15 Bullet Friday – The Best Security News of the Week – 2020.10.16
The Top 15 Security Posts – Vetted & Curated *Threats & Defense* 1. Report: U.S. Cyber Command Behind Trickbot Tricks (Krebs on Security, Oct 10 2020) “A week ago, KrebsOnSecurity broke the news that someone was attempting to disrupt the Trickbot botnet, a malware crime machine that has infected millions of computers and is often […]
15 Bullet Friday – The Best Security News of the Week – 2020.10.09
The Top 15 Security Posts – Vetted & Curated *Threats & Defense* 1. The biggest cyber threats organizations deal with today (Help Net Security, Sep 30 2020) Microsoft has released a new report outlining enterprise cyberattack trends in the past year (July 2019 – June 2020) and offering advice on how organizations can protect themselves. […]
15 Bullet Friday – The Best Security News of the Week – 2020.10.02
The Top 15 Security Posts – Vetted & Curated *Threats & Defense* 1. US Federal Agency Compromised by Cyber-Actor (Infosecurity Magazine, Sep 25 2020) Criminals gain access to unnamed federal agency using Microsoft Office 365 log-in 2. NSA Issues Cybersecurity Guidance for Remote Workers, System Admins (SecurityWeek, Sep 21 2020) The National Security Agency (NSA) […]
15 Bullet Friday – The Best Security News of the Week – 2020.09.25
The Top 15 Security Posts – Vetted & Curated *Threats & Defense* 1. Patch by Tonight: CISA Issues Emergency Directive for Critical Netlogon Flaw (Dark Reading, Sep 21 2020) The directive requires all federal agencies to apply a patch for Windows Netlogon vulnerability CVE-2020-1472 by midnight on Sept. 21. 2. Chinese Antivirus Firm Was Part […]
15 Bullet Friday – The Best Security News of the Week – 2020.09.18
The Top 15 Security Posts – Vetted & Curated *Threats & Defense* 1. Virginia’s Largest School System Hit With Ransomware (Dark Reading, Sep 14 2020) Fairfax County Public Schools has launched an investigation following a ransomware attack on some of its technology systems. 2. Russian state hackers are targeting Biden and Trump campaigns, MSFT warns […]
15 Bullet Friday – The Best Security News of the Week – 2020.09.11
The Top 15 Security Posts – Vetted & Curated *Threats & Defense* 1. Five Eyes Cybersecurity Agencies Release Incident Response Guidance (SecurityWeek, Sep 07 2020) Cybersecurity agencies in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States have published a joint advisory focusing on detecting malicious activity and incident response. read more 2. […]
15 Bullet Friday – The Best Security News of the Week – 2020.09.04
The Top 15 Security Posts – Vetted & Curated *Threats & Defense* 1. US Military Cyber Chief Defends More Aggressive Strategy (Infosecurity Magazine, Aug 27 2020) Head of US Cyber Command says America was right to become more proactive over cybersecurity 2. TLS and VPN Flaws Offer Most Pen Tester Access (Infosecurity Magazine, Aug 26 […]
15 Bullet Friday – The Best Security News of the Week – 2020.08.28
The Top 15 Security Posts – Vetted & Curated *Threats & Defense* 1. FBI, CISA Echo Warnings on ‘Vishing’ Threat (Krebs on Security, Aug 21 2020) “The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Thursday issued a joint alert to warn about the growing threat from voice phishing […]
15 Bullet Friday – The Best Security News of the Week – 2020.08.21
The Top 15 Security Posts – Vetted & Curated *Threats & Defense* 1. Surge in cyber attacks targeting open source software projects (Help Net Security, Aug 13 2020) There has been a massive 430% surge in next generation cyber attacks aimed at actively infiltrating open source software supply chains, Sonatype has found. Rise of next-gen […]
15 Bullet Friday – The Best Security News of the Week – 2020.08.14
The Top 15 Security Posts – Vetted & Curated *Threats & Defense* 1. WordPress Auto-Updates: What do you have to lose? (Wordfence, Aug 07 2020) A new feature that will allow automatic updating of plugins and themes will be available in WordPress version 5.5, which is scheduled to be released on August 11, 2020. In […]