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Microsoft has confirmed that Windows Recall is rolling out to everyone with Windows 11 KB5055627 on Copilot+ PCs. Recall is an AI-powered feature that captures your screen, so you can quickly find and jump back into what you have seen before on your PC. As Microsoft describes, you can use Recall to “recall” the moment you saw on your PC. Windows Recall UI For example, if you were working on a PowerPoint presentation on financial operations, but you don’t remember the name of the .ppt, you can use everyday language to describe the file, and Recall will find it for you. Recall is able…

JPCERT warns of DslogdRAT malware deployed in Ivanti Connect Secure Pierluigi Paganini April 25, 2025 Researchers identified a new malware, named DslogdRAT, deployed after exploiting a now-patched flaw in Ivanti Connect Secure (ICS). JPCERT/CC researchers reported that a new malware, dubbed DslogdRAT, and a web shell were deployed by exploiting a zero-day vulnerability during attacks on Japanese organizations in December 2024. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-0282 (CVSS score: 9.0), is a stack-based buffer overflow that impacts Ivanti Connect Secure before version 22.7R2.5, Ivanti Policy Secure before version 22.7R1.2, and Ivanti Neurons for ZTA gateways before version 22.7R2.3. An unauthenticated attacker can…

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is requesting public assistance in reporting information related to the People’s Republic of China (PRC)-affiliated cyber activity publicly tracked as ‘Salt Typhoon,’ which involves the compromise of multiple U.S. telecommunications companies. Issued via the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), the announcement seeks details, especially regarding individuals linked to the campaign.  The investigation has uncovered a broad and sophisticated cyber operation that exploited access to telecommunications networks to target victims globally. The activity led to the theft of call data records, a limited number of private communications involving known victims, and the unauthorized copying…

Lattica’s Mission: Making Private AI a Reality with the Power of Fully Homomorphic Encryption In the buzz-heavy world of AI and cybersecurity, it’s not every day a company steps out of stealth mode and immediately makes you rethink what’s possible. But that’s exactly what Lattica, a Tel Aviv-based startup, is doing with its bold take on Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE)—a once-theoretical cryptographic marvel now finally ready for prime time. If you’re in healthcare, finance, or public sector IT, this is the product spotlight you didn’t know you needed. From Cryptography Labs to Cloud-First Practicality Let’s rewind a bit. Fully Homomorphic…

Why are companies still recommending an 8-character password minimum?  Passwords are some of the easiest targets for attackers, yet companies still allow weak passwords in their environment. Multiple service providers recommend 8-character minimum passwords based on outdated data.  Slides for this webcast can be found here: https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/SLIDES_PasswordsWeakestLink.pdf 3:26 – In The Beginning 4:23 – What The Experts Say: PCI 5:55 – What The Experts Say: Microsoft 9:29 – What The Experts Say: NIST 16:01 – What The Experts Say: Google 16:28 – What The Experts Say: Apple 16:42 – Still More Experts 17:49 – Why 15 Characters 18:06 – Brute Force, Password Spray 22:48 – Password Cracking 23:25 – A Hashing Algorithm,…

Detectify announced new Asset Classification and Scan Recommendations capabilities. This innovation directly addresses a critical challenge for security teams: knowing what else, beyond their core applications, requires in-depth testing. The new features automatically classify discovered web assets based on attacker reconnaissance techniques and deliver recommendations on where to run DAST, helping organizations bridge the gap between broad and deep vulnerability testing across their entire attack surface. Security teams know they must test their main applications, but they often wonder which other assets to cover. Detectify reveals a significant gap in web app testing: on average, organizations miss testing 9 out…

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionising the way businesses operate. The widespread adoption and integration of models, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini, into everyday organisational processes has resulted in the seismic growth of the global market, which is expected to reach $1.3 trillion in 2032. The rapid advancement of AI models has created a highly competitive environment where companies are channelling unprecedented resources into AI development. However, the extreme pressure to keep up and innovate is overshadowing an equally critical priority — AI safety. Security is the backbone of companies Despite the immense potential and excitement over generative AI, its…

76% of respondents have been impacted by incidents of device theft in the past two years, with incidents more common in organizations with more flexible working models, according to Kensington. For instance, research revealed that 85% of organizations with flexible working models experienced an incident of theft in the last 2 years, compared to 71% of organizations whose employees are fully onsite. The study, which surveyed 1,000 IT decision-makers representing a variety of industries, revealed that device thefts resulted in significant financial and productivity impacts on their organizations. 30% reported increased insurance costs due to repeated device theft 33% were…

Strive Asset Management is still pushing GameStop to buy as much Bitcoin as it can, and as quickly as possible. But there is ongoing debate within the company about how much Bitcoin GameStop is willing to buy, Strive CEO Matt Cole told Decrypt on Thursday.“You should expect that they’re going to buy some Bitcoin,” Cole said. “But I don’t think it’s decided how much they will go in that direction.”The video game retailer announced a month ago that it could start purchasing Bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset following an update to its investment policy. It subsequently raised $1.5 billion…