionals are reconsidering their security strategies and investments due to heightened focus. Despite deploying various security tools, many organizations lack confidence in their ability to withstand attacks. The threat landscape is evolving, and the…
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Wyze investigating ‘security issue’ amid ongoing outage
February 16, 2024 at 04:49PM Wyze Labs is addressing a service outage and connectivity issues due to an AWS problem. Wyze is working to resolve device connection and login difficulties in collaboration with AWS. However, they have also noted a potential security issue and temporarily disabled the “Events” tab in the app. Customers are advised…