CISO View – The Week’s Best News – 2021.08.06
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Cybersecurity Management & Strategy CISA Launches JCDC, the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (Dark Reading:, Aug 05 2021) “We can’t do this alone,” the new CISA director told attendees in a keynote at Black Hat USA today. #BHUSA: Researchers Criticize Apple Bug Bounty Program (, Aug […]
CISO View – The Week’s Best News – 2021.07.30
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Cybersecurity Management & Strategy The Life Cycle of a Breached Database (Krebs on Security, Jul 29 2021) Every time there is another data breach, we are asked to change our password at the breached entity. But the reality is that in most cases by the […]
CISO View – The Week’s Best News – 2021.07.23
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Cybersecurity Management & Strategy Kaseya gets master decryptor to help customers still suffering from REvil attack (Ars Technica, Jul 22 2021) REvil ransomware struck as many as 1,500 networks, but a master key is now available. NSO Group Hacked (Schneier on Security, Jul 20 2021) […]
CISO View – The Week’s Best News – 2021.07.16
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Cybersecurity Management & Strategy China Taking Control of Zero-Day Exploits (Schneier on Security, Jul 14 2021) “China is making sure that all newly discovered zero-day exploits are disclosed to the government. Under the new rules, anyone in China who finds a vulnerability must tell the […]
CISO View – The Week’s Best News – 2021.07.09
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Cybersecurity Management & Strategy How REvil Ransomware Took Out Thousands of Business at Once (Wired, Jul 04 2021) More details have come to light as to how the notorious hacking group pulled off its unprecedented attack. Cyber attack against U.S. IT provider forces Swedish chain […]
CISO View – The Week’s Best News – 2021.07.02
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Cybersecurity Management & Strategy US the Only Top Tier Cyber-power (Infosecurity Magazine, Jun 28 2021) Report finds other countries lag behind US when it comes to cyber prowess Attacks against game companies are up. But why? (SC Media, Jun 25 2021) Malicious hackers are increasingly […]
CISO View – The Week’s Best News – 2021.06.25
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Cybersecurity Management & Strategy Hit by a Ransomware Attack? Your Payment May be Deductible (SecurityWeek, Jun 19 2021) As ransomware attacks surge, the FBI is doubling down on its guidance to affected businesses: Don’t pay the cybercriminals. But the U.S. government also offers a little-noticed […]
CISO View – The Week’s Best News – 2021.06.18
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Cybersecurity Management & Strategy The FBI’s Anom Stunt Rattles the Encryption Debate (Wired, Jun 11 2021) The agency spent years running a secure phone network for criminals. So much for “going dark.” Most Ransomware Victims Are Hit Again After Paying (Infosecurity Magazine, Jun 16 2021) […]
CISO View – The Week’s Best News – 2021.06.11
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Cybersecurity Management & Strategy Supreme Court narrows interpretation of CFAA, to the relief of ethical hackers (SC Media, Jun 03 2021) Individuals do not exceed authorized computer access if they obtain data to which they are entitled for improper reasons, 6-3 majority rules. Chinese Actors […]
CISO View – The Week’s Best News – 2021.06.04
A Review of the Best News of the Week on Cybersecurity Management & Strategy Mandiant to Re-Emerge After $1.2 Billion FireEye Sale (Infosecurity Magazine, Jun 03 2021) The deal will see STG acquire FireEye’s network, email, endpoint and cloud security products Meat Is Latest Cyber Victim as Hackers Hit Top Supplier JBS (Yahoo, Jun 01 […]