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Sophos Acquires Secureworks for $859 Million | TechRepublic

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Sophos Acquires Secureworks for 9 Million | TechRepublic

Sophos has completed its $859 million acquisition of managed cyber security services provider Secureworks in an all-cash transaction. It now claims to be the “leading pure-play” provider of Managed Detection and Response Services, supporting more than 28,000 global organisations. Secureworks is an Atlanta, U.S.-based cybersecurity company that focuses on threat detection, response, and managed security services. Its acquisition will build out Sophos’ security operations platform for mitigating cyber attacks. “The open and scalable platform helps…

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U.K. Announces 'World-First' Cyber Code of Practice

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U.K. Announces 'World-First' Cyber Code of Practice

The U.K. government has introduced its “world-first” AI Cyber Code of Practice for companies developing AI systems. The voluntary framework outlines 13 principles designed to mitigate risks such as AI-driven cyberattacks, system failures, and data vulnerabilities. The voluntary code applies to developers, system operators, and data custodians at organisations that create, deploy, or manage AI systems. AI vendors that only sell models or components fall under other relevant guidelines. “From securing AI systems against hacking…

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Black Hat Europe 2024 NOC/SOC: Security Cloud

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Black Hat Europe 2024 NOC/SOC: Security Cloud

Cisco is the Official Security Cloud Provider for the Black Hat Network Operations Center (NOC). We work with the other official partners to bring the hardware, software and engineers to build and secure the network, for our joint customer: Black Hat.  Arista: Wired and Wireless Network Equipment  Corelight: Open Network Detection and Response  Palo Alto Networks: Network Security and SOC Platform  This was our 8th year supporting Black Hat Europe and the primary mission in…

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Phishing Emails in Australia Rise by 30%

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Phishing Emails in Australia Rise by 30%

The number of phishing emails received by Australians surged by 30% last year, new research by security firm Abnormal Security has found. Cybercriminals have increasingly targeted the Asia-Pacific region, partly because it is becoming a larger player in critical industries like data centres and telecoms. For APAC as a whole, credential phishing attacks rose by 30.5% between 2023 and 2024, according to the research. New Zealand saw a 30% rise, while for Japan and Singapore,…

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GhostGPT: New Chatbot for Malware Creation, Scams

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GhostGPT: New Chatbot for Malware Creation, Scams

Security researchers have discovered a new malicious chatbot advertised on cybercrime forums. GhostGPT generates malware, business email compromise scams, and more material for illegal activities. The chatbot likely uses a wrapper to connect to a jailbroken version of OpenAI’s ChatGPT or another large language model, the Abnormal Security experts suspect. Jailbroken chatbots have been instructed to ignore their safeguards to prove more useful to criminals. Must-read security coverage What is GhostGPT? The security researchers found…

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Sneaky Log Phishing Scheme Targets Two-Factor Security

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Sneaky Log Phishing Scheme Targets Two-Factor Security

Security researchers at French firm Sekoia detected a new phishing-as-a-service kit targeting Microsoft 365 accounts in December 2024, the company announced on Jan. 16. The kit, called Sneaky 2FA, was distributed through Telegram by the threat actor service Sneaky Log. It is associated with about 100 domains and has been active since at least October 2024. Sneaky 2FA is an adversary-in-the-middle attack, meaning it intercepts information sent between two devices: in this case, a device…

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UK Considers Banning Ransomware Payments

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UK Considers Banning Ransomware Payments

The U.K. government is considering banning ransomware payments to make critical industries “unattractive targets for criminals.” It would apply to all public sector bodies and critical national infrastructure, which includes NHS trusts, schools, local councils, and data centres. Currently, all government departments nationwide are banned from paying cyber criminals to decrypt their data or prevent it from being leaked. This rule intends to protect the services and infrastructure the British public relies on from financial…

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Protecting AI so AI Can Improve the World, Safely

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Protecting AI so AI Can Improve the World, Safely

The world is in the middle of an unprecedented era of artificial intelligence innovation. Looking ahead, there will be two types of companies: those who will lead on AI and those that risk irrelevance. For the organizations who take AI seriously, the composition of their workforce is about to change dramatically. Today, their workforce is entirely human. Tomorrow, it will expand exponentially to include a variety of AI workers—including apps, agents, robots, and even humanoids….

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US Chip Export Rule Proposes Limits to Thwart Chinese GPUs

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US Chip Export Rule Proposes Limits to Thwart Chinese GPUs

The federal government on Jan. 13 proposed a global policy to limit the distribution of powerful, U.S.-made GPUs, an effort to promote U.S. dominance over China in the AI chip industry. “To enhance U.S. national security and economic strength, it is essential that we do not offshore this critical technology and that the world’s AI runs on American rails,” the White House’s announcement reads. The White House moved forward with the proposal despite pushback from…

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US to Launch Cyber Trust Mark to Label Secure Smart Devices

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US to Launch Cyber Trust Mark to Label Secure Smart Devices

The U.S. government is set to introduce a seal of approval to help consumers identify secure internet-connected devices, the White House announced in a press release on Jan. 7. The U.S. Cyber Trust Mark will certify devices that meet certain security standards. Following the initiative’s first announcement in July 2023, the Federal Communications Commission provided details on Tuesday about how companies can submit their products for approval under the new label. The label applies to…

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