Dark Reading Daily -- March 18, 2024

All companies — not just federal agencies — should aim to adopt the "network and environment" pillar of the National Security Agency's zero-trust guidelines.

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6 CISO Takeaways From the NSA's Zero-Trust Guidance

All companies — not just federal agencies — should aim to adopt the "network and environment" pillar of the National Security Agency's zero-trust guidelines.

'GhostRace' Speculative Execution Attack Impacts All CPU, OS Vendors

Like Spectre, the new GhostRace exploit could give attackers a way to access sensitive information from system memory and take other malicious actions.

ChatGPT vs. Gemini: Which Is Better for 10 Common Infosec Tasks?

Compare how well OpenAI's and Google's generative AI products handle infosec professionals' top 10 tasks.

South African Government Pension Data Leak Fears Spark Probe

LockBit ransomware gang claims 668GB of data it dumped online was stolen from South Africa's pension agency.

NHS Breach, HSE Bug Expose Healthcare Data in the British Isles

Whoopsies in Ireland and Scotland speak to a tenuousness of cyber protections for sensitive private healthcare data.

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EDITORS' CHOICE

Fortinet Warns of Yet Another Critical RCE Flaw

CVE-2024-48788, like many other recent Fortinet flaws, will likely be an attractive target, especially for nation-state-backed actors.

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