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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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  • November 2, 2023

Russian Reshipping Service ‘SWAT USA Drop’ Exposed

The login page for the criminal reshipping service SWAT USA Drop. One of the largest cybercrime services for laundering stolen merchandise was hacked recently, exposing its internal operations, finances and organizational structure. Here’s a closer look at the Russia-based SWAT USA Drop Service, which currently employs more than 1,200 people across the United States who […]

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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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