Month: July 2024
“Splunk adds a lot of data to Cisco security,” Kerravala says. “The cyber industry is changing from reactive tools to AI-based security platforms that can find needles in a stack of needles. The efficacy of AI will be based on the quality of the AI algorithms combined with [Cisco security]. Plus, Splunk gives Cisco more data than any other security vendor. It should be…
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A joint advisory from international cybersecurity agencies and law enforcement warns of the tactics used by the Chinese state-sponsored APT 40 hacking group and their hijacking of SOHO routers to launch cyberespionage attacks. APT 40, also known as Kryptonite Panda, GINGHAM TYPHOON, Leviathan, and Bronze Mohawk, has been active since at least 2011, targeting government…
Read MoreCISA released seven Industrial Control Systems (ICS) advisories on July 9, 2024. These advisories provide timely information about current security issues, vulnerabilities, and exploits surrounding ICS. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the newly released ICS advisories for technical details and mitigations. Source link lol
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A ransomware attack against South Africa’s National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) has put lives at risk and created chaos for healthcare services across the country. On June 22, the BlackSuit ransomware group hit NHLS, leaving it unable to process millions of blood tests. This means serious conditions have been left undiagnosed and lives endangered. This…
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CRN rounds up the 10 biggest Nvidia news stories of 2024 so far, which range from three software startup acquisition deals and plans to boost AI PC development, to expanded partnerships with major tech vendors and significant financial milestones. It’s halfway through 2024, and Nvidia has managed to fit what feels like a year’s worth…
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John Tavares tells CRN he plans to double down on channel partners as part of a growth push at the cloud security unicorn. Cloud security unicorn Orca Security announced Tuesday it has named Dell Technologies veteran John Tavares as its new channel chief, with an aim toward doubling down on partners as part of a…
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Evolve Bank & Trust (Evolve) is sending notices of a data breach to 7.6 million Americans whose data was stolen during a recent LockBit ransomware attack. In June, LockBit published false claims that it breached the U.S. Federal Reserve. It was later determined that the leaked data actually belonged to Evolve Bank & Trust. Evolve confirmed…
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There was a video chat, phone messages and a lot of back and forth before Beau’s cousin began to wonder if he was thinking straight, and called to see if we thought he was being scammed. This week we get a rare look at a pig butcher in action. It’s not always easy to tell…
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Based on user posts to Microsoft-owned social network LinkedIn, the cuts have hit a variety of managers, engineers and other job titles in Microsoft. Microsoft’s new fiscal year has started with a round of layoffs and some changes in its partner program, especially around requirements for specializations. Layoffs aren’t unusual for Microsoft this time of…
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Jul 09, 2024NewsroomVulnerability / Network Security Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a security vulnerability in the RADIUS network authentication protocol called BlastRADIUS that could be exploited by an attacker to stage Mallory-in-the-middle (MitM) attacks and bypass integrity checks under certain circumstances. “The RADIUS protocol allows certain Access-Request messages to have no integrity or authentication checks,” InkBridge…
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