Sophos acquires Braintrace to provide better security outcomes to their MDR customers

Sophos acquires Braintrace to provide better security outcomes to their MDR customers

Sophos acquires Braintrace to provide better security outcomes to their MDR customers | IT Security News 24. July 2021 This article has been indexed from Help Net Security Sophos announced that it has acquired Braintrace, further enhancing Sophos’ Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem with Braintrace’s proprietary Network Detection and Response (NDR) technology. Braintrace’s NDR provides deep visibility…

Senators introduce bipartisan bill to secure critical groups against hackers

Senators introduce bipartisan bill to secure critical groups against hackers

The bipartisan leaders of two Senate committees on Thursday introduced legislation to shore up the cybersecurity of critical infrastructure after months of crippling cyberattacks. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Industrial Control Systems Capabilities Enhancement Act would direct the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to lead efforts to understand threats against industrial control systems.  The…

TSA imposes new cyber rules on pipeline operators — FCW

TSA imposes new cyber rules on pipeline operators — FCW

Cybersecurity TSA imposes new cyber rules on pipeline operators By Adam Mazmanian Jul 20, 2021   Fuel pipeline operators will have to institute measures to guard against ransomware attacks and other known cybersecurity threats under a new directive issued Tuesday by the Transportation Security Administration. This is the second directive issued by TSA…

Cyber Attack Disrupts Container Operations at Major South African Port

Cyber Attack Disrupts Container Operations at Major South African Port

JOHANNESBURG – A cyber attack has disrupted container operations at the South African port of Cape Town, an email seen by Reuters on Thursday said. Durban, the busiest shipping terminal in sub-Saharan Africa, was also affected, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Cape Town Harbour Carriers Association said in an email…

IoT Security Dangers Loom as Office Workers Return

IoT Security Dangers Loom as Office Workers Return

Business Continuity Management / Disaster Recovery , COVID-19 , Cybercrime Researchers: Home and Office Connected Devices Vulnerable to Attack Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • July 24, 2021     As corporate America begins to ask employees to come back to their offices starting in the fall, cybersecurity teams have a huge task before them to ensure…

CVE-2021-25207 – Alert Detail – Security Database

CVE-2021-25207 – Alert Detail – Security Database

Executive Summary Informations Name CVE-2021-25207 First vendor Publication 2021-07-23 Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2021-07-23 Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3 Cvss vector : N/A Overall CVSS Score NA Base Score NA Environmental Score NA impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA Exploitabality Sub Score NA   Calculate full CVSS 3.0 Vectors scores Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2 Cvss…

CVE-2021-26232 – Alert Detail – Security Database

CVE-2021-26232 – Alert Detail – Security Database

Executive Summary Informations Name CVE-2021-26232 First vendor Publication 2021-07-22 Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2021-07-22 Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3 Cvss vector : N/A Overall CVSS Score NA Base Score NA Environmental Score NA impact SubScore NA Temporal Score NA Exploitabality Sub Score NA   Calculate full CVSS 3.0 Vectors scores Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2 Cvss…

UK man arrested in connection to 2020 Twitter hack that affected Apple

UK man arrested in connection to 2020 Twitter hack that affected Apple

Joseph O’Connor, a 22-year-old citizen of the United Kingdom, has been arrested in connection with the 2020 Twitter hack that impacted multiple high-profile accounts like Apple. As reported by The Verge, the United States Department of Justice issued a press release announcing O’Connor’s arrest. The hacker was apparently apprehended in Estepona, Spain, by Spanish National…

House Passes Several Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Bills

House Passes Several Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Bills

The U.S. House of Representatives this week passed several cybersecurity bills, including ones related to critical infrastructure, industrial control systems (ICS), and grants for state and local governments. One of the bills focusing on critical infrastructure is the Cybersecurity Vulnerability Remediation Act, which aims to authorize the DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) to…