DHS Establishes AI Safety Board with Tech Titans and Experts

By Waqas The Department of Homeland Security DHS has formed an AI Safety Board to ensure secure AI use in critical infrastructure. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: DHS Establishes AI Safety Board with Tech Titans and Experts...

The private sector probably isn’t coming to save the NVD

I wrote last week about the problems arising from the massive backlog of vulnerabilities at the U.S. National Vulnerability Database. Thousands of CVEs are still without analysis data, and the once-reliable database of every single vulnerability thats disclosed and/or patched is now so far behind...

New Webinar: Avoiding Application Security Blind Spots with OPSWAT and F5

Considering the ever-changing state of cybersecurity, it's never too late to ask yourself, "am I doing what's necessary to keep my organization's web applications secure?" The continuous evolution of technology introduces new and increasingly sophisticated threats daily, posing challenges to...

YouTube ordered to reveal the identities of video viewers

Federal US authorities have asked Google for the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and user activity of accounts that watched certain YouTube videos, according to unsealed court documents Forbes has seen. Of those users that weren’t logged in when they watched those videos between January 1 an...

Google Is Getting Thousands of Deepfake Porn Complaints

Content creators are using copyright laws to get nonconsensual deepfakes removed from the web. With the complaints covering nearly 30,000 URLs, experts say Google should do more to help...

U.S. Cracks Down on Predatory Spyware Firm for Targeting Officials and Journalists

The U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control OFAC sanctioned two individuals and five entities associated with the Intellexa Alliance for their role in "developing, operating, and distributing" commercial spyware designed to target government officials, journalists, and poli...

Fulton County, Security Experts Call LockBit’s Bluff

The ransomware group LockBit told officials with Fulton County, Ga. they could expect to see their internal documents published online this morning unless the county paid a ransom demand. LockBit removed Fulton Countys listing from its victim shaming website this morning, claiming the county had...

Banking Trojans Target Latin America and Europe Through Google Cloud Run

Cybersecurity researchers are warning about a spike in email phishing campaigns that are weaponizing the Google Cloud Run service to deliver various banking trojans such as Astaroth aka Guildma, Mekotio, and Ousaban aka Javali to targets across Latin America LATAM and Europe. "The infection chain...

Iranian Hackers Target Middle East Policy Experts with New BASICSTAR Backdoor

The Iranian-origin threat actor known as Charming Kitten has been linked to a new set of attacks aimed at Middle East policy experts with a new backdoor called BASICSTAR by creating a fake webinar portal. Charming Kitten, also called APT35, CharmingCypress, Mint Sandstorm, TA453, and Yellow Garud...

What Generative AI Means for Cybersecurity in 2024

After a full year of life with ChatGPT cybersecurity experts have a clearer sense of how criminals are using generative AI to enhance attacks - learn what generative AI means for cybersecurity in 2024...

U.S. Treasury Imposes Sanctions on Alleged ISIS Cybersecurity Experts

By Waqas The US Treasury Department announced sanctions against two Egyptian nationals, Mu'min Al-Mawji Mahmud Salim and Sarah Jamal Muhammad Al-Sayyid, for running the Electronic Horizons Foundation EHF, a platform allegedly providing cyber tools and training to ISIS supporters. This is a post...

OWASP Mobile Top 10

Unraveling the Key Components of the Renowned OWASP Mobile Top 10 Index The altruistic initiative, Open Network Application Defense Plan ONADP, spearheads a cluster of operations in its mission to enhance the level of software protection. A cardinal tool emerging from their efforts, The OWASP...

Signature Verification for voteForManyWithSig Function

Lines of code Vulnerability details Potential Risk: The voteForManyWithSig function in the CultureIndex contract allows users to vote on multiple pieceIds using a provided signature. While it attempts to verify the signature, there are some potential risks associated with signature verification...

Signature Verification for _verifyVoteSignature Function

Lines of code Vulnerability details Potential Risk: The verifyVoteSignature function in the CultureIndex contract is responsible for verifying signatures for specific votes. While it attempts to verify signatures, there are potential risks associated with signature verification. Proof of Concept...

Signature Verification for batchVoteForManyWithSig Function

Lines of code Vulnerability details Potential Risk: The batchVoteForManyWithSig function in the CultureIndex contract allows multiple users to execute a batch of votes using provided signatures. While it attempts to verify the signatures, there are potential risks associated with signature...

2023 Review: Reflecting on Cybersecurity Trends

Every year, experts weigh in with predictions of what the big cybersecurity trends will be—but how often are they right? That’s the question Trend Micro’s Greg Young and Bill Malik asked recently on their Real Cybersecurity podcast, looking at what forecasters got wrong on a wide range of topics,...

Microsoft Security Copilot drives new product integrations at Microsoft Ignite to empower security and IT teams

First announced in March 2023, Microsoft Security Copilot—Microsofts first generative AI security product—has sparked major interest. The widespread enthusiasm was on full display after announcing our Early Access Program in October 2023 and sharing our incredible Security Copilot innovations at...

CISA Releases Joint Guide for Software Manufacturers: The Case for Memory Safe Roadmaps

Today, as part of the Secure by Design campaign, CISA published The Case for Memory Safe Roadmaps: Why Both C-Suite Executives and Technical Experts Need to Take Memory Safe Coding Seriously in collaboration with the following partners: United States National Security Agency United States Federal...

It's Time to Log Off

There’s a devastating amount of heavy news these days. Psychology experts say you need to know your limits—and when to put down the phone...

What is the MITRE ATT&CK Framework?

The Unfolding Complexity of the MITRE ATT&CK System The domain of cybersecurity is akin to an ever-evolving ocean filled with intricacies. In these stormy waters, the MITRE ATT&CK System stands as a beacon of light. It brings some order, serving as a universally available repository storing vario...