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data-raptor="hawk" data-xsm=",fluid,mpu," data-sm=",fluid,mpu," data-md=",fluid,mpu," data-md=",fluid,leaderboard,mpu," data-lg=",fluid,leaderboard,mpu," data-xlg=",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,leaderboard,mpu," data-xxlg=",fluid,billboard,superleaderboard,brandwidth,brandimpact,leaderboard,mpu,"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/03/28/germany_microsoft_exchange_patch/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>These 17,000 unpatched Microsoft Exchange servers are a ticking time bomb</h4> <div class=standfirst>One might say this is a wurst case scenario</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Patches</span><span class="time_stamp" title="28 Mar 2024 07:45" data-epoch="1711611906">28 Mar 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">44</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/03/27/ray_ai_framework_bug/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>'Thousands' of businesses at mercy of miscreants thanks to unpatched Ray AI flaw</h4> <div class=standfirst>Anyscale claims issue is 'long-standing design decision' – as users are raided by intruders</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">CSO</span><span class="time_stamp" title="27 Mar 2024 20:40" data-epoch="1711572007">27 Mar 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">14</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/03/26/software_risk_scores/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Row breaks out over true severity of two DNSSEC flaws</h4> <div class=standfirst> <span class="label">Updated</span> Some of us would be happy being rated 7.5 out of 10, just sayin'</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">CSO</span><span class="time_stamp" title="26 Mar 2024 08:24" data-epoch="1711441453">26 Mar 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">11</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/03/18/google_firebase_cloud_security/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Don't be like these 900+ websites and expose millions of passwords via Firebase</h4> <div class=standfirst>Warning: Poorly configured Google Cloud databases spill billing info, plaintext credentials</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">CSO</span><span class="time_stamp" title="18 Mar 2024 21:29" data-epoch="1710797353">18 Mar 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">11</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/03/12/meta_vp_infrastructure_allegations/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Meta sues ex infra VP for allegedly stealing top-secret datacenter blueprints</h4> <div class=standfirst>Exec accused of using own work PC to swipe confidential AI and staffing docs for stealth cloud startup</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">PaaS + IaaS</span><span class="time_stamp" title="12 Mar 2024 22:39" data-epoch="1710283152">12 Mar 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">4</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/03/08/magnet_goblin_ivanti/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Cybercrime crew Magnet Goblin bursts onto the scene exploiting Ivanti holes</h4> <div class=standfirst>Plus: CISA pulls plug on couple of systems feared compromised</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cyber-crime</span><span class="time_stamp" title="08 Mar 2024 22:55" data-epoch="1709938525">08 Mar 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">2</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/03/08/securing_opensource_software_whose_job/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Securing open source software: Whose job is it, anyway?</h4> <div class=standfirst>CISA announces more help, and calls on app makers to step up</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">CSO</span><span class="time_stamp" title="08 Mar 2024 01:02" data-epoch="1709859730">08 Mar 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">21</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/03/07/doj_google_ai_theft_indictment/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Chinese chap charged with stealing Google’s AI datacenter secrets</h4> <div class=standfirst>Moonlighted for PRC companies after side-stepping Big G's security, allegedly</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">On-Prem</span><span class="time_stamp" title="07 Mar 2024 00:37" data-epoch="1709771843">07 Mar 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">13</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/03/06/fbi_ransomware_cybercrime_costs/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>FBI: Critical infrastructure suffers spike in ransomware attacks</h4> <div class=standfirst>Jump in overall cybercrime reports, $60M-plus reportedly lost to extortionists alone, Feds reckon</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">CSO</span><span class="time_stamp" title="06 Mar 2024 20:49" data-epoch="1709758171">06 Mar 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">4</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/03/05/ip_address_xposure_now_a/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>IP address X-posure now a feature on Musk's social media thing</h4> <div class=standfirst>Just a little FYI</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Personal Tech</span><span class="time_stamp" title="05 Mar 2024 16:18" data-epoch="1709655484">05 Mar 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">33</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/02/27/sandvine_us_entity_list/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Sandvine put on America's export no-fly list after Egypt used network tech for spying</h4> <div class=standfirst>Canadian network box maker floats in denial</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">CSO</span><span class="time_stamp" title="27 Feb 2024 20:22" data-epoch="1709065358">27 Feb 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">11</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/02/25/security_not_different/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Security is hard because it has to be right all the time? 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href="/2024/02/17/google_ai_magika/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Google open sources file-identifying Magika AI for malware hunters and others</h4> <div class=standfirst>Cool, but it's 2024 – needs more hype, hand wringing, and flashy staged demos to be proper ML</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">CSO</span><span class="time_stamp" title="17 Feb 2024 02:10" data-epoch="1708135811">17 Feb 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">10</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/02/16/quest_diagnostics_california_settlement/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Quest Diagnostics pays $5M after mixing patient medical data with hazardous waste</h4> <div class=standfirst>Will cough up less than two days of annual profit in settlement – and California calls this a win</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">CSO</span><span class="time_stamp" title="16 Feb 2024 01:20" data-epoch="1708046413">16 Feb 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">12</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/02/08/us_tech_industry_changes/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>IT suppliers hacked off with Uncle Sam's demands in aftermath of cyberattacks</h4> <div class=standfirst>Plan says to hand over keys to networks – and report intrusions within eight hours of discovery</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Public Sector</span><span class="time_stamp" title="08 Feb 2024 00:06" data-epoch="1707350760">08 Feb 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">36</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/02/07/kaspersky_infosec_cso/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Half of polled infosec pros say their degree was less than useful for real-world work</h4> <div class=standfirst>The other half paid attention in class?</div> <div class=time_comments> <span 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info</h4> <div class=standfirst>Cloud software slinger admits no guilt, promises better basic security hygiene</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">Cyber-crime</span><span class="time_stamp" title="02 Feb 2024 21:12" data-epoch="1706908340">02 Feb 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">6</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/02/02/cloudflare_okta_atlassian/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Cloudflare sheds more light on Thanksgiving security breach in which tokens, source code accessed by suspected spies</h4> <div class=standfirst>Atlassian systen compromised via October Okta intrusion</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">CSO</span><span class="time_stamp" title="02 Feb 2024 01:12" data-epoch="1706836366">02 Feb 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">14</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/02/01/deepfake_threat_biometrics/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Rise of deepfake threats means biometric security measures won't be enough</h4> <div class=standfirst>Defenses need a rethink in face of increasing sophistication</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">CSO</span><span class="time_stamp" title="01 Feb 2024 18:45" data-epoch="1706813108">01 Feb 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">18</span></div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="img_lite_srow img_lite_rt-1a"> <article> <a href="/2024/01/29/solarwinds_sec_lawsuit/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>SolarWinds slams SEC lawsuit against it as 'unprecedented' victim blaming</h4> <div class=standfirst>18,000 customers, including the Pentagon and Microsoft, may have other thoughts</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">CSO</span><span class="time_stamp" title="29 Jan 2024 20:52" data-epoch="1706561548">29 Jan 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">16</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/01/27/microsoft_cozy_bear_mfa/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Microsoft sheds some light on Russian email heist – and how to learn from Redmond's mistakes</h4> <div class=standfirst>Step one, actually turn on MFA</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">CSO</span><span class="time_stamp" title="27 Jan 2024 00:32" data-epoch="1706315564">27 Jan 2024</span> | <span class="comment light_bg_comments">17</span></div> </div> </a> </article> <article> <a href="/2024/01/26/security_courses_requirements/" class=story_link> <div class="article_text_elements"> <h4>Wait, security courses aren't a requirement to graduate with a computer science degree?</h4> <div class=standfirst> <span class="label">Comment</span> And software makers seem to be OK with this, apparently</div> <div class=time_comments> <span class="section_name">CSO</span><span class="time_stamp" title="26 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