Microsoft says it spotted an unusual hacking campaign in which hackers attempted to move laterally through the Azure cloud after compromising a virtual SQL server. It marks the first time that computing giant defenders have seen a lateral movement attempt with SQL Server as the starting point.
The first 100 days for a new CISO are filled with challenges and opportunities to make a strong footprint. You need to improve incrementally, introduce transformational change and gain visibility into all critical aspects of the organization, said Jacxine Fernandez of BIAL.
Atos snagged the longtime European CEO of Accenture Technology to lead its soon-to-be-independent $5.76 billion cybersecurity, big data and digital unit. Yves Bernaert, 55, will split Atos' infrastructure and data management and business and platform solutions unit from its high-growth Eviden unit.
More than four dozen cybersecurity mavens say a proposed European Union mandate for software publishers to inform the trading bloc's cybersecurity agency of zero-day exploits within 24 hours of their discovery risks harming cybersecurity efforts.
Revenue cycle management firm Arietis Health is notifying the patients of 55 healthcare practices across several states that their sensitive information has been potentially compromised in a hack of Progress Software's MOVEit file transfer application. What can entities learn from these breaches?
The U.S. FTC says it is keeping a "close watch" on artificial intelligence, writing Tuesday that it has received a swath of complaints objecting to bias, collection of biometric data such as voice prints and limited ways to appeal a decisive algorithm that fails to satisfy consumers.
South Korean national intelligence has sounded alarms about North Korean hackers targeting the country's shipbuilding industry to steal naval military secrets. The agency said the hacks are part of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's strategy to build larger, more advanced warships.
Okta bought a password manager founded by a former Google engineer and backed by Andreessen Horowitz to get a foothold in the consumer identity market. Okta was impressed by Uno's experience in building consumer-first, design-focused and easy-to-use password management and personal identity tools.
The credit repair industry plays a pivotal role in propelling the latest synthetic ID tactics, which are being used to commit multiple types of account fraud. Two experts shared their insights on why fraudsters are more likely to abuse deposit bank accounts than credit cards these days.
Security researchers linked a surveillance toolkit called LightSpy to Chinese threat group APT41, which has a history of using surveillance malware on iOS and Android devices. The group used spam messages to convince users download a malicious WeChat application.
Palo Alto Networks remains a leader in Forrester's zero trust platform rankings while Microsoft and Check Point entered the leaders category for the first time. Vendors in the zero trust platform space ditched point products and pursued organic investments or M&A to create a broader offering.
Ransomware hackers are using a critical flaw in a DevOps tool, days after developer JetBrains issued a critical security update to patch its TeamCity build management and continuous integration server. Servers such as TeamCity are high-value targets since they manage source code, keys and secrets.
French lawmakers on Wednesday will mull limits on virtual private networks as part of an anti-cybercrime measure that would also require web browsers to notify users when they access websites listed on a government blacklist. The bill, widely known as SREN, passed the French Senate in June.
Ransomware-as-a-service gang Alphv/BlackCat claims to have stolen 6 terabytes of data on 2.5 million patients in a recent attack on Michigan-based McLaren Health Care, which operates 13 hospitals and a network of cancer centers. The incident is part of the group's rash of recent attacks.
In the past year alone, investigators have received a staggering 30 million reports of online child sexual exploitation globally. It's time to harness emerging technologies such as AI and create new legal frameworks to fight against these criminal acts, said Guillermo Galarza of the ICMEC.
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