Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

As organizations move to the cloud, ensuring robust data security and privacy controls has become a top priority. Encryption is crucial for any organization’s cloud security and data sovereignty strategy; however, who controls the encryption keys can significantly affect the effectiveness of these measures.

Learn why deterministic security remains essential in an AI-driven world and how GitGuardian combines probability and proof for safe, auditable development.

Last year, Mexico was hit with 324 billion attempted cyberattacks, lending credence to the World Economic Forum's report that the country is the recipient of more than half of all cyber threats in Latin America. This does not bode well for the nation projected to rank 15th in world economies this year. The imperative is clear: Mexico and the businesses it supports need to bolster cybersecurity measures to withstand the disproportionate amount of cyber incidents they may be facing in the next 12 months.

The UK will ban public bodies from paying ransoms and introduce new reporting rules for ransomware incidents. Public sector organisations must prepare to recover without paying. Private firms must notify the government if they plan to pay. Attackers may shift focus to private targets and use data leaks over encryption. Organisations need better visibility, response readiness, and tested recovery plans. Payment is no longer a fallback.

AI is transforming the way we work. There are immense opportunities for automation, intelligent decision-making, and productivity gains. This transformation is a tremendous opportunity, but it also comes with tremendous responsibility, especially when security is involved. For example, AI systems can now act on behalf of users, access sensitive data across tools, and make decisions without oversight, all of which have security implications.

In the first half of 2024, 7.78M attacks hit the UK, driven by AI-fueled threats and persistent exposure. Even with Zero-Trust, human error and zero days can still risk an AI-powered breach. Penetration testing is crucial but with 50+ providers, who can you trust?

As ransomware strains hospital operations and supply‑chain attacks target energy grids, Australia’s public and regulated sectors need proven cyber resilience. At the heart of most breaches lie human error and weak identity controls, making the Infosec Registered Assessors Program (IRAP) assessment program the gold standard for moving sensitive workloads to the cloud.

‘Plague’ represents a newly identified Linux backdoor that has quietly evaded detection by traditional antivirus solutions for over a year. Its primary mechanism involves operating as a malicious PAM, allowing attackers to silently bypass system authentication and establish persistent SSH access to compromised Linux systems.

Let’s catch up on the more interesting vulnerability disclosures and cyber security news gathered from articles across the web this week. This is what we have been reading about on our coffee break! Broadcom issues again…

The FBI has issued an advisory warning that scammers are distributing QR code phishing (quishing) links via unsolicited packages sent by snail mail. Recipients may scan the code to find out where the package came from, which will land them on a phishing page. This is a variation of a “brushing scam,” where unscrupulous vendors send packages designed to harvest information that can be used in phony positive reviews.