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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has launched a dedicated website to provide up-to-date information on potential threats to the upcoming US general elections 2024. As foreign interference and disinformation campaigns remain a persistent concern, CISA’s new online platform aims to centralize critical resources to keep both US 2024 elections officials and the public informed. The newly launched website is part of the broader #Protect2024 initiative, which started in January 2024, offering a comprehensive suite of tools, resources, and services tailored for safeguarding the integrity of the election process.

More than six years after the Spectre security flaw impacting modern CPU processors came to light, new research has found that the latest AMD and Intel processors are still susceptible to speculative execution attacks. The attack, disclosed by ETH Zürich researchers Johannes Wikner and Kaveh Razavi, aims to undermine the Indirect Branch Predictor Barrier (IBPB) on x86 chips, a crucial mitigation against speculative execution attacks. Speculative execution refers to a performance optimization feature wherein modern CPUs execute certain instructions out-of-order by predicting the branch a program will take beforehand, thus speeding up the task if the speculatively used value was correct. If it results in a misprediction, the instructions, called transient, are declared invalid and squashed, before the processor can resume execution with the correct value.

The U.S. government (USG) has issued new guidance governing the use of the Traffic Light Protocol (TLP) to handle the threat intelligence information shared between the private sector, individual researchers, and Federal Departments and Agencies. "The USG follows TLP markings on cybersecurity information voluntarily shared by an individual, company, or other any organization, when not in conflict with existing law or policy," it said. Cybersecurity "We adhere to these markings because trust in data handling is a key component of collaboration with our partners." In using these designations, the idea is to foster trust and collaboration in the cybersecurity community while ensuring that the information is shared in a controlled manner, the government added. TLP is a standardized framework for classifying and sharing sensitive information. It comprises four colors -- Red, Amber, Green, and White -- that determine how it can be distributed further and only to those who need to know. TLP:RED - Information that's not for disclosure outside of the parties to which it was initially shared without their explicit permission TLP:AMBER+STRICT - Information that's for limited disclosure and may be shared on a need-to-know basis only to those within an organization TLP:AMBER - Information that's for limited disclosure and may be shared on a need-to-know basis, either only to those within an organization or its clients TLP:GREEN - Information that's for limited disclosure and may be shared with peers and partner organizations, but not via publicly accessible channels TLP:CLEAR - Information that can be shared freely without any restrictions

Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said that so far, Sime Darby Property Bhd (KL:SIMEPROP) had taken the initiative to implement a pilot rooftop solar project in its latest property development.

Already operational, this regional hub marks a milestone in BlackBerry’s Apac strategy, positioning the company close to emerging technology centres and key government infrastructure.

It is an understatement to say that cybercrime is accelerating across Southeast Asia. With an increase of 82% year on year, cybercrime is now boasting eye-watering numbers, and there’s some irony in the fact that the more digitally connected a nation is, the more cybercrime it attracts. Consider how Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam are among the most digitalised in the region—and how they are also the most common targets.

The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has released the tenth edition of its Digital Pulse report, indicating Australia's technology workforce has surpassed one million workers in 2024, representing a 60% growth since 2014.

Trustwave has expanded its partnership with Australian IT distributor Dicker Data, enabling the latter to offer the full range of Trustwave's cybersecurity services to its network of resellers.

Email remains one of the most crucial communication tools for organisations worldwide, but it is also a prime target for cyberattacks. According to Barracuda's Email Threats and Trends report, advanced email threats like business email compromise (BEC) and conversation hijacking are on the rise​.

Cognizant has announced significant enhancements to its Neuro AI platform, aimed at accelerating businesses' AI productivity and growth journey through multi-agent AI orchestration capabilities.