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How AI Will Change Democracy
I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to predict that artificial intelligence will affect every aspect of our society. Not by doing new things. But mostly by doing things that are already being done by humans, perfectly competently. Replacing humans with AIs isn’t necessarily interesting. But when an AI takes over a human task, the task…
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BBC Pension Scheme Breached, Exposing Employee Data
The BBC said that personally identifiable information of current and former employees has been breached following an incident affecting its pension scheme Read More
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#Infosec2024: Why Cybersecurity is Critical for the 2024 Paris Olympics
The large volume of attendees mixed with interconnected infrastructure provides opportunities for threat actors to wreak havoc during the Paris Olympics Read More
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What You Need to Know About Election Security
As election season approaches, the importance of safeguarding our democratic processes has never been more critical. Ensuring election security is not just the responsibility of government bodies but also of every individual voter. This blog post aims to provide valuable insights and practical tips for consumers to protect their votes and understand the mechanisms in…
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Europol-Led Operation Endgame Hits Botnet, Ransomware Networks
The operation targeted several significant malware droppers, including IcedID, SystemBC, Pikabot, Smokeloader and Bumblebee Read More
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Smashing Security podcast #374: Microsoft’s Recall controversy, and the North Korean insider threat
Microsoft gets itself into a pickle with a privacy-popping new feature on its CoPilot+ PCs, the FTC warns of impersonated companies, and is your company hiring North Korean IT workers? All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault,…
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First American Reveals Data Breach Impacting 44,000 Individuals
The cyber-attack, which occurred in December 2023, forced First American to shut down some systems Read More
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‘Operation Endgame’ Hits Malware Delivery Platforms
Law enforcement agencies in the United States and Europe today announced Operation Endgame, a coordinated action against some of the most popular cybercrime platforms for delivering ransomware and data-stealing malware. Dubbed “the largest ever operation against botnets,” the international effort is being billed as the opening salvo in an ongoing campaign targeting advanced malware “droppers”…
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CIS Benchmarks Community Volunteer Spotlight: Kevin Zhang
CIS is proud to count so many of the world’s best IT security pros as part of our community of volunteers. Here’s how Kevin Zhang does his part. Read More
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“Largest botnet ever” disrupted. 911 S5’s alleged mastermind arrested
A vast network of millions of compromised computers, being used to facilitate a wide range of cybercrime, has been disrupted by a multinational law enforcement operation. Read more in my article on the Tripwire State of Security blog. Read More