Month: October 2024
Cisco 360 represents a total revamp of the 30-year-old partner program and a significant departure in the way that Cisco partners earn today. Here’s what partners should know. Unveiled at Cisco Partner Summit 2024, the all-new Cisco 360 Partner Program is a total refresh of the tech giant’s nearly 30-year-old program. Unlike the programs of…
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Oct 29, 2024Ravie LakshmananAI Security / Vulnerability A little over three dozen security vulnerabilities have been disclosed in various open-source artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) models, some of which could lead to remote code execution and information theft. The flaws, identified in tools like ChuanhuChatGPT, Lunary, and LocalAI, have been reported as part…
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‘Our collaboration will enhance decision-making,’ says Dinis Couto, Microsoft general manager of global systems integrator commercial partners. IBM has put Targetprocess on the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, the first such product from its Apptio subsidiary, with plans to add Apptio Costing and Planning to the marketplace in the fourth quarter and Cloudability in the coming year…
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The United States announced charges today against Maxim Rudometov, a Russian national, for being the suspected developer and administrator of the RedLine malware operation, one of the most prolific infostealers over the past few years. These infostealers, marketed to cybercriminals and sold via subscriptions, enable attackers to steal credentials and financial data and bypass multi-factor…
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San Francisco, CA, 29 October 2024 – BlackFog, the leader in ransomware prevention and anti data exfiltration (ADX), today announced new Service Organization Control (SOC) 2 Type II and TX-RAMP certifications. Based on a reliable and well-established framework, these comprehensive certifications underscore BlackFog’s dedication to meeting the highest standards of data security and privacy for…
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Oct 29, 2024Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Malware The Dutch National Police, along with international partners, have announced the disruption of the infrastructure powering two information stealers tracked as RedLine and MetaStealer. The takedown, which took place on October 28, 2024, is the result of an international law enforcement task force codenamed Operation Magnus that involved authorities…
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Sherlock Holmes is famous for his incredible ability to sort through mounds of information; he removes the irrelevant and exposes the hidden truth. His philosophy is plain yet brilliant: “When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.” Rather than following every lead, Holmes focuses on the details that are…
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“This is a piece of the puzzle that is necessary for AI that we haven’t had,” said Blue Mantis Chief Revenue Officer Terry Richardson. “You can’t be successful with AI if you don’t have a good grip on your data. SME brings a much needed and desired capability around data analytics and business insights.” Blue…
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Oct 29, 2024Ravie LakshmananDigital Security / Data Privacy The U.S. government (USG) has issued new guidance governing the use of the Traffic Light Protocol (TLP) to handle the threat intelligence information shared between the private sector, individual researchers, and Federal Departments and Agencies. “The USG follows TLP markings on cybersecurity information voluntarily shared by an…
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Oct 29, 2024Ravie LakshmananHardware Security / Vulnerability More than six years after the Spectre security flaw impacting modern CPU processors came to light, new research has found that the latest AMD and Intel processors are still susceptible to speculative execution attacks. The attack, disclosed by ETH Zürich researchers Johannes Wikner and Kaveh Razavi, aims to…
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