An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Cybersecurity at eight federal agencies is so poor that four of them earned grades of D, three got Cs, and only one received a B in a report issued Tuesday by a US Senate Committee. “It is clear that the data entrusted to these eight key…
CISA’s launches joint cyber defense effort By Chris Riotta Aug 06, 2021 The Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative, a new initiative launched Aug. 5 by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, aims to help the U.S. defend against cyber threats to critical infrastructure. The JCDC plans to unify cyber defense by leading the development…
Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Fraud Risk Management Report: XSS and Exploit Forum Members Using Workarounds to Violate the Ban Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • August 6, 2021 A forum user receives a warning for attempting to trade ransomware. (Source: Digital Shadows) The decision by the Russian-speaking darknet forums XSS and Exploit…
Business Continuity Management / Disaster Recovery , COVID-19 , Governance & Risk Management Also: Dealing With COVID-19 Business Recovery; Zynga Case Goes to Arbitration Anna Delaney (annamadeline) • August 6, 2021 Clockwise, from top left: Tom Field, Anna Delaney, Tony Morbin and Mathew Schwartz In the latest weekly update,…
Critical Infrastructure Security , Endpoint Security , Governance & Risk Management CEO and CISO Panel Discusses Critical Infrastructure Protection Tom Field (SecurityEditor) • August 6, 2021 OT, IoT, IIoT – each has critical distinctions, and each is increasingly vital to protecting the world’s critical infrastructure from crippling cyberattacks. In a…
The UN Security Council and international communities, particularly those in the region, need to do more to bring the Taliban back to peace talks, the chair of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission has said. Shaharzad Akbar told BBC World News that countries within the region in particular needed to tell the Taliban that coming…
Written by John Hewitt Jones Aug 3, 2021 | FEDSCOOP The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs has identified continued major cybersecurity failings across agencies and is calling for the Federal Information Security Modernization Act (FISMA) to be reformed. A new report published Tuesday identifies IT security flaws across almost every major U.S….
Cyber National cyber director backs new Bureau of Cyber Statistics By Chris Riotta Aug 05, 2021 The White House is still considering whether to support the Cyberspace Solarium Commission’s recommendation to establish a Bureau of Cyber Statistics, National Cyber Director Chris Inglis said on Monday, while stressing the urgent need for the federal…
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is teaming up with major cloud providers, cyber companies, and other private sector partners under a new initiative aimed at combining efforts on planning, threat analysis, and defensive operations. CISA Director Jen Easterly announced the establishment of the “Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative” at the Black Hat security conference today….
Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development , Security Operations Ivanti, Sophos, Deloitte, Cerberus Sentinel and Feedzai Announce Deals Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • August 5, 2021 Cybersecurity acquisitions continue at an intense pace, with five companies announcing deals in the last three days. See Also: Live Panel | How Organizations Should Think About Zero Trust…
