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RSAC Fireside Chat: Dispersive adapts WWII radio-signal masking tool to obfuscating network traffic

The Last Watchdog

I had an evocative discussion about this at RSAC 2024 with Dispersive CEO Rajiv Plimplaskar. military scattered radio-signals and added noise to radio transmissions — to prevent the jamming of torpedo controls. For its next act, could spread spectrum undergird digital resiliency? For historical context, the U.S.

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UK Defence Secretary jet hit by an electronic warfare attack in Poland

Security Affairs

Russian hackers have knocked down the GPS and communications of Defence Secretary Grant Shapps RAF Dassault Falcon 900 jet with electronic warfare attack. A Sun’s defence editor onboard the RAF Dassault Falcon 900 jet reported that the GPS and communications were disabled by a jamming attack allegedly launched by Russia.

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Threat actors exploit Ivanti VPN bugs to deploy KrustyLoader Malware

Security Affairs

In early January 2024, software firm Ivanti reported that threat actors were exploiting two zero-day vulnerabilities ( CVE-2023-46805, CVE-2024-21887 ) in Connect Secure (ICS) and Policy Secure to remotely execute arbitrary commands on targeted gateways. The second flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-21887 (CVSS score 9.1)

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Chinese actor ‘Unfading Sea Haze’ remained undetected for five years

Security Affairs

A previously unknown China-linked threat actor dubbed ‘Unfading Sea Haze’ has been targeting military and government entities since 2018. Bitdefender researchers discovered a previously unknown China-linked threat actor dubbed ‘Unfading Sea Haze’ that has been targeting military and government entities since 2018.

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Russia-linked APT28 compromised Ubiquiti EdgeRouters to facilitate cyber operations

Security Affairs

“As early as 2022, APT28 actors had utilized compromised EdgeRouters to facilitate covert cyber operations against governments, militaries, and organizations around the world.” and foreign governments and military, security, and corporate organizations. ” reads the joint report. ” concludes the report.

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

The Last Watchdog

Access Living is committed to launching an Independent Living Technology Program to address the gap in digital skills in the disability community to reach 150 disabled participants by the end of 2024. Media Contact: Mackie Hill, Marketing and Communications Manager, MxD, mackie.hill@mxdusa.org 312.281.6872 manufacturing.

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The Week in Cyber Security and Data Privacy: 5 – 11 February 2024

IT Governance

GB Western Municipal Construction Source New Construction and real estate USA Yes 101 GB Tennessee Farmers Insurance Source New Insurance USA Yes 71,000 CNO ACE Source 1 ; source 2 New Healthcare USA Yes 65,195 Verizon Communications Inc. Key dates 31 March 2024 – PCI DSS v4.0 GB Signature Performance, Inc. of the Standard.