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Top 10 Critical Pentest Findings 2024: What You Need to Know
One of the most effective ways for information technology (IT) professionals to uncover a company’s weaknesses before the bad guys do is penetration testing. By simulating real-world cyberattacks, penetration testing, sometimes called pentests, provides invaluable insights into an organization’s security posture, revealing weaknesses that could potentially lead to data breaches or other security
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Apple Launches Private Cloud Compute for Privacy-Centric AI Processing
Apple has announced the launch of a “groundbreaking cloud intelligence system” called Private Cloud Compute (PCC) that’s designed for processing artificial intelligence (AI) tasks in a privacy-preserving manner in the cloud. The tech giant described PCC as the “most advanced security architecture ever deployed for cloud AI compute at scale.” PCC coincides with the arrival…
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China-Linked ValleyRAT Malware Resurfaces with Advanced Data Theft Tactics
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered an updated version of malware called ValleyRAT that’s being distributed as part of a new campaign. “In the latest version, ValleyRAT introduced new commands, such as capturing screenshots, process filtering, forced shutdown, and clearing Windows event logs,” Zscaler ThreatLabz researchers Muhammed Irfan V A and Manisha Ramcharan Prajapati said. ValleyRAT
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Powell’s employee to open a bookstore in NW Portland
Katherine Morgan ran the romance section for Powell’s. Now she is getting set to open her own bookshop in Portland.
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Portland developer on why he thinks a $50M Dundee luxury hotel will work
SKB sees Dundee spot as right for the high-end accommodations Oregon wine country needs.
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Providence and Oregon’s largest nurses union gear up for planned strike next week
Bargaining units at six Providence hospitals have given notice to strike, which would be the largest nurses strike in the state’s history, according to the union.
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Secrets of the healthiest employers and HR leaders — Table of Experts (video)
The Portland Business Journal convened honorees from the 2024 Healthiest Employers Awards to discuss insights and secrets of the region’s healthiest employers and HR leaders. Panelists met with PBJ Publisher and Market President Candace Beeke to speak about their past, present and future success. Panelists: Karen Fogg, Chief People Officer, boly:welch Beverley Menillo, Director of…
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Mickelberry Gardens wins OregonAF 2024
Oregon Entrepreneurs Network’s angel investors saw five food and beverage finalists make a pitch for $160,000.
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More_eggs Malware Disguised as Resumes Targets Recruiters in Phishing Attack
Cybersecurity researchers have spotted a phishing attack distributing the More_eggs malware by masquerading it as a resume, a technique originally detected more than two years ago. The attack, which was unsuccessful, targeted an unnamed company in the industrial services industry in May 2024, Canadian cybersecurity firm eSentire disclosed last week. “Specifically, the targeted individual was…
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Cybersecurity CPEs: Unraveling the What, Why & How
Staying Sharp: Cybersecurity CPEs Explained Perhaps even more so than in other professional domains, cybersecurity professionals constantly face new threats. To ensure you stay on top of your game, many certification programs require earning Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits. CPEs are essentially units of measurement used to quantify the time and effort professionals spend on

