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Month: November 2023

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  • November 3, 2023

HelloKitty ransomware deployed via critical Apache ActiveMQ flaw

Attackers have begun exploiting a critical remote code execution vulnerability patched last week in Apache ActiveMQ to deploy ransomware in enterprise networks. Users are urged to upgrade the software as soon as possible. “Beginning Friday, October 27, Rapid7 Managed Detection and Response (MDR) identified suspected exploitation of Apache ActiveMQ CVE-2023-46604 in two different customer environments,” […]

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  • November 3, 2023

BoolIfExists for MFA — Just Say No

ACM.360 A better policy to require MFA for ALL actions Continue reading on Cloud Security »

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  • November 3, 2023

The CSO guide to top security conferences

There is nothing like attending a face-to-face event for career networking and knowledge gathering, and we don’t have to tell you how helpful it can be to get a hands-on demo of a new tool or to have your questions answered by experts. Fortunately, plenty of great conferences are coming up in the months ahead. […]

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UK AI Safety Summit: Global Powers Make ‘Landmark’ Pledge to AI Safety

Global and tech leaders gathered in the U.K. for an influential summit dedicated to AI regulation and safety. Here’s what you need to know about the Bletchley Declaration, testing of new AI models and more.

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Google, Amazon, Cloudflare Report Unprecedented Cyberattacks

Google, Amazon, Cloudflare Report Unprecedented Cyberattacks Sound Alarm Over the Potential for Widespread Disruption In one of the greatest scenes of cinematic history, Dr. Miles Bennell, after reaching the highway in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956), desperately warns the world of an impending invasion: “We’re in danger! Something terrible’s happened! They’re after you! They’re […]

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UK AI Safety Summit: Global Powers Make ‘Landmark’ Pledge to AI Safety

Global leaders from 28 nations have gathered in the U.K. for an influential summit dedicated to AI regulation and safety. Here’s what you need to know.

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  • November 2, 2023

‘Scarred Manticore’ Unleashes the Most Advanced Iranian Cyber Espionage Yet

The government-backed APT’s new malware framework represents a step up in Iran’s cyber sophistication.

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Smashing Security podcast #346: How hackers are breaching Booking.com, and the untrustworthy reviews

Workers wonder if their colleagues are actually AI, and we take a deeper look into the curious scams going on via Booking.com. All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.

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  • November 2, 2023

Boeing Confirms Cyberattack, System Compromise

The aerospace giant said it’s alerting customers that its parts and distribution systems have been impacted by cyberattack.

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