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Cyber-Criminal espionage Operation insists on Italian Manufacturing

Security Affairs

ZLab researchers spotted a new malicious espionage activity targeting Italian companies operating worldwide in the manufacturing sector. The group behind this activity is the same we identified in the past malicious operations described in Roma225 (12/2018), Hagga (08/2019), Mana (09/2019), YAKKA (01/2020). Introduction.

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Weekly podcast: 2018 end-of-year roundup

IT Governance

Hello and welcome to the final IT Governance podcast of 2018. The year started with the revelation of Spectre and Meltdown – major security flaws affecting processors manufactured by Intel, ARM and AMD. The NIS Directive was enacted in the UK as the NIS Regulations on 10 May. Patches were rushed out , but many.

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Marcus “MalwareTech” Hutchins Pleads Guilty to Writing, Selling Banking Malware

Krebs on Security

” Hutchins pleaded guilty to two of the 10 counts for which he was originally accused, including conspiracy charges and violating U.S.C. Title 18, Section 2512 , which involves the manufacture, distribution, possession and advertising of devices for intercepting online communications. It remains unclear when he will be sentenced.

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US DoJ indicts Chinese hackers over state-sponsored cyber espionage

Security Affairs

The US Department of Justice charged two Chinese hackers for hacking numerous companies and government agencies in a dozen countries, US Indicts Two Chinese Government Hackers Over Global Hacking Campaign. ” reads the press release published by the DoJ. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

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Vladimir Putin ‘s computers still run Windows XP, Media reports

Security Affairs

Open Media pointed out that that Windows XP is the last operating system developed by Microsoft that was approved by the Kremlin for use on official Russian government computers. Microsoft Windows 10 is only allowed only for government systems that don’t manage secret information. intelligence agencies.

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GUEST ESSAY: The story behind how DataTribe is helping to seed ‘Cybersecurity Valley’ in Maryland

The Last Watchdog

Within these government labs and agencies, taking place is a groundswell of innovation in deep technology cyber disciplines to the tune of billions of dollars annually over the past three decades. and Tenable, which went public in 2018 with a market capitalization of approximately $4 billion. The current number of U.S.

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Internet of Things Statistics

Information Matters

Title: IDC Forecasts Worldwide Spending on the Internet of Things to Reach $772 Billion in 2018. billion in 2018, an increase of 14.6% in 2016 Led by Manufacturing, Transportation, and Utilities Investments, According to New IDC Spending Guide. Summary: IoT security expenditure to 2018. million in 2015.”

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