The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's assistant secretary for cyber, infrastructure, risk and resilience is sounding the alarm over hackers targeting political campaigns ahead of the 2024 elections, warning that campaigns could be left vulnerable if they fail to practice basic cyber hygiene.
Federal regulators are sounding an alarm to warn healthcare sector entities of cyberattacks involving a tried-and-true hacking method - credential harvesting, which can be used to compromise patient data, disrupt healthcare operations and enable other crimes.
In the latest weekly update, legal expert Jonathan Armstrong joined three ISMG editors to discuss the Department of Justice's antitrust lawsuit against Apple, ransomware payment dilemmas and AI copyright infringement fears - highlighting the intricate legal issues shaping big tech and cybersecurity.
With elections in more than 50 countries this year, bad actors and nation-states will likely misuse AI to misinform 2 billion voters. Mark Johnston, director of the office of the CISO at Google Cloud, explains how pre-bunking techniques can help users check AI-driven misinformation campaigns.
AI is on the way to embedding itself in our daily lives. CISO Sam Curry and his brother, CMO Red Curry, discuss what generative AI means for copyrights and plagiarism, the "AI bubble," and whether governing AI-derived speech will wind up limiting free speech.
Faced with relentless cyberattacks and the shortcomings of existing defenses, Sanaz Yashar embarked on a journey to create a security risk and mitigation platform, transforming frustration into startup Zafran, which emerged from stealth Thursday with more than $30 million in funding.
This week, Russian organizations are losing Microsoft Cloud, hackers targeted an Apple flaw, Germany warned of critical flaws in Microsoft Exchange, an info stealer targeted Indian government agencies and the energy sector, and Finland confirmed APT31's role in a 2020 breach of Parliament.
UnitedHealth Group has admitted data was "taken" in the cyberattack on Change Healthcare and has just started analyzing the types of personal, financial and health information potentially compromised. The U.S. is offering a $10 million bounty for BlackCat, which claims to have launched the attack.
This week, Sam Bankman-Fried got 25 years, the U.S sanctioned a Russian fintech, Coinbase can't get out of an SEC lawsuit, Munchables lost millions and had it returned, Curio and ParaSwap had smart contract problems, Hong Kong warned about crypto entities, and TRM Labs reported 2023 crypto trends.
AI presents enormous opportunities for reducing inequalities and promoting inclusivity in developing regions, but its deployment must be guided by ethical practices and a conscious effort to integrate diversity and inclusion at every stage. We must leverage AI responsibly.
Cybercrooks are exploring ways to develop custom, malicious large language models after existing tools such as WormGPT failed to cater to their demands for advanced intrusion capabilities, security researchers say. Undergrounds forums teem with hackers' discussions about how to exploit guardrails.
A phishing-as-a-service platform that allows cybercriminals to impersonate more than 1,100 domains has over the past half year become one of the most widespread adversary-in-the-middle platforms. Attackers are meeting the rise of multifactor authentication by using tools such as Tycoon 2FA.
The transition to a career in cybersecurity is not just a change of professional direction; it represents a commitment to defending the digital world. Here's how you can get the critical technical skills needed to fill the 4-million-job shortfall and protect our interconnected world.
Chinese hacking contractor iSoon supported three separate cyberespionage operations on behalf of Beijing, say security researchers who analyzed a leaked data trove belonging to the firm. Details of the inside workings of the previously obscure Chinese hacking-for-hire firm emerged in February.
Proposed federal sticks and carrots to incentivize the health sector to implement stronger cybersecurity standards are already meeting opposition from some industry groups that say financial help is welcome but payment penalties for perceived laggards likely will do more harm than good.
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