Researchers determine old vulnerabilities pose real-world threat to sensitive data in public clouds

The presentation Monday revises the old Spectre vulnerability in a new scenario, demonstrating there’s not enough focus on the danger.

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New National Cyber Director Cairncross faces challenges on policy, bureaucracy, threats

It’s a “pivotal” moment for Sean Cairncross, fresh off his Senate confirmation in a changing federal cyber landscape.

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Iranian hackers were more coordinated, aligned during Israel conflict than it seemed

SecurityScorecard and the Middle East Institute said in separate reports this week that Iranian hacker operations during the 12-day conflict exhibited clear strategic intent.

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AI company Perplexity is sneaking to get around blocks on crawlers, Cloudflare alleges

Cloudflare said it received complaints from customers about Perplexity using stealthy tactics to evade network blocks against systematic browsing and scraping of web pages.

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‘Highly evasive’ Vietnamese-speaking hackers stealing data from thousands of victims in 62+ nations

SentinelOne and Beazley Security say the group has been evolving its techniques of late, all with the goal of making money off stolen data.

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Senate confirms national cyber director pick Sean Cairncross

The president selected the former RNC, White House and Millennium Challenge Corporation official for the job in February.

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China accuses US of exploiting Microsoft zero-day in cyberattack

The accusation, the latest from Beijing, says U.S. intelligence agencies attacked two Chinese military enterprises.

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Feds still trying to crack Volt Typhoon hackers’ intentions, goals

A CISA official said they’re looking at the potential impact and what to do about Chinese hackers penetrating U.S. critical infrastructure.

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Senate legislation would direct federal agencies to fortify against quantum computing cyber threats

The bill mandates a national strategy and establishes pilot programs in the federal government on quantum-safe encryption.

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CISA says it will release telecom security report sought by Sen. Wyden to lift hold on Plankey nomination

The Oregon Democrat has vowed to place a hold on the nomination to lead the agency until CISA releases the report.

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