A new study shows that open-source AI chatbots, like Meta’s Llama and Google DeepMind’s Gemma, are being used in ways researchers didn’t expect—including by hackers. After tracking thousands of servers running these models worldwide over 293 days, experts found thousands of deployments with security issues, noting hundreds of instances where guardrails had been removed and…
A critical HPE OneView flaw is now being exploited at scale, with Check Point tying mass, automated attacks to the RondoDox botnet. The security outfit says it has identified “large-scale exploitation” of CVE-2025-37164, a maximum-severity remote code execution bug in HPE’s data center management platform. Check Point has tied the activity to RondoDox, a Linux-based…
The partnership will see Tech Mahindra deploy a 24/7 Network and Security Operations Centre to safeguard NIA’s critical IT infrastructure, ensuring operational continuity, proactive threat detection, and robust cybersecurity across airport systems. Tech Mahindra has secured a strategic project from Noida International Airport (NIA) to design, implement, and operate an integrated Network and Security Operations Centre…
Cisco is phasing out insecure legacy features and hardening device configurations as part of a new resilient infrastructure initiative. The effort is a direct response to threats from AI-powered attacks ansecurity, Secure by default, AI Attack, d prepares networks for post-quantum cryptography. In the process, it is making secure-by-default the baseline. Organizations face escalating risks…
Albertsons Companies, a leading food and drug retailer in the United States, has appointed Nantha Ram Ramalingam as Director and Head of Cybersecurity GCC (India) of Albertsons Companies India, located in Bengaluru. Nantha Ram has over 16 years of experience in Information & Cyber Security, Industrial Cybersecurity (OT Security), Retail Security, Supply Chain Security, and…
Saepio has acquired Ruptura to help organisations safeguard their most critical systems and data in an increasingly complex threat environment. Having previously collaborated through a successful partnership, Saepio and Ruptura already share a proven track record of delivering robust cyber defences for clients. The acquisition brings Ruptura’s advanced penetration testing (pen testing) skills directly in-house,…
The government has brought all digital services that use mobile numbers — from WhatsApp and payment apps to food delivery platforms — under telecom cybersecurity regulations, empowering authorities to order immediate suspension of user accounts across multiple services simultaneously. The Telecommunications (Telecom Cyber Security) Amendment Rules, 2025, notified on October 22 and effective immediately,…
True, the only tech and data-first global executive talent platform, today announced the launch of its Cybersecurity & Defense Tech Practice. This move is a strategic expansion of the firm’s Cybersecurity Practice, which now includes the capability to help build winning defense companies globally. “We are always at the forefront of innovation, and nowhere is…
NetScout announced its solutions to support cable providers and multiple service operators (MSOs) in improving their ability to deliver an exceptional customer experience while reducing costs. Competition is driving the development of new methods for delivering content more efficiently and effectively. Streaming entertainment, gaming and interactive content, and home automation continue to drive demand…
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has finalized four lightweight cryptographic algorithms designed to safeguard data generated and transmitted by the Internet of Things (IoT) and other small-scale technologies. Unlike larger computers, many connected devices—such as smart home systems, fitness trackers, and other IoT applications—lack the processing power and memory to run conventional…
