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Packed with real-world case studies and practical examples, Cybersecurity Tabletop Exercises offers insights into how organizations have successfully leveraged tabletop exercises to identify security gaps and enhance their incident response strategies. The authors explore a range of realistic scenarios, including phishing campaigns, ransomware attacks, and insider threats, demonstrating how these exercises can uncover vulnerabilities before an actual crisis occurs. It also highlights key lessons learned from exercises that didn’t go as planned, providing a well-rounded … More → The post Review: Cybersecurity Tabletop Exercises appeared first on Help Net Security.

Ransomware negotiations are a high-stakes game where every decision matters. In this Help Net Security video, Kurtis Minder, CEO at GroupSense, takes us inside the world of ransomware negotiations. We learn how attackers communicate, the tough decisions victims face, and the mistakes that can make or break a response. He breaks down the key factors in deciding whether to engage with hackers, the legal and ethical considerations, and why preparation is everything. Learn why logging … More → The post Pay, fight, or stall? The dilemma of ransomware negotiations appeared first on Help Net Security.

The WebUSB standard is certainly controversial. Many consider it a security risk, and, to date,  only Chromium-based browsers support it. But there is a workaround that is, ironically, supposed to …read more

A Micronesian state suffered a ransomware attack and was forced to shut down all computers of its government health agency. A state in Micronesia, the state of Yap, suffered a ransomware attack, forcing the shutdown of all computers in its government health agency. Yap is one of the four states of the Federated States of […]

Jennifer Elias / CNBC: Google and other companies are considering bringing back in-person job interviews, as some startups sell AI tools that let engineers cheat in virtual interviews  —  After landing internship offers from Amazon, Meta and TikTok, computer science student Chungin “Roy” Lee has decided to move to San Francisco.

The advertising industry is immensely powerful, and disturbingly opaque.

Pavel Durov, chief executive officer of the Telegram messaging app, has been allowed to leave France for several weeks, Agence France-Press reported, citing sources who weren’t identified.

Politico: European authorities raided 21 addresses, arrested several people, and sealed two offices in the EU Parliament, as part of a spiraling bribery probe into Huawei  —  Chinese tech giant's offices raided and Parliament offices sealed in case that echoes the 2022 Qatargate investigation.

The US Justice Department announced that the LockBit ransomware developer Rostislav Panev was extradited from Israel to the U.S. The US Justice Department announced that one of the LockBit ransomware developer, Rostislav Panev (51), has been extradited to the United States. The dual Russian-Israeli national was arrested in Israel in 2024 and faces charges related […]

Joseph Menn / Washington Post: Morgan Marquis-Boire, the once-celebrated hacker accused of sexual assaults in 2017, is the undisclosed co-founder of crypto intelligence firm Unciphered  —  Employees said they weren't told that the co-founder of Unciphered was a once-celebrated spyware foe who dropped out of the public eye after being accused of sexual assault.

This seemed inevitable. You can't have a personal assistant if they don't have access to everything you do.

CJR study shows AI search services misinform users and ignore publisher exclusion requests.