This year has not been quiet for the cybersecurity field. We have seen record-breaking data breaches, huge ransomware payouts, and illuminating studies about the impact of the increasingly complex and ever-evolving threat landscape. As we approach the new year, TechRepublic revisits the biggest cybersecurity stories of 2024. 1. Midnight Blizzard’s attack on Microsoft In January, … Read more
The cyber landscape is more turbulent than ever. Microsoft recently reported a 2.75-fold increase in ransomware attempts this year, while research predicts that global cyber attacks in 2024 will surge 105% compared to 2020. There is a dire need for more qualified cyber professionals as generative AI is lowering the barrier to entry for attacks. … Read more
New Gartner forecasting suggests that IT spending in Australia will surge 8.7% to AU$147 billion in 2025. This boost in spending is projected to be driven by a “perfect storm” of interest in AI, ongoing requirements around cyber security, and the need to refresh hardware as Windows 10 goes out of service, Gartner representatives say. … Read more
A new double-extortion ransomware variant targets VMware ESXi servers, security researchers have found. The group behind it, named Cicada3301, has been promoting its ransomware-as-a-service operation since June. Once an attacker has initial access to a corporate network, they can copy and encrypt its private data using the Cicada3301 ransomware. They can then withhold the decryption … Read more
Volt Typhoon, a Chinese state-sponsored hacking group, has been caught exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Versa Director servers, used by managed service providers and internet service providers. CVE-2024-39717 was added to CISA’s “Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog” on Aug. 23 after Lumen Technologies discovered its active exploitation. Data from Censys shows that there are 163 devices … Read more
London: England’s National Health Service (NHS) said a global tech outage on Friday had disrupted the booking of doctors’ appointments and patient records, but emergency services had not been affected. The outage, which has been linked to cyber security firm Crowdstrike and its impact on the operation of Microsoft Windows, hit operations in multiple industries … Read more
Australia is gearing up to play a big role in the future of space tech. For IT pros in areas as varied as AI, cyber security and game development, this is a big opportunity. Image: Adobe/Taras Vyshnya As far as deep tech goes, Australia’s greatest potential might be to look to the stars. Compared to … Read more
Mumbai: As the need for digital solutions is increasing, so are the risks of cyber security breaches. Digital is an enabler, and in an era booming with digital innovations, India has made quite an impact in adopting digital solutions. This has also brought the country to a crossroads where the adoption of digital solutions has … Read more
The emerging challenges and risks associated with the misuse of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) needs to be explored. Discussions, knowledge exchange, and the formulation of strategies to address this evolving threat landscape is necessary, the statement said. There is certainly some cause for concern about Artificial Intelligence (AI) generated cyber-attacks, malware, highly convincing information manipulation, and … Read more
New Delhi: Healthcare saw the maximum number of attacks among all sectors in India, with an organisation in India being attacked 1,866 times per week on average in 2022, as per a new study by Check Point Research. The top three most attacked industries in India were healthcare, followed by education, research and government, and … Read more