Topic: information sharing
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The Resilient CISO: Forging Connection in Cybersecurity
The CISO role requires balancing data protection with open dialogue, emphasizing the need for strong professional networks and honest exchanges to enhance both organizational security and personal resilience. Participation in specialized peer groups, such as ISACs or technology-specific forums, p...
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CISA 2015 Deadline Extended: What You Need to Know
The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA 2015) has been temporarily extended until January 30, 2026, after expiring in September 2025, though its long-term future remains uncertain. CISA 2015 protects companies from legal liability when they voluntarily share cyber threat data thro...
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US Slashes Funding for Key Cybersecurity Program
CISA has terminated its cooperative agreement with CIS, ending federal funding for the MS-ISAC and jeopardizing this central cybersecurity resource for state, local, and tribal governments. The MS-ISAC provided over 18,000 public sector members with critical cybersecurity tools, including threat ...
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Cybersecurity Now Demands a Whole-of-Society Approach
National cybersecurity strategies now require a whole-of-society approach, coordinating government, private industry, and civil society to build collective cyber resilience across critical sectors. Private sector engagement is central, as companies own most critical infrastructure, leading to par...
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Europe's Phone Networks Flooded by Fake Calls
Caller ID spoofing is a primary tool used by cybercriminals in Europe, leading to an estimated €850 million in annual losses and overwhelming phone networks with fraudulent calls. Criminals exploit legal and jurisdictional differences, using spoofing to impersonate trusted entities and facilitate...
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Secure Your Luxury Logistics: A Counterintelligence Approach
In luxury logistics, protecting sensitive data like client identities and shipping routes is as crucial as securing physical cargo, requiring a multi-layered defense strategy. Key security measures include multi-factor authentication, endpoint protection, and employee training to combat threats l...
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Speed Up Real-Time Payments Without Compromising Security
Securing real-time payments requires balancing robust fraud prevention with a seamless customer experience, using advanced analytics and adaptive authentication to detect threats without slowing transactions. The speed of real-time payments increases fraud risk, making pre-authorization preventio...
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Europol Urges Tighter Data Laws to Fight Cybercrime
Europol is advocating for stronger data legislation to address the growing challenges law enforcement faces from cybercriminals using encryption and new technologies, which hinder access to digital evidence. At the conference, officials emphasized the need to balance lawful data access with priva...
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Google Takes Down Proxy Network Used by 550+ Hacker Groups
Google dismantled the Ipidea residential proxy network, which was used by over 550 hacker groups to hide attacks by routing malicious traffic through millions of compromised home devices. These networks are built by secretly installing proxy software on consumer devices, often through trojanized ...
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Share a Link to a Specific Phrase
Chrome, Safari, and Firefox include a feature called "Copy Link to Highlight" that lets you share specific text from a webpage. To use it, select the text, right-click, and choose "Copy Link to Highlight" (or "Copy Link with Highlight" in Safari). When someone opens the generated link, the browse...
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ESA Server Breach Confirmed: Data Security Alert
The European Space Agency (ESA) is investigating a security breach of external servers, which appears limited to unclassified scientific collaboration systems but highlights growing cybersecurity threats in the space sector. A threat actor claimed to have stolen over 200GB of sensitive data, incl...
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EU Cyberattacks Increasingly Target Critical Infrastructure
The ENISA Threat Landscape 2025 report reveals a significant increase in cyberattacks targeting operational technology systems, which now account for 18.2% of all documented threats, driven by their growing interconnectedness and deliberate targeting by malicious actors. Pro-Russian hacker groups...
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Anthropic’s long-sidelined Fable 5 gets greenlit for return
Anthropic has received permission from the Trump administration to restore access to its Claude Fable 5 model globally starting Wednesday, after export controls were lifted, with plans to also re-enable it on AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Foundry. The export controls were triggered in early Ju...
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UK Cyber Resilience Bill: Key Provisions Unveiled
The UK is introducing the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill in response to a 130% surge in significant cyber incidents, aiming to strengthen national digital defenses and protect essential services. The bill expands regulatory scope by classifying data centers, managed service providers, and oth...
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Judge Blocks Paramount’s Bid to Buy Warner Bros. Discovery
A federal judge temporarily halted the $110 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger for 14 days, citing potential antitrust violations and risk of "irreparable harm" to competition. The legal challenge, filed by 12 states including California and New York, argues the merger would create a...
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Ransomware negotiator who defrauded clients gets 70 months in prison
A former ransomware negotiator for DigitalMint received a 70-month federal prison sentence for sharing confidential client data with the BlackCat ransomware group and later actively participating in attacks against those clients. The individual betrayed his role by feeding internal intelligence t...
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Parliament Seeks Security Experts to Bolster Cyber Resilience
A UK parliamentary committee is actively seeking expert evidence to refine the proposed Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, a major legislative update for critical infrastructure protection. The bill expands regulatory scope to include new entities like managed service providers, mandates stricte...
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10 Years of Black Friday Deals: Ask Me Anything
This year's Black Friday guide includes an interactive Ask Me Anything session hosted by an experienced deals editor, replacing traditional one-way deal announcements. The team has prepared for months, revealing hundreds of offers early and creating a central hub to compile all published deals fo...
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Rockstar Games Fired Staff for Leaking Internal Messages on Discord
Rockstar Games fired 34 employees for "gross misconduct," but the UK union IWGB alleges this was union-busting and has filed an unfair dismissal claim. The terminations followed employee discussions on a private Discord server about salaries, HR policies, and internal Slack updates, which are leg...
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CISA unveils updated SBOM baseline standard
CISA's 2026 Minimum Elements for SBOM supersedes the 2021 NTIA framework, expanding on core data fields (supplier, component names, versions) and operational aspects while adding a sharper focus on real-world implementation. The updated standard emphasizes automated machine-readable formats, clar...
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