Israeli Army Hacked Beirut Airport to Threaten Civilians
The Israeli army reportedly hacked into the control tower of Beirut’s Rafic Hariri International Airport. The incident involved issuing threats against an Iranian civilian aircraft…
Month: September 2024
Open source maintainers: Key to software health and security
Open source has become the foundation of modern application development, with up to 98% of applications incorporating open-source components and open-source code accounting for 70%…
Could APIs be the undoing of AI?
Application programming interfaces (APIs) are essential to how generative AI (GenAI) functions with agents (e.g., calling upon them for data). But the combination of API…
NSW Police block encrypted apps on issued devices – Security
The NSW Police Force has implemented “security software” that blocks the use of social media and other personal apps on corporate-issued devices. The police force…
A Reverse Engeering Tool Get a Major Updates
Hex-Rays has announced the release of IDA 9.0, which introduces significant licensing changes and new features to enhance user experience and functionality across multiple platforms.…
SCCMSecrets: Open-source SCCM policies exploitation tool
SCCMSecrets is an open-source tool that exploits SCCM policies, offering more than just NAA credential extraction. SCCM policies are a key target for attackers in…
Businesses turn to private AI for enhanced security and data management
In this Help Net Security interview, Joe Baguley, CTO EMEA at Broadcom, shares insights on private AI and its significance in data security. He explains…
The most common authentication method is also the least secure
Despite the rise in cyber threats, many people do not have a holistic view of security, according to Yubico. The results of the survey uncovered…
Meta fined millions for plaintext password storage – Security
The lead European Union privacy regulator fined social media giant Meta 91 million euros ($147 million) for inadvertently storing some users’ passwords without protection or…
CSIRO appoints new CISO – Security – Software
CSIRO has hired Jamie Rossato to fill its vacant CISO position and spearhead its cyber security uplift program. Rossato joined the scientific agency in August…
Senate holds hope that large-scale roaming possible during outages – Telco/ISP
A senate inquiry into last year’s Optus outage has expressed hope that the impact of future incidents of a similar scale may be offset by…
India to probe fire at Tata plant making components for Apple iPhones – Hardware
Indian authorities are set to begin a forensic investigation into the cause of a fire that broke out on Saturday at a Tata Electronics factory…