The Top 15 Security Posts – Vetted & Curated *Threats & Defense* 1. SonicWall hit by attackers leveraging zero-day vulnerabilities in its own products? (Help Net Security, Jan 25 2021) On Friday evening, SonicWall announced that it “identified a coordinated attack on its internal systems by highly sophisticated threat actors
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Cybersecurity Management & Strategy More Security Vendors Admit to SolarWinds Attacks (Infosecurity Magazine, Jan 27 2021) Several more cybersecurity vendors have revealed that they were attacked by the same threat actors that compromised SolarWinds, although there appears to have been
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Identity Management & Web Fraud Firefox Cracks Down on Supercookies to Improve User Privacy (SecurityWeek, Jan 26 2021) Mozilla this week announced further improvements to user privacy in Firefox, through the isolation of network connections and caches, thus essentially cracking
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Cloud Security, DevOps, AppSec Google Says Chrome Cookie Replacement Plan Making Progress (SecurityWeek, Jan 26 2021) Google says it’s making progress on plans to revamp Chrome user tracking technology aimed at improving privacy even as it faces challenges from regulators
A Review of the Best News of the Week on AI, IoT, & Mobile Security TikTok Bug Gave Access to Contacts’ Profile Details (Infosecurity Magazine, Jan 26 2021) Check Point reveals now-fixed vulnerability Bugs in Signal, other video chat apps allowed attackers to listen in on users (Help Net Security,
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Cyber Threats & Defense SonicWall hit by attackers leveraging zero-day vulnerabilities in its own products? (Help Net Security, Jan 25 2021) On Friday evening, SonicWall announced that it “identified a coordinated attack on its internal systems by highly sophisticated threat
The Top 15 Security Posts – Vetted & Curated *Threats & Defense* 1. Intel unveils ransomware-fighting CPUs (SC Media, Jan 15 2021) The capability is an easy win for CISOs, which can benefit with limited tweaks to machines. 2. Hackers used 4 zero-days to infect Windows and Android devices (Ars
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Cybersecurity Management & Strategy Human Error to Blame as Exposed Records Top 37 Billion in 2020 (Infosecurity Magazine, Jan 22 2021) Breach volumes drop but ‘breached’ records surge 141% FireEye Releases New Open Source Tool in Response to SolarWinds Hack
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Identity Management & Web Fraud Technologists Use Facial Recognition on Parler Videos (VICE, Jan 20 2021) It demonstrates the democratization of facial recognition, but comes littered with ethical issues. Telegram-Based Automated Scam Service Helps Fraudsters Make Millions (SecurityWeek, Jan 15