Connect with us

Hi, what are you looking for?

SecurityWeekSecurityWeek

Latest News

Machine Learning, or Artificial Intelligence as it is sadly erroneously being marketed as, is all the rage right now. We are being promised a brand new emerging world where digital minions jump at our every whim to fulfil our dreams and wishes. It even promises to do away with pesky employees and their meat body demands and expectations.

In my previous piece, I discussed the difficulty vendors sometimes have in understanding what security buyers are really looking for.  As I mentioned in that piece, this confusion is further compounded by the large volume of vendors and distinct markets that exist within the information security profession.

A spate of incidents involving US warships in Asia, including a deadly collision this week off Singapore, has forced the navy to consider whether cyberattackers might be to blame.

Researchers at security firm IOActive have shown how a remote attacker can hack an industrial collaborative robot, or cobot, and modify its safety settings, which could result in physical harm to nearby human operators.

The DDoS threat is increasing again. Pbot can generate 75 Gbps from just 400 nodes and Mirai has been commoditized. However, despite the growing number of attacks, the overall trend seems to be for more frequent, smaller attacks. These are the primary takeaways from a new Q2 study into internet traffic.

Machine learning has become the most popular new theme in security. Seemingly every vendor is adopting this capability in an attempt to either keep up or to make their product stand out in a crowded market. This creates confusion, because the term itself is often misunderstood, and the implications of its use are varied. Not only does “machine learning” mean different things to different people, different vendors also apply machine learning in different ways.

Fuze has patched several vulnerabilities discovered by Rapid7 researchers in a component of its cloud-based unified communications platform. The flaws could have been exploited to obtain sensitive data and launch brute-force attacks on the administration interface.

After a particularly strange exchange with a new connection on LinkedIn I felt the need to write a post on my profile calling out bad behavior. I clearly struck a nerve, as I received several notes asking me how someone should make a connection request, and subsequent invitations to connect.

Organizations are being reminded that the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will soon change the root zone key signing key for the Domain Name System Security Extensions (DNSSEC) protocol. Failure to take action could result in users being unable to access the Internet.

A notorious hacking firm, probably best described as greyhats rather than white or blackhats, briefly breached the PlayStation Facebook and Twitter accounts on Sunday.

Event image poster

The leading global conference series for Operations, Control Systems and IT/OT Security professionals to connect on SCADA, DCS PLC and field controller cybersecurity.

Learn More

Application Security

Application Security

By continuously analyzing security, infrastructure, and governance data, TrustCloud aims to give CISOs a real-time view of application risk and board-ready assurance.

Cloud Security

Daily Briefing Newsletter

Subscribe to the SecurityWeek Email Briefing to stay informed on the latest cybersecurity news, threats, and expert insights. Unsubscribe at any time.