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US government urges high-ranking officials to lock down mobile devices following telecom breaches
/in General NewsThe move to urge Americans to use end-to-end encrypted apps comes as China-backed gangs are hacking into phone and internet giants.
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Small model, big impact: Patronus AI’s Glider outperforms GPT-4 in key AI benchmarks
/in General NewsPatronus AI launches Glider, a breakthrough 3.8B parameter language model that rivals GPT-4’s evaluation capabilities while running on-device, offering transparent AI assessment with detailed explanations for developers and enterprises.Read More
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Cisco to Acquire Threat Detection Company SnapAttack
/in General NewsCisco has announced its intention to acquire threat detection company SnapAttack to boost Splunk security product capabilities.
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North Korea-linked hackers accounted for 61% of all crypto stolen in 2024
/in General NewsWith the rising adoption and value of crypto assets, the potential for theft is also on the rise. This year, the total value of cryptocurrency stolen surged 21%, reaching a substantial $2.2 billion. And according to a Chainalysis report released on Thursday, more than half of this amount was stolen by North Korea-affiliated hacking groups. […]
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Fortinet Patches Critical FortiWLM Vulnerability
/in General NewsFortinet has released patches for a critical-severity path traversal vulnerability in FortiWLM that was reported last year.
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Juniper Warns of Mirai Botnet Targeting Session Smart Routers
/in General NewsJuniper Networks says a Mirai botnet is ensnaring session smart router devices that are using default passwords.
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This VPN Lets Anyone Use Your Internet Connection. What Could Go Wrong?
/in General NewsA free VPN app called Big Mama is selling access to people’s home internet networks. Kids are using it to cheat in a VR game while researchers warn of bigger security risks.
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Dutch DPA Fines Netflix €4.75 Million for GDPR Violations Over Data Transparency
/in General NewsThe Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) on Wednesday fined video on-demand streaming service Netflix €4.75 million ($4.93 million) for not giving consumers enough information about how it used their data between 2018 and 2020.
An investigation launched by the DPA in 2019 found that the tech giant did not inform customers clearly enough in its privacy statement about what it does with the data
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CISA Mandates Cloud Security for Federal Agencies by 2025 Under Binding Directive 25-01
/in General NewsThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has issued Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 25-01, ordering federal civilian agencies to secure their cloud environments and abide by Secure Cloud Business Applications (SCuBA) secure configuration baselines.
“Recent cybersecurity incidents highlight the significant risks posed by misconfigurations and weak security controls,
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CISA Releases Draft of National Cyber Incident Response Plan
/in General NewsThe draft of the long-awaited update to the NCIRP outlines the efforts, mechanisms, involved parties, and decisions the US government will use in response to a large-scale cyber incident.
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