Inside Olympic Cybersecurity: Lessons From Paris 2024 to Milan Cortina 2026
Discover how Franz Regul, former CISO for the Paris 2024 Olympics, tackled unique cybersecurity challenges to protect the Games from evolving threats.
Discover how Franz Regul, former CISO for the Paris 2024 Olympics, tackled unique cybersecurity challenges to protect the Games from evolving threats.
A social engineering campaign impersonating PayPal and Amazon uses customer support interactions to acquire sensitive info.
Here are the February 2026 IFPA winners for Player of the Month and Biggest Movers: Player of the Month: Viggo Löwgren from Furulund, Skå, Sweden (379.25 WPPR’s – MAIN) Elyza Brillantes from Denver, CO (235.55 WPPR’s – WOMEN’S) Biggest Movers: Alex Ballou from Virginia Beach, VA (+43,141 spots) Amanda Case from Cleveland, OH (+35,631 spots) […]
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The excitement around Cisco’s latest SD-WAN bugs has inspired some light fraud, misunderstandings, and overlooked potential hazards.
The IFPA is proud to announce two new members to the team: Christina Capra and Emily Cosson! Christina Capra Christina Capra started playing competitive pinball 6 years ago in Wilmington, NC with the Cape Fear Flipper club before moving to Charlotte, NC and joining the Abari league. Christina is the IFPA state representative for women’s […]
A hacktivist group with links to Iran’s intelligence agencies is claiming responsibility for a data-wiping attack against Stryker, a global medical technology company based in Michigan. News reports out of Ireland, Stryker’s largest hub outside of the United States, said the company sent home more than 5,000 workers there today. Meanwhile, a voicemail message at […]
Microsoft Corp. today pushed security updates to fix at least 77 vulnerabilities in its Windows operating systems and other software. There are no pressing „zero-day“ flaws this month (compared to February’s five zero-day treat), but as usual some patches may deserve more rapid attention from organizations using Windows. Here are a few highlights from this […]
AI-based assistants or „agents“ — autonomous programs that have access to the user’s computer, files, online services and can automate virtually any task — are growing in popularity with developers and IT workers. But as so many eyebrow-raising headlines over the past few weeks have shown, these powerful and assertive new tools are rapidly shifting […]