IT security and government services: Balancing transparency and security
Government information technology leaders find themselves at a challenging balance point: On one end of the scale are increasing threats from cyber actors, bolstered by…
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Windows Remote Registry Client EoP Flaw Exposes Systems to Relay Attacks
A critical elevation of privilege (EoP) vulnerability, identified as CVE-2024-43532, has been discovered in the Windows Remote Registry client. This vulnerability potentially allows attackers to…
Myths holding women back from cybersecurity careers
In this Help Net Security interview, Dr Kathryn Jones, Head of School, Computer Science and Informatics at Cardiff University, discusses the challenges and misconceptions that…
Whitepaper: Securing GenAI – Help Net Security
The ultimate guide to AI security: key AI security risks, vulnerabilities and strategies for protection. 61% of companies use AI, but few secure it. This…
Transak Hit by Data Breach After Employee’s Laptop Hack
Transak, a leading crypto payment services provider, has been affected by a significant data breach that affected over 92,000 users. The incident, which came to…
Fake WordPress Plugins Prompt Users To Install Malware
Hackers are using stolen credentials to infect WordPress sites with bogus plugins that deliver malware and infostealers to end users via fake browser update prompts.…
OAIC draws lines on data usage for generative AI training – Software
Australia’s privacy watchdog has drawn lines around how it intends to adjudicate mass ingestion of data into AI models, both by developers and end users.…
Genesys confidentially files for US IPO – Software
Genesys has confidentially filed for an initial public offering in the United States, becoming the latest tech firm to bet on the booming AI market…
Sophos buys Secureworks for US$859 million – Security
Thoma Bravo-backed cyber security firm Sophos will acquire Secureworks from Dell Technologies for US$859 million ($1.3 billion) in cash to strengthen its product lineup for…
Hackers exploit Roundcube webmail flaw to steal email, credentials
Threat actors have been exploiting a vulnerability in the Roundcube Webmail client to target government organizations in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region, the…
U.S. Rule Targets Foreign Threats Exploiting Sensitive Data
Disinformation is fueled by sensitive data, and the United States has learned some hard lessons in the build-up to this year’s presidential elections, where its…
VicRoads names CTO after departure of CIO in April – Training & Development
VicRoads Registration and Licensing Services has made Crispin Blackall its permanent chief technology officer, after three months in an interim role. Blackall announced his appointment…