Women in Cyber Security on the Rise, But Facing More Layoffs and Budget Cuts Than Men
In 2024, women accounted for 22% of global security teams on average, compared to 17% in 2023, according to ISC2.
The Role of Differential Privacy in Protecting Sensitive Information in the Era of Artificial Intelligence
Differential privacy (DP) protects data by adding noise to queries, preventing re-identification while maintaining utility, addressing Artificial Intelligence -era privacy challenges. In the era of Artificial Intelligence, confidentiality and security are becoming significant challenges. Traditional anonymization techniques, such as pseudonymization and k-anonymity, have proven inadequate against sophisticated re-identification attacks. A robust privacy-preserving mechanism called differential […]
A Brand New Botnet Is Delivering Record-Size DDoS Attacks
Eleven11bot infects webcams and video recorders, with a large concentration in the US.
Microsoft Dismantles Malvertising Scam Using GitHub, Discord, Dropbox
Microsoft Threat Intelligence exposes a malvertising campaign exploiting GitHub, Discord, and Dropbox. Discover the multi-stage attack chain, the…
International law enforcement operation seized the domain of the Russian crypto exchange Garantex
The U.S. Secret Service and global law enforcement seized the domain of sanctioned Russian crypto exchange Garantex. An international law enforcement operation led by U.S. Secret Service seized the website (“garantex[.]org”) of the sanctioned Russian crypto exchange Garantex. In April 2022, the US Treasury Department sanctioned the virtual currency exchange. Garantex has been active since 2019, […]
SpaceX Disaster Again Shuts Down Florida Infrastructure
SpaceX has built a reputation for extremely expensive, toxic failures on a regular basis. The harm to society is measurable, let alone the environmental costs, and now it’s being reported as ground stops for nearby airports. …a little over …
Canadian Tesla Kills Three: Declared “an instrument of unlawful activity.”
Canadian news is reporting a Tesla is being seized by authorities after being involved in a deadly Feb 14 crash. B.C.’s director of civil forfeiture is suing an 18-year-old who is accused of driving a Tesla involved in events immediately precedin…
Trump’s Spy Chief Urged to Declassify Details of Secret Surveillance Program
Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, has long held anti-surveillance views. Now she oversees a key surveillance program she once tried to dismantle.
Elastic patches critical Kibana flaw allowing code execution
Elastic fixed a critical flaw in the Kibana data visualization dashboard software for Elasticsearch that could lead to arbitrary code execution. Elastic released security updates to address a critical vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-25012 (CVSS score of 9.9), impacting the Kibana data visualization dashboard software for Elasticsearch. Kibana provides visualization capabilities on top of the content indexed on an Elasticsearch cluster. Users can create bar, line […]
Bitcoin and Cybersecurity: Protecting Digital Assets in a Decentralized World
One of the many advancements in the financial system is the adoption of Bitcoin, which has shifted the…