Cyber security leader Forescout collaborating with Smart Data arranged a seminar on Thursday (29 February) where CISO, CTO, COO and IT professionals from the industry joined in a hotel at Dhaka. Forescout Technologies, Inc. is a global leader in cybersecurity. It identifies, protect, and ensure compliance of all cyber assets, …

CISA released a Resource Guide for Cybersecurity Clinics today. This guide explains how CISA can collaborate and assist cybersecurity clinics and their clients. University cybersecurity clinics train students to strengthen the digital defenses of under-resourced organizations. They help address the national cyber workforce gap by developing a talent pipeline for …

NIST has released its Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 after several years of consideration. The new framework expands its recommendations to cover the concerns of organizations beyond critical infrastructure. NIST issued the first CSF in 2014, in response to a presidential executive order, to assist organizations, particularly critical infrastructure, in managing cybersecurity …

CISA and the UK’s NCSC released a joint advisory about new tactics of Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) cyber actors. This group, also known as APT29, Midnight Blizzard, the Dukes or Cozy Bear, has been identified by the US as a cyber-espionage entity linked to the Russian SVR intelligence agency. …

The Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina has announced to form ‘Cyber Police Unit’, a separate unit to combat cyber crime. He said this while speaking to the chief guest at the Police Week inauguration ceremony at Rajarbagh Police Lines on Tuesday, February 27. The Prime Minister announced the establishment …

A critical security vulnerability has been revealed in the widely used WordPress plugin called Ultimate Member, which is installed on over 200,000 websites. The vulnerability CVE-2024-1071 has a high CVSS score of 9.8 out of 10. It was discovered and reported by security researcher Christiaan Swiers. WordPress security company Wordfence …

Investigators found that two cryptocurrency addresses linked to a company in Myanmar received nearly $100 million in deposits in less than two years. This sheds light on the lucrative business of conducting romance scams and extorting ransom payments from the families of trafficked workers. Chainalysis and a human rights researcher …

Microsoft has released a new open automation framework called PyRIT (Python Risk Identification Toolkit). It helps security professionals and machine learning engineers identify and reduce risks in generative models. The need for automation in AI Red Teaming: Red teaming AI systems is complex. Microsoft’s AI Red Team consists of experts …

The National Cyber Security Agency  (NCSA) rganized a seminar on ‘Safe Internet Usage’ at Rangpur District Shilpakala Academy Auditorium. Over 500 students, teachers, and parents from various educational institutions in Rangpur City Corporation attended the seminar and were informed about staying safe in the cyber world. The National Cyber Security …