5 ways your firewall can keep ransomware out — and lock it down if it gets in

Microsoft has warned that using pre-made templates, such as out-of-the-box Helm charts, during Kubernetes deployments could open the door to misconfigurations and leak valuable data. “While these ‘plug-and-play’ options greatly simplify the setup process, they often prioritize ease of use over security,” Michael Katchinskiy and Yossi Weizman from the Microsoft Defender for Cloud Research team

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered an indirect prompt injection flaw in GitLab’s artificial intelligence (AI) assistant Duo that could have allowed attackers to steal source code and inject untrusted HTML into its responses, which could then be used to direct victims to malicious websites. GitLab Duo is an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered coding assistant that enables users…

On January 20, 2025 Mt. Baker Imaging and Northwest Radiologists in Washington State (collectively, “Northwest Radiologists”) experienced a network intrusion that they discovered on January 25. Although media reported on the incident on January 27, it was not until March 26 that Northwest Radiologists posted a notice on its website (archived). DataBreaches could find no…

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Blockchain is best known for its use in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, but it also holds significant applications for online authentication. As businesses in varying sectors increasingly embrace blockchain-based security tools, could the technology one day replace passwords? How blockchain works  Blockchain is a secure way to maintain, encrypt, and exchange digital records of transactions.

Suzanne Smalley reports: Lawmakers in the European Union’s Parliament on Tuesday voted to greenlight a proposal which would allow Europol to expand data sharing and biometric data collection as part of its effort to fight human trafficking and migrant smuggling. Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee (LIBE), which approved the package, will now send the proposal to a full……