A new security shortcoming discovered in Apple M-series chips could be exploited to extract secret keys used during cryptographic operations. Dubbed GoFetch, the vulnerability relates to a microarchitectural side-channel attack that takes advantage of a feature known as data memory-dependent prefetcher (DMP) to target constant-time cryptographic implementations and capture sensitive data from the CPU cache. […]
Mar 01, 2024NewsroomDevSecOps / Cybersecurity GitHub on Thursday announced that it’s enabling secret scanning push protection by default for all pushes to public repositories. “This means that when a supported secret is detected in any push to a public repository, you will have the option to remove the secret from your commits or, if you […]
Security teams are hiding an embarrassing secret from the outside world: despite their position at the vanguard of technology, security risks and threats, their actual war plans are managed on spreadsheets. This is a far cry from the dark rooms, multi-screens, and falling code most people imagine, and it’s also a universe away from what […]
The U.S. Secret Service executed a seizure warrant to recover $34,000 stolen through a fake Norton antivirus renewal email scam. The scam tricked victims into granting remote access to their computers, and then transferring money from their accounts.
Picture this: you stumble upon a concealed secret within your company’s source code. Instantly, a wave of panic hits as you grasp the possible consequences. This one hidden secret has the power to pave the way for unauthorized entry, data breaches, and a damaged reputation. Understanding the secret is just the beginning; swift and resolute […]
Dec 01, 2023NewsroomPrivacy / Data Protection Meta-owned WhatsApp has launched a new Secret Code feature to help users protect sensitive conversations with a custom password on the messaging platform. The feature has been described as an “additional way to protect those chats and make them harder to find if someone has access to your phone […]
The US Secret Service and various reporting portals tied the criminals’ laundering efforts to multiple wallet addresses. The seized proceeds were returned in the stablecoin Tether.
Oct 06, 2023NewsroomProgramming / Software Security GitHub has announced an improvement to its secret scanning feature that extends validity checks to popular services such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft, Google, and Slack. Validity checks, introduced by the Microsoft subsidiary earlier this year, alert users whether exposed tokens found by secret scanning are active, thereby […]
It is no secret that the cyber security industry stands at the precipice of an acute skills gap. While the global economy clamors for 3.4 million cyber security experts, the demand heavily outweighs the supply. The lack of talented humans in a cyber security team – or an entirely non-existent team – could have devastating […]