Software supply chain attacks are escalating at an alarming rate
[By Ross Bryant, Chief of Research at Phylum] If there is one safe prediction that I can make in 2024, it is that software supply…
Month: April 2024
How to optimise cloud security without budget blowout
With Gartner forecasting another 20% jump in public cloud services spending and a 7% rise in overall IT spending for 2024, keeping the lid on…
Government Communications: The Threats – Cyber Defense Magazine
By Nicole Allen, Marketing Manager at Salt Communications In an age where information flows freely and rapidly, government communications have never been more vulnerable. The…
Hoya suffers a suspected ransomware attack
HOYA Corporation, a prominent Japanese brand known as the world’s second-largest optical manufacturer, has recently been targeted in a cyber attack suspected to be ransomware-related.…
Seven ways to be sure you can restore from backup
A disaster recovery plan is only effective if you can restore data. But despite the growing risks – especially from ransomware – not all organisations…
Acuity confirms hackers stole non-sensitive govt data from GitHub repos
Acuity, a federal contractor that works with U.S. government agencies, has confirmed that hackers breached its GitHub repositories and stole documents containing old and non-sensitive…
AI-as-a-Service Providers Vulnerable to PrivEsc and Cross-Tenant Attacks
Apr 05, 2024NewsroomArtificial Intelligence / Supply Chain Attack New research has found that artificial intelligence (AI)-as-a-service providers such as Hugging Face are susceptible to two…
IntelBroker Leaks 22,000 Employee Data
The notorious hacker IntelBroker claims responsibility for Home Depot’s alleged data breach, exposing employee names, email addresses and departments – No customer data is reported…
Panera Bread week-long IT outage caused by ransomware attack
Panera Bread’s recent week-long outage was caused by a ransomware attack, according to people familiar with the matter and emails seen by BleepingComputer. BleepingComputer has…
#MIWIC2024: Nikki Webb, Global Channel Manager at Custodian360
Organised by Eskenzi PR in media partnership with the IT Security Guru, the Most Inspiring Women in Cyber Awards aim to shed light on the remarkable women in…
10M+ Downloaded Dating App Discloses User’s Exact Location
In a groundbreaking Check Point Research (CPR) analysis, vulnerabilities have been uncovered in several popular dating applications, cumulatively boasting over 10 million downloads. This investigation…
IR35 reforms: Incoming legislative tweak could reignite contracting market, experts claim
There are hopes a that long-awaited legislative tweak to the IR35 off-payroll working rules, due to come into force from 6 April 2024, could breathe…