Monthly Archives: June 2024

More magical experiences from AI-powered Edge to personalize and streamline the way you browse

Microsoft Edge is doubling down on our vision as the AI-powered, smarter browser. We keep innovating to make browsing more convenient, fast and fun. For us, AI is not just a trendy word. We are leading the way in using this magical technology for our customers’ benefit – with responsibility and customer trust at the […]

Researchers Uncover UEFI Vulnerability Affecting Multiple Intel CPUs

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a now-patched security flaw in Phoenix SecureCore UEFI firmware that affects multiple families of Intel Core desktop and mobile processors. Tracked as CVE-2024-0762 (CVSS score: 7.5), the “UEFIcanhazbufferoverflow” vulnerability has been described as a case of a buffer overflow stemming from the use of an unsafe variable in the […]

French Diplomatic Entities Targeted in Russian-Linked Cyber Attacks

State-sponsored actors with ties to Russia have been linked to targeted cyber attacks aimed at French diplomatic entities, the country’s information security agency ANSSI said in an advisory. The attacks have been attributed to a cluster tracked by Microsoft under the name Midnight Blizzard (formerly Nobelium), which overlaps with activity tracked as APT29, BlueBravo, Cloaked […]

EU AI Act Introduces Unique Tiered System for Risks

Originally published by Truyo.With the full text of the EU AI Act made public, Truyo President Dan Clarke read through the Act in its entirety to identify key elements that will be crucial to compliance for organizations in scope. The Act includes the conventional components of transparency, privacy, education, security, non-discrimination, and risk assessment.Where it […]

PCI DSS for Security Leaders – How to Take a Proactive Approach

Originally published by Schellman&Co.If you’re a newly hired CISO or Director for an organization that’s required to achieve and maintain PCI DSS, you may be wondering how and where you can get started so that you’re ready when it comes time for the assessment to begin.No one wants to hear, “I’m putting you in charge […]

Tool Overload: Why MSPs Are Still Drowning with Countless Cybersecurity Tools in 2024

Highlights Complex Tool Landscape: Explore the wide array of cybersecurity tools used by MSPs, highlighting the common challenge of managing multiple systems that may overlap in functionality but lack integration.Top Cybersecurity Challenges: Discuss the main challenges MSPs face, including integration issues, limited visibility across systems, and the high cost and complexity of maintaining

Chinese Cyber Espionage Targets Telecom Operators in Asia Since 2021

Cyber espionage groups associated with China have been linked to a long-running campaign that has infiltrated several telecom operators located in a single Asian country at least since 2021. “The attackers placed backdoors on the networks of targeted companies and also attempted to steal credentials,” the Symantec Threat Hunter Team, part of Broadcom, said in […]

New Rust-based Fickle Malware Uses PowerShell for UAC Bypass and Data Exfiltration

A new Rust-based information stealer malware called Fickle Stealer has been observed being delivered via multiple attack chains with the goal of harvesting sensitive information from compromised hosts. Fortinet FortiGuard Labs said it’s aware of four different distribution methods — namely VBA dropper, VBA downloader, link downloader, and executable downloader — with some of them […]