U.S. federal prosecutors indicted seven Chinese nationals they accuse of hacking for a Beijing economic and intelligence espionage group whose operations reacted to geopolitical trends. The suspects allegedly were contractors for a front company set up by an arm of the Ministry of State Security.
Despite advances in endpoint security, Sergei Rousakov, chief security architect at LinkedIn, said the landscape remains complex. He said endpoint tools need to take a more integrated approach that includes identity and device context to truly protect against cybersecurity threats.
As enterprises migrate their workloads, applications and data to the cloud, why should business security practitioners consider software firewalls for protecting their cloud environments? Raj Patil of Palo Alto Networks shares his top customer use cases.
If we proactively tackle the complexities of the AI revolution, we can ensure that it serves as a catalyst for innovation rather than a source of displacement. With thoughtful planning and inclusive policies, the integration of AI into the professional world can enhance human potential.
Iran-aligned threat actor TA450, also called MuddyWater, is using fake salary, compensation and financial incentive emails to trick Israeli employees at multinational organizations into clicking malicious links, according to researchers at security firm Proofpoint.
The integration of Oxeye into GitLab’s suite marks a significant leap in the accuracy and efficiency of security scans, directly addressing the challenge of false positives in static application security testing and enhancing software security across development stages, according to GitLab.
A Russian hacking group is targeting German political parties as part of a Moscow-backed espionage campaign. The latest APT29 campaign marks the first time the group has been seen targeting political organizations, according to researchers at Mandiant.
A nursing home operator is seeking bankruptcy protection, citing the effects of a ransomware attack last fall and fallout from the recent Change Healthcare outage as factors that contributed to its financial woes. Also, a Senate bill aims to address cash flows for some health firms hit by an attack.
The 2024 Economic Report of the President includes a chapter on artificial intelligence that warns of the risks associated with AI-fueled job displacement and discrimination. The report also highlights the benefits associated with the federal government harnessing AI tools.
In the latest weekly update, four editors discussed ISMG's plans for in-depth and diverse coverage at the 2024 RSA conference, the latest guidance on web trackers from federal regulators and the latest forecasts on quantum computing - and why security teams should care.
Ongoing, rapid advances in generative artificial intelligence tools and large language models, including fewer barriers to illicit use, presage their increased use by cybercriminal and nation-state cyber operators to bolster sophisticated operations, cybersecurity officials and insurers warn.
A likely Chinese hacker-for-hire used high-profile vulnerabilities in a campaign targeting a slew of Southeast Asian and U.S. governmental and research organizations, says threat intel firm Mandiant. Rapid exploitation of newly patched flaws has become a hallmark of Chinese threat actors.
The U.S. Department of Justice in a lawsuit filed Thursday is accusing Apple of discarding user security and privacy protections as part of a broader effort to maintain dominance in the national smartphone market. A spokesperson for the tech giant told ISMG the lawsuit threatens the entire company.
Skyhigh Security snagged longtime Cloudera and Splunk executive Vishal Rao as its next CEO to capture more opportunities in the growing security service edge market. Rao replaces Gee Rittenhouse, who left the company Feb. 29 to become AWS' vice president for security services.
Artificial intelligence technologies such as generative AI are not helping fraudsters create new types of scams. They are doing just fine relying on the traditional scams, but the advent of AI is helping them scale up attacks and snare more victims, according to researchers at Visa.
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