Sean Cairncross is Trump Nominee for National Cyber Director

Former RNC official Sean Cairncross has been nominated for the post of National Cyber Director to streamline the US cybersecurity strategy.

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Open Source AI Models: Perfect Storm for Malicious Code, Vulnerabilities

Companies pursing internal AI development using models from Hugging Face and other open source repositories need to focus on supply chain security and checking for vulnerabilities.

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How Banks Can Adapt to the Rising Threat of Financial Crime

Banking fraud and financial crimes are growing more sophisticated every day. By understanding the threats and building strong collaborations, banks can protect themselves and their clients.

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Meta Paid Out Over $2.3 Million in Bug Bounties in 2024

Meta received close to 10,000 vulnerability reports and paid out over $2.3 million in bug bounty rewards in 2024.

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Warning: Tunnel of Love Leads to Scams

Romance-baiting losses were up 40% last year, as more and more pig-butchering efforts crop up in the wild.

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Rising Tides: Lesley Carhart on Bridging Enterprise Security and OT—and Improving the Human Condition

In the latest edition of “Rising Tides” we talk with Lesley Carhart, Technical Director of Incident Response at Dragos.

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In Other News: $10,000 YouTube Flaw, Cybereason CEO Sues Investors, New OT Security Tool

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Google pays $10,000 bug bounty for YouTube vulnerability, Cybereason CEO sues two investors, Otorio launches new OT security tool.

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SonicWall Firewall Vulnerability Exploited After PoC Publication

The exploitation of a recent SonicWall vulnerability has started shortly after proof-of-concept (PoC) code was published.

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SGNL Raises $30 Million for Identity Management Solution

Identity management provider SGNL has raised $30 million in a Series A funding round led by Brightmind Partners.

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Salt Typhoon Targeting Old Cisco Vulnerabilities in Fresh Telecom Hacks

China-linked APT Salt Typhoon has been exploiting known vulnerabilities in Cisco devices in attacks on telecom providers in the US and abroad.

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