CSO US First Look
The day's top cybersecurity news and in-depth coverage
August 12, 2023
Google Cloud launches Chronicle CyberShield to help government agencies tackle threats
The solution enables governments to build cybersecurity skills and capabilities and facilitate knowledge sharing and collaboration. Read more
How LLMs are making red and blue teams more efficient
Cybersecurity experts have incorporated ChatGPT-like tools into their work, and they use them for tasks from source-code analysis to identifying vulnerabilities. Read more
The CSO guide to top security conferences
Tracking postponements, cancellations, and conferences gone virtual â CSO Onlineâs calendar of upcoming security conferences makes it easy to find the events that matter the most to you. Read more
Ransomware victim numbers surge as attackers target zero-day vulnerabilities
Ransomware groups are also prioritizing the exfiltration of files, which has become the primary source of extortion. Read more
Researchers warn Amazon's AWS System Manager agent can be used as a RAT
Mitiga researchers found that the AWS SSM agent could be hijacked and turned into a remote access trojan that is difficult to detect. Read more
Russian cyberspies defeat Microsoft number-matching 2FA policy with fake Teams messages
Spear-phishing attacks by the Midnight Blizzard advanced persistent threat group targeted Microsoft 365 tenants of small businesses. Read more
