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Half of polled infosec pros say their degree was less than useful for real-world work
The other half paid attention in class? Half of infosec professionals polled by Kaspersky said any cybersecurity knowledge they picked up from their higher education is at best somewhat useful for doing their day jobs. On the other hand, half said the know-how was at least very useful.…
US says China’s Volt Typhoon is readying destructive cyberattacks
12 international govt agencies sound the alarm, critical infrastructure at the heart of threats The US government today confirmed China's Volt Typhoon crew comprised "multiple" critical infrastructure orgs' IT networks in America – and Uncle Sam warned that the Beijing-backed spies are readying "disruptive or destructive cyberattacks" against…
Iran’s cyber operations in Israel a potential prelude to US election interference
Tactics are more sophisticated and supported in greater numbers Iran's anti-Israel cyber operations are providing a window into the techniques the country may deploy in the run-up to the 2024 US Presidential elections, Microsoft says.…
Raspberry Pi Pico cracks BitLocker in under a minute
Windows encryption feature defeated by $10 and a YouTube tutorial We're very familiar with the many projects in which Raspberry Pi hardware is used, from giving old computers a new lease of life through to running the animated displays so beloved by retailers. But cracking BitLocker? We doubt…
JetBrains urges swift patching of latest critical TeamCity flaw
Cloud version is safe, but no assurances offered about possible on-prem exploits JetBrains is encouraging all users of TeamCity (on-prem) to upgrade to the latest version following the disclosure of a critical vulnerability in the CI/CD tool.…
The spyware business is booming despite government crackdowns
'Almost zero data being shared across the industry on this particular threat,' we're told The commercial spyware economy – despite government and big tech's efforts to crack down – appears to be booming.…
DEF CON is canceled! No, really this time – but the show will go on
Longtime host Caesars ends relationship at short notice It's an annual meme that DEF CON infosec conference has been canceled, but this time it actually happened.…
Mozilla adds paid-for data-deletion tier to Monitor, its privacy-breach radar
Firefox maker promises to lean on personal info brokers to scrub records Mozilla on Tuesday expanded its free privacy-monitoring service with a paid-for tier called Mozilla Monitor Plus that will try to get data brokers to delete their copies of subscribers' personal information.…
Verizon says 63K employees’ info fell into the wrong hands – an insider this time
Telco says it's a private matter, data 'not shared externally' Verizon is notifying more than 63,000 people, mostly current employees, that an insider, accidentally or otherwise, had inappropriate access to their personal data.…