Google urges developers to build more secure software
Report says developers should adopt the Supply chain Levels for Software Artifacts (SLSA) framework to reduce the odds applications can be c
Toronto Pwn2Own hacking contest awards over $980,000 to bug hunters
Security researchers picked up US$989,750 in prizes for demonstrating 63 unique zero day vulnerabilities in consumer and small office products during the four-day Toronto edition of the Pwn2Own hacking contest. The biggest bundle of cash went to a team from Devcore Security Consulting of Taiwan, which won US$142,500. As a result it was named the
Chinese newspaper, Global Times fumes at TSMC over new Arizona fab
The Chinese newspaper Global Times has slammed Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMCinvestment )’s in Arizona as a “dark turn” in the global semiconductor industry, accusing Washington of duping the world’s most advanced chip maker into establishing a wafer fab in the U.S. This follows the announcement of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) as United States […]
TrueBot malware used by Clop ransomware to gain network access
Cisco Talos, a cybersecurity research firm, has reported an increase in TrueBot infections, primarily targeting Mexico, Brazil, Pakistan, and the United States. Recent attacks made use of a now-patched vulnerability (CVE-2022-31199) in Netwrix Auditor, an IT asset management tool, as well as the Raspberry Robin worm. The experts emphasized that the attacks occurred only a […]
Cyber Security Today, Dec. 12, 2022 – Toronto hacking contest ends with 63 zero day bugs, and more
This episode reports on the results from the Toronto Pwn2Own contest, a possible way to hack air-gapped computers, a report on improving the software security supply chai
Cyber Security Today, Dec. 12, 2022 – Toronto hacking contest ends with 63 zero day bugs, and more
This episode reports on the results from the Toronto Pwn2Own contest, a possible way to hack air-gapped computers, a report on improving the software security supply chai
Australian court rule in favor of Google in a data privacy case
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission announced on Friday that a court dismissed its lawsuit against Google, alleging that consumers were led astray about the expansive use of private information for targeted advertising. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission initiated the litigation in July 2020, alleging Google did not obtain full permission from users regarding […]
SAP no longer developing new functions for Business ByDesign software
SAP will stop developing new functions for its Business ByDesign software for small and medium-sized businesses in the second quarter of 2023, according to the German daily Handelsblatt on Friday. SAP Business ByDesign (ByD) is a cloud enterprise resource planning (Cloud ERP) software (SaaS)[1] that SAP SE sells and operates as software as a service. […]
EU antitrust agencies to probe Broadcom’s planned $61B acquisition of VMware
According to reports, EU antitrust regulators intend to launch a full-scale investigation into Broadcom Inc.’s $61 billion acquisition of VMware Inc. The proposed acquisition, the second largest globally so far this year, highlights Broadcom’s attempt to diversify its business into enterprise software, but it comes as regulators around the world tighten their scrutiny of Big […]
Twitter to roll out new controls for ad placements
Twitter has informed advertisers that it will implement controls that will prevent their ads from appearing above or below tweets containing specific keywords. The new controls are part of Twitter’s effort to convince and entice advertisers who have pulled ads from the platform since it was purchased in October by billionaire Elon Musk, amid reports […]