China-Linked ‘Velvet Ant’ Hackers Exploited Zero-Day to Deploy Malware on Cisco Nexus Switches

Hackers gained access to the switch using valid administrator credentials, and then ‘jailbroke’ from the application level into the OS level.
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Why LinkedIn Developed Its Own AI-Powered Security Platform

An inside look at how LinkedIn developed an internal AI-assisted vulnerability management system to protect its massive infrastructure and user base.
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National Public Data Says Breach Impacts 1.3 Million People

National Public Data (NPD) has confirmed suffering a data breach, but the company says the incident only affects 1.3 million people in the US.
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Unconfirmed Hack of 2.9 Billion Records at National Public Data Sparks Media Frenzy Amid Lawsuits

National Public Data (NPD) is at the center of controversy with allegations of a massive data breach involving 2.9 billion records. Despite media coverage and a class action lawsuit, verifiable proof remains scarce
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Unlocking the Front Door: Phishing Emails Remain a Top Cyber Threat Despite MFA

SecurityWeek spoke with Mike Britton, CISO at Abnormal Security, to understand what the company has learned about current social engineering and phishing attacks.
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Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards Officially Announced by NIST – a History and Explanation

SecurityWeek speaks to Michael Osborne, CTO of IBM Quantum Safe, for a better understanding of the need for and principles of quantum safe cryptography.
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Immutability in Cybersecurity: A Layer of Security Amidst Complexity and Misconceptions

In modern security parlance, ‘immutable’ has three primary associations: immutable servers, immutable backup, and immutable data.
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