Report finds most organizations have suffered financial impact of $500,000 or more from cyberattacks on cyber-physical systems over past year.
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U.S. and Microsoft Seize 107 Russian Domains in Major Cyber Fraud Crackdown
Microsoft and the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Thursday announced the seizure of 107 internet domains used by state-sponsored threat actors with ties to Russia to facilitate computer fraud and abuse in the country.
“The Russian government ran this scheme to steal Americans’ sensitive information, using seemingly legitimate email accounts to trick victims into revealing account credentials
“The Russian government ran this scheme to steal Americans’ sensitive information, using seemingly legitimate email accounts to trick victims into revealing account credentials
UK nuclear site Sellafield fined $440,000 for cybersecurity shortfalls
Nuclear waste processing facility Sellafield has been fined £332,500 ($440k) by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) for failing to adhere to cybersecurity standards and putting sensitive nuclear information at risk over four years, from 2019 to 2023. […]
In Other News: Doxing With Meta Ray-Ban Glasses, OT Hunting, NVD Backlog
Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: students dox people with Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses, OT hunting guide for water systems, NVD backlog still significant.
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Google Cloud Announces General Availability of New Confidential Computing Options
Google Cloud makes new confidential computing options generally available and expands attestation support.
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Collapse of National Security Elites’ Cyber Firm Leaves Bitter Wake
Inside the collapse of IronNet: Some say the firm collapsed, in part, because it engaged in questionable business practices, produced subpar offerings, and could have been vulnerable to meddling by the Kremlin.
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Cybersecurity M&A Roundup: 37 Deals Announced in September 2024
Roundup of the 37 cybersecurity-related merger and acquisition (M&A) deals announced in September 2024.
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Google Hardens Pixel’s Baseband Security Mitigations
Pixel 9 comes with improved security hardening mitigations against common exploits on cellular basebands.
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How to Get Going with CTEM When You Don’t Know Where to Start
Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) is a strategic framework that helps organizations continuously assess and manage cyber risk. It breaks down the complex task of managing security threats into five distinct stages: Scoping, Discovery, Prioritization, Validation, and Mobilization. Each of these stages plays a crucial role in identifying, addressing, and mitigating vulnerabilities –
Cloudflare Thwarts Largest-Ever 3.8 Tbps DDoS Attack Targeting Global Sectors
Cloudflare has disclosed that it mitigated a record-breaking distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack that peaked at 3.8 terabits per second (Tbps) and lasted 65 seconds.
The web infrastructure and security company said it fended off “over one hundred hyper-volumetric L3/4 DDoS attacks throughout the month, with many exceeding 2 billion packets per second (Bpps) and 3 terabits per second (
The web infrastructure and security company said it fended off “over one hundred hyper-volumetric L3/4 DDoS attacks throughout the month, with many exceeding 2 billion packets per second (Bpps) and 3 terabits per second (