Cyber Risk Management

26 Apr 2024

Exclusive-ByteDance prefers TikTok shutdown in US if legal options fail, sources say

TikTok owner ByteDance would prefer to shut down its loss-making app rather than sell it if the Chinese company exhausts all legal options to fight legislation to ban the platform from app stores in the U.S., four sources said.

Combatting ransomware-as-a-service

25 Apr 2024

GenAI will see RaaS attacks scale to an unimaginable degree, with phishing attacks in every language and automated personalised attacks

IBM nearing deal for cloud software provider HashiCorp, source says

25 Apr 2024

International Business Machines is nearing a deal to buy cloud software provider HashiCorp, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Proactive cyber-security with AI

24 Apr 2024

With AI-powered cyber-crime on the rise there has never been a better time to get proactive about information security

EU threatens to suspend TikTok Lite's reward programme

23 Apr 2024

TikTok Lite’s reward programme may be suspended in the European Union on Thursday if TikTok is unable to address concerns about its possible addictive effect on children, the European Commission said on Monday as it opened a probe into the new app’s launch in France and Spain.

23 Apr 2024

Grindr faces legal action over alleged privacy breach

London’s High Court is the stage for a legal battle against Grindr, the leading dating app for the LGBTQ+ community, accused of unlawfully sharing users’ sensitive information, including HIV status, with third parties.

Data breach affects thousands at Kisco Senior Living

23 Apr 2024

Carlsbad, CA-based Kisco Senior Living, managing 25 senior living communities across eight states and Washington, DC, revealed a data breach potentially impacting over 26,000 residents and others.

US power, tech companies lament snags in meeting AI energy needs

19 Apr 2024

U.S. electrical systems are not expanding fast enough to meet rapidly growing power needs of technology like Generative AI, prompting data center businesses to sometimes bypass utilities, executives said at an energy conference this week.

Dutch privacy watchdog recommends government organisations stop using Facebook

19 Apr 2024

The Dutch privacy watchdog AP on Friday said it was recommending that government organizations should stop using Facebook as long as it is unclear what happens with personal data of users of the government’s Facebook pages.

Out-fishing the phishers

19 Apr 2024

Only through empowering staff through a holistic human risk management program will companies be able to sustainably mitigate cyber-risk

19 Apr 2024

UK regulator says Google's ad-privacy changes fall short, WSJ reports

The UK privacy regulator said Google’s proposed replacements for cookies need to do more to protect consumer privacy, the Wall Street Journal reported late Thursday, citing internal documents reviewed by them.

Dark Artificial Intelligence tools

17 Oct 2023

It won’t be long before cyber-criminals exploit Dark AI to its fullest extent and use it indiscriminately to steal information, data and money

Generative AI: double-edged sword

19 Sep 2023

It’s an infosec arms race, and generative AI is both the weapon and the shield that will bring us all into the new era

The Expert View: Managing cyber-security in a time of economic turbulenceSponsored by Adarma

09 Feb 2023

Communication remains a major challenge for cyber-security professionals, attendees argued at a recent breakfast briefing.

Russian cyber spies attack Ukraine's allies, Microsoft says

23 Jun 2022

"The cyber aspects of the current war extend far beyond Ukraine and reflect the unique nature of cyberspace," Microsoft President Brad Smith said in the report.