DF As the security community gathers at Black Hat, a glimpse inside the network operations center (NOC) reveals a sobering truth: even infosec professionals are guilty of poor security practices. According to James Pope, lead of the Black Hat SOC, many attendees were seen making mistakes on the conference Wi-Fi network. Pope reported seeing clear-text data … Read more
For decades, scientists have debated whether the human brain requires quantum processes to achieve cognition. A recent study from Shanghai University suggests that certain fatty structures in the brain may produce quantum entangled biphoton pairs, potentially aiding in synchronization across neurons. Scientists have long argued that the brain is too hot and messy for this … Read more
If you’re a fan of ad blockers like uBlock Origin, you might be concerned about the recent switch to Manifest V3 by Google Chrome and other browsers based on Chromium. The good news is that there are still some options available for those who want to keep using these extensions. Mozilla’s Firefox is currently the … Read more
Organizations face significant challenges when dealing with unstructured data from various sources like forms, invoices, and receipts. Traditional methods are either too slow or require extensive manual work, making it difficult to extract meaningful information at scale. To address these challenges, Sparrow is an open-source tool that offers a complete solution for extracting and processing … Read more
New research from Emory University is challenging current theories on the origins of Alzheimer’s disease, a leading cause of dementia globally. Scientists at the Goizueta Brain Health Institute have discovered that proteins accumulating around amyloid-beta deposits may play a crucial role in the progression of the disease. Amyloid beta deposits, known as plaques, build up … Read more
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the first three encryption standards designed to resist future cyberattacks based on quantum computing technology. The agency encourages system administrators to start transitioning to these new algorithms as soon as possible, emphasizing the importance of timely adoption in protecting sensitive information from attackers with … Read more
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the first three encryption standards designed to resist future cyberattacks based on quantum computing technology. The agency urges system administrators to start transitioning to these new algorithms as soon as possible, emphasizing the importance of timely adoption to protect sensitive information from potential attackers. … Read more
Microsoft has warned customers to patch a critical TCP/IP remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability that affects all Windows systems with IPv6 enabled. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-38063, is caused by an Integer Underflow weakness and can be exploited to trigger buffer overflows, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code. The security bug has been labeled “wormable,” … Read more
RansomHub ransomware operators have started deploying new malware to disable Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) security software in Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) attacks. The malware, named EDRKillShifter by Sophos security researchers, deploys a legitimate, vulnerable driver on targeted devices to escalate privileges, disable security solutions, and take control of the system. According to … Read more
A group of cyber-spies suspected of having connections to China has been accused of compromising dozens of computers belonging to Russian government agencies and IT providers since late July, according to Kaspersky. The attackers, tracked as APT27 and APT31, gained initial access to their victims’ devices via phishing emails. They then used cloud services and … Read more