Maria Ressa
On World Press Freedom Day, the journalist discusses attacks on female reporters and disinformation.
Researchers Uncover Iranian State-Sponsored Ransomware Operation
Researchers Uncover Iranian State-Sponsored Ransomware Operation | IT Security News 3. May 2021 Iran has been linked to yet another state-sponsored ransomware operation through a contracting company based in the country, according to new analysis.“Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was operating a state-sponsored ransomware campaign through an Iranian contracting company called ‘Emen Net Pasargard’…
Huawei Mate X2: Mastering the folding phone formula
Huawei has revealed the third iteration of its folding smartphone, abandoning its previous designs and taking some inspiration from Samsung. This time, the folding display on the Mate X2 is protected inside the phone. BBC Click’s Chris Fox went hands-on with the phone and described it as the best folding phone so far – but…
Peter Dutton takes aim at China; says Australians are with Morrison government
“I think part of the public is frankly ahead of where the public debate is because there’s just so much information available online. People see the reported comments of the ambassador and the vice ambassador here, as well as the spokesman out of Beijing.” He said he wanted to have a “more frank discussion with…
5 Agencies Using Pulse Secure VPNs Possibly Breached
Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Fraud Risk Management Suspicious Activity Detected; Investigation Continues Scott Ferguson (Ferguson_Writes) • April 30, 2021 The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is investigating whether five government agencies may have been breached when attackers exploited vulnerabilities in Pulse Connect Secure VPN products, according to…
Tesla cars can be remotely hacked using drone, WIFI dongle
Tesla cars can be remotely hacked using drone, WIFI dongle | IT Security News Sponsors Endpoint Cybersecurity www.endpoint-cybersecurity.com – Consulting in building your security products– Employee awareness training– Security tests for applications and pentesting… and more. Daily Summary Categories CategoriesSelect Category(ISC)2 Blog (323)(ISC)2 Blog infosec (13)(ISC)² Blog (348)2020-12-08 – Files for an ISC diary (recent Qakbot activity) (1)2020-12-11 –…
PortDoor Espionage Malware Takes Aim at Russian Defense Sector
A previously undocumented backdoor malware, dubbed PortDoor, is being used by a probable Chinese advanced persistent threat actor (APT) to target the Russian defense sector, according to researchers. The Cybereason Nocturnus Team observed the cybercriminals specifically going after the Rubin Design….
NSA releases Cybersecurity Advisory on Ensuring Security of Operational Technology > Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) > News
/ Published April 29, 2021 FORT MEADE, Md. — The National Security Agency (NSA) released the Cybersecurity Advisory, “Stop Malicious Cyber Activity Against Connected Operational Technology” today, for National Security System (NSS), Department of Defense (DoD), and Defense Industrial Base (DIB) operational technology (OT) owners and operators. The CSA details how to…
U.S. probes VPN hack within federal agencies – Security
For at least the third time since the beginning of this year, the U.S. government is investigating a hack against federal agencies that began during the Trump administration but was only recently discovered, according to senior U.S. officials and private sector cyber defenders. It is the latest so-called supply chain cyberattack, highlighting how sophisticated, often…
OT Security Guidance in Wake of SolarWinds Attack
Agency Warns Attackers Could Use IT Exploits to Pivot to OT Systems Akshaya Asokan (asokan_akshaya) • May 1, 2021 The U.S. National Security Agency is offering operational technology security guidance for the Defense Department as well as third-party military contractors and firms in the wake of the attack that targeted SolarWinds in 2020….