Hey, here’s a quick summary of what’s going on in the cyber security world today:
- A group of experts predicts that cyber threats will get more frequent, sophisticated and harmful in the next few years, so we better be prepared.
- A new tool helps Australian small and medium businesses assess their cyber security skills and identify areas for improvement.
- A cyber security expert from UTS says that education and research are key to increasing Australia’s cyber security capacity and resilience.
- Cybernews has a bunch of stories about AI, hacking, breaches and self-driving cars. Some highlights are: Samsung unveils its own generative AI model Gauss, three Russians extradited to the US for $48M cyber fraud, Optus network down for millions of customers, and Meta bars political advertisers from using generative AI ads tools.
- The Hacker News also has some interesting articles about malware, botnets and data safety. Some of them are: North Korea’s BlueNoroff blamed for hacking macOS machines with ObjCShellz malware, new GootLoader malware variant evades detection and spreads rapidly, and OPSWAT’s 2023 Web Application Security report reveals low confidence in file upload security.
- WIRED has a category dedicated to security news, where you can find more stories about cyberattacks, privacy, national security and more.
That’s all for now. Stay safe and informed!