You may disregard my opinion about this but what about the opinion of a Retired US Army Lt. General and a very smart CSIO who used to be an Air Force Intelligence Officer? Retired Lt. Gen H.R. McMaster, who served as the US National Security Advisor during 2017 and 2018 and who had roles in […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]CISA is warning businesses that SaaS providers are under attack as a way to steal their customers’ credentials. If you think about this, it makes sense. This came after Commvault, a cloud-based backup solution, was compromised using a zero-day. What is interesting is how they planned to exploit the vulnerability. Commvault claims that no customer data in […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Lazy Passwords Still Prevail A new study of over 19 billion newly exposed passwords manifests a widespread weak password reuse crisis. Lazy keyboard patterns, such as 123456, still reign supreme, and 94% of passwords are reused or duplicated, data leaks from 2024-2025 reveal. Names like Ana rank as the second most popular component. Only 6 […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Researchers found malware targeting Mac devices which has silently infected thousands of Macs. The malware has been named Silver Sparrow. The malware is being tracked by researchers at Red Canary, Malwarebytes and VMWare Carbon Black. The malware has infected Macs in 153 countries including the US, UK, Canada, France and Germany. However, researchers don’t really understand […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]FTC Says it Won’t Regulate AI Until After it Causes Harm While I understand the concept, I am not sure it is the best strategy for protecting you and me. On the other hand, regulators really don’t understand technology and rules, once made, are hard to change. Given the rate of change of AI, the […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Insider threat is a major problem and getting worse all the time. Coinbase, the largest US-based cryptocurrency exchange, has disclosed a major data breach involving bribed overseas customer support agents who stole sensitive customer information. The attackers demanded a $20 million ransom, which Coinbase refused to pay. Instead, the company has offered a $20 million reward […]
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