Spending on the basics, not just technology is vital for cloud security: Report
Bell/IDC study of Canadian organizations showed the highest security technology spenders had more breaches tha
Breaking News: Toronto children’s hospital confirms it was hit by ransomware
The impact of the ransomware attack that hit Toronto’s Hospital for Sick Children may last for weeks. In an online statement today the hospital said it anticipates that it will be a matter of weeks before all systems are functioning as normal. There is no evidence to date that personal information or personal health information
Zerobot spreads by exploiting vulnerabilities in Apache servers
Editor’s note: the Zerobot malware described in this article is in no way associated with the company ZeroBot.ai, a firm which offers a voice chatbot powered by OpenAI’s technology. According to Microsoft security researchers who have been monitoring Zerobot for months, operators are constantly adding new exploits and capabilities to Zerobot, a Go-based botnet that […]
Guardian Newspaper hit by ransomware attack
The Guardian, a British newspaper, has reported that its parent company, Guardian Media Group, has been “hit by a serious IT incident, which is thought to be a ransomware attack.” The incident, which began late Tuesday and has affected parts of the company’s IT infrastructure, was first reported by The Guardian’s media editor. The hack, […]
Okta reports stolen source code
Okta, the access management and identity provider, said that an attacker gained illegal entry to its private GitHub repositories and replicated some of its source code. It had earlier begun notifying customers via email of an incident in which an unidentified party stole the company’s source code. This is the second security incident of the […]
Microsoft takes step to reduce software supply chain
Microsoft is taking proactive measures to reduce the expanding software supply chain is one of the most serious issues confronting software development today. Microsoft’s Secure Supply Chain Consumption Framework, which Microsoft recently open sourced for managing open source in software development, is one such step. Microsoft wants to secure the software supply chain by using […]
No Raspberry Pi 5 Not Until After 2023 says Raspberry Pi CEO
Raspberry Pi CEO Eben Upton announced in a recent blog post that 100,000 units would be entering the supply chain, and that stock levels would return to pre-pandemic levels in the latter half of 2023. This means that the supply chain shortage has influenced the normal cycle of Raspberry Pi releases, and that the Raspberry […]
Zuckerberg defends Within acquisition before antitrust judge
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the fact that his company does not have a virtual reality fitness app doesn’t bother him but acquiring one would increase competition and improve such apps. He made this statement in a federal court in San Jose, California, while defending Meta’s acquisition of the virtual reality fitness app Within Unlimited […]
Bankman-Fried, FTX founder extradited to U.S. to face charges
Sam Bankman-Fried was extradited to the United States from The Bahamas to face fraud charges in connection with the demise of cryptocurrency exchange FTX. After two of his former associates, Caroline Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research, and Gary Wang, co-founder of FTX, pleaded guilty to similar charges and are now cooperating with the government, […]
Musk says he’ll resign as Twitter CEO when he finds a successor
Elon Musk said he would resign as CEO of Twitter once he found a replacement, in response to a poll that showed users wanted him to step down. He adds that he will continue to lead the software and servers teams after his replacement is found. He had previously promised to follow the outcome of […]