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Co-Creator of SpyEye Banking Trojan Avoids Prosecution In France Due To Clerical Error
Read also: Israeli police dismantle an international crypto fraud ring, crypto casino Stake lost $41M in a hack, and more.
Weekly Cyber Security News 07/09/2023
A selection of this week’s more interesting vulnerability disclosures and cyber security news. A big hit for a major website is always a bad thing – more so when people are expecting emails. Though in this case I suspect it is more likely the target is password reuse.
Harnessing Artificial Intelligence as a Tool, Not a Solo Hero | Arctic Wolf
Join Chris Fielder, an expert from Arctic Wolf, as he shares insights into their approach to artificial intelligence. At Arctic Wolf, they have a strong appreciation for AI, but they've got a unique perspective – they use AI as a tool, not a standalone solution. Chris will walk you through why they believe it's crucial to keep humans in the loop when working with AI. Without that human touch, AI can create more noise than actionable insights. Think of it as having a brilliant assistant by your side, but it still needs your guidance to truly shine.
The SEC's New Cybersecurity Regulations: What Investors and Shareholders Should Know
It seems everyone is concerned about cybersecurity these days, and the investor community is no different. Shareholders are reading the headlines—ransomware attacks, data breaches, infrastructure disruptions—and they are wondering how these incidents could impact the companies that they invest in. Shareholders are about to get a lot more information from companies in the months ahead. In July 2023, the U.S.
8 questions about AI and compliance
AI is one of the hottest topics in tech right now. More than half of consumers have already tried generative AI tools like ChatGPT or DALL-E. According to a Gartner poll, 70% of executives say their business is investigating and exploring how they can use generative AI, while 19% are in pilot or production mode. Business use cases for AI range from enhancing the customer experience (38%), revenue growth (26%), and cost optimization (17%).
Are You Cyber Recovery Ready?
True cyber resilience involves much more than having a disaster recovery (DR) solution. That’s because recovery from a typical DR scenario is different than recovery from a cyber event. Why? For starters, disaster recovery scenarios usually involve human nature, mother nature, or technical failure: These are just a few examples.
Introducing the Argo Security Management Platform
CISO Global is introducing Argo, a state of the art security management platform.
Detecting Gozi Banking Malware
As a principal security researcher on Corelight’s Labs team, I help to solve difficult network security research problems at scale. Corelight’s customers might recognize some of my work if you see the packages “VPN Insights” or “App ID” on your sensors. Outside of my day-to-day role, I have a hobby podcast called eCrimeBytes where we lightheartedly discuss an electronic crime case each week.
Why this ADHD/time management coach recommends Keeper
Psychotherapist and ADHD/time management coach Julia Vladimirskiy with Let it Go Consulting shares her personal story about being hacked and why she now recommends Keeper Password Manager to all her clients. It’s made a powerful difference in her life and can remove the stress of having to remember passwords from yours too.
New Container Exploit: Rooting Non-Root Containers with CVE-2023-2640 and CVE-2023-32629, aka GameOver(lay)
Two new local privilege escalation vulnerabilities were recently discovered in Ubuntu: CVE-2023-2640 (CVSS 7.8) and CVE-2023-32629 (CVSS 7.8). The vulnerabilities, dubbed GameOver(lay), affect the OverlayFS module in multiple Ubuntu kernels. Ubuntu’s official security bulletin here and here outlines the impacted versions by both CVEs. It’s important to note that CrowdStrike Falcon® Cloud Security protects against both vulnerabilities.