Bootloader bug exposes Linux secure boot – Security
Microsoft’s vulnerability and mitigations team have discovered a bug in a program called Shim, which is used in Linux distributions that support secure boot. While…
Month: February 2024
Enhancing adversary simulations: Learn the business to attack the business
In this Help Net Security interview, Jamieson O’Reilly, Founder of DVULN, discusses adversary simulations, shedding light on challenges rooted in human behavior, decision-making, and responses…
NT Health says “temporary” Acacia rollback at two hospitals – Strategy – Software
NT Health has confirmed that a new digital patient record system has been “temporarily” withdrawn from use in the emergency departments of Royal Darwin and…
How Does Automated API Testing Differ from Manual API Testing: Unveiling the Advantages
Delve into automated versus manual API testing for efficient software delivery. See how automation speeds validation while manual testing provides human insight, ensuring comprehensive coverage…
UK’s McPartland Cyber Review to probe trust in technology
Improving trust and confidence among business leaders in existing and emerging technologies in the face of significant and sophisticated cyber threats will be the focus…
Britain, France lead 35 nation agreement on controlling spyware – Security
Countries led by Britain, France and the United States and tech firms including Google, Microsoft and Meta signed a joint statement recognising the need for…
Commercial spyware vendors are behind most zero-day exploits discovered by Google TAG
Commercial spyware vendors are behind most zero-day exploits discovered by Google TAG Pierluigi Paganini February 06, 2024 Google’s TAG revealed that Commercial spyware vendors (CSV)…
Australian law firm Lander & Rogers finds legal uses for Copilot – Software
Australian law firm Lander & Rodgers has automated several legal tasks and launched an AI Lab, which will develop customised tools and integrate them into…
Hackers steal data of 2 million in SQL injection, XSS attacks
A threat group named ‘ResumeLooters’ has stolen the personal data of over two million job seekers after compromising 65 legitimate job listing and retail sites…
Westpac adds transaction monitoring to detect power of attorney abuse – Finance – Software
Westpac is introducing an additional layer of transaction monitoring aimed at detecting potential abuse of power of attorney arrangements over customers’ accounts. Power of attorney…
Data breach at French healthcare services firm puts millions at risk
French healthcare services firm Viamedis suffered a cyberattack that exposed the data of policyholders and healthcare professionals in the country. Though the company’s website remains…
Securing The Future: Cybersecurity Predictions for 2024
[By Dominik Samociuk, PhD, Head of Security at Future Processing] When more than 6 million articles of ancestry and genetic data were breached from 23…