India’s top CISOs unpack the state of the threat landscape – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-113519477,imgsize-150330,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/ciso-strategies/indias-top-cisos-unpack-the-state-of-the-threat-landscape.jpg With the current threat landscape, cloud risk has emerged as a significant challenge, often bringing compliance issues to the forefront. Organizations are under pressure to manage these risks while navigating an increasingly complex digital environment. CISOs discuss the strategies around it at the ETCISO Annual Conclave ...
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N. Korean Hackers Deploy New KLogEXE and FPSpy Malware in Targeted Attacks
N. Korean Hackers Deploy New KLogEXE and FPSpy Malware in Targeted Attacks https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/malware.png Sep 26, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Malware Threat actors with ties to North Korea have been observed leveraging two new malware strains dubbed KLogEXE and FPSpy. The activity has been attributed to an adversary tracked as Kimsuky, which is also known as APT43, ARCHIPELAGO, Black Banshee, Emerald ...
Read More »Meta will not immediately join EU’s AI Pact ahead of new law – ET CISO
Meta will not immediately join EU’s AI Pact ahead of new law – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-113688518,imgsize-20454,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/grc/meta-will-not-immediately-join-eus-ai-pact-ahead-of-new-law.jpg Meta Platforms will not immediately join the European Union’s AI Pact, a company spokesperson said on Tuesday. The pact is a temporary measure before the bloc’s AI Act comes into full effect. EU lawmakers in May agreed to the act, the first-of-a-kind rules governing ...
Read More »Google files complaint over Microsoft cloud practices, IT Security News, ET CISO
Google files complaint over Microsoft cloud practices, IT Security News, ET CISO Alphabet unit Google filed a complaint to the European Commission on Wednesday against what it said were Microsoft’s anti-competitive practices to lock customers into Microsoft’s cloud platform Azure. Google, whose biggest cloud computing rivals are Microsoft and Amazon Web Services, said Microsoft was exploiting its dominant Windows Server ...
Read More »Hackers Could Have Remotely Controlled Kia Cars Using Only License Plates
Hackers Could Have Remotely Controlled Kia Cars Using Only License Plates https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/car-hacking.png Sep 26, 2024Ravie LakshmananAutomotive Industry / Technology Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a set of now patched vulnerabilities in Kia vehicles that, if successfully exploited, could have allowed remote control over key functions simply by using only a license plate. “These attacks could be executed remotely on any hardware-equipped ...
Read More »Italy opens greenwashing probe into Shein website – ET CISO
Italy opens greenwashing probe into Shein website – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-113688994,imgsize-261010,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/grc/italy-opens-greenwashing-probe-into-shein-website.jpg (Representative Image) Italy’s antitrust agency has launched an investigation into a Dublin-based company that operates Shein’s website and app over possibly misleading environmental claims made on the fast-fashion retailer’s website. The investigation targets Infinite Styles Services and accuses Shein’s website of trying “to convey an image of production and ...
Read More »Airtel’s Gopal Vittal, IT Security News, ET CISO
Airtel’s Gopal Vittal, IT Security News, ET CISO As the Centre asked telecom service providers to purge spam calls and messages on an urgent basis, Gopal Vittal, Managing Director and CEO of Airtel, said on Wednesday they have launched an AI-powered spam detection solution that would alert customers in real time about suspected spam calls and SMSs. The Telecom Regulatory ...
Read More »Mozilla Faces Privacy Complaint for Enabling Tracking in Firefox Without User Consent
Mozilla Faces Privacy Complaint for Enabling Tracking in Firefox Without User Consent https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/firefox.png Sep 25, 2024Ravie LakshmananData Protection / Online Tracking Vienna-based privacy non-profit noyb (short for None Of Your Business) has filed a complaint with the Austrian data protection authority (DPA) against Firefox maker Mozilla for enabling a new feature called Privacy Preserving Attribution (PPA) without explicitly seeking users’ ...
Read More »Biden’s car-tech ban is a powerful new weapon against Chinese EVs – ET CISO
Biden’s car-tech ban is a powerful new weapon against Chinese EVs – ET CISO https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/thumb/msid-113654876,imgsize-9456,width-1200,height=765,overlay-etciso/grc/bidens-car-tech-ban-is-a-powerful-new-weapon-against-chinese-evs.jpg The Biden administration’s proposed ban on Chinese connected-car technology could prove its strongest weapon yet to fend off an onslaught of cheap Chinese electric vehicles that has upended the global auto industry. The ban on hardware and software, announced Monday by the U.S. Commerce Department, ...
Read More »Google’s Shift to Rust Programming Cuts Android Memory Vulnerabilities by 52%
Google’s Shift to Rust Programming Cuts Android Memory Vulnerabilities by 52% https://firewall.firm.in/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/android-rust.png Sep 25, 2024Ravie LakshmananSecure Coding / Mobile Security Google has revealed that its transition to memory-safe languages such as Rust as part of its secure-by-design approach has led to the percentage of memory-safe vulnerabilities discovered in Android dropping from 76% to 24% over a period of six years. ...
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