Kate O'Flaherty

1 week ago | forbes.com | Kate O'Flaherty

U.S. President Donald Trump has cut funding for the global database of security flaws, the database from Apr. 16. The not-for-profit organization that runs the database, MITRE, confirmed its contract with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to operate the CVE Program has not been renewed. The funding cut for the 25 year old CVE program — which is globally relied upon to identify and mitigate security flaws — is part of a cost-cutting drive by the Trump administration.

1 week ago | forbes.com | Kate O'Flaherty

As Apple prepares to issue iOS 18.4.1, the iPhone maker has confirmed it will launch a new privacy-focused AI training system in iOS 18.5.In a blog post first reported by Bloomberg, Apple detailed plans to boost the capabilities of its iPhone AI Apple Intelligence while prioritising user privacy. The new Apple AI approach could debut in iOS 18.5, which should be out in May, Bloomberg reports.

1 week ago | assured.co.uk | Kate O'Flaherty |Alex Kearney

Features Inside the ransomware variant that has US officials nervous Kate O’Flaherty uncovers how CISOs can keep their organisation safe from a RaaS variant on the riseIn the fast-evolving ransomware landscape, new groups seem to appear with dizzying frequency. But some pose a bigger threat than others. Medusa is the latest to set alarm bells ringing among US government officials.

1 week ago | itpro.com | Kate O'Flaherty

Chief information security officers (CISOs) are more stressed than ever before. And so far, money hasn’t solved the problem. CISO salaries have surged the last 12 months, but so has the stress associated with the role, according to new research. The average wage for a security worker now stands at £87,205 – which is £10,000 higher than the previous year’s average, a survey by CIISec found.

1 week ago | forbes.com | Kate O'Flaherty

If you own an iPhone, you probably think it’s more secure than Android. After all, Apple’s operating system iOS is much more closed off than Android — it’s not called a “walled garden” for nothing. But Apple iPhones aren’t more secure in every way. In fact, users of the iOS operating system are much more at risk of so-called phishing attacks, according to the Lookout Annual Threat Landscape Report. The figures are quite eye-opening.