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LSEG's Nej D'Jelal on AI-Driven Efficiency in Financial Services
Nej D'Jelal of the London Stock Exchange Group explains how agentic AI is transforming workflows for bankers, traders and analysts by boosting accuracy, speeding up research and simplifying context switching.

Businesses That Inherit SSL VPNs Through M&A Activity Falling Victim, Warn Experts
Multiple large enterprises that inherited SonicWall SSL VPN devices when they acquired a smaller entity have fallen victim to the Akira ransomware group, security researchers warn. Investigations of multiple intrusions found they began when attackers used "unmonitored and unrotated" credentials.

Bipartisan Bill Seeks Sanctions and Industry Coordination to Defend Undersea Cables
A bipartisan Senate bill would elevate the U.S. role in defending subsea fiber-optic cables against mounting threats from China and Russia, expanding diplomatic efforts, industry coordination and sanctions targeting foreign sabotage of the internet's global backbone.

Securing the World for the Age of Quantum-Resistant Cryptography
Cybersecurity needs thinkers who can examine the logic underlying our systems, question assumptions and identify where traditional cryptography will no longer hold. The post-quantum challenge presents an opportunity for math-minded people to contribute in ways that will influence global security.

Talcott Financial Group's Dalavi on Oracle to Azure Migration and AI Innovation
Talcott Financial Group's move from a dual-cloud setup to a unified Azure environment is reshaping performance, efficiency and AI readiness, says Sudhakar Dalavi, head of software engineering. He explains how data unification and continuous learning drive the next phase of innovation.

Whether Hackers Stole Data Not Yet Known
Several London city councils said they detected hacker activity on Wednesday night in an incident disrupting their telephone access and that may involve stolen data. The contiguous municipalities of Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea said they "are responding to a cybersecurity issue."

JSON Code 'Beautifiers' Expose Sensitive Data From Banks, Government Agencies
At what price beauty? Apparently, some developers will paste anything into "JSON beautify" sites, from researchers report recovering authentication keys, database credentials, personally identifiable information for banking customers and much more.

While information blocking regulations were authorized under the 21st Century Cures Act nearly a decade ago, regulators are only starting to ramp up enforcement of the prohibited practices. Attorney Nan Halstead of Reed Smith explains critical steps organizations need to take to comply.

Security by Design or Be Fined, Committee Suggests
A U.K. parliamentary committee is recommending a new statute forcing software publishers to hew to secure-by-design principles or else face financial penalties. The committee called for "enforcement agencies" empowered to levy fines to monitor industry for compliance.

Cyber Advisory Cites Abuse of Linked Devices to Monitor Sensitive Communications
The U.S cyber defense agency issued an alert outlining how commercial spyware and state-aligned groups are abusing messaging-app features through malicious QR-based linking and zero-click exploitation to monitor U.S. government, military and other high-profile figures.

JP Morgan Chase, Citi and Morgan Stanley Among Banking Customers Impacted
Major U.S. banks are assessing their exposure to a cybersecurity incident at real estate financial technology company SitusAMC, which disclosed Saturday that a breach may have affected client data. The New York firm uncovered the incident on Nov. 12.

Mindpath Health Settles Claim for $3.5M; Delta Dental Notifies 146,000 of Breach
Email breaches continue to plague the healthcare sector, resulting in data compromises that often affect the sensitive information of scores of patients. Two recent incidents illustrate the risks email breaches pose to patients, and the potential legal fallout for providers.

Israeli Startup Plans to Integrate AI Agent Guardrails Into Cloud Platform
Sweet Security secured $75 million in Series B funding to integrate AI security into its CNAPP platform. With runtime protection as its differentiator, the startup plans to address growing CISO concerns over shadow AI and attack vectors involving intelligent agents.

Lawmakers Say Reversal Strips One of Few Enforceable Standards for Major Carriers
The U.S. FCC's move to scrap its short-lived interpretation of the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act - the 1994 statute known as CALEA - sparked warnings that the agency just eliminated one of the few enforceable cybersecurity tools for the telecom sector.

3-Year Espionage Campaign Targeted Taiwanese Firms
Chinese nation-state group APT24 targeted multiple Taiwanese companies as part of an espionage operation that went undetected for three years. The hacking group continually updated its malware infrastructure and tactics, enabling it to stay under the radar, Google Cloud said.

Researchers Were Able to Query 3.5 Billion Accounts
Security researchers were able to scoop up the telephone numbers of billions of WhatsApp users through an enumeration tool provided by app owner Meta. The sheer quantity of leaked numbers - 3.5 billion in total - would amount to "the largest data leak in history."

HSCC 'Model Contract' Calls for Shared Cyber Risks for Providers and Device Makers
Newly revised "model contract language" guidance from the Health Sector Coordinating Council provides an updated reference document to help healthcare providers and medical device makers better articulate and evaluate cyber considerations when negotiating purchases of products and services.

High-Profile Case Ends After Judge Guts SEC’s Cyber Fraud Allegations
The SEC has dropped its remaining claims against SolarWinds and CISO Tim Brown, ending a controversial cyber fraud lawsuit that aimed to expand securities law to cover operational security failures tied to the 2020 Russian hacking campaign.

Experts Detail Upsides of Bug Bounties and Getting Devices Into Researchers' Hands
As fresh vulnerabilities in hardware keep coming to light, one question remains: What vendors can do to better prevent, identify and eradiate flaws? One shortlist offered by veteran hardware hackers centered on the upsides of engagement, including bug bounty programs.

Leaked Executive Order Would Strip States of Power to Regulate AI Tech Firms
A leaked draft executive order would empower federal agencies to override state AI laws, threatening federal funds for noncompliance and creating a litigation task force - drawing sharp backlash over executive overreach and potential harm to consumers.