UK bans TikTok on government devices over data security fears
The UK has joined international partners in banning social media app TikTok from government electronic devices over concerns the Chinese-owned app could pose a security risk.
Stories by Michael Hill
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GitHub begins 2FA rollout for code contributors
GitHub’s 2FA rollout seeks to enhance the security of developer accounts and protect the software supply chain.
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Darktrace launches AI-driven vulnerability detection, alert system Newsroom
Newsroom uses AI-assisted knowledge of a customer’s external attack surface to measure exposure to detected vulnerabilities and provides a summary of exploits, affected software and assets.
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7 reasons to avoid investing in cyber insurance
Increasing complexity within the cyber insurance market is raising questions over its viability as a business investment. Here are 7 reasons why an organisation may be advised to avoid or delay investing in insurance.
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Open Systems launches Ontinue MDR division, new MXDR service Ontinue ION
Ontinue ION promises faster detection and response, deeper understanding of customer’s environments, and the ability to maximise Microsoft security investments.
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IoT, connected devices biggest contributors to expanding application attack surface
The growth of the internet of things and connected devices are the biggest contributing factors to organisations’ expanding attack surfaces.
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Threat actors abuse Microsoft’s “verified publisher” status to exploit OAuth privileges
Proofpoint discovers threat actors targeting verified status in the Microsoft environment to abuse OAuth privileges and lure users into authorising malicious apps.
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Perception Point launches Advanced Threat Protection for Zendesk
Perception Point says new platform has been built to help protect vulnerable help desks and customer support teams from external threats such as malicious content within tickets.
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Trustwave relaunches Advanced Continual Threat Hunting with human-led methodology
Cybersecurity vendor says enhancement allows for increased human-led threat hunting to uncover more behavior-based findings associated with specific threat actors.
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DigiCert releases Trust Lifecycle Manager to unify certificate management, PKI services
Digital security certificate firm says product sets a new standard for managing digital trust and reduces an organization’s attack surface to help prevent data breaches.
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European data protection authorities issue record €2.92B in GDPR fines
DLA Piper’s GDPR and Data Breach survey shows a 168 per cent increase in fines in the last 12 months.
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Royal ransomware group actively exploiting Citrix vulnerability
At-Bay cyber research team believes the Royal ransomware group is actively exploiting critical Citrix system security flaw CVE-2022-27510.
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MTTR “not a viable metric” for complex software system reliability and security
MTTR isn’t a viable metric for measuring the reliability or security of complex software systems and should be replaced by other, more trustworthy options.
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8 things for CISOs to consider amid cyber security vendor layoffs
Cyber security vendor layoffs raise several issues for CISOs and customers, not the least of which are security and risk-related factors.
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Luna Moth callback phishing campaign leverages extortion without malware
Palo Alto’s Unit 42 has investigated several incidents linked to the Luna Moth group callback phishing extortion campaign targeting businesses.
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