The UK is betting on domestic AI and cyber investment to reduce reliance on US tech — but security leaders question whether the funding is too fragmented and too late.

The emergency package comes after dozens of companies and government agencies were hit by unauthorized access to their systems and leaks of client data, prompting uneasiness across Japan. The post Japan Announces Emergency Cybersecurity Package Following a Wave of Attacks appeared first on SecurityWeek .

Some WordPress sites can still be attacked while they install the fix for an actively exploited flaw, according to Umut Bayram, the Picus Security researcher who found it. The update that installs the fix still unpacks its files using the site's old, unpatched code, so an attacker who strikes at the right moment can run code on the server. The researcher advises blocking web access to the

Residential proxies are often used by bad actors to hide the true source of internet traffic — and now one of them appears to have taken up residence in the White House. The Residential Proxy Observatory , set up by Layer3 Intel to monitor the threat of anonymized network activity, has identified proxy exit activity on one particular network, AS2650, which is registered to the executive office of the US President and operated out of the White House. Residential proxies — so-called because they typically run on home or personal devices — mask the true source of internet traffic by rerouting it to appear to come from a different IP address. While it may be concerning that this is activity to be found in one of the protected workspaces in the US, this is in line with recent research from Infoblox , which found that residential proxies were widespread throughout enterprises. While not illegal per se, residential proxies can be used by bad actors for activities that most definitely are illicit, for example, denial-of-service operations or distribution of malware. The Residential Proxy Observatory has also found evidence of their activity on the island of St Helena, one of the most remote locations on the planet, so there really is no place on earth to hide from internet interference.

Several staffers at the White House are using computers or mobile devices equipped with residential proxy services that render their internet address available for others to rent, security experts warned today. One of the proxy services is a Russian company whose founder's web hosting business was ground zero for cyberattacks against election systems in Arizona and Illinois in 2016.