Security validation: The new standard for cyber resilience
Security validation has officially turned a corner. Once considered a “nice-to-have” it’s now a top priority for security leaders worldwide. This shift has been accelerated…
Month: February 2025
Hackers Exploit AnyDesk Vulnerability to Gain Admin Access – PoC Released
A newly discovered vulnerability in AnyDesk, the popular remote desktop software, has sparked serious cybersecurity concerns. Identified as CVE-2024-12754 and tracked under ZDI-24-1711, this flaw…
Beelzebub: Open-source honeypot framework – Help Net Security
Beelzebub is an open-source honeypot framework engineered to create a secure environment for detecting and analyzing cyber threats. It features a low-code design for seamless…
Government opens up bidding for AI growth zones
The government is inviting local and regional authorities across the country to bid to become one of the UK’s artificial intelligence (AI) growth zones. The…
Bunnings crunches 10 years of weather data for retail localisation – Cloud – Software
Bunnings has analysed a decade’s worth of Australian weather data to help personalise its customer marketing and in-store merchandising efforts. The DIY and hardware chain…
Sony offers service extension after global PlayStation Plus outage – Networking
Sony said that all PlayStation Plus members would automatically receive an additional five days of service, after a global outage disrupted the PlayStation Network (PSN)…
Meta preparing for company-wide layoffs – Training & Development
Meta Platforms plans to carry out its expected company-wide layoffs this week while pushing ahead with the expedited hiring of machine learning engineers, it told…
NAB backs Harness in developer productivity drive – Cloud – Software
NAB has lifted the covers on its adoption of Harness CI/CD and GitOps tooling, using it to “remove developer toil” and further standardise the steps…
How to Root Out Malicious Employees
Malicious employees and insider threats pose one of the biggest security risks to organizations, as these users have more access and permissions than cyber criminals…
Cyber Security in Customer Engagement: The Triple Defence Strategy
As digital interactions dominate modern communication, the rapid evolution of cyber threats demands robust security measures in customer engagement as a critical imperative. Traditional security…
Week in review: Exploited 7-Zip 0-day flaw, crypto-stealing malware found on App Store, Google Play
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Russian cybercrooks exploiting 7-Zip zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2025-0411)CVE-2025-0411, a Mark-of-the-Web bypass…
PlayStation Network Down; Outage Leaves Gamers Frustrated
PlayStation Network Down: PSN is experiencing a major outage, affecting account login, online gaming, PlayStation Store, and more. No fixed ETA from Sony yet. The…