Ford’s hands-free driver system is under investigation after fatal crashes – what to know

Another rough day for autonomous driving Just days after closing a Tesla investigation, Federal safety regulators are now looking into Ford’s driver-assistance system, BlueCruise.

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How TikTok Grew From a Fun App for Teens Into a Potential National Security Threat

History of TikTok and how it many view it as a national security threat.

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CISA Rolls Out New Guidelines to Mitigate AI Risks to US Critical Infrastructure

New CISA guidelines categorize AI risks into three significant types and pushes a four-part mitigation strategy.

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Should Cybersecurity Leadership Finally be Professionalized?

The majority opinion is that a cybersecurity professional body is long overdue and would benefit cybersecurity and cybersecurity practitioners.

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Google Says it Blocked 2.28 Million Apps from Google Play Store

In 2023, Google said it blocked 2.28 million bad applications from being published on Google Play and banned 333,000 developer accounts.

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‘Muddling Meerkat’ Poses Nation-State DNS Mystery

Likely China-linked adversary has blanketed the Internet with DNS mail requests over the past five years via open resolvers, furthering Great Firewall of China ambitions. But the exact nature of its activity is unclear.

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91% of ransomware victims paid at least one ransom in the past year, survey finds

With more than half of organizations experiencing at least six ransomware attack attempts over the past year, many want more budget to cope.

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Kaiser Permanente Discloses Data Breach Impacting 13.4 Million Patients

US healthcare giant is warning millions of current and former patients that their personal information was exposed to third-party advertisers.

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China-Linked ‘Muddling Meerkat’ Hijacks DNS to Map Internet on Global Scale

A previously undocumented cyber threat dubbed Muddling Meerkat has been observed undertaking sophisticated domain name system (DNS) activities in a likely effort to evade security measures and conduct reconnaissance of networks across the world since October 2019.
Cloud security firm Infoblox described the threat actor as likely affiliated with the

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Beyond the Buzz: Rethinking Alcohol as a Cybersecurity Bonding Ritual

Jennifer Leggio makes the case for more alcohol-free networking events at conferences, and community-building opportunities for sober individuals working in cybersecurity.

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