The White House is Deciding Whether to Support a Bureau of Cyber Statistics – Nextgov

Application Security , Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks , Endpoint Security ‘Zero Click’ Exploits Suspected in NSO Group Pegasus Spyware Attacks, Amnesty Says Jeremy Kirk (jeremy_kirk) • July 19, 2021     A new exposé tracking how spyware has been used to target journalists, human rights advocates and dissidents suggests attackers have been exploiting zero-day flaws…

Telegram has exploded as a hub for cybercriminals looking to buy, sell, and share stolen data and hacking tools, new research shows, as the messaging app emerges as an alternative to the dark web. An investigation by cyber intelligence group Cyberint, together with the Financial Times, found a ballooning network of hackers sharing data leaks…

Microsoft Windows July 2021 Patch Tuesday just rolled out, patching 12 critical security vulnerabilities in a total of 116 issues. It is noteworthy that three of the issues addressed this month were actively exploited in the wild. These bugs include a critical scripting engine memory corruption issue known as CVE-2021-34448, and two Windows kernel elevation-of-privilege…

Overview. Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) gateway contains a vulnerability that can allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary code. Description. CVE-2021-22893. An unspecified vulnerability exposed by the Windows File Share Browser and Pulse Secure Collaboration features of Pulse….

Written by Tonya Riley Aug 27, 2021 | CYBERSCOOP The Justice Department is launching a fellowship program designed to develop legal talent to deal with the increasing cyber threats to national security. “As we have witnessed this past year, cyber threats pose a significant and increasing risk to our national security, our economic security, and…