DarkTrace acquires Cado Security – Cybersecurity Insiders
Darktrace has officially announced its acquisition of Cado Security for £131 million, marking the first major deal for the cybersecurity giant since its own acquisition…
Month: January 2025
STIIIZY data breach exposes cannabis buyers’ IDs and purchases
Popular cannabis brand STIIIZY disclosed a data breach this week after hackers breached its point-of-sale (POS) vendor to steal customer information, including government IDs and…
Mandiant: Latest Ivanti vulns exploited by Chinese cyber spooks
Security supplier Ivanti has once again found itself at the centre of an expanding series of breaches after it emerged that two freshly disclosed vulnerabilities…
Microsoft to force install new Outlook on Windows 10 PCs in February
Microsoft will force install the new Outlook email client on Windows 10 systems starting with next month’s security update. The announcement was made in a…
New Skimmer Malware Hijacking WordPress Websites to Steal Credit Cards
A sophisticated credit card skimmer malware had been found hitting WordPress checkout pages, silently injecting malicious JavaScript into database records to obtain sensitive payment details. …
Threat Reduction For Business Leaders
TechRound, the voice of UK startups, reports that cybercrime will cost the world more than $10 trillion annually by 2025, according to Cybersecurity Ventures. Daniel Tobok’s…
AI-Driven Ransomware FunkSec Targets 85 Victims Using Double Extortion Tactics
Jan 10, 2025Ravie LakshmananArtificial Intelligence / Cybercrime Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a nascent artificial intelligence (AI) assisted ransomware family called FunkSec that sprang…
GenAI causing hyperscale datacentres to swell in size, research shows
Hyperscale datacentres are getting increasingly larger in size, as operators look to bolster the amount of IT load their facilities can handle to accommodate the…
Hackers Targeting Users Who Lodged Complaints On Government portal To Steal Credit Card Data
Fraudsters in the Middle East are exploiting a vulnerability in the government services portal. By impersonating government officials, they target individuals who have filed commercial…
Four Steps Security Teams Can Take to Unlock Resources In Budget-Constrained Environments
Imagine walking into a board meeting with a tool that shows your board exactly how protected the organization is, based on the investment they have…
A Practical Guide for MSPs
Cybersecurity reporting is a critical yet often overlooked opportunity for service providers managing cybersecurity for their clients, and specifically for virtual Chief Information Security Officers…
UK Defence Committee urges MoD to embrace AI
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) should embrace artificial intelligence (AI) to maintain its military advantages, which will require nurturing the country’s private AI defence…