The US wants governments to commit to not paying ransoms
The US is pushing member countries of the Counter Ransomware Initiative to stop paying ransoms to cybercriminals. As the White House prepares to host its…
Month: October 2023
US law enforcement, cyber security orgs heighten calls to harden Confluence – Security
Three American law enforcement and cyber security organisations have joined forces to call on organisations to patch the Atlassian Confluence Server and Data Centre vulnerability…
Secure source code but vulnerable app: Tackle compiler-born vulnerabilities
In the pursuit of optimized performance, modern compilers employ sophisticated techniques, translating high-level source code into efficient, executable programs. However, this advanced translation sometimes inadvertently…
A Comparative Analysis of Native Cloud Security Services
Cloud computing giants, Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services (AWS), offer a vast array of native security services to protect, detect, and respond to security…
2024 iTnews Benchmark Awards are now open – Benchmarking Change
The iTnews Benchmark Awards are back for 2024, honouring Australia’s most successful and impactful IT projects. For over a decade, the awards have given organisations an opportunity to…
IP address fraud gets Micfo boss a five-year sentence – Telco/ISP
US cloud company owner Amir Golestan has received a five-year prison sentence over a scheme to fraudulently obtain scarce IPv4 addresses. Golestan was charged in…
China issues IPv6 requirement for router makers – Telco/ISP – Networking
China has taken a big step towards driving IPv6 in the country, ordering local router manufacturers default to the protocol after December 1. The order will…
SEO Boost or Cybersecurity Threat?
In the complex, fast-paced universe of the internet, where businesses battle fiercely to rank higher on search engine results pages (SERPs), search engine optimization (SEO)…
Fantom Foundation Suffers Wallet Hack Via Google Chrome 0-Day Flaw
It has been revealed that the main target of the attack was an employee of the Fantom Foundation. The Fantom Foundation, a non-profit organization that…
Over 10,000 Cisco devices hacked in IOS XE zero-day attacks
Update October 17, 16:40 EDT: Added new information on breached Cisco IOS XE devices. Attackers have exploited a recently disclosed critical zero-day bug to compromise…
Insiders Say X’s Crowdsourced Anti-Disinformation Tool Is Making the Problem Worse
On Saturday, the official Israel account on X posted a picture of what looks like a child’s bedroom with blood covering the floor. “This could…
Over 40,000 admin portal accounts use ‘admin’ as a password
Security researchers found that IT administrators are using tens of thousands of weak passwords to protect access to portals, leaving the door open to cyberattacks…