15 Bullet Friday – The Best Security News of the Week – 2019.01.25
The Top 15 Security Posts – Vetted & Curated *Threats & Defense* 1. Taking Advantage of Network Segmentation in 2019 (Infosec Island, Jan 16 2019) Here’s how organizations can get started with network segmentation – including some potential issues to plan for and successfully avoid. 2. Windows 10 October 2018 Update is at last being […]
15 Bullet Friday – The Best Security News of the Week – 2019.01.18
The Top 15 Security Posts – Vetted & Curated *Threats & Defense* 1. The new ways we could get hacked (and defended) in 2019 (Fast Company, Jan 07 2019) The new ways we could get hacked (and defended) in 2019 Fast CompanyExperts from the NSA and Darktrace discuss AI, invisible security, and why you really need […]
15 Bullet Friday – The Best Security News of the Week – 2019.01.11
The Top 15 Security Posts – Vetted & Curated *Threats & Defense* 1. Marriott Sheds New Light on Massive Breach (Dark Reading, Jan 04 2019) New information on the Starwood breach shows that the overall breach was somewhat smaller than originally announced, but the news for passport holders is worse. 2. Researchers Fool ReCAPTCHA With […]
15 Bullet Friday – The Best Security News of the Week – 2019.01.04
The Top 15 Security Posts – Vetted & Curated *Threats & Defense* 1. Malware may have thwarted printing of Southern California newspapers (NBC News, Dec 30 2018) “Some customers may not have received their paper,” the Los Angeles Times said in a statement. 2. Siren bot uses 10 methods to send DoS attacks (SC Media, […]
15 Bullet Friday – The Best Security News of the Week – 2018.12.28
The Top 15 Security Posts – Vetted & Curated *Threats & Defense* 1. APT10 Indictments Show Expansion of MSP Targeting, Cloud Hopper Campaign (Dark Reading, Dec 21 2018) US brings more indictments against the APT10 cyber espionage group operating in China for its Operation Cloud Hopper campaign against managed service providers, but what will those […]
15 Bullet Friday – The Best Security News of the Week – 2018.12.21
The Top 15 Security Posts – Vetted & Curated *Threats & Defense* 1. At Gathering of Spy Chiefs, U.S., Allies Agreed to Contain Huawei (WSJ, Dec 17 2018) Spy chiefs from the West’s most powerful intelligence alliance agreed in a July meeting in Canada they needed to contain Huawei Technologies Co. 2. NHS Fax Ban […]
15 Bullet Friday – The Best Security News of the Week – 2018.12.14
The Top 15 Security Posts – Vetted & Curated *Threats & Defense* 1. DHS, FBI Issue SamSam Advisory (Dark Reading, Dec 04 2018) Following last week’s indictment, federal government issues pointers for how security pros can combat SamSam ransomware. 2. Banks Attacked through Malicious Hardware Connected to the Local Network (Schneier on Security, Dec 07 […]
15 Bullet Friday – The Best Security News of the Week – 2018.12.07
The Top 15 Security Posts – Vetted & Curated *Threats & Defense* 1. That Bloomberg Supply-Chain-Hack Story (Schneier on Security, Nov 30 2018) “Bloomberg has stood by its story — and is still standing by it. I don’t think it’s real. Yes, it’s plausible. But first of all, if someone actually surreptitiously put malicious chips […]
15 Bullet Friday – The Best Security News of the Week – 2018.11.30
The Top 15 Security Posts – Vetted & Curated *Threats & Defense* 1. The phone went dark, then $1m was sucked out in SIM-swap crypto-heist (Naked Security – Sophos, Nov 26 2018) A Silicon Valley exec lost $1m in cryptocoin savings when a 21-year-old allegedly SIM-swapped his phone. 2. Rowhammer Data Hacks Are More Dangerous […]
15 Bullet Friday – The Best Security News of the Week – 2018.11.23
The Top 15 Security Posts – Vetted & Curated *Threats & Defense* 1. China ‘has taken the gloves off’ in its thefts of U.S. technology secrets (LA Times, Nov 18 2018) It was the great microchip heist — a stunning Chinese-backed effort that pilfered $8.75 billion in secret American technology. But the real secret is […]