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Tel Aviv, Israel, March 12th, 2025, CyberNewsWire CYREBRO, the AI-native Managed Detection and Response (MDR) solution, announced today that it won Silver in the category of Security Operations Center (SOC) solutions at the annual 2025 Globee Awards. The program aims to raise awareness about cybersecurity issues and honor those who have made significant contributions in protecting organizations and individuals from cyber threats. This award comes on the heels of significant advancements for CYREBRO, solidifying its position as a future-proof cybersecurity leader. The company has recently launched its proprietary security data lake, enabling unparalleled threat analysis and faster, more precise detection.…
00:00 – PreShow Banter™ — Ralph’s Guide to Satellite Bands 04:33 – BHIS – Talkin’ Bout [infosec] News 2023-01-16 05:25 – Story # 1: Microsoft’s new AI can simulate anyone’s voice with 3 seconds of audio https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/01/microsofts-new-ai-can-simulate-anyones-voice-with-3-seconds-of-audio/ 13:29 – Story # 2: Russian Hackers Tried to Break Into the U.S.’s Top Nuclear Labs: Report https://www.vice.com/en/article/jgpz88/russian-hackers-tried-to-break-into-the-uss-top-nuclear-labs-report 16:42 – Story # 3: CircleCI breach post-mortem: Attackers got in by stealing engineer’s session cookie https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/01/16/circleci-breach/ 26:59 – Story # 4: How a single developer dropped AWS costs by 90%, then disappeared https://bootcamp.uxdesign.cc/how-a-single-developer-dropped-aws-costs-by-90-then-disappeared-2b46a115103a 36:46 – Story # 5: A Widespread Logic Controller Flaw Raises…
The financial sector serves as the backbone of the global economy, making it one of the most targeted industries for cyber attacks. As online banking, mobile transactions, and fintech innovations expand, cyber threats continue to evolve. Cyber criminals continuously exploit vulnerabilities in financial applications, making strong security measures essential for protecting sensitive customer data, transactions, and business operations. To mitigate these risks, efficient web application firewalls (WAFs) have become a crucial security mechanism for financial services. In recent GigaOm Radar for Application and API Security report, GigaOm emphasizes the critical role of integrated security measures in today’s digital landscape. The…
The social network X suffered intermittent outages on Monday, a situation owner Elon Musk attributed to a “massive cyberattack.” Musk said in an initial X post that the attack was perpetrated by “either a large, coordinated group and/or a country.” In a post on Telegram, a pro-Palestinian group known as Dark Storm Team took credit for the attacks within a few hours. Later on Monday, though, Musk claimed in an interview on Fox Business Network that the attacks had come from Ukrainian IP addresses.Web traffic analysis experts who tracked the incident on Monday were quick to emphasize that the type…
Digital credit solutions deliver convenience, speed, and flexibility. Along with its benefits, however, comes risk. Protecting consumer data has always been a priority for dealerships. It’s now a more complex initiative as cyberattacks in the industry increase due to more sophisticated hackers. Automotive finance stands at a crucial point. You want to increase your lead-to-sales ratio, reduce friction in the process, adhere to the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) Safeguards Rule, and apply the best cyber protections. There are learnings to take from known breaches and proactive plans you can make to achieve these objectives. The State of Data Breaches and Cyber…
San Jose, United States / California, March 12th, 2025, CyberNewsWire Aptori’s AI-Driven AppSec Platform Proactively Eliminates Vulnerabilities to Minimize Risk and Ensure Compliance. Aptori, a leader in AI-driven application security, today announced the launch of its AI-driven AppSec Platform on Google Cloud Marketplace as part of graduating from Google Cloud’s ISV Startup Springboard program. This new agentic AI solution leverages semantic reasoning to analyze application code and logic in real time, delivering deterministic vulnerability detection, contextual risk prioritization, and automated remediation. Aptori’s AI-driven approach goes beyond traditional static analysis. Unlike conventional tools, its proprietary semantic reasoning technology understands application logic…
Microsoft today issued more than 50 security updates for its various Windows operating systems, including fixes for a whopping six zero-day vulnerabilities that are already seeing active exploitation. Two of the zero-day flaws include CVE-2025-24991 and CVE-2025-24993, both vulnerabilities in NTFS, the default file system for Windows and Windows Server. Both require the attacker to trick a target into mounting a malicious virtual hard disk. CVE-2025-24993 would lead to the possibility of local code execution, while CVE-2025-24991 could cause NTFS to disclose portions of memory. Microsoft credits researchers at ESET with reporting the zero-day bug labeled CVE-2025-24983, an elevation of…
The Bitcoin price rose on Wednesday after a widely watched inflation gauge in the U.S. showed that consumer prices rose less than expected last month.The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 2.8% in the 12 months through February, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said. Economists expected the index, which tracks price changes across a broad range of goods and services, to rise 2.9% from a year earlier.Stripping out volatile food and energy prices, so-called core inflation rose to 3.1% in the past 12 months. It’s a marked improvement compared to January’s 3.3% annual increase. The measure, which is used to gauge…
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