CISA launches new initiative to combat ransomware — FCW

CISA launches new initiative to combat ransomware — FCW

Cybersecurity CISA launches new initiative to combat ransomware By Chris Riotta Aug 05, 2021   The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has officially unveiled the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC), a new effort to combat ransomware attacks by expanding info sharing between the public and private sectors, with Amazon, Google and Microsoft…

Facebook boots NYU disinformation researchers off its platform and critics cry foul | #socialmedia | #cybersecurity | #infosecurity | #hacker | National Cyber Security

Facebook boots NYU disinformation researchers off its platform and critics cry foul | #socialmedia | #cybersecurity | #infosecurity | #hacker | National Cyber Security

Facebook cut off access to NYU researchers studying political ads and COVID misinformation, saying their work violated its terms of service. Josh Edelson / AFP via Getty Images Facebook has blocked a team of New York University researchers studying political ads and COVID misinformation from accessing its site, a move that critics say is meant…

CISA’s Easterly Unveils Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative

CISA’s Easterly Unveils Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative

3rd Party Risk Management , Business Continuity Management / Disaster Recovery , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Newly Appointed Director Describes Effort to Build National Cybersecurity Defense Strategy Scott Ferguson (Ferguson_Writes) • August 5, 2021     CISA Director Jen Easterly makes a virtual presentation at Black Hat 2021. The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency…

The Games Ransomware Attackers Play

The Games Ransomware Attackers Play

Business Continuity Management / Disaster Recovery , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Fraud Risk Management Criminals Regularly Fib About Stealing Data, Sparing Hospitals and Much More Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • August 5, 2021     BlackMatter ransom note (Source: Bleeping Computer) If you’re a criminal, practicing good operational security would seem to preclude granting…

NSA, CISA release Kubernetes hardening guidance

NSA, CISA release Kubernetes hardening guidance

The US National Security Agency (NSA) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have released Kubernetes Hardening Guidance, a 59-page technical report detailing threats to Kubernetes environments. Kubernetes is a popular open source software that automates the deployment, scaling, and management of applications run in containers, making it an attractive target for malicious actors….

Cisco Live Discussion | Endpoint Security Breach Defense: Connecting the Missing Dots, FastWebinar.

Cisco Live Discussion | Endpoint Security Breach Defense: Connecting the Missing Dots, FastWebinar.

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CVE-2021-1522 – Alert Detail – Security Database

CVE-2021-1522 – Alert Detail – Security Database

Executive Summary Informations Name CVE-2021-1522 First vendor Publication 2021-08-04 Vendor Cve Last vendor Modification 2021-08-04 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…

Kasada Named 2021 Black Unicorn Awards Finalist

Kasada Named 2021 Black Unicorn Awards Finalist

Company Recognized as a Baby Black Unicorn Finalist, an Awards Competition for Cybersecurity Companies with the Potential of Being Valued at $1B NEW YORK – AUGUST 3, 2021 – Kasada, the cybersecurity industry’s provider of the most effective and easiest way to defend against advanced persistent bot attacks, today announced that has been named a…