Insikt Group research examines the complex and dynamic risk environment of submarine cables, the information superhighways that underpin the global economy and facilitate worldwide telecommunications. The rapid expansion of the submarine cable network in the 21st century, driven by data demands, cloud computing, and the needs of hyperscalers like Amazon, …

Oracle Corp announced on Wednesday that it will add generative AI features to its human resources software. The new features will help businesses draft job descriptions and employee performance goals, among other tasks. Generative AI systems like ChatGPT have become popular in recent years, but some businesses have been hesitant …

Ahead of a discussion in the Oireachtas (Irish parliament) today on a proposed amendment to a bill that would allow the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) to label all matters before it as confidential, Rasha Abdul-Rahim, Programme Director at Amnesty Tech, said: “The government’s attempt to allow the Irish Data …

IBM QRadar is a popular SIEM (Security Incident and Event Management) tool that organizations use to detect and monitor threats. It can be used in the form of a physical appliance, a software-only solution, or a virtual appliance. As of 2023, over 1,130 companies worldwide use IBM QRadar as part …

Cisco AsyncOS Software, used by Cisco Secure Email and Web Manager, Cisco Secure Email Gateway (previously Cisco Email Security Appliance; ESA), and Cisco Secure Web Appliance (WSA), has multiple flaws in its web-based management interface. The vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to launch cross-site scripting (XSS) attack against a …

Local government bodies across the U.S. are facing the wrath of growing cyber intrusions. The latest such victim is a Texan city that suffered a data breach affecting half a million government files. Meanwhile, the Cl0p ransomware continued to claim more victims of MOVEit Transfer zero-day exploitation, this time including …

Petro-Canada gas stations, following a cyberattack on parent company Suncor: Suncor is a Canada-based energy company that owns a network of more than 1,800 Petro-Canada retail and wholesale locations. On June 25, Suncor said it had experienced a cybersecurity incident that may impact some transactions with suppliers and customers. The …

Bangladesh Bank has taken the initiative to establish Digital Bank with the aim of providing global information technology-based digital banking services to the people for the purpose of building a ‘Smart Bangladesh’ declared by the Government of Bangladesh. In this context, Bangladesh Bank has approved the ‘Guidelines for setting up …

Fortinet has released patches to address a critical vulnerability in its FortiNAC network access control solution. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2023-33299, is a deserialization of untrusted data issue that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute unauthorized code or commands on affected devices. The vulnerability impacts FortiNAC versions up to …

Google has released a security update for Chrome that patches four high-severity vulnerabilities. The update is available for Mac, Linux, and Windows, and it will be rolled out over the next few days/weeks. The vulnerabilities were discovered by three outside researchers, and they could have been exploited by attackers to …