5 ways to strengthen your firewall and endpoint’s defenses against ransomware

Globes reports: A recent conference discussed Amendment 13 to Israel’s Privacy Protection Law and how organizations can address emerging risks associated with the deployment of advanced AI. During a recent privacy and data-security conference in Israel, industry leaders explored the implications of Amendment 13 to Israel’s Privacy Protection Law and discussed how organizations can address……

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a fresh round of sanctions against two individuals and two entities for their role in the North Korean remote information technology (IT) worker scheme to generate illicit revenue for the regime’s weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missile programs. “The North Korean…

From the Garante’s press release, below, it sounds like the banking group experienced an insider-wrongdoing breach in which an employee improperly accessed  3,573 customer accounts over a period of two years. Data breach: The Italian Data Protection Authority fines Intesa Sanpaolo €31.8 million for unauthorized access to the banking information of over 3,500 customers for……

Key Takeaways: 85 active ransomware and extortion groups observed in Q3 2025, reflecting the most decentralized ransomware ecosystem to date. 1,590 victims disclosed across 85 leak sites, showing high, sustained activity despite law-enforcement pressure. 14 new ransomware brands launched this quarter, proving how quickly affiliates reconstitute after takedowns. LockBit’s reappearance with

Clive Palmer’s United Australia Party has informed its members of a data breach, but admits “it is impracticable to notify individuals”.  David Hollingworth reports: A pair of Australian political parties associated with firebrand mining magnate Clive Palmer have confirmed they were the victims of a ransomware attack last month. According to a data breach notice…

Artificial intelligence (AI) company Anthropic revealed that its latest large language model (LLM), Claude Opus 4.6, has found more than 500 previously unknown high-severity security flaws in open-source libraries, including Ghostscript, OpenSC, and CGIF. Claude Opus 4.6, which was launched on Thursday, comes with improved coding skills, including code review and debugging capabilities, along