Could Australia’s Cybersecurity Strategy Benefit From More Data Science Rigour?

Australia’s Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil recently revealed details of Australia’s Cyber Security Strategy 2023–2030. Designed to protect Australia in a fast-moving threat environment, the strategy would rely on building…

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White House Executive Order on AI Provides Guidelines for AI Privacy and Safety

The Biden administration directed government organizations, including NIST, to encourage responsible and innovative use of AI. Image: Maksym Yemelyanov/Adobe Stock Today, U.S. President Joe Biden released an executive order on…

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Gartner: 60% of Software Buyers Express Regret After Purchasing Products

The global landscape of software purchasing is currently marked by an alarming rate of post-purchase regret and churn, according to this Gartner Digital Market’s 2024 tech trends report. Findings revealed…

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Microsoft Exposes Octo Tempest, One of the Most Dangerous Financial Threat Actors to Date

A new report from Microsoft Incident Response and Microsoft Threat Intelligence teams exposed the activities and constant evolution of a financially oriented threat actor named Octo Tempest, who deploys advanced…

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Apple Vulnerability Can Expose iOS and macOS Passwords, Safari Browsing History

This Safari vulnerability has not been exploited in the wild. Apple offers a mitigation, but the fix needs to be enabled manually. Image: ink drop/Adobe Stock Security researchers from three…

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New Cyberattack From Winter Vivern Exploits a Zero-Day Vulnerability in Roundcube Webmail

After reading the technical details about this zero-day that targeted governmental entities and a think tank in Europe and learning about the Winter Vivern threat actor, get tips on mitigating…

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Generative AI Can Write Phishing Emails, But Humans are Better at It, IBM X-Force Finds

Hacker Stephanie "Snow" Carruthers and her team found phishing emails written by security researchers saw a 3% better click rate than phishing emails written by ChatGPT. An IBM X-Force research…

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