GitHub fixes race condition that could have led to ‘repojacking’
GitHub has fixed a race condition vulnerability in its repository creation and user renaming operations that could have enabled threat actors to perform what is…
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BianLian ransomware gang holds Save the Children hostage
NGO Save the Children, one of the world’s oldest and largest charities, has confirmed it has fallen victim to a ransomware attack by the BianLian…
Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes zero-days in Word and Streaming Service
As autumn begins and the thoughts of security teams turn to mists and mellow fruitfulness, Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday update arrives with the surety of the…
Cisco tightens link between observability and security
Cisco has updated its full-stack observability platform with the latest version of Cisco Secure Application, designed to help IT departments secure development and deployment of…
Storm-0324 gathers over Microsoft Teams
A threat actor tracked in Microsoft’s taxonomy as Storm-0324 has been observed switching up its tactics to incorporate social engineering phishing attacks conducted via Microsoft…
NCSC and ICO sign MoU to forge deeper collaborative links
National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) chief executive Lindy Cameron and information commissioner John Edwards have signed a joint memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish deeper…
ExtraHop open sources 16 million rows of threat domain data
Cloud-native network detection and response (NDR) specialist ExtraHop hopes to give security researchers and defenders a little extra help when it comes to defending against…
US casino giant MGM Resorts battles 36-hour outage after cyber attack
US leisure and hospitality giant MGM Resorts is battling through an IT outage after a cyber attack forced it to take multiple systems down across…
Oxford’s Mini iFactory runs on S/4Hana
BMW’s new factory for the electric Mini in Oxford is using SAP S/4 Hana. The Mini plant in Cowley, Oxford is the first of BMW…
Podcast: ‘Data first’ a key principle of digital transformation
Be certain about who needs access to data, the purpose the data will be put to, and that the data is of good quality. Those…
European enterprises to spend more on generative IT to close gap on US
European enterprises are increasing investment in generative artificial intelligence (AI) innovation at the fastest ever rate as they attempt to close the gap on their…
Consciousness to address AI safety and security
In February 2022, I wrote in a Computer Weekly article about metacognition, the ability to think about thinking, remains a critical gap to the development…