KT to Invest Over $724 Million in Cybersecurity Following SK Telecom Data Breach In response to heightened consumer concerns following a substantial data breach at SK Telecom, South Korean telecommunications leader KT has announced a commitment to invest more than 1 trillion won (approximately $724 million) over the next five…
Cloud Security, Governance & Risk Management, Network Firewalls, Network Access Control CEO Doug Merritt: GenAI, Workload Sprawl Heighten Zero Trust Imperatives for Aviatrix Michael Novinson (MichaelNovinson) • July 14, 2025 Doug Merritt, chairman, president, and CEO, Aviatrix (Image: Aviatrix) Initially, Aviatrix focused on creating a networking abstraction layer that unified…
Rising Threat of Nonconsensual Nudification Tools Targeting Women and Girls In recent years, a proliferation of “nudify” apps and websites has emerged, enabling users to create exploitative images of women and girls, including instances associated with child sexual abuse material. Despite efforts by certain lawmakers and technology companies to curb…
AI Vulnerability Exposes Users to Deceptive Messages Through Google’s Gemini Researchers have issued a stark warning regarding a vulnerability in Google’s Gemini, a large language model, that can be exploited by attackers to deceive users via manipulated message summaries. This issue arises from the ability of malicious actors to embed…
In an era where cybersecurity is paramount, Jim Roeder, vice president of IT at Lakewood Health System, emphasizes the need for innovation and adaptability among rural hospitals and small medical practices in safeguarding their digital environments. Many of these organizations are facing unique challenges with limited resources, yet there are…
The landscape of cybersecurity continues to evolve, with important discussions surrounding several critical topics, including Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, and Fraud Management & Cybercrime. Additional Insights: SolarWinds Case Approaches Settlement; Securing Agentic AI Necessitates Layered Approaches Anna Delaney (annamadeline) • July 11, 2025 Participants: Anna…
Google’s Gemini AI Update Raises Privacy Concerns Beginning today, Google has initiated a significant change that allows its Gemini AI engine to interact with third-party applications, including popular services like WhatsApp, regardless of prior user settings designed to restrict such interactions. Users who wish to maintain their initial privacy settings…
Cybercriminal Landscape Shifting as DragonForce Targets RansomHub Affiliates Recent developments in the cybercrime realm have emerged, with the hacking group DragonForce reportedly targeting affiliates of RansomHub in a move that raises concerns over the stability within the ransomware ecosystem. Genevieve Stark, head of cybercrime analysis at Google Threat Intelligence Group,…
This article was originally published in Rest of World, which focuses on technology’s effect outside the Western world. A significant data breach has exposed approximately 16 billion login credentials, endangering users of major platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Google, and Apple to potential fraud and identity theft. The compromised data, found…
