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"Computer Science Ph.D. Student Awarded Prestigious Best Paper Award at IEEE Conference"A student at Oklahoma State University received the Best Paper Award at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Consumer Communications and Networking Conference for his paper, "A Lightweight Aggregate Authentication Protocol
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"SAP Patches Critical Vulnerability Exposing User, Business Data"Enterprise software maker SAP has recently announced the release of 13 new and three updated security notes as part of its February 2024 Security Patch Day, including one addressing a critical vulnerability in the SAP ABA cross-application component.
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"Tech Professor Leads Artificial Intelligence and Security Research"Maanak Gupta, a computer science assistant professor at Tennessee Tech University, and his team of students are leading innovative Artificial Intelligence (AI) research on using early detection and adaptive response strategies to protect systems
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"Glupteba Botnet Evades Detection with Undocumented UEFI Bootkit"The Glupteba botnet uses a previously undocumented Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) bootkit feature, increasing the sophistication of the malware.
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"AI Adoption in Security Taking off Amid Budget, Trust, and Skill-Based Issues"According to a MixMode report, while the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in cybersecurity has increased, large-scale adoption remains hindered by a lack of expertise, budget, and trust.
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"JFK Airport Taxi Hackers Sentenced to Prison"The Department of Justice (DoJ) recently announced that two cab drivers accused of being involved in a hacking scheme targeting the taxi dispatch system at John F. Kennedy International Airport have been sentenced to prison.
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"Islamic Nonprofit Infiltrated for 3 Years With Silent Backdoor"Researchers at Cisco Talos discovered a stealthy espionage campaign aimed at an Islamic charitable nonprofit organization in Saudi Arabia.
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"Hackers Uncover New TheTruthSpy Stalkerware Victims: Is Your Android Device Compromised?"TheTruthSpy, a consumer-grade spyware operation, poses a significant security and privacy risk to people whose Android devices have been unknowingly compromised by its mobile surveillance apps due to a security flaw that its operators have never
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"Willis Lease Finance Corp Discloses Cyberattack"Aircraft parts dealer Willis Lease Finance Corporation (WLFC) has recently informed the US Securities and Exchange Commission that it fell victim to a cyberattack.
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"Extending the Breadth and Depth of our Partnerships - JCDC 2024 Priorities"The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency established the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC) to propel unified efforts across public and private partners in order to accomplish important cybersecurity outcomes.
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"Use of 'Hunter-Killer' Malware on the Rise, Study Finds"According to researchers at Picus Security, hackers are increasingly deploying "hunter-killer" malware, which is "ultra-evasive, highly aggressive" malware capable of finding and shutting down enterprise security tools in compromised systems.
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"Southern Water Notifies Customers and Employees of Data Breach"In a new update, Southern Water recently confirmed that the personal data of both customers and employees had been accessed in a recent ransomware attack.