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Over the past year, a series of indictments and threat intelligence reports uncovered a sophisticated program to place North Korea-affiliated operatives into remote IT jobs around the world. In January, the U.S. Justice Department indicted five men for operating one such scheme that profited nearly $900,000. North Korean operatives, using deepfakes, laptop farms, and stolen identities to pose as U.S.-based job candidates, have been hired at numerous Fortune 500 companies, creating enormous insider risk and…

Docker simplifies containerization by removing runtime complexity and making app development seamless. With Docker Engine v28, we’re taking another step forward in security by ensuring containers aren’t unintentionally accessible from local networks. This update isn’t about fixing a single vulnerability — it’s about security hardening so your containers stay safe.  What happened? When you run a container on the default Docker “bridge” network, Docker sets up NAT (Network Address Translation) rules using your system’s firewall…

Third-party attacks emerged as a significant driver of material financial losses from cyber incidents in 2024, according to cyber risk management firm Resilience. Third-party risks made up 31% of all client insurance claims and 23% of material losses last year. This marks a significant change from 2023, when no third-party claims led to material losses for Resilience clients. “This shift underscores the growing vulnerabilities created by interconnected systems and reliance on external vendors in 2023,”…

The PCI Security Standards Council (PCI SSC) is pleased to announce the release of a Frequently Asked Question (FAQ), developed in direct response to industry requests for greater clarity on the new eligibility criteria for the recently revised Self-Assessment Questionnaire (SAQ) A. This update reflects our commitment to supporting the e-commerce community by providing clear, actionable guidance to help businesses meet new requirements under PCI DSS v4.0.1, which take effect on 1 April 2025.

Following a busy January, the cybersecurity M&A market remained active in February 2025, with several key mergers and acquisitions (M&As) announced. The month saw continued consolidation in cloud security, API security, and identity access management. Large acquisitions by Sophos and SolarWinds were also completed in February. Here’s Infosecurity‘s M&A roundup for February 2025. Sophos Finalizes $859m Secureworks Acquisition On February 3, Sophos officially confirmed the completion of its acquisition of Secureworks, initially announced in October…

In their quest for network access, cyber threat actors are leveraging a broad spectrum of vulnerabilities, from the most recently disclosed to those left unpatched for over two decades. In its 2025 Mass Internet Exploitation Report, released on February 27, GreyNoise found that 40% of vulnerabilities exploited by attackers in 2024 were from 2020 or earlier and 10% from 2016 or earlier. Some even date back to the late 1990s, like CVE-1999-0526 – an X…

Los líderes de TI siguen apuntando a lo más fácil cuando utilizan la inteligencia artificial (IA), centrándose en mejorar la productividad de los empleados en lugar de dar rienda suelta a usos más avanzados como permitir la innovación o aumentar los ingresos, según una nueva encuesta. Más de dos tercios de los líderes de TI han centrado sus inversiones en IA en la productividad de los empleados, y poco más de la mitad utiliza la…

Revlon se apoya en la tecnología de vanguardia para catapultar la productividad de su planta en el Pla de Santa María, en la provincia de Tarragona. La firma de productos de belleza y cuidado personal transforma esta instalación de 40.000 metros cuadrados con vistas a mejorar la operativa de negocio. En concreto, según han informado desde la corporación, la planta cuenta con 20.000 horas anuales de envasado, 15 reactores y un almacén automático. Así, en…

IT leaders are still aiming for the low-hanging fruit when using AI, zeroing in on improving employee productivity rather than more advanced uses such as enabling innovation or expanding revenue, according to a new survey. Over two-thirds of IT leaders have focused their AI investments on employee productivity, with just over half using AI to improve customer support or to enable innovation, according to the AI Priorities Study from CIO.com parent company Foundry. Less than…

Earlier this month, Cisco celebrated 40 years during its Cisco Live! event in Amsterdam. The San Jose-based company positions itself as a unique partner to provide solutions to the challenges of its customers, from the changing nature of the workplace to the revolution of AI and the need for digital resilience. In this context, as Oliver Tuszik, Cisco’s VP for EMEA, said, the changes they’ve faced over the decades gives the ability to not just…