IBM cutting several thousand jobs in latest layoffs
IBM cutting several thousand jobs in latest layoffs Summary IBM has begun notifying several thousand employees with Resource Action (RA) notices that give them 30 days to find another role…
[International Standards Aligned] Enterprise AI Governance Framework
Enterprise AI Governance Framework Summary The International Standards Driven Enterprise AI Governance Framework is a CIO-ready model that translates global AI governance principles into practical enterprise mechanisms. It helps IT…
Uncle Sam wants to scan your iris and collect your DNA, citizen or not
Uncle Sam wants to scan your iris and collect your DNA, citizen or not Summary The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), via US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), has…
Pro-Russian Hackers Use Linux VMs to Hide in Windows
Pro-Russian Hackers Use Linux VMs to Hide in Windows Summary Bitdefender, working with the Georgian CERT, has detailed how a Russia-aligned threat actor tracked as “Curly COMrades” compromises Windows endpoints…
Python slithers faster by adding lazy imports that load code after startup
Python slithers faster by adding lazy imports that load code after startup Summary PEP 810, titled “Explicit lazy imports,” has been approved. The proposal, put forward by Pablo Salgadoon and…
Treasury sanctions 8 for laundering North Korea earnings from cybercrime, IT worker scheme
Treasury sanctions 8 for laundering North Korea earnings from cybercrime, IT worker scheme Summary The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned eight individuals and two North…
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s security falls apart amid layoffs
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s security falls apart amid layoffs Summary The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) audited the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) information security programme and found it…
Russian spies pack custom malware into hidden VMs on Windows machines
Russian spies pack custom malware into hidden VMs on Windows machines Summary Security researchers at Bitdefender, working with the Georgian CERT, have uncovered a campaign by the threat group dubbed…
9 arrested in Europe in operation against fake platforms for crypto investments
9 arrested in Europe in operation against fake platforms for crypto investments Summary European authorities arrested nine people in a multinational takedown of a network that ran dozens of fake…
Data brokers selling location info that can be used to track EU officials, report finds
Data brokers selling location info that can be used to track EU officials, report finds Summary A coalition of European newsrooms found that freely available datasets from data brokers contained…