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[ad_1] California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed into law the first bill in the US compelling data brokers to delete all personal data of state residents upon request.  Dubbed the “Delete Act” (SB 362), this legislation will equip residents with a single “delete button” accessible via the... Continue reading

[ad_1] A new vulnerability in the User Submitted Posts WordPress plugin (versions 20230902 and below) has been discovered by the Patchstack team. With over 20,000 active installations, this popular plugin is used for user-generated content submissions and is developed by Plugin Planet. The vulnerability, discussed... Continue reading

[ad_1] CISO salary growth has slowed with 20% receiving no raise at all in 2023, according to a new study by IANS Research and Artico Search. The research found an average total compensation increase of 11% over the past 12 months. This represents a reduction... Continue reading

[ad_1] A new malicious espionage campaign is targeting telecommunications organizations and governments across Central and Southeast Asia, CheckPoint Research has discovered. The campaign, which CheckPoint tracks as ‘Stayin’ Alive’, has been active since at least 2021 and is tied to the Chinese cyber espionage group... Continue reading

[ad_1] The education sector has been confirmed as a prime target for threat actors, with 29% of attacks originating from vulnerability exploitation and 30% from phishing campaigns on K-12 schools in 2023. The figures come from the latest report by Critical Start, a Managed Detection... Continue reading

[ad_1] Digital Security Late nights at VB2023 featured intriguing interactions between security experts and the somewhat enigmatic world of grayware purveyors 10 Oct 2023  •  , 3 min. read Late night at VB2023 is when the goblins come out – crafted visages of carefully-played fans... Continue reading

[ad_1] The US government has issued guidance on securing open-source software (OSS) in operational technology (OT) critical infrastructure environments. The joint advisory, published by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), National Security Agency (NSA), and US Department of the... Continue reading

[ad_1] In a recent security alert, the team behind the popular open-source tool curl has announced the release of fixes for two vulnerabilities: CVE-2023-38545 and CVE-2023-38546.  Today’s release marks a crucial step in addressing these security concerns. Curl, a command-line tool for data transfer supporting... Continue reading

[ad_1] IT security decision makers are concerned about the use of AI by cyber-criminals, particularly surrounding deepfakes, and many believe AI is increasing the number of cybersecurity attacks. This according to findings from a recent survey by Integrity360 of 205 cybersecurity professionals. The results found... Continue reading