August patch Tuesday stops actively exploited attack chain and more
Microsoft has announced patches for 87 vulnerabilities this month, including two that are being actively exploited. August’s Patch Tuesday is a lot quieter than it…
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Ransomware review: August 2023
July saw one of the highest number of ransomware attacks in 2023 at 441. At the forefront of these attacks is, once again, Cl0p. This…
Statc Stealer, a new sophisticated info-stealing malwareSecurity Affairs
Experts warn that a new info-stealer named Statc Stealer is infecting Windows devices to steal a broad range of sensitive information. Zscaler ThreatLabz researchers discovered a new…
APRA hunts for new CIO – Finance – Training & Development
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) is on the hunt for a new chief information officer, suggesting that the incumbent Doug Jenkins is vacating the…
Tutoring firm settles US agency’s first bias lawsuit involving AI software – Software
A China-based tutoring company has agreed to settle a US government agency’s novel lawsuit claiming it used hiring software powered by artificial intelligence to illegally…
Centrelink’s scrapped $191m ECE had processed just 784 claims – Finance – Software
A $191 million entitlements calculation engine (ECE) built for Centrelink had processed just 784 claims by late June this year, before it was written off…
DTA faces extended scrutiny after damaging audit – Strategy
The Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) faces an extended period of scrutiny after a damaging audit last year found it “ineffective” at IT procurement, one of…
Gafgyt malware exploits five-years-old flaw in EoL Zyxel router
Fortinet has issued an alert warning that the Gafgyt botnet malware is actively trying to exploit a vulnerability in the end-of-life Zyxel P660HN-T1A router in…
Check Point to Acquire SASE Security Firm Perimeter 81 for $490 Million
Network security giant Check Point Software (NASDAQ: CHKP) on Thursday said it has agreed to acquire Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and Zero Trust Network Access…
The Future of Cloud-Native Data Security: A Look at Laminar’s New Capabilities
Recently, we sat down with Andy Smith, Chief Marketing Officer at Laminar, a leading agile data security platform provider, for an in-depth discussion on the…
Microsoft Exchange updates pulled after breaking non-English installs
Microsoft has pulled Microsoft Exchange Server’s August security updates from Windows Update after finding they break Exchange on non-English installs. On August 8th, Microsoft released new…
Teens Hacked Boston Subway’s CharlieCard to Get Infinite Free Rides—and This Time Nobody Got Sued
In early August of 2008, almost exactly 15 years ago, the Defcon hacker conference in Las Vegas was hit with one of the worst scandals…