California Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs Bill Creating AI Safety Measures
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a law that aims to prevent people from using powerful artificial intelligence models for potentially catastrophic activities like…
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New Guidance Calls on OT Operators to Create Continually Updated System Inventory
Cybersecurity agencies in several countries have teamed up to create new guidance for operational technology (OT) organizations, specifically for building and maintaining a definitive view…
Mondoo Raises $17.5 Million for Vulnerability Management Platform
Vulnerability management company Mondoo on Tuesday announced that it has raised $17.5 million in a Series A extension funding round. The latest investment, which brings…
CISO Conversations: John ‘Four’ Flynn, VP of Security at Google DeepMind
DeepMind, an AI research laboratory founded in London in 2010, was acquired by Google in 2014. In April 2023, it merged with the Google Brain…
High-Severity Vulnerabilities Patched in VMware Aria Operations, NSX, vCenter
Broadcom on Monday announced patches for six vulnerabilities affecting VMware Aria Operations, NSX, vCenter, and VMware Tools products, including four high-severity flaws. Both Aria Operations…
Webinar Today: AI and the Trust Dilemma: Balancing Innovation and Risk
Live Webinar | Tuesday, September 30th at 1PM ET – Register Artificial intelligence is transforming enterprises, but with innovation comes risk. Over half of organizations…
Cyberattack on Beer Giant Asahi Disrupts Production
Japanese brewing giant Asahi Group Holdings on Monday announced that its operations in the country have been disrupted by a cyberattack. The incident, the company…
Organizations Warned of Exploited Sudo Vulnerability
The US cybersecurity agency CISA on Monday warned that a recently patched local privilege escalation vulnerability in Sudo has been exploited in the wild. A…
The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act Faces Expiration
The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) is designed to provide encouragement and protection for and while sharing threat information. A sunset clause built into the…
Akira Ransomware’s Exploitation of SonicWall Vulnerability Continues
The Akira ransomware group continues to exploit a year-old SonicWall vulnerability for initial access and relies on pre-installed and legitimate tools to evade detection, security…
Cyberattack on JLR Prompts £1.5 Billion UK Government Intervention
The UK government has announced a £1.5 billion ($2 billion) loan guarantee for Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) in response to the highly disruptive cyberattack that…
SafeHill Emerges from Stealth With $2.6 Million Pre-Seed Funding
Chicago-based SafeHill, formerly known as Tacticly, has emerged from Stealth with a $2.6 million pre-seed funding round led by Mucker Capital and Chingona Ventures. The…