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• January 10, 2019 10 Jan'19

  Risk & Repeat: What APT10 means for managed service providers

  This week's Risk & Repeat podcast discusses how a Chinese state-sponsored threat group known as APT10 hacked into managed service providers to gain access to their clients.

• January 08, 2019 08 Jan'19

  Marriott data breach exposed 5 million unencrypted passport numbers

  Marriott's data breach affected fewer customers than the hotel giant originally estimated, but the breach exposed millions of unencrypted passport numbers.

• January 08, 2019 08 Jan'19

  NSA to release GHIDRA open source reverse engineering tool

  The National Security Agency plans to release an open source version of its GHIDRA reverse engineering tool during RSA Conference in March, but details about the tool are scarce.

• January 04, 2019 04 Jan'19

  Cloud provider blames Ryuk ransomware for Christmas Eve attack

  News roundup: Data Resolution claimed the Ryuk ransomware attack on its systems originated from North Korea. Plus, the EU is set to launch 14 open source bug bounties, and more.

• January 02, 2019 02 Jan'19

  Tribune Publishing cyberattack raises attribution questions

  Malware hit the Tribune Publishing Company and disrupted the publication of several major newspapers, but the nature of the attack and threat actors remain unclear.

• December 31, 2018 31 Dec'18

  Why dating app security flaws should concern enterprises

  Vulnerable dating apps on BYODs pose risks to more than just individual users. Find out what security flaws are common in these apps and what they mean for enterprises.

• December 28, 2018 28 Dec'18

  Government data requests rise, as does Apple's compliance

  Apple's latest Transparency Report shows government data requests on the rise around the world, as is Apple's compliance in providing the data being requested by law enforcement.

• December 27, 2018 27 Dec'18

  Malwarebytes: Fileless ransomware an emerging threat for U.S.

  A new Malwarebytes report examines Sorebrect, a fileless ransomware threat that's been detected in the U.S. this year, as well as with three other fileless attacks.

• December 27, 2018 27 Dec'18

  NPM security to use automated tools to boost community alerts

  Adam Baldwin, director of security for NPM, talks chains of trust and new NPM security initiatives that will bring automated alerts to help highlight potentially malicious activity.

• December 21, 2018 21 Dec'18

  DOJ indicts two Chinese nationals for APT10 group cyberattacks

  The Department of Justice indicted two alleged members of the Chinese state-sponsored hacking group APT10, which hacked managed service providers to steal data from enterprises.

• December 21, 2018 21 Dec'18

  Microsoft patches Internet Explorer zero-day bug under attack

  News roundup: Microsoft issues an emergency patch for an Internet Explorer bug exploited in the wild. Plus, authorities indict three individuals for 'stresser' services, and more.

• December 20, 2018 20 Dec'18

  Security, compliance standards help mitigate BIOS security vulnerabilities

  Cybersecurity vulnerabilities associated with PCs often overlook BIOS. Read for strategies to offset these threats and for preventing unauthorized BIOS modifications.

• December 20, 2018 20 Dec'18

  McAfee: When quantum computing threats strike, we won't know it

  Quantum computing systems may not be powerful enough to break current encryption protocols, but McAfee CTO Steve Grobman says it will be tough to tell when that day arrives.

• December 20, 2018 20 Dec'18

  NASA data breach included employee Social Security numbers

  Limited details leave questions surrounding a possible NASA data breach that could have compromised Social Security numbers for current and former employees.

• December 20, 2018 20 Dec'18

  Twitter bugs expose user data and direct messages

  Two Twitter bugs led to questions about the platform's user privacy and security, while the company said one of the bugs opened the door to possible state-sponsored attacks.

• December 19, 2018 19 Dec'18

  Risk & Repeat: Lessons from the Equifax breach report

  This week's Risk & Repeat podcast looks at the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform report on the Equifax breach and the infosec lessons to be learned from it.

• December 18, 2018 18 Dec'18

  Huawei bans set to continue, despite lack of supporting evidence

  While the number of countries with Huawei bans in place grows and more issue warnings, a German investigation found no evidence of spying to support the fear.

• December 18, 2018 18 Dec'18

  Why McAfee CTO Steve Grobman is wary of AI models for cybersecurity

  Artificial intelligence has become a dominant force in the cybersecurity industry, but McAfee CTO Steve Grobman said it's too easy to make AI models look more effective than they truly are.

• December 17, 2018 17 Dec'18

  Marriott Starwood data breach notification de-values customers

  The Marriott Starwood data breach exposed half a billion customers' data, but the hospitality giant seems to have learned from recent megabreaches that the standard response to a breach can be the ...

• December 14, 2018 14 Dec'18

  Facebook API bug exposed photos of 6.8 million users

  GDPR regulators are already investigating a new Facebook API bug the social media giant announced Friday that might have exposed photos belonging to up to 6.8 million users.

• December 14, 2018 14 Dec'18

  Mozilla distrusts all Symantec certificates with Firefox 64 release

  News roundup: Mozilla finally removes trust for Symantec certificates with Firefox 64. Plus, Supermicro's investigation challenges Bloomberg Businessweek's report, and more.

• December 14, 2018 14 Dec'18

  Initial RSA Conference 2019 keynote lineup released

  RSA Conference 2019's diversity and inclusion initiative appears to be paying off, as the initial keynote speaker lineup has equal representation for men and women speakers.

• December 13, 2018 13 Dec'18

  Project Zero finds Logitech Options app critically flawed

  Tavis Ormandy of Google's Project Zero discovered a serious authentication vulnerability in Logitech's Options application, but the peripheral device maker has yet to address the flaw.

• December 13, 2018 13 Dec'18

  Operation Sharpshooter targets infrastructure around the world

  Operation Sharpshooter is a recently discovered global cyberattack campaign targeting critical infrastructure organizations, including nuclear, defense and financial companies.

• December 12, 2018 12 Dec'18

  Equifax breach report highlights multiple security failures

  An Equifax breach report, based on a government investigation, blamed the incident on multiple security failures and concluded the breach was preventable.

• December 11, 2018 11 Dec'18

  Second Google+ data exposure leads to earlier service shutdown

  Another Google Plus data exposure -- this time potentially affecting more than 52 million users -- will cause the service to be shut down four months earlier than scheduled.

• December 07, 2018 07 Dec'18

  Facebook app permissions skirted rules to gather call logs

  New email messages revealed that Facebook app permissions were carefully implemented to avoid alerting users to the fact that the Android app was gathering call log and SMS data.

• December 07, 2018 07 Dec'18

  Risk & Repeat: RSA Conference 2019 eyes diversity improvements

  This week's Risk & Repeat podcast looks at RSA Conference's diversity and inclusion initiatives and discusses what they mean for both the event and the infosec industry.

• December 06, 2018 06 Dec'18

  NRCC email breach confirmed eight months later

  A security company was brought in to investigate a National Republican Congressional Committee breach from April, but little is known about the NRCC email theft.

• December 06, 2018 06 Dec'18

  NSO Group's Pegasus spyware linked to Saudi journalist death

  Soon after the Pegasus spyware was linked to the death of a Mexican journalist, a new lawsuit alleged the NSO Group and its spyware were also linked to the death of a Saudi journalist.

• December 05, 2018 05 Dec'18

  Testing email security products: Results and analysis

  Kevin Tolly of the Tolly Group offers a look at how his company set out to test several email security products and the challenges it faced to come up with sound methodologies.

• December 05, 2018 05 Dec'18

  New VirusTotal hash causes drop in antivirus detection rates

  Questions were raised about how antivirus vendors use the VirusTotal database after a researcher highlighted a significant drop in malware detection rates following an upload of a new VirusTotal hash.

• November 30, 2018 30 Nov'18

  Are US hacker indictments more than Justice Theater?

  New hacker indictments and U.S.Treasury Department sanctions highlight the disconnect between government action and real world consequences for threat actors.

• November 30, 2018 30 Nov'18

  Mitre enters product testing with Mitre ATT&CK framework

  The first round of evaluations using the Mitre ATT&CK framework has gone public, putting on display how different endpoint products detect advanced threat activities.

• November 30, 2018 30 Nov'18

  RSA Conference launches diversity and inclusion initiative

  Following the criticism of the last conference, RSA Conference started a diversity and inclusion initiative that, among many other changes, eliminates all-male panels.

• November 30, 2018 30 Nov'18

  Marriott discloses Starwood data breach affecting 500 million guests

  Marriott International admitted to a Starwood data breach that began in 2014 and affects about 500 million customers. Experts are unsure about the GDPR implications.

• November 30, 2018 30 Nov'18

  Spectre v2 mitigation causes significant slowdown on Linux 4.20

  News roundup: A Spectre v2 mitigation causes significant performance slowdowns in Linux 4.20. Plus, Dell had to reset user passwords after a data breach, and more.

• November 30, 2018 30 Nov'18

  Risk & Repeat: DeepMasterPrints spells trouble for biometrics

  This week's Risk & Repeat podcast looks at the future of biometric authentication after researchers unveiled a new approach that uses neural networks to bypass fingerprint scanners.

• November 30, 2018 30 Nov'18

  Ponemon study shows data valuation discrepancies in enterprises

  A new study from the Ponemon Institute shows enterprises are underestimating the value of their data, including critical and confidential information assets.

• November 29, 2018 29 Nov'18

  SamSam ransomware actors charged, sanctioned by US government

  The FBI indicted two threat actors involved with the SamSam ransomware attacks while the US Treasury sanctioned two others for their role in exchanging Bitcoin earned from attacks.

• November 29, 2018 29 Nov'18

  Breaking down Dell's "potential cybersecurity incident" announcement

  Dell provided some information about a "potential cybersecurity incident" earlier this month, but it's unclear how the company and customers should be reacting.

• November 28, 2018 28 Nov'18

  Botnet takedown snares 3ve, Methbot ad fraud campaigns

  The Justice Department indicted eight individuals accused of running major ad fraud campaigns, including the 3ve botnet, which generated millions of dollars in fake ad revenue.

• November 28, 2018 28 Nov'18

  Compromised NPM package highlights open source trouble

  A compromised NPM package targeted a popular bitcoin wallet with cryptocurrency-stealing code and experts say the issue highlights the lack of a chain of trust in open source software.

• November 27, 2018 27 Nov'18

  USPS website flaw exposed data for one year

  The U.S. Postal Service inadvertently exposed the data of 60 million users and has only just fixed the underlying website flaw, despite being notified of the issue one year ago.

• November 21, 2018 21 Nov'18

  Risk assessments essential to secure third-party vendor management

  Panelists at Infosec North America advised those charged with third-party vendor management to perform due diligence and assess the innate risk vendors create for business processes.

• November 21, 2018 21 Nov'18

  DeepMasterPrints fake fingerprints can fool fingerprint sensors

  Researchers have developed AI-generated synthetic fingerprints -- known as DeepMasterPrints -- that can spoof biometric scanners and potentially be used to launch practical attacks.

• November 20, 2018 20 Nov'18

  Risk & Repeat: Who's to blame for bad passwords?

  This week's Risk & Repeat podcast discusses whether users are responsible for creating and reusing weak passwords or if the technology systems themselves are to blame.

• November 20, 2018 20 Nov'18

  Recorded Future names Tessa88 suspect in LinkedIn, Myspace breaches

  Researchers at Recorded Future identified the individual behind the notorious Tessa88 hacker handle, but it's unclear what role he played in the LinkedIn and Myspace breaches.

• November 20, 2018 20 Nov'18

  AWS moves to curb S3 data leaks, but Chris Vickery is doubtful

  Amazon unveils new settings to help users avoid S3 data leaks, but UpGuard's Chris Vickery, who uncovered most AWS exposures, is doubtful the changes will end the problem.

• November 16, 2018 16 Nov'18

  Firefox Monitor offers breach alerts on visited websites

  The promised integration with Have I Been Pwned is expanding in Firefox Monitor with new breach alerts when a user visits a recently compromised website.

• November 16, 2018 16 Nov'18

  Cylance acquisition shifts BlackBerry towards security

  BlackBerry made its strongest move yet toward enterprise security with a $1.4 billion acquisition of cybersecurity startup Cylance, which specializes in AI-powered threat protection.

• November 16, 2018 16 Nov'18

  Google BGP route leak was accidental, not hijacking

  Despite early speculation, experts concluded the BGP route leak that sent Google traffic through China and Russia was due to an accidental misconfiguration and not malicious activity.

• November 16, 2018 16 Nov'18

  Risk & Repeat: Are we winning the war on cybercrime?

  On this week's Risk & Repeat podcast, Chet Wisniewski of Sophos discusses his company's latest research and explains why there's reason for optimism in the war on cybercrime.

• November 16, 2018 16 Nov'18

  After 2015 OPM data breach, agency failed to update security

  News roundup: Three years after the OPM data breach, the agency still hasn't implemented basic security. Plus, seven new Meltdown, Spectre attacks were uncovered, and more.

• November 15, 2018 15 Nov'18

  BT Security CEO: Red teaming is valuable, but challenging

  During the Securing the Enterprise conference at MIT's CSAIL, BT Security CEO Mark Hughes discusses the benefits and challenges red teaming has presented to his company.

• November 14, 2018 14 Nov'18

  Cybercrime agreement signed by 50 nations, not U.S., China and Russia

  An international cybercrime agreement was signed by 50 nations and 150 companies in Paris, but the U.S., China and Russia were not part of the accord.

• November 12, 2018 12 Nov'18

  SSD encryption failures made worse by BitLocker settings

  Researchers discover major manufacturers poorly implemented SSD encryption, allowing easy access to data, and Microsoft BitLocker made the issue worse.

• November 12, 2018 12 Nov'18

  Android Ecosystem Security Transparency Report is a wary first step

  Reading through Google's first quarterly Android Ecosystem Security Transparency Report feels like a mix of missed opportunities and déjà vu all over again. Much of what is in the new Android ...

• November 09, 2018 09 Nov'18

  New spam botnet infects over 100,000 home routers

  News roundup: A new spam botnet infected over 100,000 home routers through a UPnP vulnerability, according to researchers. Plus, HSBC Bank reported a data breach, and more.

• November 08, 2018 08 Nov'18

  Risk & Repeat: MIT CSAIL discusses securing the enterprise

  This week's Risk & Repeat podcast discusses the MIT CSAIL Securing the Enterprise conference and how experts there advocated for new strategies and approaches to infosec.

• November 08, 2018 08 Nov'18

  U.S. Cyber Command malware samples to be logged in VirusTotal

  The Cyber National Mission Force will share unclassified U.S. Cyber Command malware samples to VirusTotal and one expert hopes there will be more action taken to help researchers.

• November 06, 2018 06 Nov'18

  Latest Symantec acquisitions target endpoint security

  Endpoint security startups Appthority and Javelin Networks are the latest Symantec acquisitions as the cybersecurity giant aims to improve its endpoint protection product.

• November 06, 2018 06 Nov'18

  PortSmash side-channel attack targets Intel Hyper-Threading

  The latest side-channel attack against Intel chips, known as PortSmash, targets Hyper-Threading in order to steal data, such as private OpenSSL keys from a TLS server.

• November 05, 2018 05 Nov'18

  As PHP v5 nears its end, enterprises face serious threats

  The majority of websites still use the outdated PHP v5, according to recent data, causing concern over the fact that it will stop receiving security support at the end of the year.

• November 02, 2018 02 Nov'18

  Bleedingbit vulnerabilities put Wi-Fi access points at risk

  Armis researchers discovered two chip-level Bluetooth vulnerabilities -- dubbed Bleedingbit -- that could allow pseudo-remote code execution on wireless access points.

• November 02, 2018 02 Nov'18

  SamSam ransomware campaigns continue to target U.S. in 2018

  News roundup: SamSam ransomware targeted 67 organizations in 2018, according to research. Plus, Equifax is sending its breach victims to Experian for credit monitoring, and more.

• November 02, 2018 02 Nov'18

  Kraken ransomware gets packaged into Fallout EK

  Researchers found Kraken ransomware has become more popular after being packaged in the Fallout exploit kit and becoming part of an affiliate program.

• October 31, 2018 31 Oct'18

  The first sandboxed antivirus is Windows Defender

  Microsoft created the first sandboxed antivirus solution in its latest Insider version of Windows Defender for Windows 10, moving proactively to harden the product against attacks.

• October 26, 2018 26 Oct'18

  Settlement in Yahoo data breach leaves company to pay $50M

  News roundup: The Yahoo data breach will cost the company another $50 million in a settlement deal. Plus, Check Point acquired cloud security company Dome9, and more.

• October 26, 2018 26 Oct'18

  WebExec vulnerability leaves Webex open to insider attacks

  A remote code execution flaw in Cisco Webex -- called WebExec -- could be an easy vector for insider attacks, and the researchers who found it say it's easier to exploit than detect.

• October 25, 2018 25 Oct'18

  Risk & Repeat: Facebook breach raises regulatory questions

  This week's Risk & Repeat podcast discusses new developments regarding Facebook's recent data breach, as well as the social networking giant's response to the incident.

• October 25, 2018 25 Oct'18

  Malwarebytes cybercrime report shows increase in attacks on businesses

  Malwarebytes' report, 'Cybercrime Tactics and Techniques Q3 2018,' highlights how businesses became the focus of cyberattacks versus consumers over the past three months.

• October 25, 2018 25 Oct'18

  FireEye ties Russia to Triton malware attack in Saudi Arabia

  FireEye security researchers claimed the Russian government was 'most likely' behind the Triton malware attack on an industrial control system in Saudi Arabia last year.

• October 23, 2018 23 Oct'18

  Healthcare.gov breach exposes data on 75,000 people

  Malicious actors attacked a back-end insurance system and the resulting Healthcare.gov breach exposed an unknown amount of data on 75,000 people.

• October 22, 2018 22 Oct'18

  Zero-day jQuery plugin vulnerability exploited for 3 years

  A zero-day in jQuery File Upload could affect thousands of projects because the jQuery plugin vulnerability has existed for eight years and actively exploited for at least three years.

• October 19, 2018 19 Oct'18

  Facebook hack the work of spammers, not foreign adversary

  News roundup: The Facebook hack was the work of spammers, according to The Wall Street Journal. Plus, 35 million voter records are for sale on the dark web, and more.

• October 19, 2018 19 Oct'18

  GreyEnergy threat group detected attacking high-value targets

  Researchers claim a new threat group called GreyEnergy is the successor to BlackEnergy, but experts are unsure if the evidence supports the claims or warnings of future attacks.

• October 19, 2018 19 Oct'18

  Risk & Repeat: Military cybersecurity scrutinized in GAO report

  This week's Risk & Repeat podcast discusses the GAO report on vulnerabilities and weaknesses in modern weapons systems and what they mean for the U.S. military.

• October 19, 2018 19 Oct'18

  (ISC)2: Cybersecurity workforce shortage nears 3 million worldwide

  With a workforce in short supply, the skills gap has affected the professional growth of security pros worldwide, an (ISC)2 Cybersecurity Workforce Study found.

• October 18, 2018 18 Oct'18

  New libSSH vulnerability gives root access to servers

  A 4-year-old libSSH vulnerability can allow attackers to easily log in to servers with full administrative control, but it is still unclear exactly how many devices are at risk.

• October 16, 2018 16 Oct'18

  Pentagon data breach exposed travel data for 30,000 individuals

  The Department of Defense said a Pentagon data breach exposed travel records for approximately 30,000 military and civilian personnel, but the investigation is still in progress.

• October 15, 2018 15 Oct'18

  Mystery around Trend Micro apps still lingers one month later

  The mystery around the Trend Micro apps that were removed from the Mac App Store continues despite Trend Micro's numerous updates on the matter.

• October 12, 2018 12 Oct'18

  Facebook breach affected 20 million fewer than thought

  The recent Facebook breach affected 20 million fewer accounts than was previously thought. The company now says 29 million accounts had data exposed to attackers.

• October 12, 2018 12 Oct'18

  Mozilla delays distrust of Symantec TLS certificates, Google doesn't

  Mozilla delays plans to distrust Symantec TLS certificates in Firefox because despite more than one year's notice, approximately 13,000 websites still use the insecure certificates.

• October 12, 2018 12 Oct'18

  Industroyer, NotPetya linked to TeleBots group by ESET researchers

  News roundup: An APT group called TeleBots group was linked to Industroyer malware and NotPetya ransomware, according to researchers. Plus, Imperva is acquired by Thoma Bravo and more.

• October 11, 2018 11 Oct'18

  Paul Vixie wants to stop malicious domains before they're created

  Farsight Security's Paul Vixie says his company's new research into domain name lifespans and causes of death shows the need for new policies and action to curb malicious domains.

• October 11, 2018 11 Oct'18

  U.S. weapon systems cybersecurity failing, GAO report says

  A U.S. Government Accountability Office report gave failing grades to military weapon systems cybersecurity, but some experts say the report should be a source of encouragement.

• October 11, 2018 11 Oct'18

  Patched MikroTik router vulnerability worse than initially thought

  Tenable Research finds new exploits of an already patched MikroTik router vulnerability that could enable hackers to launch remote code execution attacks.

• October 10, 2018 10 Oct'18

  Google security audit begets product changes, German probe

  A Google security audit uncovered a glitch in Google Plus that exposed data from nearly 500,000 accounts, causing the company to shutter the social network and spur a German data protection probe.

• October 09, 2018 09 Oct'18

  At (ISC)² Security Congress 2018, a congressman calls for action

  Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-La.) outlined three key strategies for addressing cybersecurity policy and workforce gaps.

• October 09, 2018 09 Oct'18

  U.S. government domain officials to start using 2FA

  The government domain registrar -- DotGov -- began rolling out two-factor authentication for officials managing .gov domains in order to mitigate against DNS hijacking.

• October 08, 2018 08 Oct'18

  Risk & Repeat: Inside the Facebook 2FA fail

  This week's Risk & Repeat podcast discusses the latest controversy for Facebook, which has been using two-factor authentication numbers for advertising purposes.

• October 05, 2018 05 Oct'18

  GRU indictment accuses 7 Russians in global cyberattacks

  The U.S., U.K. and other allies accused seven Russian military officers in cybercrimes around the world, and the GRU indictment from the U.S. formally pressed charges.

• October 05, 2018 05 Oct'18

  Compromised Supermicro chips reportedly infiltrated US

  News roundup: A Bloomberg report claimed China infiltrated U.S. companies and government agencies through tiny Supermicro chips on motherboards. Plus, a new Telegram flaw and more.

• October 04, 2018 04 Oct'18

  North Korean cybertheft of $100-plus million attributed to APT38

  Security researchers tracked an aggressive cybertheft campaign -- attributed to North Korean APT38 -- in which threat actors attempted to steal more than $1 billion and destroy all evidence along the way.

• October 03, 2018 03 Oct'18

  DigiCert, Gemalto and ISARA to provide quantum-proof certificates

  Quantum computing threats are on the horizon, but DigiCert, Gemalto and ISARA have teamed up to develop new quantum-proof digital certificates and remake the PKI industry.

• October 02, 2018 02 Oct'18

  Facebook GDPR fate uncertain following data breach

  Facebook's GDPR consequences are still up in the air following a data breach, as Irish regulators are waiting on more information before determining if the social network will face a fine.

• October 01, 2018 01 Oct'18

  FBI, DHS blaming the victims on Remote Desktop Protocol

  FBI, DHS call on users to mitigate Remote Desktop Protocol vulnerabilities and handle RDP exploits on their own, even as the "going dark" campaign continues unabated.

• September 28, 2018 28 Sep'18

  Facebook breach affected nearly 50 million accounts

  Nearly 50 million accounts were affected in a Facebook breach, but it is still unclear what data attackers may have obtained and who might have been behind the breach.

• September 28, 2018 28 Sep'18

  Risk & Repeat: NSS Labs lawsuit shakes infosec industry

  This week's Risk & Repeat podcast discusses NSS Labs' antitrust suit against several security vendors, including CrowdStrike and the Anti-Malware Testing Standards Organization.