AI, cloud, Splunk and security are among the subjects expected to come up. Artificial intelligence opportunities. An update on Splunk and the security portfolio. And the effects of cloud demand. These are some of the subjects likely to come up Wednesday during the latest quarterly earnings report from networking giant Cisco Systems. The San Jose,…
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Criminal IP, a rapidly growing Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) search engine developed by AI SPERA, recently completed its technology integration with Maltego, a global all-in-one investigation platform that specializes in visualized analysis of combined cyber data. This partnership embeds Criminal IP’s extensive database on malicious IPs, domains, and CVEs into Maltego’s unified user interface and…
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During this time, among many other efforts, Mandiant reported that the news site EvenPolitics, a Tehran-controlled disinformation site, had published articles covering the 2022 US midterm elections. An inauthentic amplification network promoting the site was taken down by the X platform that same year, yet EvenPolitics continues to operate, releasing approximately ten articles per week.…
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In 2023, no fewer than 94 percent of businesses were impacted by phishing attacks, a 40 percent increase compared to the previous year, according to research from Egress. What’s behind the surge in phishing? One popular answer is AI – particularly generative AI, which has made it trivially easier for threat actors to craft content…
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Introduction to Data Security Compliance Keeping data safe from cyberthreats is critical for a number of reasons. But one area that requires particularly close attention is ensuring firms are on the right side of the various data protection and privacy regulations in force around the world. This requires data security compliance. The term refers to…
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“AMD’s decision to exclude older processors from the ‘Sinkclose’ vulnerability patch risks damaging customer trust and brand loyalty,” said Arjun Chauhan, senior analyst at Everest Group. “Enterprises using these still-popular chips may feel neglected, leading to dissatisfaction and potentially driving them to consider competitors who offer longer support lifecycles.” Notably, AMD’s recently released Ryzen 9000…
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Aug 12, 2024Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Network Security The maintainers of the FreeBSD Project have released security updates to address a high-severity flaw in OpenSSH that attackers could potentially exploit to execute arbitrary code remotely with elevated privileges. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-7589, carries a CVSS score of 7.4 out of a maximum of 10.0, indicating…
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After a good year of sustained exuberance, the hangover is finally here. It’s a gentle one (for now), as the market corrects the share price of the major players (like Nvidia, Microsoft, and Google), while other players reassess the market and adjust priorities. Gartner calls it the trough of disillusionment, when interest wanes and implementations…
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Aug 12, 2024Ravie LakshmananCritical Infrastructure / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have identified a number of security shortcomings in photovoltaic system management platforms operated by Chinese companies Solarman and Deye that could enable malicious actors to cause disruption and power blackouts. “If exploited, these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to control inverter settings that could take parts…
Read MoreTaxonomy of Generative AI Misuse Interesting paper: “Generative AI Misuse: A Taxonomy of Tactics and Insights from Real-World Data“: Generative, multimodal artificial intelligence (GenAI) offers transformative potential across industries, but its misuse poses significant risks. Prior research has shed light on the potential of advanced AI systems to be exploited for malicious purposes. However, we…
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