The impact of a major U.S. national security breach attributed to China reportedly continues to expand, as investigators probe the infiltration of telecommunications infrastructure and eavesdropping on national security and policymaking officials' mobile phone communications.
In the second episode of ISMG's "APAC Insights" series, ISMG editors analyze cybersecurity threats to artificial intelligence systems and the region's worsening fraud landscape with Kaushik Sinha of Fujitsu Research and Applied Quantum's Kawin Boonyapredee.
U.S. intelligence agencies warned that Russian interference efforts are escalating on Election Day as millions of Americans cast their ballots nationwide. The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said it was not tracking significant threats to the vote.
New Bolster CEO Rod Schultz shares his priorities in combating AI-based fraud, underscoring the potential of internal data security solutions. Schultz sees Bolster’s established brand protection tools as a foundation for addressing broader enterprise data security needs and better engaging CISOs.
Federal regulators are again signaling that stronger cybersecurity practices could be tied to financial incentives for doctor offices that participate in Medicare. The regulatory lever may be the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Merit-based Incentive Payment System.
Canadian authorities arrested a suspected extortionist tied to the hacking theft of terabytes of data from clients of cloud-based data warehousing platform Snowflake. Charges against the suspect, Alexander Moucka, aka Connor Moucka, have yet to be publicly detailed.
Google's "highly experimental" artificial intelligence agent Big Sleep has autonomously discovered an exploitable memory flaw in popular open-source database engine SQLite. The researchers detail how the AI agent discovered the now-patched vulnerability.
As India accelerates its digital transformation journey, the lack of security-by-design principles in its expanding digital infrastructure has created unprecedented cybersecurity risks, particularly affecting financial services and healthcare sectors, according to Cybersecurity Expert Kanishk Gaur.
As gen AI evolves beyond cloud-based models, downloadable AI models present new opportunities for both cybersecurity defenders and threat actors. The ability of offline models to bypass traditional ethical guardrails creates unique security challenges, according to Pascal Geenens, director, Radware.
Organizations face mounting pressure to address workforce displacement and ethical implications as AI reshapes cybersecurity, particularly in software engineering roles. The challenge extends beyond job displacement to critical concerns about data privacy and transparency.
Organizations integrating AI systems should adopt process-driven frameworks that mirror established cybersecurity standards, said Gerry Chang, chairman of Singapore Computer Society. The ISO SC 42 committee's 42,000 series provides a foundation for developing AI policies and standards.
Healthcare ransomware attacks have doubled since 2021, with 37% of organizations taking up to a month to recover, according to Sophos' State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2024 report. Organizations must rethink their approach to cybersecurity as attack surfaces expand and skills shortages persist.
As enterprises adopt AI for security, privacy and safety concerns remain top barriers. Organizations need robust frameworks and guardrails to ensure responsible AI implementation while protecting sensitive data, said Anand Raghavan, VP of engineering - AI, Cisco.
Governments globally are intensifying anti-scam measures, introducing new guidelines to banks, telecom providers and other key sectors to bolster security controls and mitigate fraud risks for consumers and businesses. Some new frameworks threaten to levy stiff penalties for non-compliance.
French IT consultancy Atos on Tuesday announced the sale of a power grid consulting and engineering services unit days after some French lawmakers pushed for nationalizing the beleaguered company. The French government considers the company strategically important.
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