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Starting Friday, adults in the UK who try to access pornographywill have to prove they are over 18, under some of the strictest regulations in the world. The change means that, instead of having to pr...
During a coordinated international operation dubbed Operation Checkmate, law enforcement officials have dealt a major blow to the BlackSuit ransomware group (onion link here, which has fallen into the...
How many times have we heard this acronym: CISO? But how many of us don’t know precisely what it means or have little in-depth knowledge of what a Chief Information Security Officer does? This p...
In recent days, the global digital landscape has been rocked by a cybersecurity bug that affected on-premise Microsoft SharePoint servers, exposing thousands of organizations to cyber attacks. These a...
According to cybersecurity experts, several Chinese hacker groups are exploiting a series of zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint in their attacks. In particular, it emerged that attackers...
Magnus Carlsen beats ChatGPT at chess without losing a piece!
Magnus Carlsen beat ChatGPT at chess without losing a single piece, while his virtual opponent lost all his pawns. The Norwegian grandmaster posted screenshots of the game on the social network X on July 10. The artificial intelligence admitted defeat
Putin imposes restrictions on foreign software that has “strangled” Russia
The Kremlin press office reported that Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the government to develop additional restrictions on software (including “communications services”)produced in hostile countries by September 1, 2025. The list of instructions was drawn up following a meeting
How an LLM Really Works: Costs, Infrastructure, and the Technical Choices Behind Big Language Models
In recent years, large language models (LLM, Large Language Models) such as GPT, Claude, or LLaMA have demonstrated extraordinary capabilities in understanding and generating natural language. However, behind the scenes, running an LLM is no child’s play: it requires significant
Sophos fixes vulnerabilities in Intercept X for Windows
Sophos announced that it has resolved three separate security vulnerabilities in Sophos Intercept X for Windows and its installer. These vulnerabilities, designated CVE-2024-13972, CVE-2025-7433, and CVE-2025-7472, have been rated High severity. The security bulletin, with Release ID sophos-sa-20250717-cix-lpe, was updated
Three score 10 bugs have been detected in Cisco ISE and ISE-PIC: urgent updates required.
Several vulnerabilities have been identified in the Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) and Cisco ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) products that could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system with administrative privileges. Cisco has
OMGCable: The Thin Red Line Between Penetration Testing and Covert Surveillance
In 2021, during one of my explorations into the increasingly blurred boundary between hardware and cybersecurity, I wrote an article with a title that today sounds almost prophetic: “Even a cable comes to life”.At the time, we were talking about
Mercedes-Benz and Microsoft are teaming up to integrate Teams and Copilot 365 into cars starting this summer.
Redazione RHC - July 20th, 2025
On July 16, Mercedes-Benz announced in a press release the expansion of its collaboration with Microsoft, introducing the latest Office solutions and collaboration tools, including an updated version of the...
What is ICT Risk Management? A process that supports cybersecurity.
Redazione RHC - July 20th, 2025
ICT Risk Management is a process that identifies, assesses, and manages risks related to the use of information and communications technologies (ICT). It is a fundamental aspect for any organization...
How to Start a Cyber Security Program: The First Steps
Redazione RHC - July 20th, 2025
Cybersecurity has become a crucial component for protecting corporate information and sensitive data. Starting a cybersecurity program is not only a necessity, but a must for any organization that wants...
What are Side Channel Attacks? How they work and how to defend data from cyber threat physics.
Redazione RHC - July 20th, 2025
Side Channel Attacks represent a sophisticated category of cyber threats that focus on weaknesses in security systems. These attacks differ from traditional techniques based on brute force or software vulnerabilities,...
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