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The day's top cybersecurity news and in-depth coverage
December 04, 2024
Talent overlooked: embracing neurodiversity in cybersecurity
Neurodiverse professionalsâ strengths include creativity, attention to detail, hyper-focus and innovative problem-solving, skills highly sought in cybersecurity.
First-ever Linux UEFI bootkit turns out to be student project
While not production-ready malware, âBootkittyâ provides a proof of concept for exploiting Linux systems at boot-up â widening the UEFI attack path beyond the Windows ecosystem.
63% of companies plan to pass data breach costs to customers
The rising practice of shaking down customers to pay for security shortfalls could have a silver lining for CISOs, as diluted price competitiveness could convince top brass of the ROI of cybersecurity investments.
SmokeLoader picks up ancient MS Office bugs to pack fresh credential stealer
The modular malware loader was seen exploiting these bugs to deploy plugins for stealing browser credentials.
EU enacts new laws to strengthen cybersecurity defenses and coordination
The laws will focus on threat detection, incident response, and service certification.
10 most critical LLM vulnerabilities
Prompt injection and supply chain vulnerabilities remain the main LLM vulnerabilities but as the technology evolves new risks come to light including system prompt leakage and misinformation.
Want to be a cybersecurity pro? Use generative AI to get some simulated training
Entry-level cybersecurity candidates can get creative with generative AI to help them get a foot in the door of the profession.
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