Security Week

Vincent Strubel, who heads France’s national cybersecurity agency, called the cyberthreats level facing the Olympic Games unprecedented.

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Germany accused Russian military agents of hacking the top echelons of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party and other government and industrial targets.

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Microsoft security chief Charlie Bell pledges significant reforms and a strategic shift to prioritize security above all other product features.

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Israeli startup LayerX Security banks $25 million in new financing as investors continue to pour money into secure web browsing technologies.

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The US government warns of a North Korean threat actor abusing weak email DMARC settings to hide spear-phishing attacks.

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Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: 4,000 take part in Locked Shields 2024 exercise, Qantas and JP Morgan hit by data exposure bugs, NVIDIA patches critical flaw. 

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A botnet dismantled in January and used by Russia-linked APT28 consisted of more than just Ubiquiti Edge OS routers.

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CISA and the FBI warn of threat actors abusing path traversal software vulnerabilities in attacks targeting critical infrastructure.

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An analysis of IoCs suggests that a Chinese threat group may be behind the recent ArcaneDoor espionage campaign targeting Cisco firewalls.

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SaaS-based, AI-assisted penetration service allows proactive defensive action against exploitation of new vulnerabilities.

The post Horizon3.ai Introduces AI-Assisted Service to Prioritize and Patch Vulnerabilities Faster appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Microsoft has uncovered a new type of attack called Dirty Stream that impacted Android apps with billions of installations. 

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The White House has published a national security memorandum focusing on critical infrastructure security and resilience.

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Yaroslav Vasinskyi was sentenced to 13 years and seven months in prison for his alleged role in the REvil ransomware operation.

The post Ukrainian REvil Ransomware Affiliate Gets 13 Years in US Prison appeared first on SecurityWeek.

A new Silicon Valley startup called Mimic is coming out of the shadows with a hefty $27 million seed-stage funding round led by Ballistic Ventures.

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As you look to navigate RSA Conference, with so many vendors, approaches and solutions, how do you know what solutions you should be investing in?

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Israeli AI security firm Apex has received $7 million in seed funding for its detection, investigation, and response platform.

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Cybersecurity startups Insane Cyber, Resonance Security, RunReveal and StepSecurity announce pre-seed, early-stage, and seed funding rounds.

The post Startup Dealflow: New Investments at Resonance, RunReveal, StepSecurity, Insane Cyber appeared first on SecurityWeek.

Network detection and response (NDR) provider Corelight has raised $150 million in a Series D funding round led by Accel.

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Verizon’s 2024 DBIR shows that vulnerability exploitation increased three times and confirmed data breaches doubled compared to the previous year.

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Japan's Prime Minister unveiled an international framework for regulation and use of generative AI, adding to global efforts on governance for the rapidly advancing technology.

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