From the organizers of BSides Las Vegas: After shaking off the rust, we are happy to announce it is full steam ahead for the 13th BSides Las Vegas! Join us at the Tuscany Hotel and Casino on August …
Aon Hack Exposed Sensitive Information of 146,000 Customers
A British multinational financial services firm that boasts a range of risk-mitigation products has announced that it suffered from a large data breach in which information belonging to over 145,000 …
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Hack Allows Drone Takeover Via ‘ExpressLRS’ Protocol
Security researchers have revealed that a radio control system for drones is vulnerable to remote takeover due to a weakness that lies in the mechanism that connects the transmitter and receiver. …
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This new malware is at the heart of the ransomware ecosystem
A new malware called Bumblebee has been analyzed by security researchers at Symantec, leading the experts to believe that the malware has become a key component in ransomware attacks. The malware has …
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Purdue cybersecurity experts coached guardians of Ukrainian critical infrastructure
Purdue University, a leading seat of cybersecurity expertise, may have helped cybersecurity personnel guarding power plants, the electrical grid and other critical infrastructure in Ukraine …
The cyber warfare predicted in Ukraine may be yet to come
In the build-up to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the national security community braced for a campaign combining military combat, disinformation, electronic warfare and cyber attacks. Vladimir Putin …
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At CES 2022, metaverses metaversed the metaverse
In the lead up to CES, I wrote a piece reflecting on top tech of CES 2012. It was an interesting exercise for a number of reasons — not the least of which was recalling the buzzwords from 10 years …
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Managing the Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities of Artificial Intelligence
Last week, Andy Grotto and I published a new working paper on policy responses to the risk that artificial intelligence (AI) systems, especially those dependent on machine learning (ML), can be …
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UC San Diego Health Breach Tied to Phishing Attack
The University of California San Diego Health reported that they were the victim of a phishing attack that led to a major network breach. The breach exposed the personal and medical data of students, …
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Sage X3 Vulnerabilities Can Pose Serious Risk to Organizations
Researchers at Rapid7, a cybersecurity firm, have reportedly uncovered several vulnerabilities that lie in the Sage X3 enterprise resource planning product. According to the firm, the flaws can be …
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