Collaborate Disseminate
Cyber sleuths believe Sandworm up to its old tricks with a brand-new sabotage toy Russia was probably behind the failed attempts to compromise the systems of Poland’s power companies in December, cybersecurity researchers claim.… Continue reading Moscow likely behind wiper attack on Poland’s power grid, experts say
Big Red says ‘sovereign’ platform supports decision-making and operational learning at sea Britain’s Royal Navy is using Oracle Cloud edge infrastructure to operate AI-driven defenses on the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales.… Continue reading Oracle AI sailed the world on Royal Navy flagship via cloud-at-the-edge kit
Minister dodges cost questions while promising smartphone-free access and ‘robust’ verification The UK government has revealed some thinking about digital identity in response to written questions from MPs, while continuing to say next to nothing about… Continue reading UK digital ID goes in-house, government swears it isn’t an ID card
Also, cybercriminals get breached, Gemini spills the calendar beans, and more infosec in brief T’was a dark few days for automotive software systems last week, as the third annual Pwn2Own Automotive competition uncovered 76 unique zero-day vulnerabili… Continue reading Pwn2Own Automotive 2026 uncovers 76 zero-days, pays out more than $1M
Drone, satellite, and other data combined to monitor unwanted vessels The UK Home Office is spending up to £100 million on intelligence tech in part to tackle the so-called “small boats” issue of refugees and irregular immigrants coming across the Engl… Continue reading UK border tech budget swells by £100M as Home Office targets small boat crossings
But ex-CISA boss and new RSAC CEO Jen Easterly will be there updated The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency won’t attend the annual RSA Conference in March, an agency spokesperson confirmed to The Register. Sessions involving speakers… Continue reading Feds totally skipping infosec industry’s biggest conference this year
If you skipped it back then, now’s a very good time You’ve got to keep your software updated. Some unknown miscreants are exploiting a critical VMware vCenter Server bug more than a year after Broadcom patched the flaw.… Continue reading Patch or die: VMware vCenter Server bug fixed in 2024 under attack today
If you’re serious about encryption, keep control of your encryption keys updated If you think using Microsoft’s BitLocker encryption will keep your data 100 percent safe, think again. Last year, Redmond reportedly provided the FBI with encryption keys… Continue reading Surrender as a service: Microsoft unlocks BitLocker for feds
‘A lot more’ victims to come, we’re told ShinyHunters has claimed responsibility for an Okta voice-phishing campaign during which the extortionist crew allegedly gained access to Crunchbase and Betterment.… Continue reading ShinyHunters claims Okta customer breaches, leaks data belonging to 3 orgs
Security chief says criminals are already automating workflows, with full end-to-end tools likely within years CISOs must prepare for “a really different world” where cybercriminals can reliably automate cyberattacks at scale, according to a senior Goo… Continue reading AI-powered cyberattack kits are ‘just a matter of time,’ warns Google exec