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Swiss Air Force sensitive files stolen in the hack of Ultra Intelligence & Communications

Security Affairs

Documents belonging to the Swiss Air Force were leaked on the dark web after the US security company Ultra Intelligence & Communications suffered a data breach. Ultra Intelligence & Communications has been breached by BlackCat. Ultra Intelligence & Communications has allegedly been breached by BlackCat.

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Global Data Breaches and Cyber Attacks in December 2023 – 2,241,916,765 Records Breached

IT Governance

IT Governance’s research found the following for December 2023: 1,351 publicly disclosed security incidents. Both these figures are a significant increase on what we found for November 2023 : 470 incidents and 519,111,354 records – 187% and 332% increases respectively. In November 2023, this was 227 incidents (48%).

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MY TAKE: New tech standards, like ‘Matter’ and ‘BIMI,’ point the way to secure interoperability

The Last Watchdog

I recently discussed the current state of tech standards with DigiCert’s Mike Nelson , Global Vice President of Digital Trust and, Dean Coclin , Senior Director of Trust Services, at DigiCert Trust Summit 2023. We drilled down on Matter as well as another new standard, BIMI , which stands for “brand indicators for message?identification.”

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Weekly Vulnerability Recap – August 14, 2023 – Old or New, Vulnerabilities Need Management

eSecurity Planet

August 12 , 2023 Ford Auto’s TI Wi-Fi Vulnerability The Internet of Things (IoT) continues to expand and become a threat to connected businesses. While the infotainment system is supposedly firewalled from steering, throttling, and braking, attached devices may not be fully secured against communication via Wi-Fi.

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Raspberry Robin spotted using two new 1-day LPE exploits

Security Affairs

The malware was first spotted in September 2021, the experts observed it targeting organizations in the technology and manufacturing industries. The malicious code also changed its communication method and lateral movement to avoid detection. Raspberry Robin started using an exploit for CVE-2023-36802 in October 2023.

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News alert: MxD roundtable with White House officials highlights cybersecurity workforce needs

The Last Watchdog

21, 2023 — MxD, the Digital Manufacturing and Cybersecurity Institute, today hosted a roundtable discussion with the White House Office of the National Cyber Director. manufacturers from cyber-attacks by providing role-based training to the next generation of cybersecurity workers in manufacturing. Chicago, Ill.,

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News Alert: Utimaco finds regional disparities in consumers’ level of trust in digital security

The Last Watchdog

At Utimaco, we see our role as being not just about creating hardware and software that provides the ‘root of trust in a digital world’, but also communicating to our customers about the social context of that technology. UTIMACO is one of the world’s leading manufacturers in its key market segments.

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