cybersecurity

NYC Health and Hospitals says hackers stole medical data and fingerprints during breach affecting at least 1.8 million people

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Cybersecurity in Healthcare: The Future of Data Protection in a Post-Breach World The recent data breach at NYC Health and Hospitals (NYCHHC), affecting 1.8 million individuals, underscores a growing crisis: healthcare cybersecurity is at a breaking point. With ransomware attacks surging and healthcare remaining a top target for cybercriminals, the industry faces unprecedented threats. But … Read more

NEXTDC launches first overseas data centre in Kuala Lumpur

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The AI Infrastructure Arms Race: Why the Shift to ‘AI Factories’ is Redefining Global Business For years, data centres were viewed as the “digital warehouses” of the internet—quiet, sterile environments where servers stored data and hosted websites. But that era is over. We are witnessing a fundamental pivot toward what industry insiders are calling “AI … Read more

Microsoft’s agentic security system found four critical Windows RCE flaws

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The Rise of Agentic AI: A Paradigm Shift in Cybersecurity For years, the industry viewed AI-powered vulnerability discovery as a futuristic curiosity—something that worked in controlled labs but stumbled in the messy reality of enterprise code. That era has officially ended. The emergence of agentic systems, such as Microsoft’s MDASH, signals a move away from … Read more

China TV variety show exposes scam linking ‘peace’ sign selfies to privacy risks

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The Hidden Cost of a Smile: Is Your Favorite Selfie Pose a Security Risk? For years, the “peace sign” or “scissor hand” pose has been a global staple of social media culture, especially across Asia. It’s a gesture of friendliness, youth and positivity. However, a startling revelation from cybersecurity experts in China is turning this … Read more

Tens of thousands of students and teachers unable to access QLearn following cybersecurity breach

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The Great Digital Classroom Crash: Why EdTech Security is the Next Global Battleground Imagine waking up on the morning of a final exam only to find your entire academic world has vanished. No lecture notes, no submission portal, and no way to contact your professor. For hundreds of thousands of students globally, this nightmare became … Read more

The Canvas Hack Is a New Kind of Ransomware Debacle

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The New Frontier of Digital Extortion: Why EdTech is the Next Great Cyber Battleground For years, the narrative around ransomware was simple: hackers lock your files, and you pay a fee to get the key. But the landscape has shifted. We are entering an era of “pure extortion,” where the goal isn’t to lock the … Read more

Tenable finds GitHub workflow flaw in Microsoft repo

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The Invisible Attack Surface: Why Your CI/CD Pipeline is the New Front Line For years, cybersecurity focused on the “front door”—firewalls, login screens, and API gateways. But as development speeds up, the real danger has shifted to the “back door”: the Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines. The recent discovery by Tenable Research in … Read more

Dental practice software maker fixes bug that exposed patients’ medical records

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The Rise of the “Accidental” Security Researcher For years, the world of cybersecurity was the domain of elite hackers and professional penetration testers. However, a shifting trend is emerging: the “accidental” researcher. These are regular consumers who stumble upon massive security flaws not through malicious intent, but through simple curiosity or routine utilize of a … Read more

Open-source IPFire DNS Firewall blocks malware and phishing at the resolver

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The Evolution of Network Defense: Moving Toward DNS-Layer Security For years, network administrators have relied on a combination of heavy-duty proxies and external “sinkholes” to keep unwanted traffic at bay. Although, the landscape is shifting. The recent integration of DNS-layer domain blocking directly into the firewall—as seen in the latest IPFire Core Update 201—signals a … Read more

Cybersecurity Meets Geopolitics at Top EU Court

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The New Era of Digital Sovereignty: Moving Beyond Blanket Bans The landscape of European telecommunications is shifting. For years, the debate around “high-risk vendors” was a binary struggle: either a company was allowed in the network, or it was banned entirely. Though, recent legal developments at the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) … Read more

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