Latest articles by Connor Jones
Auditors blame massive $4 million cryptocurrency heist on leaky logging technology
News Investigators raised concern over the thousands of vulnerable wallets containing Solana, USDC and other tokens
Google Cloud and MITRE make it easier for businesses to threat-hunt in their cloud environments
News The new pre-built queries aim to make it easier to navigate cloud security for organisations without the deep understanding that's required to effectively manage threats
T-Mobile ‘social engineer’ store owner ran $25 million black market operation
News The five-year campaign saw the former owner defraud the company after stealing more than 50 employees' login credentials
Every leading UK university is compromising on email security, researchers say
News Proofpoint said none of the top ten universities in the UK have implemented the recommended email security policies, leaving institutions open to cyber attacks
European energy company and gas pipeline hacked by AlphV ransomware
News The ransomware gang responsible is also linked with the group that took down Colonial Pipeline a year ago
Gartner: RPA software market will continue to grow as business demand increases
News The robotic process automation market is still the fastest-growing in the software industry, consistently outperforming other areas in the field
Young hacker faces 20-year prison sentence for creating prolific Imminent Monitor RAT
News He created the RAT when he was aged just 15 and is estimated to have netted around $400,000 from the sale of it over six years
Cyber attack on US court system being investigated, DoJ confirms
News The early 2020 attack, publicly disclosed for the first time this week, is thought to have had a "staggering effect" on the department and other agencies
European company unmasked as cyber mercenary group with ties to Russia
News The company that's similar to NSO Group has been active since 2016 and has used different zero-days in Windows and Adobe products to infect victims with powerful, evasive spyware
Researchers uncover 'mysterious' Windows rootkit being actively exploited since 2016
News Experts at Kaspersky say the rootkit was found embedded inside the firmware image of legacy Asus and Gigabyte motherboards
Microsoft warns hackers turning to IIS exploits to create backdoors in businesses
News Internet information service modules formed part of the attack of Microsoft's own Exchange servers earlier this year
Russian cyber attacks on Ukraine: What we know so far
Analysis The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has set the tone for all future wars, and the cyber attacks observed throughout will provide a how-to guide on handling simultaneous cyber and kinetic warfare
Economic downturn now perceived a bigger threat to business than ransomware
News Businesses are advised to conduct regular risk assessments and embrace the economic threat as an opportunity for growth
Nutanix accused of violating open source licence in object storage product
News MinIO claims it has tried and failed to resolve the issues with the company for three years
(ISC)2 offers free cyber security certifications to one million people
News The scheme builds on the earlier efforts to provide 100,000 people in the UK with free cyber security training
GPS tracker exploit puts the world's most high-value individuals in real-world danger
News Vulnerabilities in a GPS tracker used by governments, militaries, and Fortune 50 companies could be used to track the locations of high-value targets and disable emergency service vehicles
CISA chooses London for its first-ever overseas office
News Within hours of the US' announcement, the EU also said it would be going the other way and opening its first west-coast office to tackle digital diplomacy
Microsoft confirms Exchange outage that affected users globally is now fixed
News There is also a quick fix for users still experiencing issues
Global ransomware activity surges again following a short decline in Q1
News Researchers blamed the rise on a marked increase in activity from a select few prolific ransomware operations
How to add a printer to a Windows 10 laptop
Tutorials It's one of the oldest problems in IT - but luckily one that's easily solved
What is JavaScript and why should I learn it?
In-depth Everything you need to know about JavaScript and its role as the world's most popular web programming language
UK gov invites experts to contribute to its overhauled AI regulatory approach
News The new approach will not adopt the EU's centralised model and sits alongside the National AI Strategy and Data Protection and Digital Information Bill
How to pick the best business laptop CPU
In-depth With a seemingly endless choice of configurations, understanding the brain of the machine can be key when making a big purchase
