Financial Systems
Catching connected criminals: Exposing the networks driving modern fraud
Financial crime is now a complex web spun by coordinated networks—and investigators face a difficult task untangling it.
Security
Quantum
Google speeds up post-quantum migration to counter "harvest now, decrypt later" attacks
Traditional encryption may soon be trivial to crack - prompting adversaries to gather sensitive protected data they can access in future.
Security
China’s Red Menshen “sleeper cell” spies caught hiding deep inside global telecoms networks
Rapid7 uncovers "ongoing" espionage campaign involving long-term persistence within highly sensitive communications environments.
Security
Threat actors exploit identity at “industrial scale” as trust becomes the attack surface
Adversaries are pushing beyond the perimeter to exploit the trusted infrastructure that keeps global businesses running.
Government
US ban on Chinese routers leaves “millions” of insecure devices in American homes
Blocking sales of foreign-made routers will fail to secure vast numbers of older devices described as threat actors’ “attack vector of choice”.
Cyberwar
Beyond Zero Trust: Strategies for securing the multi-domain digital battlespace
"AI investments within national defence departments risk coming to nothing if command-and-control systems aren’t backed by agile data flow."
Financial Systems
Bank of England: Cloud outages and DDoS attacks pose risk of cascading systemic failure
Regulators tighten oversight of “operational incidents” that could ripple through the digital economy.
Enterprise
Cyberwar fears escalate as nation-state threat actors intensify private sector attacks
Leaders report growing concerns that attacks from adversary nations could "cripple critical infrastructure".
Business
Good intentions, poor oversight: Addressing the risks of Shadow AI in business
"Employees are eager to explore new tools but don’t always understand the implications – particularly when handling sensitive or regulated information."
Crime
Phishing gangs are posing as government officials to steal money from permit applicants
FBI issues warning about new scam involving the impersonation of city and county fee collectors.
Security
President Trump unveils new Cyber Strategy that's big on bluster, but light on detail
The White House promises to take the fight to criminal and nation-state adversaries in both offensive and defensive cyber operations.
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.