Who is afraid of quantum mechanics? Books in brief
Who is afraid of quantum mechanics? Books in brief Summary Andrew Robinson rounds up five short book picks that touch on science, society and the oddities of modern life. The…
‘Swatting’ Hits a Dozen US Universities. The FBI is Investigating
‘Swatting’ Hits a Dozen US Universities. The FBI is Investigating Summary A wave of false active‑shooter reports targeted about a dozen US universities as students returned to campus. The incidents…
Gaps in California Privacy Law: Half of Data Brokers Ignore Requests
Summary A University of California, Irvine study found substantial non‑compliance by data brokers with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Researchers contacted 543 registered data brokers to test response rates…
CISA’s New SBOM Guidelines Get Mixed Reviews
CISA’s New SBOM Guidelines Get Mixed Reviews Summary CISA published a 2025 update to its minimum elements for software bills of materials (SBOMs) for federal agencies. The guidance tightens required…
CrowdStrike to Acquire Onum, Boost Falcon Next-Gen SIEM
CrowdStrike to Acquire Onum, Boost Falcon Next-Gen SIEM Summary CrowdStrike has announced plans to acquire Onum, a provider of real-time telemetry pipeline management, to strengthen its Falcon Next-Gen SIEM with…
Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation
Proof-of-Concept in 15 Minutes? AI Turbocharges Exploitation Summary An AI-driven offensive research pipeline built by two Israeli security researchers can generate proof-of-concept (PoC) exploits from CVE advisories and code patches…
Microsoft warns of ransomware gang shifting to steal cloud data, lock companies out of systems
Microsoft warns of ransomware gang shifting to steal cloud data, lock companies out of systems Summary Microsoft has warned that a long-running threat actor it calls Storm-0501 is moving from…
CISA steps in to help Nevada state government recover from cyberattack
CISA steps in to help Nevada state government recover from cyberattack Summary The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has deployed teams to assist Nevada’s state government after a cyberattack…
Traffic to government domains often crosses national borders, or flows through risky bottlenecks
Traffic to government domains often crosses national borders, or flows through risky bottlenecks Summary New research by PhD student Rashna Kumar (conducted under an Internet Society Pulse Research Fellowship) maps…
DDoS is the neglected cybercrime that’s getting bigger. Let’s kill it off
DDoS is the neglected cybercrime that’s getting bigger. Let’s kill it off Summary Rupert Goodwins argues that Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are a growing but overlooked cybercrime. Netscout’s…