Incident Response Protocols for AI-Driven Cyber Attacks In an ever-evolving digital landscape, the battle between cybercriminals and cybersecurity experts rages on. As technology advances, so do the methods employed by malicious actors to breach systems, steal data, and wreak havoc. One of the latest and most concerning developments in this ongoing struggle is the use […]
Incident Response Testing
John Hanley of IBM Security shares 4 key findings from the highly acclaimed annual Cost of a Data Breach Report 2023 What is the IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report? The IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report is an annual report that provides organizations with quantifiable information about the financial impacts of breaches. […]
Cyber NewsHIPAA Compliance in the Era of Telehealth Breakthroughs The world of healthcare has been undergoing a dramatic transformation in recent years, thanks in large part to the rise of telehealth. As technology continues to advance, telehealth has become a powerful tool in providing convenient and accessible healthcare services. However, this digital revolution has also raised […]
HIPAA ComplianceHigh-Level Cybersecurity Risk Assessment for Smart Cities In an era marked by unprecedented technological advancements, the concept of smart cities has emerged as a promising solution to address urbanization challenges. Smart cities leverage cutting-edge technologies to enhance efficiency, sustainability, and the overall quality of life for their inhabitants. However, as these cities become increasingly connected, […]
High-Level Risk Assessment
German law enforcement has announced the disruption of a dark web platform called Kingdom Market that specialized in the sales of narcotics and malware to “tens of thousands of users.” The exercise, which involved collaboration from authorities from the U.S., Switzerland, Moldova, and Ukraine, began on December 16, 2023, the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) […]
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Attackers are weaponizing an old Microsoft Office vulnerability as part of phishing campaigns to distribute a strain of malware called Agent Tesla. The infection chains leverage decoy Excel documents attached in invoice-themed messages to trick potential targets into opening them and activate the exploitation of CVE-2017-11882 (CVSS score: 7.8), a memory corruption vulnerability in Office’s […]
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Google has rolled out security updates for the Chrome web browser to address a high-severity zero-day flaw that it said has been exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2023-7024, has been described as a heap-based buffer overflow bug in the WebRTC framework that could be exploited to result in program crashes […]
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Piers Morgan is less than happy after a judgement that there is “no doubt” he knew phone hacking was going on at the Daily Mirror, and a shopper comes a-cropper just before Christmas. All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole […]
Cyber NewsGDPR Compliance: Machine Learning’s Role in Data Right-to-Forget In an era where data is the new currency, privacy has become a precious commodity. The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been a pioneering force in safeguarding individuals’ privacy rights. One of its fundamental principles is the “Right to Be Forgotten,” which allows individuals to request […]
GDPR Compliance