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"Open-Source to Open Door: Software Emerges as Risk to the Grid"The extent of the damage caused by the Apache Log4j security flaw is still not fully understood. Open-source code can be found in almost every type of modern technology. It is everywhere throughout the economy, including the energy sector, making it a…
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"How Brand Protection Can Address the Risk of GAN Deepfakes"Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be used to produce convincing audio, video, and image hoaxes called deepfakes. Most businesses have safeguards in place to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of their data. Data breaches break…
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"Cyber Professor Awarded $1.5 Million in Grants"Elias Bou-Harb, associate professor of cybersecurity at the Carlos Alvarez College of Business at UTSA, has been awarded $1.5 million by the National Science Foundation (NSF) for two grants focusing on cybersecurity research, development, operations, and…
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"Measuring the Suitability of Artificial Intelligence in Autonomous Resilience for Cyber Defense"From facial recognition and recommendation systems to predicting crime rates and autonomous vehicles, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has found widespread application. AI technologies are widely used in defense, including how agent-based systems detect and…
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"New Research Collaboration Leverages Edge Computing to Meet Defense and Security Challenges"David Lie, an electrical and computer engineering professor at the University of Toronto, is working with researchers across Canada to develop edge computing solutions to address defense and security issues. The project, "A Platform for Secure and…
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"Education Sector Experienced 44% Increase in Cyberattacks Over Last Year"Security researchers at Check Point have discovered that the education sector experienced a 44% increase in cyberattacks when compared to 2021, with an average of 2297 attacks against organizations every week. The researchers stated that academic…
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"Spending on Cybersecurity to Hit $188bn Next Year"Researchers at Gartner have found that spending on cybersecurity and keeping businesses safe will grow by 11 percent to reach $188bn (£167bn) next year. And cybersecurity spending will continue that double-digit growth through 2024 until cheaper…
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"Intel Alder Lake Source Code Leak Caused by Third Party, Boot Guard at Risk of Compromise"The chip manufacturer has confirmed that a copy of the Intel Alder Lake BIOS posted online is real, and the source code leak has raised security concerns. Inside documentation of Intel Boot Guard, a feature that has been present since the 4th Intel Core…
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"Visibility Into Medical Device Inventories 'Paramount' to Securing Healthcare"As healthcare continues to expand its digitization and interoperability efforts, gaining visibility into device inventories and connections, as well as the risks posed to patient safety, is critical to protecting healthcare, according to Elisa Costante,…
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"More Accurate Assessments of Hurricane Damage For Responders"Emergency crews responding to hurricane-damaged areas may soon get an assist from a machine learning model that can better predict the extent of building damage soon after the storm passes. The model uses remote sensing from satellites that can…
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"Nvidia's New RTX 4090 Is a Powerful Password-Cracking Tool"According to password recovery firm benchmarks, Nvidia's new RTX 4090 graphics card is powerful enough to break password-cracking records. Sam Croley, a researcher and password cracker, says the card clocks in at a >2x uplift over the 3090 for nearly…
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"CommonSpirit Confirms Ransomware Attack as US Hospitals Deal With Fallout"CommonSpirit Health, one of the largest US nonprofit healthcare systems, has confirmed that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that caused widespread IT outages at hospitals across the country. According to a CommonSpirit Health spokesperson,…