Proposed changes to copyright law open doors for AI data mining

The government plans to amend copyright laws following a consultation on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for technical innovation and creative works. As it advances and evolves, AI may very well... Read more »

Avast uncovers ‘thieves’ kitchen’ of malware-writing teens

Researchers at Czech cyber firm Avast have discovered an online community of children using dedicated Discord servers to build, exchange and spread malware, including ransomware, infostealers and cryptominers. Various groups lure in... Read more »

Russia-aligned hacktivists behind Lithuania DDoS attack

A Russia-aligned hacktivist collective known as Killnet appears to have taken responsibility for a series of damaging distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on government institutions and networks in Lithuania, following a... Read more »

Veritas aims at autonomous backup discovery and provisioning

Data protection heavyweight Veritas is aiming to rework its core software offering NetBackup around autonomous functionality. Its Autonomous Data Management project will see the development of, for example, autonomous provisioning capabilities where... Read more »

Commercial cyber products must be used responsibly, says NCSC CEO

Tech companies that develop sophisticated cyber capabilities that could be co-opted by malicious actors have a responsibility to see that their sale is controlled and that they are used safely, National Cyber... Read more »

Brexit a net negative for UK cyber, say CISOs

An overwhelming majority (97%) of senior security professionals say that they hold concerns for the security of UK businesses following the country’s departure from the European Union (EU), particularly in the wake... Read more »

LockBit ransomware gang launches bug bounty programme

In what is likely a world’s first, the operators of LockBit have added a bug bounty programme as they launch version 3.0 of their ransomware, offering pay-outs to those that discover vulnerabilities... Read more »

The cyber security impact of Operation Russia by Anonymous

Following a huge build-up of Russian military forces on the Ukrainian border, Russian forces invaded Ukraine on 24 February. Russia’s invasion has been met by condemnation from around the world. Nations have... Read more »

Secure everything, not just the weakest link

Security professionals recognise that the weakest link is the one most likely to be compromised by a hacker. But an organisation’s security model should not fall apart just because a part of... Read more »

Black Basta ransomware crew aiming for ‘big leagues’

The emerging Black Basta ransomware gang has managed to hit close to 50 organisations in Anglophone countries since it started operations a few months ago, and appears to aspire to levels of... Read more »