Ed. note: This article is part of the ongoing series, Cybersecurity: Tips From the Trenches, produced by our partners at Sensei Enterprises, a specialized provider of IT, cybersecurity, and digital forensics services. Recent headlines have once again highlighted the pervasive…
Russian Railways Faces Significant DDoS Attack Amid Growing Cyber Tensions In a notable incident aligning with rising geopolitical tensions, Russian Railways was subjected to a substantial Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack, disrupting access to critical online services. Both the…
Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development OpenAI Secures $40 Billion Funding, Navigates Structural Changes Rashmi Ramesh • April 1, 2025 Image: Shutterstock OpenAI recently concluded a massive $40 billion funding round, heralded as the largest venture…
173,000 Patients Impacted by Chord Specialty Dental Partners Email Data Breach The healthcare sector has recently experienced a significant data breach involving Chord Specialty Dental Partners, which has potentially compromised the personal information of approximately 173,000 patients. This incident raises…
Vishing Attack Leads to Environment Compromise at Ontinue’s Cyber Defense Centre The Cyber Defense Centre (CDC) at Ontinue has recently examined an alarming security breach that underscores the potential dangers of vishing calls. This incident illustrates how a seemingly innocuous…
Introduction The emergence of Agentic AI has become a central topic in discussions around artificial intelligence. The shift towards autonomous AI agents is poised to mark a transformative breakthrough akin to what Generative AI brought to traditional AI frameworks. Unlike…
Data Privacy, Data Security, Healthcare FTC Asserts 23andMe’s Privacy Obligations Must Be Honored Amid Bankruptcy Marianne Kolbasuk McGee (HealthInfoSec) • March 31, 2025 Image credit: 23andMe The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a communication to the bankruptcy trustees of…
A significant surge in malicious activities targeting Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS GlobalProtect portals has been reported, with nearly 24,000 distinct IP addresses attempting to gain unauthorized access in the past month. This alarming trend, initially identified by cybersecurity firm GreyNoise,…
In a perplexing development that has raised eyebrows in the academic and cybersecurity communities, Xiaofeng Wang, a distinguished computer scientist at Indiana University, has seemingly vanished from public view. Wang, who has dedicated the past two decades to advancing knowledge…
Quantum sensors are poised to transform numerous industries by offering unprecedented sensitivity and new capabilities that current technologies struggle to match. Applications for such sensors include advanced atomic clocks, quantum magnetometers, and gyroscopes, all of which highlight their potential across…
