Security Boulevard (Original)
House Panel OK’s Bill to Ban Law Enforcement from Buying Data from Brokers
Legislation that would ban law enforcement and federal agencies from buying consumer data from data brokers without a warrant is on its way to the full House ...
New P2P Worm Puts Windows and Linux Redis Servers in its Sights
A new peer-to-peer (P2P) worm, P2PInfect, is spreading across instances of the Redis open source database software in the cloud ...
Beyond Technology: The Crucial Role of Culture in a CISO’s Realm
While technology still plays a vital role in job success, it's just as essential for a CISO to foster a strong security culture ...
Why Generative AI is a Threat to API Security
Generative AI can be used to amplify cybercriminals' nefarious deeds against web applications, especially those that rely heavily on APIs ...
Attacker ID’ed After Infecting Own Computer With Malware
A threat actor that goes by the name of “La_Citrix” inadvertently infected his own computer. Cyberthreat research firm sent his information on to law enforcement ...
An ‘Alarming Escalation’ of Sophistication in DDoS Attacks, Cloudflare Says
Distributed DDoS attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated and complex, making an already-expanding threat landscape even more challenging ...
Biden Admin. Adds ‘Mercenary Spyware’ Firms to Ban List
European cousins Intellexa and Cytrox essentially banned by Commerce Dept. — Predator/ALIEN not welcome in U.S ...
PingSafe Emerges to Launch CNAPP That Simulates Cyberattacks
PingSafe today emerged from stealth to launch a cloud-native application protection platform (CNAPP) based on an engine that both detects vulnerabilities that cybercriminals might potentially exploit and enables cybersecurity teams to simulate ...
PCI-DSS 4.0 is Here. What Does it Mean for Online Retailers?
PCI-DSS 4.0 was released in early 2022 with a two-year transition period to allow organizations time to learn about and implement it. Are you ready for the transition? ...
ChatGPT Provides Limited Help Identifying Malware
Current LLM-based tech like ChatGPT can accurately classify malware risk in only 5% of cases—and they may never be able to recognize novel approaches used to create malware ...
