Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

military computers in history” was traced back to a USB flash drive left in the parking lot of a U.S. The risk, of course, is that some researchers may decide it’s less of a hassle to sell their exploits to vulnerability brokers, or on the darknet — both of which often pay far more than bug bounty awards.

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IBM Big Data Hub

JANUARY 5, 2024

From securing everyday personal messages and the authentication of digital signatures to protecting payment information for online shopping and even guarding top-secret government data and communications—cryptography makes digital privacy possible.

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The Security Ledger

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The decision is the result of assessments made by the Swedish military and security service. In April 2018, the UK GCHQ intelligence agency warned UK telcos firms of the risks of using ZTE equipment and services for their infrastructure. ” reads a press release published by the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 13, 2020

To make an impact, they must be able to address the audience in accessible business language and in risk language. CISOs’ fundamental challenge Continual clear communication is needed to cut through the noise and confusion of digital transformation. If you look at the military model, the military is constantly training.

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Security Affairs

JUNE 7, 2020

The new cyber regiment focuses on the cyber Defence, it will work with the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force to provide secure networks for all military communications. The press release published by the Ministry of Defence announced that the cyber unit will provide the basis of the new Army Cyber Information Security Operations Centre.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 12, 2022

His approach uses the philosophy that is used in the military, whereby an untrained individual is placed into positions based on aptitude. At Thales, for example, we seek people with broad technology, as well as communication skills as part of the hiring criteria. On this point, I agree with Thom.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 14, 2020

The cyber espionage group has tampered with updates released by IT company SolarWinds, which provides its products to government agencies, military, and intelligence offices, two people familiar with the matter told the Reuters agency. . Threat actors carried out a highly-sophisticated supply chain attack.

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IBM Big Data Hub

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Disaster recovery can refer to everything from equipment failures, power outages, cyberattacks, civil emergencies, natural disasters and criminal or military attacks, but it is most commonly used to describe events with non-malicious causes. What is cyber recovery? Without it, no one will know what to do in the event of a disaster.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

It’s normal that … we want a European solution” because of the importance of “the security of our communication,” Macron told reporters. Anyway, the French government will not allow the Chinese giant to provide equipment that will be used in protect military bases, nuclear installations and other sensitive and critical infrastructures.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The decision is the result of assessments made by the Swedish military and security service. In April 2018, the UK GCHQ intelligence agency warned UK telcos firms of the risks of using ZTE equipment and services for their infrastructure.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 10, 2018

From the summary: Automation and connectivity are fundamental enablers of DOD's modern military capabilities. Although GAO and others have warned of cyber risks for decades, until recently, DOD did not prioritize weapon systems cybersecurity. The upshot won't be a surprise to any of my regular readers: they're vulnerable.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 25, 2018

The Australian government considers risky the involvement of Huawei for the rolling out of next-generation 5G communication networks. The US was the first country that warned of the security risks associated with the usage of the products manufactured by the Chinese telecommunications giant.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 20, 2020

When DOE identified vulnerable software, immediate action was taken to mitigate the risk, and all software identified as being vulnerable to this attack was disconnected from the DOE network.” The agency is responsible for enhancing national security through the military application of nuclear science.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 27, 2022

Either exploited by military groups or criminal gangs, attacks on satellites, their systems, and base stations on Earth are seeing a steady uptick. Keeping space technology infrastructure and communications safe is a growing concern of the U.S. In the meantime, your critical data and communications networks could be at risk.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 17, 2020

based application security vendor, today is launching a new solution, called API Sentinel, designed to help companies jump in and start proactively mitigating API risks, without necessarily having to slow down their innovation steam engine. API exposures While APIs have many benefits, they also pose unprecedented risks.

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The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 8, 2018

And the risks are multiplying as more digital devices become connected in insufficiently secured environments. Convergence of the two in the industrial internet of things (IIoT) makes for better communication and access to online data and processes, but it also flings the door wide open for nefarious activity by cyber criminals.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 10, 2020

There are four operators in Myanmar: state-owned Myanma Posts and Telecommunications ( MPT ) , Qatar based Ooredoo, military-aligned Mytel, and privately owned Telenor Myanmar. Telenor Myanmar believes in open communication and regrets if any inconvenience is caused to the customers”. Telenor Myanmar – an attempt to resistance.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Scientists say that quantum computing will cause seismic shifts in cryptography as we know it and will put all known split key (or asymmetric) cryptographic algorithms at risk. It is intended to focus on four main areas of quantum technology: communication, computation, simulation and sensing. Quantum-resistant Security?

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 6, 2019

The STRONTIUM APT group (aka APT28 , Fancy Bear , Pawn Storm , Sofacy Group , and Sednit ) has been active since at least 2007 and it has targeted governments, militaries, and security organizations worldwide. ” IoT risk must be taken seriously. ” reads the analysis published by Microsoft. ” concludes Microsoft.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Driverless autos, trucks and military transport vehicles are on a fast track for wide deployment in the next five years. military and intelligence agencies. The eventual V2X network will be exposed to such attacks with possible safety and/or disruption of transportation risks as the result.”. Lifecycle risks.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 25, 2021

With vulnerabilities, comes risk. With risk, comes breaches. DARPA is responsible for the development of emerging military technologies. DARPA’s influence transcends military use cases. That’s fantastic! There’s always a but, isn’t there? With more code, comes mistakes.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 25, 2021

With vulnerabilities, comes risk. With risk, comes breaches. DARPA is responsible for the development of emerging military technologies. DARPA’s influence transcends military use cases. That’s fantastic! There’s always a but, isn’t there? With more code, comes mistakes.

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Data Matters

APRIL 11, 2022

other data that may affect the security of national politics, territory, military affairs, economy, culture, society, science and technology, ecology, resources, nuclear facilities, overseas interests, biology, outer space, polar regions, deep sea etc.

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CGI

MAY 2, 2018

How will your constituents and stakeholders communicate with devices? military is testing connected technologies for use on the battlefield to train soldiers, to improve care for injured troops, and to safeguard military supply chains. It may be speech, gesture, biometrics, or a combination. Proximity to things matters.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

AUGUST 30, 2019

military and Apple regularly offering rewards to anyone who can find and report vulnerabilities. For many companies, hiring an ethical hacker will be considered a risk, so it’s these qualifications that should help them identify those with legitimate interests in working for the good side.

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eSecurity Planet

JULY 3, 2021

The downside to this long-term trend is that communications online, never mind on public cloud platforms, present vulnerabilities via web attacks and malware. Golden Frog is a Switzerland-based software provider focused on securing online communication. The internet and, now, cloud computing transformed the way we conduct business.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

APRIL 24, 2019

It was developed over the 20th century to enable the successful realization of more complex engineering projects; from telephony to military, space and automotive domains. This means the software industry needs to adopt better tools and processes for communicating about and understanding the systems they build.

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Adam Levin

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

drone attack that killed Iranian military commander Qassem Suleimani. Immediately following Iran’s counterstrike against American military posts in Iraq, a tweet circulated claiming that more than 20 American soldiers had been killed. Cyberwar could be a life disrupter as well as a business killer. Is it possible this is fake?

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eSecurity Planet

MARCH 7, 2023

Their communications can also be facilitated by a third team, called a purple team, for optimal effectiveness. These cover everything testers need, including initial communications, intelligence gathering, threat modeling phases, vulnerability research, exploitation, and post-exploitation. It consists of seven main sections.

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AIIM

MARCH 13, 2018

Much of the world’s cultural, economic, social, and political memory is at some long-term risk. In 1995, if I was going to find this Civil War fellow, it meant a personal trip to the National Archives through the microfilmed military records. I recently found an initial communication dated May 12, 1995 to this news group.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2020

With this evidence, we decided that although we did not have an exploit sample, the risk to users was too great to wait 90 days for a patch and disclosure, and thus reported this to Android under a 7-day deadline.”. ” reads the analysis published by Trend Micro. ” reads the analysis published by Trend Micro.

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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

MAY 25, 2020

The Data Protection Ombudsman stressed in its decision that a data controller must carry out a DPIA when the processing likely results in high risk to the rights and freedoms of data subjects. In accordance with public communication provided by the Data Protection Ombudsman, more administrative fines will follow in the upcoming weeks.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 4, 2022

This is the story of a film star who connected the simple concept behind a player piano to complex communication technology in use in our devices today. A lot of modern communications, for example, have their origins in the 19th century, such as the telegraph, which required wires to be strung around the world.

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 6, 2023

This was before David Miranda, Greenwald’s partner, was detained at Heathrow airport by the UK authorities; but even without that, I knew there was a risk. It’s used to keeping this stuff behind multiple levels of security: gates with alarms, armed guards, safe doors, and military-grade cryptography.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 12, 2022

This growing environment of risks and increasingly aggressive adversaries demand our readiness, yet our national response continues to be largely reactive to threat conditions. Cyber threats endanger businesses and individuals — they can affect supply chains, cause power grid failures, and much more.

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KnowBe4

APRIL 4, 2023

"What we think is having an immediate impact on the threat landscape is that this type of technology is being used for better and more scalable social engineering: AI allows you to craft very believable 'spear-phishing' emails and other written communication with very little effort, especially compared to what you have to do before."

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