Nvidia, Microsoft hit with patent lawsuit over AI computing technology – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-113144034,imgsize-31078,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/corporate/nvidia-microsoft-hit-with-patent-lawsuit-over-ai-computing-technology.jpg Artificial intelligence computing giants Nvidia and Microsoft were sued in U.S. court on Thursday for allegedly stealing a small Texas company’s data processor technology to help fuel development of AI products. Plaintiff Xockets accused Nvidia and Microsoft of “rampant” patent infringement in the lawsuit, filed in ...
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SonicWall Urges Users to Patch Critical Firewall Flaw Amid Possible Exploitation
SonicWall Urges Users to Patch Critical Firewall Flaw Amid Possible Exploitation https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/sonic.jpg Sep 06, 2024Ravie LakshmananNetwork Security / Threat Detection SonicWall has revealed that a recently patched critical security flaw impacting SonicOS may have come under active exploitation, making it essential that users apply the patches as soon as possible. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-40766, carries a CVSS score of ...
Read More »PwC warns of AI risk management gap as industries rush to embrace tech – ET CISO
PwC warns of AI risk management gap as industries rush to embrace tech – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-113144065,imgsize-8240,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/next-gen-tech/pwc-warns-of-ai-risk-management-gap-as-industries-rush-to-embrace-tech.jpg As industries rush to harness the power of generative artificial intelligence (AI), a significant gap in risk management has emerged. According to a report by PwC, only 58% of executives in sectors like healthcare, technology, and financial services have conducted a preliminary assessment ...
Read More »OpenAI co-founder Sutskever’s new safety-focused AI startup SSI raises $1 billion, ET CISO
OpenAI co-founder Sutskever’s new safety-focused AI startup SSI raises $1 billion, ET CISO Safe Superintelligence (SSI), newly co-founded by OpenAI’s former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, has raised $1 billion in cash to help develop safe artificial intelligence systems that far surpass human capabilities, company executives told Reuters. SSI, which currently has 10 employees, plans to use the funds to acquire ...
Read More »FBI Cracks Down on Dark Web Marketplace Managed by Russian and Kazakh Nationals
FBI Cracks Down on Dark Web Marketplace Managed by Russian and Kazakh Nationals https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/lock.jpg Sep 07, 2024Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Dark Web Two men have been indicted in the U.S. for their alleged involvement in managing a dark web marketplace called WWH Club that specializes in the sale of sensitive personal and financial information. Alex Khodyrev, a 35-year-old Kazakhstan national, and ...
Read More »Google’s ‘US troubles’ may have come to haunt it in the UK too – ET CISO
Google’s ‘US troubles’ may have come to haunt it in the UK too – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-113144085,imgsize-84646,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/corporate/googles-us-troubles-may-have-come-to-haunt-it-in-the-uk-too.jpg Google is facing mounting pressure from regulators on both sides of the Atlantic over its dominance in digital advertising. On Friday, September 6, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) accused the tech giant of anti-competitive practices in Britain’s 1.8 billion pound (USD ...
Read More »Infosec leader Sumeet Khokhani joins WNS Global Services as Senior VP & Global CISO, ET CISO
Infosec leader Sumeet Khokhani joins WNS Global Services as Senior VP & Global CISO, ET CISO Sumeet Khokhani, Senior Vice President & Global CISO, WNS Global Services Cybersecurity expert Sumeet Khokhani has joined WNS Global Services as Senior Vice President & Global CISO. Earlier, he was with Reliance Industries as Vice President – IRM & Cybersecurity. Khokhani comes with more ...
Read More »North Korean Threat Actors Deploy COVERTCATCH Malware via LinkedIn Job Scams
North Korean Threat Actors Deploy COVERTCATCH Malware via LinkedIn Job Scams https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/korea.jpg Sep 07, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Security / Malware Threat actors affiliated with North Korea have been observed leveraging LinkedIn as a way to target developers as part of a fake job recruiting operation. These attacks employ coding tests as a common initial infection vector, Google-owned Mandiant said in a ...
Read More »Salesforce to buy data protection provider Own Company for $1.9 billion – ET CISO
Salesforce to buy data protection provider Own Company for $1.9 billion – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-113115272,imgsize-62204,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/corporate/salesforce-to-buy-data-protection-provider-own-company-for-1-9-billion.jpg Salesforce said on Thursday it would buy Own Company, a provider of data protection and management solutions, for $1.9 billion in cash to accelerate growth of its data security and privacy products. The acquisition comes at a time when customers are increasingly focused on mitigating ...
Read More »Cyber security is more than protecting personal data: ISRO chief, ET CISO
Cyber security is more than protecting personal data: ISRO chief, ET CISO In this era, when infrastructure built over the years is vulnerable to cyber attacks, it is very important to build an ecosystem to develop cyber security tools and solutions, Indian Space Research Organisation Chairman S Somanath said on Thursday. He laid the foundation stone for ‘Cyber Nalanda’, a ...
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