The Biden administration is ordering federal agencies to fix hundreds of vulnerabilities in software and hardware that hackers have been known to exploit, according to a new government directive released Wednesday. The first-of-its-kind directive, issued by the DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, includes a list of vulnerabilities “that carry significant risk to the federal […]
Earlier this year I wrote a FORBES article called “Alarming Cybersecurity Stats: What You Need To Know For 2021.” Alarming Cybersecurity Stats: What You Need To Know For 2021 (forbes.com) It included an assortment of stats on the increase in threats to our digital wellness as companies, governments, and consumers. The article was based on […]
Global IT consultancy giant Accenture confirmed that LockBit ransomware operators stole data from its systems during an attack that hit the company’s systems in August 2021. This was revealed in the company’s financial report for the fourth quarter and full fiscal year, which ended on August 31, 2021. “In the past, we have experienced, and in the […]
More than a dozen prominent cybersecurity experts on Thursday criticized plans by Apple and the European Union to monitor people’s phones for illicit material, calling the efforts ineffective and dangerous strategies that would embolden government surveillance. In a 46-page study, the researchers wrote that the proposal by Apple, aimed at detecting images of child sexual […]
Google announced this week the launch of its Cybersecurity Action Team, aimed at assisting governments, critical infrastructure organizations, enterprises and small businesses. The team’s goal will be to guide customers through the cycle of security transformation, including creating a road map, increasing cyber-resilience preparedness and engineering new solutions in response to changing circumstances. The effort […]
Livestreaming site Twitch says an “error” caused the unprecedented leak that posted vast amounts of sensitive data online this week. The data appeared to include Twitch’s internal code and documents, as well as the payments made to thousands of top streamers. Twitch now says the breach was caused by a “server configuration change” […]
The head of one of Russia’s top cyber-security firms has been detained on suspicion of state treason. A court in Moscow said it had ordered that 35-year-old Ilya Sachkov be held in custody for two months, but did not provide further details on the charges. An unnamed security source told state news agency Tass that […]
Welcome to The Cybersecurity 202! CISA’s “war on pineapple,” which became a popular model for divisive disinformation campaigns before the 2020 election, is no more. Now maybe we can finally do something about green peppers on pizza. Below: A Russian cyber executive was arrested for treason and more Epik data was leaked. Democratic lawmakers seem prepared to […]
Payroll service provider Giant Umbrella has moved to assure its contractors they will be paid in due course, after a suspected data breach prompted the firm to “proactively” suspend its entire operations last week. The company published a statement on Friday 24 September that confirmed it had temporarily- suspended all services and taken all of […]
A second data breach by the Ministry of Defence, potentially compromising the safety of Afghans who may be eligible to relocate to the UK, has been uncovered by the BBC. Dozens of people were mistakenly copied in to an email earlier this month, with their email addresses visible to all recipients. It is the second […]