NSA Shares Guidance for Government Employees on Securing Wireless Devices in Public

Cybercrime , Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Fraud Risk Management Affiliate-Driven Ransomware-as-a-Service Operations Keep Generating Big Profits Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • May 11, 2021     Statements posted to DarkSide’s data leak site “It’s not personal, Sonny. It’s strictly business.” See Also: Live Webinar | Software Security: Prescriptive vs. Descriptive That immortal…

The cyberattack on SITA that impacted multiple airlines around the world was orchestrated by a Chinese nation-state threat actor tracked as APT41, security researchers at detection and prevention firm Group-IB say. Codenamed ColunmTK and disclosed in early March 2021, the attack affected airlines such as Air India, Air New Zealand, Finland’s Finnair, Singapore Airlines, Malaysia…

Application Security , Endpoint Security , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Dell Issues Security Advisory to Address Flaws Rashmi Ramesh • June 28, 2021     Researchers at security firm Eclypsium report that they have identified four vulnerabilities that could affect 30 million users of computer technology company Dell’s laptops, desktops and tablets. See Also: Live…

The National Security Agency (NSA) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency (CISA) released a joint information sheet Thursday that offers guidance on the benefits of using a Protective Domain Name System (PDNS). A PDNS service uses existing DNS protocols and architecture to analyze DNS queries and mitigate threats. It leverages various open source, commercial, and governmental…

Written by Tim Starks Jun 29, 2021 | CYBERSCOOP A ransomware group that targets billion-dollar companies — but that has stubbornly defied attribution consensus among cybersecurity researchers — has claimed at least seven victims since its discovery late last year. What’s more, it has taken additional steps in an apparent bid to baffle investigators who…

Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Fraud Risk Management , Governance & Risk Management Joseph Blankenship of Forrester Describes Efforts to Enlist Insiders for Fraud Anna Delaney (annamadeline) • June 22, 2021     Joseph Blankenship, vice president, research director, Forrester Cybercriminals and nation-states are attempting to recruit insiders at companies around…