White House Adviser Urges the Country Tighten Cybersecurity

The White House is calling out Iranian hackers for targeting US water authorities via cyberattacks, in addition to other ransomware attacks on the US healthcare industry, and imploring the industry to strengthen cybersecurity at home. During an interview on Friday, deputy national security adviser Anne Neuberger said the “Cyber Av3ngers” were waging “unsophisticated” cyberattacks on US organizations, and that these attacks …

Apple Warns of a Cybersecurity Issue (That It Claims to Have the Keys to Fix)

As reported by CNET, Apple commissioned a cybersecurity report that states cyberattacks against companies that expose consumer data are increasing. According to the study, hackers exposed 1.1 billion personal records in 2021, while that number jump to 1.5 billion in 2022. Bad actors are using what’s called “vendor exploitation attacks” to break into the systems of businesses through either other …

Apple Patched Two Zero-Days This Week

Apple released patches for its devices this week to patch two recently-discovered zero-days. If you have an iPhone, iPad, or Mac, you should make sure it is fully updated to ensure your personal and business data is protected. The updates, iOS 17.1.2, iPadOS 17.1.2, and macOS 14.1.2, address two security vulnerabilities affecting WebKit, the underlying platform that powers Apple’s Safari …

Protect Your Business From This Dropbox Scam

Dropbox is a useful service for transferring files between contacts. But it can also be used to scam you and steal your data, so it’s important to be careful when opening files that purport to be from the service. The first rule is simple: If you don’t know the person who is sending you the Dropbox link, don’t open it. …

ChatGPT Went Offline This Week From a Cyberattack

At this point, everyone knows about ChatGPT. It’s what kicked off this year’s “AI revolution,” so to speak, and for good reason. The service makes it easy for people of all tech skill levels to understand how useful, interesting, and worrisome generative AI can be. According to CNBC, over 92% of Fortune 500 companies use ChatGPT. That’s up from 80% …