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The PCI Security Standards Council is pleased to announce the completion of the first phase of our newly redesigned website. The Council is committed to providing the latest payment security standards, training programs, certified listings, and educational resources to our global stakeholders- and the website is our primary channel to deliver this content. PCI SSC has prioritized feedback from the industry to improve the overall user experience. Visitors to our website will notice enhanced search…

Cybersecurity researchers from Resecurity said they have detected a substantial increase in the value of ransom demand requests by the BlackCat ransomware group. “Such tactics significantly affect ransomware underground ecosystems, hitting businesses of different sizes hard worldwide,” writes the company in an advisory. “Based on the recently compromised victims in [the] Nordics region […] the amount to be paid exceeds $2m.” The threat actors (TA) behind BlackCat have been operating since at least November, launching…

Python Package Index (PyPI), the official third-party open-source repository for Python projects, said it will enforce a mandatory two-factor authentication (2FA) policy for projects categorized as “critical,” from both ‘Maintainers’ and ‘Owners’. The team made the announcement on Twitter last Friday, saying that “soon, maintainers of critical projects must have 2FA enabled to publish, update or modify them.” Further, PyPI offered free hardware security keys from the Google Open Source Security Team to developers of critical projects…

The optional feature will be launched next fall to protect users who are particularly at risk of being targeted by advanced cyberattacks. Image: DenPhoto/Adobe Stock Apple has announced an expansion to its security arsenal with a new feature called Lockdown Mode, which will be introduced officially this fall with iOS 16, iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura. This optional feature will be of particular interest for individuals who might be at higher risk than the average…

French energy giant EDF has been placed under ‘enhanced attention’ by the UK’s Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) after identifying shortfalls in its cybersecurity plans, according to reports this weekend.  The ONR is taking action due to the findings of routine inspections over the past 12 months. The Telegraph newspaper quoted the body as saying it had “identified shortfalls in governance, risk and compliance in certain technical controls” during these inspections.  EDF owns and runs the UK’s…