President Joe Biden warned that a major cyberattack on the United States could lead to an actual “shooting war,” in comments that mentioned Russia and China as threats to U.S. national security. “I think it’s more than likely we’re going to end up, if we end up in a war — a real shooting war…
Published Tuesday, July 27, 2021 | 2:05 p.m. Updated Tuesday, July 27, 2021 | 2:05 p.m. MCLEAN, Va. (AP) — President Joe Biden used his first visit with rank-and-file members of the U.S. intelligence community — a part of government that was frequently criticized by his predecessor Donald Trump — to make a promise that…
Ever since Clubhouse launched, the social networking platform has managed to stay out of controversy. The platform is now open to all without an invite, but it seems to have encountered its first possible and published data breach. This is according to security researcher Marc Ruef who spotted a database for sale on the dark…
Microsoft has released a cumulative out-of-band update to fix a known printing issue preventing some printers and scanners from working correctly. “Addresses an issue with devices that do not comply with section 3.2.1 of the RFC 4556 specification,” Microsoft explains in the KB5005394 support document. “Noncompliant printers, scanners, and multifunction devices might not work when…
Cybercrime as-a-service , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Malwarebytes: Gang Seeking ‘Pentesters’ and ‘Access Brokers’ Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • July 26, 2021 Darknet advertisement posted by AvosLocker ransomware-as-a-service gang (Source: Malwarebytes) A recently discovered ransomware-as-a-service gang dubbed AvosLocker is recruiting affiliates and partners, including “pentesters” and “access brokers,”…
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Fraud Risk Management , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Sygnia: ‘Praying Mantis’ Targets Checkbox Survey Flaws and Others Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • July 27, 2021 Diagram of hacking group Praying Mantis’ steps (Source Sygnia) A newly discovered threat group dubbed Praying Mantis is targeting businesses in the U.S…
Governance & Risk Management , Network Detection & Response , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Both Firms Buy Two Cybersecurity Companies Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • July 27, 2021 Brisk M&A activity in the cybersecurity sector continues. Among the latest moves: Deloitte and Sophos each have announced two acquisitions See Also: An All-in-One Vulnerability…
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 into network traffic patterns, including encrypted traffic, without the need for Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) decryption. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, Braintrace launched in 2016 and is privately held….
Governance & Risk Management , NIST Standards , Standards, Regulations & Compliance Firms Will Demonstrate Their Architectures to Help Agency Develop Guidance Dan Gunderman (dangun127) • July 26, 2021 The National Institute of Standards and Technology has selected 18 technology companies to demonstrate “zero trust” security architectures as it prepares to draft guidance…
Apple officially released iOS 14.7 software update last week with support for MagSafe magnetic battery pack support for iPhone 12 series. In addition to new features, system upgrades, improvements and bug fixes, the iOS 14.7 unfortunately interrupted the “Unlock with iPhone” feature. This feature mainly helped Apple Watch users for easy access to their smartwatch….
