2025
UK’s attempt to keep details of Apple ‘backdoor’ case secret… denied
Last month's secret hearing comes to light Details of Apple's appeal against the UK's so-called "backdoor order" will now play out in public after the Home Office failed in its bid to keep them secret on national security grounds.…
What native cloud security tools won’t catch
Native tools help, but they don’t cover everything - here’s what they miss and how to close the gaps Partner Content : AWS provides a number of security services, such as GuardDuty, Inspector, Config, and Security Hub, designed to protect your cloud environment.…
Trump fires NSA boss, deputy
'Nonpartisan' intelligence chief booted less than two years into the job President Trump yesterday fired the head of the NSA and US Cyber Command and his deputy.…
30 minutes to pwn town: Are speedy responses more important than backups for recovery?
The industry’s approach to keeping quality backups may be masking the importance of other recovery mainstays Maintaining good-quality backups is often seen as the spine of any organization's ability to recover from cyberattacks quickly. Naturally, given the emphasis placed on them by experts of all stripes, you'd be…
Alan Turing Institute: UK can’t handle a fight against AI-enabled crims
Law enforcement facing huge gap in 'AI adoption' The National Crime Agency (NCA) will "closely examine" the recommendations made by the Alan Turing Institute after it claimed the UK was ill-equipped to tackle AI-enabled crime.…
Ex-ASML, NXP staffer accused of stealing chip secrets, peddling them to Moscow
We're not Putin up with this alleged industrial espionage, say the Dutch A Russian national appeared in a Netherlands court on Thursday accused of industrial espionage against ASML, the world’s leading manufacturer of chip factory equipment and a key supplier that helps the likes of TSMC pump out…
Retirement funds reportedly raided after unexplained portal probes and data theft
Australians checking their pensions are melting down call centers and websites Australian retirement fund operators are scrambling after reports emerged of unauthorized access to customer accounts leading to theft of cash.…
Signalgate: Pentagon watchdog probes Defense Sec Hegseth
Classification compliance? Records retention requirements? How quaint A US Department of Defense watchdog has opened an investigation into its own Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegseth, over his use of instant-messaging app Signal to discuss government business.…
When disaster strikes, proper preparation prevents poor performance
It's going to happen to you one day, so get your ducks in a row As Benjamin Franklin famously said: "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure," and that's especially true when it comes to disaster recovery.…
Why is someone mass-scanning Juniper and Palo Alto Networks products?
Espionage? Botnets? Trying to exploit a zero-day? Someone or something is probing devices made by Juniper Networks and Palo Alto Networks, and researchers think it could be evidence of espionage attempts, attempts to build a botnet, or an effort to exploit zero-day vulnerabilities.…