Hackers are attempting to infect a consumer-grade Wi-Fi router model with Mirai botnet malware following the discovery of zero-days in the device in a December hacking competition. TP-Link released a patch in mid-March. Telemetry shows infections in Eastern Europe and elsewhere.
An obscure routing protocol codified during the 1990s has come roaring back to attention after researchers found a flaw that would allow attackers to initiate massive distributed denial-of-service attacks. Researchers from Bitsight and Curesec say they found a bug in Service Location Protocol.
OT attacks have doubled. Mark Cristiano, global commercial director of cybersecurity services at Rockwell Automation, discusses how organizations can develop a strategic approach to OT security that aligns with their risk profile, cyber maturity and ability to absorb change.
Cybersecurity is "a full-time task" that requires a lot of discipline, says Ajay Sabhlok, CIO and chief digital officer at Rubrik. He discusses tips for increasing your company's cyber maturity, ideas about how CIOs and CISOs can align, and advice on what not to do, such as pay a ransom.
ChatGPT is "amazing" and "has reformed the way we interact with computing," says Nikesh Arora, chairman and CEO of Palo Alto Networks. But to get value from AI and to use it to make the SOC more proactive, we need to have a lot of data - and pay attention to what it's telling us, he says.
Testifying before Congress in 1991, Winn Schwartau coined the term "electronic Pearl Harbor." The chief visionary officer of The Security Awareness Company stands by his prediction, pointing to a mounting number of attacks. Now the world needs to worry about security and privacy in the metaverse.
ChatGPT may be grabbing headlines, but many security practitioners are still skeptical about AI. ISMG editors at the RSA Conference 2023 in San Francisco discuss the hot topics this year, from the looming risk of the metaverse and our reality to the latest approach to cloud development.
How do we manage the risk of global supply chain attacks? Will a shift in cybersecurity liability to software providers help improve the problems of software vulnerabilities? Adam Isles, principal of The Chertoff Group, said mandating software bill of materials measures has its own challenges.
ISMG editors are live at RSA Conference 2023 in San Francisco with an overview of opening-day speakers and hot topics including the emergence of AI, the latest intel on nation-state threats, security product innovation and deals, and ransomware trends. Join us for daily updates from RSA.
According to findings from the Identity Theft Resource Center's 2023 Q1 Data Breach Report, the number of publicly reported data compromises decreased, but the number of data breaches with no actionable information about the root cause of the compromise grew.
Hardware-based authentication vendor Yubico plans to go public at an $800 million valuation by merging with a special purpose acquisition company. The Swedish firm said becoming publicly traded will accelerate Yubico's push to enter adjacent authentication markets and land clients in new verticals.
The North Korean software supply chain attack on a Chicago financial trading software developer infected additional victims besides 3CX, including organizations in the energy sector, says Symantec Threat Hunter Team. One organization is located in the United States, the other in Europe.
The Federal Reserve's FedNow Service will launch in July this year. Many banks, including community banks, will be able to leverage FedNow as an instant payment platform. How can these banks prepare for faster payments, and what security controls should they consider adding?
Palo Alto Networks and IBM have joined forces to create a strong partnership designed to deliver best-in-class security solutions and services. In an exclusive interview, Bob West of Palo Alto Networks joins IBM's Abhi Chakravorty to discuss the power of the partnership for customers.
Healthcare entities need to think more strategically about managing risk by implementing a robust cybersecurity framework such as the National Institute of Standards and Technology's CSF, said Bob Bastani, cybersecurity adviser at the Department of Health and Human Services.
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