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[ad_1] The UK finance industry has warned that quantum computing could unravel the security used to protect the country’s entire payment system. Banking body UK Finance issued the warning in a new report published this week: Identifying and Minimising the Risks Posed by Quantum Technology.... Continue reading

[ad_1] Data was successfully encrypted in 75% of ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations in 2023, according to new research from Sophos. This represents significant rise from last year’s report, when 61% of healthcare organizations reported having their data encrypted. There was, however, a reduced frequency... Continue reading

[ad_1] The Mozi botnet, known for exploiting vulnerabilities in a large number of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, has been experienced a sudden decline in activity in August 2023.  According to an advisory published by ESET security researchers today, the abrupt reduction in botnet activity... Continue reading

[ad_1] North Korean hackers suspected to be associated with the Lazarus Group have been observed targeting blockchain engineers involved in cryptocurrency exchange platforms with a new macOS malware named Kandykorn.  This intrusion, tracked as REF7001 by Elastic Security Labs, utilized a combination of custom and... Continue reading

[ad_1] The UK government called it a “landmark” decision for the future of artificial intelligence (AI). The Bletchley Declaration, an international agreement listing opportunities, risks and needs for global action on ‘frontier AI,’ systems that pose the most urgent and dangerous risks, has been signed... Continue reading

[ad_1] The global cybersecurity workforce gap has reached four million people, a 12.6% increase compared to 2022, according to the ISC2 2023 Cybersecurity Workforce Study. More than nine in 10 (92%) of professionals surveyed revealed they had skills gaps in their organization, with 67% reporting... Continue reading

[ad_1] Nearly half (49%) of C-level executives have requested to bypass one or more security measures in the past year, highlighting a concerning disparity between what business leaders say about cyber and what they do. Ivanti polled over 6500 executive leaders, cybersecurity professionals and office... Continue reading

[ad_1] An ongoing Iranian espionage campaign led by Scarred Manticore, an actor associated with the Ministry of Intelligence and Security (MOIS), has been observed targeting high-profile organizations in the Middle East, particularly in the government, military and telecommunications sectors. Its targets also include IT service providers,... Continue reading

[ad_1] Cybersecurity experts at Cisco Talos have exposed the latest operations of the espionage-driven Arid Viper advanced persistent threat (APT) group. The new campaign, active since April 2022, has been targeting Arabic-speaking Android users. According to an advisory published earlier today, the modus operandi of... Continue reading