For most of my career running security operations, the shape of cyber conflict has been defined by who could move faster than the other side. Faster at identifying a vulnerability, faster at patching, faster at detecting, faster at responding. The last few months have made me reevaluate that framing. Speed still matters. It just no…
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Why geopolitical turmoil is a gift for scammers, and how to stay safe
Conflict is a boon for opportunistic fraudsters. Look out for their ploys.
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Chinese Satellites Over Mideast Battlefield Put U.S. on Edge
Chinese satellite imagery of the conflict zone is potentially offering battlefield guidance to Iran and other U.S. adversaries.
AI, Global Security News, Government & Policy
Missile Alert Phishing Exploits Iran-US-Israel Conflict for Microsoft Logins
New Phishing scam uses fake missile alerts and the ongoing conflict involving Iran to target users with QR codes and fake government emails to steal Microsoft passwords.
AI, Global Security News, Risk Management
Geopolitical volatility has become a ‘technology leadership test’
Forrester has published a new report ‘Geopolitical Conflict Increases IT Budget Scrutiny And Security Risks’ which details how geopolitical instability in the Middle East is forcing technology leaders to heavily scrutinize their budgets.
AI, Global Security News, Government & Policy, Politics, Risk Management
War-Driven Outages Put MSP Data Center Strategies at Risk
Data centers are no longer insulated from geopolitical conflict, and MSPs are starting to feel the impact. Recent attacks tied to escalating tensions between Iran, the U.S., and Israel have disrupted cloud infrastructure in the Middle East, forcing hyperscalers to shift workloads and exposing new risks to uptime, supply chains, and service agreements. For managed…
AI, Compliance, Cybersecurity, Global Security News, Government & Policy, malware, Network Security, Risk Management
Iran war set to hit global IT spending, IDC warns
The conflict in the Middle East threatens to weigh heavily on the global economy, with soaring oil prices expected to dampen GDP growth and prompt businesses and consumers to reduce technology spending, according to analysts at IDC. The key question – and one with few answers – is how long the fighting will continue. The…
AI, china, Global Security News
Why markets are worrying about Apple today
The human and environmental costs of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East are bad enough on their own, but there are other impacts likely to be felt. Along with most financial markets, Apple’s shareholders are no doubt spooked by the conflict, which threatens to metastasize to the detriment of the region and the world.…
AI, china, Exploits, Global Security News, Government & Policy, malware, Network Security, Risk Management, Russia
NCSC Warns UK Organisations to Prepare for Potential Iran-Linked Cyber Activity
Geopolitical conflict rarely stays confined to physical battlefields. Increasingly, it spills into the digital domain. The latest escalation of tensions in the Middle East has prompted the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to issue a warning to organisations to review their cyber security posture and prepare for possible cyber activity linked to Iran. While…
AI, Exploits, Global Security News
Israel: RedAlert Spyware Campaign Exploits Wartime Panic With Trojanized App
Espionage campaign exploits Israel-Iran conflict, distributing a trojanized Red Alert app via SMS