The Role of Blockchain and Smart Contracts in Securing Digital Transactions

Learn how blockchain and smart contracts improve cybersecurity factors in online transactions, remove the element of fraud, and…

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US Updates a Science and Technology Pact With China to Reflect Growing Rivalry and Security Threats

The new agreement has a narrower scope and additional safeguards to minimize the risk to national security.

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Critical Vulnerabilities Found in Ruijie Reyee Cloud Management Platform

Researchers warn about critical vulnerabilities in Ruijie Networks’ Reyee cloud management platform and Reyee OS network devices.

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OData Injection Risk in Low-Code/No-Code Environments

As the adoption of LCNC grows, so will the complexity of the threats organizations face.

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In Other News: Gen Digital Makes $1B Buy, Recall Captures Sensitive Data, MITRE ATT&CK Evaluations

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: AV brand owner Gen Digital makes a $1 billion acquisition, Microsoft Recall captures sensitive data, MITRE releases ATT&CK evaluations.

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Japanese game and anime publisher reportedly pays $3 million ransom to Russia-linked hackers

Kadokawa, known for manga, anime and video games, appears to have made an extortion payment to cybercriminals, according to Kyodo News.

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Human Misuse Will Make Artificial Intelligence More Dangerous

AI creates what it’s told to, from plucking fanciful evidence from thin air, to arbitrarily removing people’s rights, to sowing doubt over public misdeeds.

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Iran-Linked IOCONTROL Malware Targets SCADA and Linux-Based IoT Platforms

Iran-affiliated threat actors have been linked to a new custom malware that’s geared toward IoT and operational technology (OT) environments in Israel and the United States.
The malware has been codenamed IOCONTROL by OT cybersecurity company Claroty, highlighting its ability to attack IoT and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) devices such as IP cameras, routers, programmable

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Rydox Cybercrime Marketplace Disrupted, Administrators Arrested

The US announced the takedown of Rydox, a marketplace for stolen personal information, and the arrest of three administrators.

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Microsoft Patches Vulnerabilities in Windows Defender, Update Catalog 

Microsoft has patched potentially critical vulnerabilities in Update Catalog and Windows Defender on the server side. 

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