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Transport for London (TfL), the city's transport authority, is investigating an ongoing cyberattack that has yet to impact its services. [...]

It wasn't until earlier this month that a user named "Fenice" leaked 2.7 billion unencrypted records on the dark web site known as "Breached," in the form of two csv files totalling 277GB. These did not contain phone numbers and email addresses, and Fenice said that the data originated from SXUL. As individuals will each have multiple records associated with them, one for each of their previous home addresses, the breach does not expose information about 2.7 billion different people. Must-read security coverage What security experts are saying about the breach Why are the National Public Data records so valuable to cyber criminals?

The possibility to integrate security in development processes has given rise to DevSecOps, where development and operations teams work together with security teams and all their processes are converged. The incidents affecting GitHub users in 2023 increased by over 21% compared to the previous year.

The Wazuh active response module triggers actions in response to specific events on monitored endpoints. Wazuh active response automatically executes some specific actions in response to certain security alerts by default, on both Windows and Linux endpoints.

Recent investigations into the cyber security preparedness of Australian Federal Government agencies have found gaps in the public sector's readiness for cyber security attacks or major data breaches, contributing to a focus in 2024 on improving their cyber readiness. More Australia coverage AUSTRAC, Services Australia show cyber security deficiencies.

Cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike on Wednesday blamed an issue in its validation system for causing millions of Windows devices to crash as part of a widespread outage late last week. "On Friday,...

Internet giant Cloudflare reports that its DNS resolver service, 1.1.1.1, was recently unreachable or degraded for some of its customers because of a combination of Border Gateway Protocol hijacking and a route leak. The incident occurred last week and affected 300 networks in 70 countries.

What are the key components of an effective security incident response strategy? An effective security incident response strategy includes four key components that work together to ensure a rapid and effective response to cybersecurity issues.

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An astonishing 84% of identity stakeholders said incidents directly impacted their business, up from 68% in 2023. 22% of businesses see managing and securing digital identities as the number one priority of their security program, up from 17% in 2023.