This week’s strike action which has no proposed end date has stoked fears that the country will be brought to a grinding halt.
Coping With “Double-Extortion” Royal Ransomware
The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI last week issued a joint advisory on Royal ransomware. Royal is noteworthy for its ability to disable various anti-virus tools in the course of exfiltrating data in its…
Microsoft announces Dynamics 365 Copilot, built using OpenAI’s tech, helping draft contextual chat and email answers and more, rolling out in preview (Dina Bass/Bloomberg)
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Microsoft announces Dynamics 365 Copilot, built using OpenAI’s tech, helping draft contextual chat and email answers and more, rolling out in preview — Microsoft Corp., having brought artificial intelligence t…
Remote French island restaurant wins 3-star Michelin ranking
A restaurant tucked away in the corner of a remote French island won a coveted three-star ranking in the latest edition of the Michelin Guide unveiled on Monday.
Ransomware Attacks on Industrial Infrastructure Climb 87% Despite Security Improvements to ICS Environments
Since the goal of ransomware is to initially disrupt operations, the targeting of industrial control systems has been an increasing focus for specific ransomware groups.
Executive Impersonation Business Email Compromise Attacks Go Beyond English Worldwide
Despite hearing mostly about BEC attacks in English-speaking countries, analysis of new attack groups highlight the threat of these kinds of attacks in other languages.
China’s new human gene-editing rules worry experts
Regulations were updated after an outcry over gene-edited babies but a leading expert says they don’t go far enough.
China Expands Defense Budget 7.2%, Marking Slight Increase
China has expanded its defense budget by 7.2%, up slightly from last year’s 7.1% rate of increase.
New Tool Made by Microsoft and Mitre Emulates Attacks on Machine Learning Systems
Microsoft and Mitre release Arsenal plugin to help cybersecurity professionals emulate attacks on machine learning (ML) systems.
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From Disinformation to Deep Fakes: How Threat Actors Manipulate Reality
Deep fakes are expected to become a more prominent attack vector. Here’s how to identify them.
What are Deep Fakes?
A deep fake is the act of maliciously replacing real images and videos with fabricated ones to perform information manipulation. To crea…