Senate To Probe Whether Legislation Needed To Combat Cyber Attacks
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday said he is initiating a review of recent high-profile cyber attacks on governments and businesses to find out whether a legislative response is needed. From a report: "Today I am asking Chairman G.....»»
Dropzone AI raises $16.85 million to combat advanced AI attacks
Dropzone AI has raised $16.85 million in Series A funding. Theory Ventures led the round, adding to their cohort of existing investors Decibel Partners, Pioneer Square Ventures, and In-Q-Tel (IQT). Carta CISO Garrett Held, Head of Security at Postman.....»»
Stellar Cyber and Acronis team up to provide optimized threat detection solutions for MSPs
Stellar Cyber has revealed a new partnership with Acronis, to deliver an optimized threat detection and response solution enabling MSPs to protect on-premises, cloud, hybrid, and IT/OT environments most cost-effectively and efficiently possible. Thro.....»»
BforeAI raises $15 million to stop attacks before they occur
BforeAI has secured $15 million in Series A funding led by SYN Ventures, with renewed participation from early investors Karma Ventures, Karista, Addendum Capital, and a new investment from the Partnership Fund for New York City. BforeAI autonomously.....»»
56% of cyber insurance claims originate in the email inbox
56% of all 2023 claims were a result of funds transfer fraud (FTF) or business email compromise (BEC), highlighting the importance of email security as a critical aspect of cyber risk management, according to Coalition. The 2024 Cyber Claims Report i.....»»
Nation-state hackers exploit Cisco firewall 0-days to backdoor government networks
Perimeter devices ought to prevent network hacks. Why are so many devices allowing attacks? Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Hackers backed by a powerful nation-state have been exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities in Ci.....»»
Africa"s megacities threatened by heat, floods, disease—action needed to start greening, adapt to climate change
Cities cover just 3% of the planet. But they emit 78% of all global greenhouse gas emissions, absorb 80% of final global energy (what consumers use) and consume 60% of clean drinking water......»»
How NASA Repaired Voyager 1 From 15 Billion Miles Away
The far-traveled space probe is once again transmitting usable data, after a glitch caused months of gibberish......»»
Biden signs TikTok bill into law as Chinese firm threatens legal action
President Biden has now formally signed the bill that means TikTok owner ByteDance must sell the platform, or face being banned in the US from 2025.TikTok could be banned in the US from 2025As expected following the Senate's passing of the combinatio.....»»
Hackers are using developing countries for ransomware practice
Businesses in Africa, Asia, and South America hit before moving on to Western targets. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Cyber attackers are experimenting with their latest ransomware on businesses in Africa, Asia, and Sout.....»»
US bans TikTok owner ByteDance, will prohibit app in US unless it is sold
Bill gives ByteDance 270 days to sell TikTok or app loses access to US market. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Chesnot ) The Senate last night approved a bill that orders TikTok owner ByteDance to sell the company within.....»»
Hackers are carrying out ransomware experiments in developing countries
Businesses in Africa, Asia, and South America hit before moving on to western targets. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Cyber attackers are experimenting with their latest ransomware on businesses in Africa, Asia and South.....»»
Comcast Business MDR limits the impact of cyber threats
Comcast Business has expanded its cybersecurity portfolio with the launch of its Comcast Business Managed Detection and Response (MDR) solution. The solution combines an advanced security analytics platform and Security Operations Center (SOC) to hel.....»»
GISEC Global 2024 video walkthrough
In this Help Net Security video, we take you inside GISEC Global, which is taking place from April 23 to April 25, 2024, at the Dubai World Trade Centre. The video features the following vendors: Sophos, Waterfall Security Solutions, UAE Cyber Securi.....»»
Biden will ban TikTok unless Chinese owner ByteDance sells it
After a vote in the Senate tied to foreign aid late on Tuesday, President Biden will sign into law a requirement for ByteDance to sell or divest its TikTok platform within a year.TikTok could be banned in the USThe combination bill including a potent.....»»
AI set to play key role in future phishing attacks
A staggering increase in QR code phishing (quishing) attacks during 2023 saw them skyrocket up the list of concerns for cyber teams globally, according to Egress. Attacks were both prolific and highly successful, demonstrating how cybercriminals effe.....»»
GenAI can enhance security awareness training
One of the biggest concerns over generative AI is its ability to manipulate us, which makes it ideal for orchestrating social engineering attacks. From mining someone’s digital footprint to crafting highly convincing spear phishing emails, to voice.....»»
Entrust protects users against fraud, phishing and other account takeover attacks
Entrust announced a single-vendor enhanced authentication solution that integrates identity verification (IDV) and identity and access management (IAM) to fight deepfakes, phishing, account takeover (ATO) attacks and other threats. By enhancing Entru.....»»
A new electrochemical approach could reduce ocean acidity and remove carbon in the process
In the effort to combat the catastrophic impacts of global warming, we must accelerate carbon emissions reduction efforts and rapidly scale strategies to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and the oceans. The technologies for reducing ou.....»»
Veeam acquires Coveware to boost its ransomware protection capabilities
Veeam Software announced the acquisition of Coveware, a provider in cyber-extortion incident response. It brings ransomware recovery and first responder capabilities to further strengthen Veeam’s radical resilience solutions for customers. Coveware.....»»
Stellar Cyber launches MITRE ATT&CK Coverage Analyzer
Stellar Cyber launched the MITRE ATT&CK Coverage Analyzer, enabling users to visualize the impact of data source changes on their ability to detect threats in their specific environments. With this new tool, free of charge to all existing customers,.....»»