Governance & Risk Management , Government , Industry Specific Congressional Report Highlights a Lack of Progress Doug Olenick (DougOlenick) • August 3, 2021 A congressional report examining eight federal agencies found that seven continue to improperly protect sensitive data and do not meet basic cybersecurity standards. See Also: Live Panel | How Organizations…
Threat actors behind the widespread SolarWinds cyberespionage campaign breached Microsoft Office 365 email accounts belonging to employees at 27 US attorneys’ offices, the US Department of Justice said Friday. The list of impacted offices includes several large and high-profile ones like those in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Washington and the Eastern District of Virginia….
The White House is Deciding Whether to Support a Bureau of Cyber Statistics – Nextgov
Cyber-security firm Cybereason’s ‘DeadRinger’ research has highlighted attack trends emanating from China that leverage third-party service providers to compromise multiple targets. Meanwhile in the UK, cyber-security managers admit to facing increased threats. Cybereason has revealed its discovery of several previously unidentified cyber-attack campaigns infiltrating major telecommunications providers across Southeast Asia. In the report, titled ‘DeadRinger:…
Vikram Sharma • July 26, 2021 In the animal kingdom, there is a history of working together for a common interest. For example, some coyotes and badgers team up while hunting. If the prey runs, the coyote takes the lead. If the target dives underground, the badger takes over. See Also: Live Webinar…
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Fraud Risk Management , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Tom Kellermann on Emergence of New Destructive Attacks and Cloud Jacking Tom Field (SecurityEditor) • August 3, 2021 Tom Kellermann, head of cybersecurity strategy, VMware Carbon Black Tom Kellermann calls…
Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Fraud Risk Management , Next-Generation Technologies & Secure Development Microsoft Warns of Clever Social Engineering Using ‘BazaCall’ Malware Jeremy Kirk (jeremy_kirk) • August 3, 2021 Ransomware actors have set up a call center to trick victims into running a malicious macro in an Excel document, giving them control…
Written by Tonya Riley Aug 3, 2021 | CYBERSCOOP Of eight federal agencies audited for their cybersecurity programs, only the Department of Homeland Security showed improvements in 2020, according to a report from the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. Released by the panel on Tuesday, the report expresses concerns about the state of…
Governance & Risk Management , Incident & Breach Response , Legislation & Litigation Judge Says Users Agreed With Arbitration When Accepting Terms and Conditions Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • August 3, 2021 Zynga develops mobile games such as Words With Friends 2 (Photo: Zynga) Yet another lawsuit filed in the wake of a…
BBC Click’s Jen Copestake looks at some of the best technology news stories of the week including: Twitter begins testing a new online shopping feature US President Joe Biden warns a cyber-attack on the country could lead to a “real shooting war” An untethered bi-pedal robot, developed at Oregon State University, teaches itself to run…
