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The Dark Side of AI in Cybersecurity — AI-Generated Malware

Palo Alto Networks

In a thought-provoking interview on the Threat Vector podcast , Palo Alto Networks researchers Bar Matalon and Rem Dudas shed light on their groundbreaking research into AI-generated malware and shared their predictions for the future of AI in cybersecurity. We did that for different operating systems – for Windows, macOS and Linux.

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When least privilege is the most important thing

CIO

Organizations that follow the principle of least privilege can improve their security posture by significantly reducing their attack surface and risk of malware spread. In the early days of Windows operating systems up through Windows XP, almost any program a user would launch would have administrator-level privileges.

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How to manage cloud exploitation at the edge

CIO

As with all technology introductions, it’s important to have clear security policies, tools, processes, and training. This can occur due to insecure configurations, inadequate access controls, or vulnerabilities in cloud storage or databases. A powerful choice in the cyberthreat fight is a WAAP solution.

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FBI and CISA Release Cybersecurity Advisory on Royal Ransomware Group

Tenable

The Royal ransomware operation emerged in January 2022, and throughout that year were involved in several high profile attacks, such as ones against Silverstone Circuit and Queensland University of Technology. Royal uses Cobalt Strike and malware such as Ursnif/Gozi to exfiltrate data.

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Technology Trends for 2024

O'Reilly Media - Ideas

While we like to talk about how fast technology moves, internet time, and all that, in reality the last major new idea in software architecture was microservices, which dates to roughly 2015. We’re skeptical about things like job displacement, at least in technology. This has been a strange year. What will those changes be?

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Fixed wireless access (FWA) is a secure networking option

CIO

When making decisions about network access, businesses need to be aware of and assess the security implications associated with network technology to help keep their digital assets protected. Fixed wireless access is a type of 5G or 4G LTE wireless technology that enables fixed broadband access using radio frequencies instead of cables.

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The Advantages of LINUX for Ethical Hackers

Perficient

A common operating system (OS) on personal computers, servers, and other gadgets is Linux. It was first launched in 1991 by Finnish software engineer Linus Torvalds and is based on the Unix operating system. The fact that Linux is very customizable is one of its key advantages.

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