The Linux Foundation on Tuesday announced the Post-Quantum Cryptography Alliance, a new initiative intended to drive the adoption of post-quantum cryptography and respond to the possible security risks introduced via quantum computing. The Linux Foundation announced the alliance alongside a number of partners, including Google, IBM, Amazon Web Services and Cisco. Although the technology is […]
What is the GNU project? The GNU project is a mass collaborative initiative for the development of free software, specifically a free operating system called GNU. Of course, “free”, in a software context, does not necessarily mean “free of cost”. Rather, free refers to the freedom that users have to use, study, share and improve […]
All 50 members of the International Counter Ransomware Initiative endorsed a joint policy statement last week asserting “relevant institutions under our national government authority should not pay ransomware extortion demands.” Cyber authorities representing the collection of 48 countries, the European Union and Interpol, gathered for the third year in Washington, to advance efforts to fight […]
Microsoft says four Exchange vulnerabilities disclosed by Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) last week have either already been patched or they don’t require immediate attention. ZDI disclosed the existence of four high-severity Exchange vulnerabilities identified by the company’s Piotr Bazydlo after being informed by Microsoft that the issues do not require immediate servicing. According […]
Microsoft is overhauling its cybersecurity strategy, called the Secure Future Initiative, to incorporate key security features into its core set of technology platforms and cloud services. The plan follows a massive government and industry backlash to Microsoft after the state-linked email theft from the U.S. State Department. Microsoft came under fierce criticism from key members of […]
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Ransomware International Counter Ransomware Initiative Announces First Joint Policy Statement. Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • November 2, 2023 Reports indicate ransomware attacks targeting international government institutions are on the rise. A U.S.-led global coalition against ransomware endorsed a joint policy statement declaring that member governments should not pay ransoms. […]