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January 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: Changes coming in cybersecurity guidance

Welcome to 2025 and a new year of patch excitement! In my December article, I talked about Microsoft’s Secure Future Initiative (SFI) and how it manifested in many of the Microsoft products released in 2024. While this security technology trend will continue in 2025, I believe we will also see some major changes to guidance regarding the security requirements, operations, and other aspects associated with our industry. Before we get into some of those details, … More → The post January 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: Changes coming in cybersecurity guidance appeared first on Help Net Security.
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The SBI fake banking app shows that SMS authentication has had its day

As a company fortunate enough to have and maintain our own pentesting team, we often do outreach with other organizations to assist with or provide our expertise in offensive security. In collaboration with the Kerala Police Cyber unit, we were able to assist with investigating a prolific scam targeting the State bank of India (SBI). SBI is the largest bank in India and one of the top 50 largest banks in the world with over … More → The post The SBI fake banking app shows that SMS authentication has had its day appeared first on Help Net Security.
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Preventing the next ransomware attack with help from AI

In this Help Net Security interview, Dr. Darren Williams, CEO at BlackFog, talks about how employee training plays a crucial role in preventing ransomware attacks. He points out that human error is often the biggest security risk and explains how AI tools, alongside gamification and real-time alerts, help employees identify advanced phishing threats. What role does employee awareness training play in preventing ransomware attacks? What innovative approaches can make such training more effective? Awareness training … More → The post Preventing the next ransomware attack with help from AI appeared first on Help Net Security.
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New infosec products of the week: January 10, 2025

Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from BioConnect, BreachLock, McAfee, Netgear, and Swimlane. NETGEAR Armor, powered by Bitdefender, protects home networks against cyber threats Armor is a security and privacy solution available on most NETGEAR WiFi systems and routers. Using advanced AI, it automatically scans connected devices, including IoT products, for vulnerabilities and threats in the background, monitoring for potential data breaches and providing recommendations to enhance … More → The post New infosec products of the week: January 10, 2025 appeared first on Help Net Security.
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ISC Stormcast For Friday, January 10th, 2025 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9274, (Fri, Jan 10th)

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Novel graphene ribbons poised to advance quantum technologies

Researchers have recently achieved a significant breakthrough in the development of next-generation carbon-based quantum materials, opening new horizons for advancements in quantum electronics. The innovation involves a novel type of graphene nanoribbon (GNR), named Janus GNR (JGNR). The material has a unique zigzag edge, with a special ferromagnetic edge state located on one of the edges. This unique design enables the realization of one-dimensional ferromagnetic spin chain, which could have important applications in quantum electronics and quantum computing.
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Record cold quantum refrigerator paves way for reliable quantum computers

Quantum computers require extreme cooling to perform reliable calculations. One of the challenges preventing quantum computers from entering society is the difficulty of freezing the qubits to temperatures close to absolute zero. Now, researchers have engineered a new type of refrigerator that can autonomously cool superconducting qubits to record low temperatures, paving the way for more reliable quantum computation.
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Jimmy Carter, fire, and the modern federal service

Jimmy Carter had a rocky presidency. Even his campaign sparked controversy. But he did sign into law a bill updating federal civil service after a century. The post Jimmy Carter, fire, and the modern federal service first appeared on Federal News Network.
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New AI model TabPFN enables faster and more accurate predictions on small tabular data sets

A team has developed a new method that facilitates and improves predictions of tabular data, especially for small data sets with fewer than 10,000 data points. The new AI model TabPFN is trained on synthetically generated data before it is used and thus learns to evaluate possible causal relationships and use them for predictions.
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