How a General Surveillance Account Could Cover Privately Collected Data Nowadays, data is mostly collected not by state actors but by businesses. To make use of the data amassed by these companies, law enforcement authorities often oblige them to hand over their records. To ensure that the companies actually collect (and do not delete) the … Read more
I know I have Tweeted that I would add my tuppence on the Court of Appeal at The Hague on Wednesday reversing (English translation of the Court of Appeal here) the first instance judgment in Milieudefensie v Shell. That judgment had imposed CO2 reduction emissions targets on Shell. (In my post on the first instance … Read more
During its Explore conference, Broadcom announced significant updates to its VMware Cloud Foundation intended to advance generative artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and sovereign cloud support, reports, SiliconAngle. Broadcom announced its expansion of generative AI capabilities for private clouds with integration of Azure AI Video Indexer, enabling data analysis in compliance with security requirements. Meanwhile, the newly … Read more
Mamma Mia! A major hacking scandal in Italy has expanded to include alleged involvement from Israel and the Vatican, and just why are companies advertising jobs that don’t exist? All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the “Smashing Security” podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault. Warning: This podcast … Read more
Nov 01, 2024Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Cloud Security Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a “massive” campaign that targets exposed Git configurations to siphon credentials, clone private repositories, and even extract cloud credentials from the source code. The activity, codenamed EMERALDWHALE, is estimated to have collected over 10,000 private repositories and stored in an Amazon S3 storage bucket … Read more
