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Using personal data without consent to train AI models will not necessarily infringe the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), according to a new opinion by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB). However, this is on the condition that the AI tool’s output does not reveal personal information. This is, in substance, what the EDPB, the umbrella organization for all EU member states’ data protection agencies, said in the long-awaited opinion on how GDPR should…

New malware attacks targeting industrial control systems (ICS) are capable of killing engineering processes, a Forescout analysis has found. The researchers identified clusters of two types of malware attacks targeting Mitsubishi and Siemens engineering workstations and listed on the VirusTotal repository from August to November 2024. These were the Ramnit worm targeting Mitsubishi workstations and a new experimental malware named Chaya_003 targeting Siemens workstations. Chaya_003 demonstrated the capability to terminate engineering processes. The researchers found…

Within software development, security and compliance are more than simple boxes to check. Each attestation and compliance check is backed by a well-considered risk assessment that aims to avoid ever-changing vulnerabilities and attack vectors. Software development teams don’t want to worry about vulnerabilities when they are focused on building something remarkable. In this article, we explain how Docker Hub and Docker Scout can help development teams ensure a more secure and compliant software supply chain. …

Today, it’s rare for a month to pass without reports of new distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Lately, geopolitical instability and hacktivist groups (e.g., Anonymous Sudan and NoName057(16)) have driven attacks, and these types of attacks show no sign of stopping anytime soon. One thing is sure: businesses need to implement safeguards into their overall cybersecurity posture to mitigate an evolving array of DDoS attacks. The relentless barrage of attacks may also make IT practitioners consider whether there will be a…