Security
Deepfakes, bot swarms, and the new identity verification arms race
Olli Krebs (no relation to Brian), EMEA SVP at Incode, discusses the trends shaping the future of the identity industry.
Critical Infrastructure
Financial Systems
FBI warns of surge in ATM jackpotting "cash on command" attacks
Criminals deploy Ploutus malware to infect cash machines and trick them into dispensing vast sums of money.
Financial Systems
Dark pool trading is casting a shadow over market stability, researchers warn
The rise of private electronic markets is increasing systemic risk and making stock price crashes more likely.
Cyberwar
Careless tech costs lives: UK warned to prepare for "severe" attacks on critical infrastructure
Britain faces a growing threat from “highly capable threat actors” seeking to bring down the systems that power modern civilisation.
Critical Infrastructure
Russian hacktivists blitz UK critical infrastructure and local government targets
Moscow-aligned threat actors "looking to cripple services and disable websites," National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warns.
Cyberwar
Iran's exiled crown prince calls on hackers to attack regime's "information infrastructure"
Pahlavi Reza, son of the deposed shah, urges allies to focus on taking down the Ayatollah's digital control systems and bringing Iran back online.
Critical Infrastructure
UK Cyber Security and Resilience Bill will force critical suppliers to "beef up" their defences
New rules set to impose strict new security requirements on a growing range and number of businesses.
AI
"We still need humans!": Data centre truckers gear up for a blue-collar AI boom
The artificial intelligence revolution is creating new winners as demand surges for skilled people whose work can’t be easily automated.
Critical Infrastructure
"It's not a losing battle": CrowdStrike's optimistic view of a worsening threat landscape
"We can stop these threat actors - we just need the right tools, technology, and people behind the scenes to do it."
Critical Infrastructure
Superbugs in medical software are driving a healthcare security crisis
"81% of codebases contained high or critical-risk vulnerabilities - an unacceptable risk when patient safety and data integrity are paramount."
Security
Europe's energy systems are frighteningly vulnerable to Russian hybrid attack, EU warns
"Critical infrastructure faces not only unresolved weaknesses but mounting geopolitical risks."