Defense CMMC board adds new training head, board members By Lauren C. Williams May 16, 2021 The governing body for the Defense Department’s unified cybersecurity standard has a new training lead. Melanie Kyle Gingrich will take over training daily operations for the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body as the vice president…
Threat actors are abusing Microsoft Build Engine (MSBuild) to filelessly deliver remote access trojans and password-stealing malware on targeted Windows systems. The actively ongoing campaign is said to have emerged last month, researchers from cybersecurity firm Anomali said on Thursday, adding the malicious build files came embedded with encoded executables and shellcode that deploy backdoors,…
“Enough with the defamation. Enough with the unfounded allegations,” Richer tweeted on Thursday. “I came to this office to competently, fairly, and lawfully administer the duties of the office. Not to be accused by own party of shredding ballots and deleting files for an election I didn’t run. Enough.” Loading The board, led by Republican…
A Toshiba Corp (6502.T) unit said it was hacked by the DarkSide ransomware group, overshadowing an announcement of a strategic review for the Japanese conglomerate under pressure from activist shareholders to seek out suitors. Toshiba Tec Corp (6588.T), which makes products such as bar code printers and is valued at $2.3 billion, was hacked by…
Business Continuity Management / Disaster Recovery , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Governance & Risk Management Conti Ransomware Blamed; No Ransom Paid Tony Morbin (@tonymorbin) • May 14, 2021 Rotunda Hospital Dublin, where the attack was spotted (Photo: Rotunda Hospital) Watch for updates on this developing story. See Also: Live Webinar | Software…
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Fraud Risk Management , Malware as-a-Service But President Says Attackers Reside in Russia Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • May 13, 2021 President Joe Biden comments on the Colonial Pipeline attack Thursday. President Joe Biden says the Russian government was not behind the ransomware attack that struck Colonial Pipeline Co….
Here’s what you need to know: Video transcript Back transcript Biden Warns Against Panic Following Pipeline Cyberattack President Biden delivered remarks following the Colonial Pipeline cyberattack and urged Americans not to panic over gas availability. The president also warned gas stations against taking advantage of the current gas shortage. As part of an effort to…
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 21:36 — 29.7MB) | Embed Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Email | In this episode of the podcast (#214), Brandon Hoffman, the CISO of Intel 471 joins us to discuss the recent ransomware attack on the Georgia-based Colonial Pipeline, and the suspected group behind it: DarkSide a ransomware…
Endpoint Security , Governance & Risk Management , Internet of Things Security Researcher: If Exploited, an Attacker at Close Range Could Inject Malicious Code Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • May 14, 2021 A Belgian security researcher says he uncovered vulnerabilities that affect all modern Wi-Fi security protocols and most wirelessly connected devices, including smartphones,…
By Katherine Gypson U.S. House Republicans approved Representative Elise Stefanik on Friday for a top leadership spot, sending a powerful message about the direction of the party by elevating the New York congresswoman noted for her support of former president Donald Trump. The 36-year-old Stefanik takes over the position of House Republican Party conference chair from Representative Liz Cheney, who was removed Wednesday after…
