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As businesses increasingly rely on cloud platforms to store critical data and run services, the threat landscape has become more sophisticated. According to Check Point Software Technologies, 61% of organizations experienced a cloud security incident in 2024, with 21% resulting in data breaches. Cybercriminals, equipped with advanced tools, relentlessly probe cloud environments looking for vulnerabilities. […]
In a bold display of cyberespionage, a prolific Russian hacking group has been spotted infiltrating and hijacking the systems of a rival Pakistani cyber collective. The revelations, detailed in a report released Wednesday by Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs, highlight a campaign spanning more than two years carried out by Turla—also known as Secret Blizzard, as […]
“Weekend Briefing” is a weekly newsletter sent to subscribers of The Readable every Friday. Our journalists select important news items from the previous week on topics ranging from privacy to policy development in cybersecurity, all to help you stay abreast of the latest breaking issues. And not only is this provided free of cost to […]
Seoul, South Korea―Two prestigious think tanks, one based in South Korea and the other in the United States, convened in Seoul on Thursday to explore the current state of the cyber landscape in the Indo-Pacific region amidst shifting geopolitical power dynamics. On June 27, the Asan Institute for Policy Studies, in collaboration with the Center […]
A cybersecurity expert emphasized the importance of international cooperation to ensure transparency in the surveillance software ecosystem, asserting that such collaboration is crucial to prevent the unethical use of covert technologies, which, if left unchecked, could lead to irreversible consequences such as loss of privacy and erosion of public trust in governing institutions. Yoon Sang-pil, […]
Chinese nexus threat groups are showing increased interest in exploiting zero-day vulnerabilities, raising alarm across the Asia-Pacific region, which is a primary target for these malicious attacks, according to a cybersecurity expert on Tuesday. Alex Shim, the consulting leader for South Korea and Japan at Mandiant, a Google-owned cybersecurity firm, highlighted prominent threats targeting the […]
On June 18, Jerome Hamel, head of Cybersecurity Technical Governance at Bureau Veritas Consumer Products Services (CPS), addressed the vulnerabilities of internet of things (IoT) consumer products at the ‘IoT Cybersecurity Seminar‘ hosted by ICTK, a South Korean security design firm. Hamel identified IoT devices as the weakest link in cybersecurity. Hamel emphasized the fragmented […]
“Weekend Briefing” is a weekly newsletter sent to subscribers of The Readable every Friday. Our journalists select important news items from the previous week on topics ranging from privacy to policy development in cybersecurity, all to help you stay abreast of the latest breaking issues. And not only is this provided free of cost to […]
Approximately one-third of the United Nations member states announced on Thursday a joint statement emphasizing the seriousness of evolving cyber threats to international security. This marks the first affirmation of its kind in the history of the UN Security Council. On June 21, South Korea’s foreign ministry revealed that representatives from 63 U.N. member states […]
Sejong, South Korea―While the trustworthiness of artificial intelligence models is being rigorously tested by technology researchers, backdoor attacks on large language models (LLMs) present one of the most challenging security concerns for AI, according to an expert on Thursday. Key to generative AI, an LLM refers to a deep learning algorithm trained on extensive datasets. […]
Sejong, South Korea―Quantum satellites, representing the next generation of space systems, must adopt measures to counter innovative threats, according to a quantum cryptography expert who spoke on Wednesday. Ayesha Khalid, Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Secure Information Technologies at Queen’s University Belfast, presented a security solution for satellites against quantum-based threats at the 2024 […]
Sejong, South Korea―Digital watermarking technology could be an effective tool for detecting disinformation, especially in an era where fabricators of misleading media are equipped with artificial intelligence technologies, suggested an expert on information hiding on Wednesday. David Megias, a professor in the Faculty of Computer Science, Multimedia, and Telecommunications at the Open University of Catalonia, […]
Internet-connected devices are reshaping people’s lives, yet they remain among the most highly vulnerable of consumer products, emphasized a global expert on cybersecurity testing and certification on Tuesday, underscoring the critical need for protective measures to be enacted on all such devices worldwide. In an interview with The Readable, Jerome Hamel, the head of Cybersecurity […]
