Microsoft has launched a bug bounty program for the Microsoft Defender security platform. Rewards range from $500 to $20,000. Microsoft has the authority to decide how much money people will receive as a reward for finding and reporting vulnerabilities. The amount will depend on how serious the vulnerability is, how …

“To support country’s growing digital economy, protecting sensitive data with cost saving ‘purpose-built data center’ is needed” according to Md. Shoroer Morshed Porag, Managing Director of DataHub Asia. He remarked this on a seminar held Tuesday (21 November) at Dhaka titled “Purpose-Built Data center: Destination of Choice” arranged by DataHub …

Research is regularly published about Asian APT groups targeting organizations from different industries. These campaigns and incidents don’t only happen in one region. Research like this usually includes detailed information about the tools used by APT actors, the vulnerabilities they exploit, and sometimes even specific attribution. Despite the abundance of …

The Canadian government reported that two contractors have been hacked, revealing sensitive information of an unknown number of government employees. Last month, there were security breaches that affected two companies: Brookfield Global Relocation Services (BGRS) and SIRVA Worldwide Relocation & Moving Services. These companies provide relocation services to Canadian government …

The fallout from the MOVEit Transfer data breach is growing. The U.S. CMS announced that hundreds of thousands of Medicare recipients were affected. Additionally, the Canadian government revealed a data breach affecting former and current public service employees. On a different note, the INC Ransom group, a new threat, added …

Bangladeshi political parties are fueling tensions in the lead up to the 12th National Assembly elections. The tensions have spread to social media. Parties frequently post on Facebook about the program, violence, leaders’ statements, and counter-accusations. Page followers react with love, like, wow, haha. A study shows that people’s reaction …

The Cisco AI Readiness Index is based on a double-blind survey of 8,161 business leaders with responsibility for AI integration and deployment at organizations with 500 or more employees based across 30 markets globally. The Index uses six pillars, each with an individual weightage, to benchmark AI readiness – Strategy …

CSA has introduced the CCZT, which is the industry’s first zero trust certification. CSA explained that the certification addresses the changing world of widespread technology and the shortcomings of outdated security approaches. Its goal is to provide security experts with the necessary knowledge to create and execute a zero trust …

It is important to regularly update your passwords. Many people still use very simple passwords, which can be easily cracked by cybercriminals. According to NordPass research, some popular passwords can be cracked in less than a second. Research says that 31 percent of people worldwide still use common passwords like …

Greg Brockman resigned as president and co-founder of OpenAI on Saturday, following the unexpected dismissal of CEO Sam Altman by the company behind ChatGPT. “I’m super proud of what we’ve all built together since starting in my apartment 8 years ago,” Brockman wrote in a post on the social media …