Enhancing cybersecurity resilience and operational efficiency with ElasticThe Employment Development Department (EDD) of California plays a vital role in administering essential services, including unemployment insurance, disability insurance, paid family leave, tax collection, and job matching. The onset of COVID-19 and subsequent surge in cyber threats prompted a significant … [Read more...] about Protecting California’s workforce: EDD’s cybersecurity evolution after COVID-19
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Microsoft Sues Hacking Group Exploiting Azure AI for Harmful Content Creation
Jan 11, 2025Ravie LakshmananAI Security / Cybersecurity Microsoft has revealed that it's pursuing legal action against a "foreign-based threat–actor group" for operating a hacking-as-a-service infrastructure to intentionally get around the safety controls of its generative artificial intelligence (AI) services and produce offensive and harmful content. The tech giant's … [Read more...] about Microsoft Sues Hacking Group Exploiting Azure AI for Harmful Content Creation
DoJ Indicts Three Russians for Operating Crypto Mixers Used in Cybercrime Laundering
Jan 11, 2025Ravie LakshmananFinancial Crime / Cryptocurrency The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) on Friday indicted three Russian nationals for their alleged involvement in operating the cryptocurrency mixing services Blender.io and Sinbad.io. Roman Vitalyevich Ostapenko and Alexander Evgenievich Oleynik were arrested on December 1, 2024, in coordination with the … [Read more...] about DoJ Indicts Three Russians for Operating Crypto Mixers Used in Cybercrime Laundering
Apple Arcade launches into 2025 with 10 new games, including PGA TOUR Pro Golf
January 10, 2025 UPDATE Apple Arcade launches into 2025 with 10 new games, including PGA TOUR Pro Golf Apple Arcade is kicking off the new year with an exciting slate of game launches, along with big updates to existing hits. Today, seven new titles are available, all with no ads or in-app purchases, including Skate City: New York, the ultimate skateboarding experience … [Read more...] about Apple Arcade launches into 2025 with 10 new games, including PGA TOUR Pro Golf
Google Project Zero Researcher Uncovers Zero-Click Exploit Targeting Samsung Devices
Jan 10, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity / Android Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a now-patched security flaw impacting Monkey's Audio (APE) decoder on Samsung smartphones that could lead to code execution. The high-severity vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2024-49415 (CVSS score: 8.1), affects Samsung devices running Android versions 12, 13, and 14. "Out-of-bounds … [Read more...] about Google Project Zero Researcher Uncovers Zero-Click Exploit Targeting Samsung Devices
Latest Product Updates and Features in Logz.io
Introducing Our New Support Help Center We’re thrilled to launch our brand-new and improved Support Help Center, designed to streamline how you interact with our support team and access the resources you need. This enhanced platform empowers users to: Submit and track support tickets, ensuring full visibility into your requests and their progress. Find answers to … [Read more...] about Latest Product Updates and Features in Logz.io
CrowdStrike Strengthens Container Security with Registry Scanning
Organizations of all sizes require security tools to meet their complex hybrid cloud needs. As their cloud environments and workloads evolve, this includes solutions that can scan for vulnerabilities in container images regardless of their location across public and private cloud environments. The problem is, most organizations lack this capability. Many use tools that … [Read more...] about CrowdStrike Strengthens Container Security with Registry Scanning
Major Vulnerabilities Patched in SonicWall, Palo Alto Expedition, and Aviatrix Controllers
Jan 09, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Endpoint Security Palo Alto Networks has released software patches to address several security flaws in its Expedition migration tool, including a high-severity bug that an authenticated attacker could exploit to access sensitive data. "Multiple vulnerabilities in the Palo Alto Networks Expedition migration tool enable an attacker … [Read more...] about Major Vulnerabilities Patched in SonicWall, Palo Alto Expedition, and Aviatrix Controllers
Recruitment Phishing Scam Imitates Hiring Process
Once the basic environment checks are completed and the fake error message is displayed, the executable proceeds to download a text file from the URL: This file contains configuration information for XMRig in the form of command-line arguments that can be appended to a call to the XMRig miner executable. The executable then downloads a copy of XMRig from GitHub, … [Read more...] about Recruitment Phishing Scam Imitates Hiring Process
Our longstanding privacy commitment with Siri
At Apple, we are committed to protecting user data, and our products and features are built from the ground up with innovative privacy technologies and techniques. Privacy is a foundational part of the design process, driven by principles that include data minimization, on-device intelligence, transparency and control, and strong security protections that work together to … [Read more...] about Our longstanding privacy commitment with Siri