Note to Xi: Marco and Ted Cruz aren’t the same person China’s Spamouflage disinformation crew has been targeting US Senator Marco Rubio (R-Florida) with its fake news campaigns over the past couple of months, trolling the Republican lawmaker’s official X…
Meta tests facial recognition for spotting ‘celeb-bait’ ads scams and easier account recovery
Meta is expanding tests of facial recognition as an anti-scam measure to combat celebrity scam ads and more broadly, the Facebook owner announced Monday. Monika Bickert, Meta’s VP of content policy, wrote in a blog post that some of the…
Sophos to snatch Secureworks in $859M buyout: Why fight when you can just buy?
Private equity giant Thoma Bravo adds another trophy to its growing collection British security biz Sophos has announced a plan to gobble up competitor Secureworks in an $859 million deal that will make Dell happy.… This article has been indexed…
170 AWS services achieve HITRUST certification
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is excited to announce that 170 AWS services have achieved HITRUST certification for the 2024 assessment cycle, including the following 12 services that were certified for the first time: AWS AppFabric AWS Application Migration Service Amazon…
IT Security News Daily Summary 2024-10-21
Vulnerability Recap 10/21/24 – Immediate Patching Is Critical FedRAMP Certification and Compliance: What It Is and Why It Matters Types of Security Audits: Overview and Best Practices Internet Archive (Archive.org) Hacked for Second Time in a Month How to Implement…
Vulnerability Recap 10/21/24 – Immediate Patching Is Critical
We keep seeing instances where threat actors exploit already-patched software. This is your weekly encouragement to patch your products now. The post Vulnerability Recap 10/21/24 – Immediate Patching Is Critical appeared first on eSecurity Planet. This article has been indexed…
FedRAMP Certification and Compliance: What It Is and Why It Matters
Cloud technologies increase access to information, streamline communication between government agencies and citizens, and accelerate information sharing. And that’s why the U.S. government has become a champion of cloud computing. But each perk comes with a risk, and in response,…
Types of Security Audits: Overview and Best Practices
Cybersecurity audits are key to maintaining compliance with regulations and upholding a strong security posture. They evaluate your organization’s systems, identify vulnerabilities, and offer the insights you need to optimize security. But there are many different kinds to choose from,…
Internet Archive (Archive.org) Hacked for Second Time in a Month
The Internet Archive (Archive.org) suffered a second security breach in October 2024, exposing support tickets through unrotated Zendesk… This article has been indexed from Hackread – Latest Cybersecurity, Tech, Crypto & Hacking News Read the original article: Internet Archive (Archive.org)…
How to Implement Client-Side Load Balancing With Spring Cloud
It is common for microservice systems to run more than one instance of each service. This is needed to enforce resiliency. It is therefore important to distribute the load between those instances. The component that does this is the load…
Cisco confirms attackers stole data from DevHub environment
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The billionaire behind Trump’s ‘unhackable’ phone is on a mission to fight Tesla’s FSD
Dan O’Dowd tells El Reg about the OS secrets and ongoing clash with Musk Interview This month, presidential hopeful Donald Trump got a tool in his arsenal, some allegedly “unhackable” communications kit, and The Register has talked to the man…
Survey Surfaces Depth and Scope of Identity Management Challenge
A survey of 510 IT security and risk practitioners finds 93% have access to a comprehensive inventory of human and non-human identities across their IT environments, with 85% having a clear line of visibility and monitoring into who is doing…
ICE’s $2 Million Contract With a Spyware Vendor Is Under White House Review
Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s contract with Paragon Solutions faces scrutiny over whether it complies with the Biden administration’s executive order on spyware, WIRED has learned. This article has been indexed from Security Latest Read the original article: ICE’s $2 Million…
Cisco states that data published on cybercrime forum was taken from public-facing DevHub environment
Cisco confirms that data published by IntelBroker on a cybercrime forum was taken from the company DevHub environment. Cisco confirms that the data posted by IntelBroker on a cybercrime forum was stolen from its DevHub environment. IntelBroker claimed to have…
VMware Struggles to Fix Flaw Exploited at Chinese Hacking Contest
For the second time in as many months, VMware patches a remote code execution vulnerability first exploited at a Chinese hacking contest in June. The post VMware Struggles to Fix Flaw Exploited at Chinese Hacking Contest appeared first on SecurityWeek.…
USENIX NSDI ’24 – Parcae: Proactive, Liveput-Optimized DNN Training on Preemptible Instances
Authors/Presenters:Jiangfei Duan, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Ziang Song, ByteDance; Xupeng Miao and Xiaoli Xi, Carnegie Mellon University; Dahua Lin, The Chinese University of Hong Kong; Harry Xu, University of California, Los Angeles; Minjia Zhang, Microsoft; Zhihao Jia, Carnegie…
Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Experimental Astrophysics’
<a class=” sqs-block-image-link ” href=”https://xkcd.com/3000/” rel=”noopener” target=”_blank”> <img alt=”” height=”490″ src=”https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5355d604e4b03c3e9896e131/82c77da0-8f67-4017-81ba-87e880d1a15a/experimental_astrophysics.png?format=1000w” width=”317″ /> </a><figcaption class=”image-caption-wrapper”> via the comic humor & dry wit of Randall Munroe, creator of XKCD Permalink The post Randall Munroe’s XKCD ‘Experimental Astrophysics’ appeared first on Security…
Is It Time to Move on from Your Legacy GRC Solution?
Is your organization stuck with a legacy GRC solution that feels more like a blocker than an innovator? You’re not alone. Many companies today find themselves with outdated GRC systems that were once cutting-edge but now fall short of supporting…
USENIX NSDI ’24 – Accelerating Neural Recommendation Training with Embedding Scheduling
Authors/Presenters:Chaoliang Zeng, Xudong Liao, Xiaodian Cheng, Han Tian, Xinchen Wan, Hao Wang, Kai Chen Our sincere thanks to USENIX, and the Presenters & Authors for publishing their superb 21st USENIX Symposium on Networked Systems Design and Implementation (NSDI ’24) content,…
DEF CON 32 – AppSec Village – Web2 Meets Web3 Hacking Decentralized Applications
Authors/Presenters: Peiyu Wang Our sincere appreciation to DEF CON, and the Presenters/Authors for publishing their timely []DEF CON 32]2 erudite content. Originating from the conference’s events located at the Las Vegas Convention Center; and via the organizations YouTube channel. Permalink…
How to Lower Ping: 11 Practical Tips
If you’ve ever experienced delays during a gaming session, you’ve probably wondered how to lower ping. Ping is essentially the time it takes for data… The post How to Lower Ping: 11 Practical Tips appeared first on Panda Security Mediacenter.…
Securing Financial Operations: Know Your SaaS
Regulatory concerns may have slowed initial SaaS adoption for financial services companies, but today, many rely heavily on apps like Salesforce, Microsoft 365, and ServiceNow to manage their operations. Now, fully invested, financial services companies are faced with the challenge…
HM Surf Bug in macOS Raises Data Privacy Concerns
Several vulnerabilities in the Safari web browser for macOS may have left users open to being spied on, having their data stolen, and acquiring other types of malware thanks to this security weakness. Specifically, the vulnerability arises from the…
Study outlines ‘severe’ security issues in cloud providers
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Apple Offering Hackable iPhones to Universities
Apple expands its Security Research Device Program to put hackable iPhones in the hands of select educators at the university level. The post Apple Offering Hackable iPhones to Universities appeared first on SecurityWeek. This article has been indexed from SecurityWeek…
ISC2 Security Congress 2024: The Landscape of Nation-State Cyber Attacks
CISA advisor Nicole Perlroth closed out ISC2 Security Congress’ keynotes with a wake-up call for security teams to watch for nation-state-sponsored attacks. This article has been indexed from Security | TechRepublic Read the original article: ISC2 Security Congress 2024: The…