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Nation states buying hacking tools from underground Russian cyber forums

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Nation states have been identified shopping on Russian cyber crime forums for malware they can use to wipe computers of data in hostile hacking attacks. Russian-speaking hacking forums, including Exploit and XSS, run black markets in tools and services used by cyber criminals intent on making money by hacking computer systems and stealing data. According…

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Internal documents leaked as Rhysida claims responsibility for British Library ransomware attack

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The British Library, which was hit by a ransomware attack that has disabled its computer systems, website, phone network and public Wi-Fi for more than three weeks, confirmed yesterday that internal HR documents have been leaked following the attack. The Rhysida ransomware group has claimed responsibility for the attack, which has left readers seeking access…

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Customers speak out over Okta’s response to latest breach

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Cyber security companies BeyondTrust and Cloudflare have criticised identity and access management (IAM) specialist Okta after both became ensnared in yet another cyber attack against the latter’s systems. BeyondTrust said it detected an identity-centric attack on an in-house Okta admin account on 2 October 2023, which used a valid session cookie stolen from Okta. It…

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What are the cyber risks from the latest Middle Eastern conflict?

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Open warfare returned to the Middle East in the early hours of Saturday 7 October, when Hamas operatives stormed the border between Israel and the Palestinian enclave of Gaza. In common with other modern kinetic conflicts, the developing conflict between Hamas and Israel has brought with it a corresponding and escalating online cyber war, raising…

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Netgear Unveils Orbi 970 Wi-Fi 7 Quad-Band Mesh System

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Wi-Fi has seen rapid advancements over the last decade, starting with the introduction of 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5). 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) came with significant improvements in total throughput. The Wi-Fi 6E standard brought 6 GHz operation (where allowed) to consumers. A few years back, Wi-Fi 7 silicon was announced with multi-gigabit throughput and significant latency improvements.…

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Security Think Tank: A user’s guide to encryption

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Encryption is a key component of everyday life for most people, whether messaging on WhatsApp, shopping online, reading articles over a secure HTTPS connection, or protecting their passwords when logging into an application or website. Within the organisation, preventing unauthorised access and safeguarding privacy relies on the encryption of most of the services used on…

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Node4 helps performing arts charity revamp staff home working setup with IT infrastructure overhaul

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Managed cloud services provider Node4 has revealed details of how it helped one of its charity clients overcome its remote working technology woes in the wake of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic through the deployment of a VMware-based virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) setup. Its client – the Manchester-based performing arts charity, The Lowry Theatre and Arts…

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VMware builds vSAN Max, consolidates multicloud and online deployment

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VMware’s vSphere 8 has mutated into vSphere “8+”, which brings three new storage-related options: disaggregated storage in vSAN Max; NSX+ to support multicloud deployments; and Ransomware Recovery extended to an online service. “vSAN Max is a product that you can buy and deploy in your datacentre,” said CEO Raghu Raghuram at VMware Explore 2023 last…

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Teenage Lapsus$ ringleader was responsible for crime spree, UK court rules

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The alleged teenage ringleader of the Lapsus$ cyber extortion collective, which hacked into the systems of multiple high-profile victim organisations in 2021 and 2022, has been ruled responsible for his hacking spree at Southwark Crown Court. The 18-year old from Oxford, who was first named as Arion Kurtaj earlier is year, is autistic and was…

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Google bets on AI-backed cyber controls for Workspace users

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Google has moved to address some of the more pressing needs faced by users of its Workspace service, adding artificial intelligence (AI)-backed features to cover zero-trust, digital sovereignty and threat defence controls as part of a series of enhancements to the platform. Yulie Kwon Kim, vice-president of product management, and Andy Wen, director of product…

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