The Security Ledger

MAY 3, 2022

The post Feel Good Ukraine Tractor Story Highlights Ag Cyber Risk appeared first on The Security Ledger with Paul F. Related Stories DEF CON: Security Holes in Deere, Case IH Shine Spotlight on Agriculture Cyber Risk Episode 235: Justine Bone of MedSec on Healthcare Insecurity Episode 234: Rep. Growing Threats to agriculture.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 15, 2021

A security researcher released a new PoC exploit for ProxyLogon issues that could be adapted to install web shells on vulnerable Microsoft Exchange servers. A security researcher has released a new proof-of-concept exploit that could be adapted to install web shells on Microsoft Exchange servers vulnerable ProxyLogon issues.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Ardit Ferizi , aka Th3Dir3ctorY, is the hacker that supported the ISIS organization by handing over data for 1,351 US government and military personnel. The 20-year-old man was accused of supporting the ISIS terrorist organization, he was the subject of extradition from the Malaysian government, where he lived.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Cybersecurity is a growing concern among governments, businesses and individuals around the world. A recent study from technology research company Comparitech looked at cybersecurity around the world and scored 60 countries on their cybersecurity practices. The Study’s Methodology. The Study’s Methodology.

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Schneier on Security

AUGUST 27, 2018

A report for the Center for Strategic and International Studies looks at surprise and war. military would be unable to respond effectively for a while. Word was coming in through back channels that the Taiwanese government, suddenly stripped of its most ardent defender, was already considering capitulation.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 18, 2021

The new Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Jen Easterly, opened Day 2 of Black Hat USA 2021 with a remote presentation on Hacking the Cybersecurity Puzzle. She is a daughter of a military father and so she went to West Point Academy, as one of the first female cadets.

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ForAllSecure

AUGUST 30, 2022

The governments of the world wanted the quick and agile minds of children who could think three dimensional -- and without all that moralizing about killing, you know, space aliens. I’m Robert Vamosi and in this episode I’m talking about cyber ranges-- simulations that can both teach and improve the security of your networks.

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Hunton Privacy

APRIL 16, 2009

electrical power grid gave practical significance to already high-profile issues in Washington — how better to secure the nation’s cyber-infrastructure. Late in 2008, the Center for Strategic and International Studies Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency (the Commission) released a report citing the U.S.’s

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Experts say the leak illustrates how Chinese government agencies increasingly are contracting out foreign espionage campaigns to the nation’s burgeoning and highly competitive cybersecurity industry. In 2021, the Sichuan provincial government named i-SOON as one of “the top 30 information security companies.”

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ForAllSecure

JULY 21, 2020

In the inaugural episode, The Hacker Mind looks at why the West Point Military Academy, and other organizations within the DoD, is training its young cadets to hack. Or maybe, just maybe back in 2014, West Point and other military service academies, are on to something really important. The military has these massive computer networks.

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ForAllSecure

JULY 21, 2020

In the inaugural episode, The Hacker Mind looks at why the West Point Military Academy, and other organizations within the DoD, is training its young cadets to hack. Or maybe, just maybe back in 2014, West Point and other military service academies, are on to something really important. The military has these massive computer networks.

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The Last Watchdog

MARCH 14, 2023

Here’s the exchange, edited for clarity and length: LW: Should we be more concerned about cyber exposures than classic military threats? Romanoff: Classic military threats will always merit significant concern due to their direct impact on life. The EU is moving much faster to regulate digital security.

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The Security Ledger

AUGUST 20, 2018

In this week’s episode of the Security Ledger Podcast (#109): What lurks in the dark recesses of online information operations? In this week’s episode of the Security Ledger Podcast (#109): What lurks in the dark recesses of online information operations? ” Dave Aitel of Cyxtera joins us to talk about it. Read the whole entry. »

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ForAllSecure

JULY 21, 2020

In the inaugural episode, The Hacker Mind looks at why the West Point Military Academy, and other organizations within the DoD, is training its young cadets to hack. Or maybe, just maybe back in 2014, West Point and other military service academies, are on to something really important. The military has these massive computer networks.

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ForAllSecure

MARCH 14, 2022

Steve Luczynski and Matt Mayes join The Hacker Mind to talk about the importance of getting hackers, vendors, and the government to get together and work through problems. Steve Grobman, CTO with Intel’s security group had this to say: CNBC: Yeah, so I think that nothing is ever impossible. Or a satellite in space?

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

After Merck filed its $700 million claim, the pharmaceutical giant’s insurers argued that they were not required to cover the malware’s damage because the cyberattack was widely attributed to the Russian government and therefore was excluded from standard property and casualty insurance coverage as a “hostile or warlike act.”

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Security Affairs

MARCH 3, 2024

Every week the best security articles from Security Affairs are free for you in your email box. A new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter arrived! Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. Private Plane Owners’ Data Linked to LA Intl.

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IT Governance

APRIL 9, 2024

Kid Security breached again: children’s live GPS locations exposed on the Internet Last November , the parental control app Kid Security, which allows parents to monitor and control their children’s online safety, was found to have exposed more than 300 million records via misconfigured Elasticsearch and Logstash instances.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 17, 2023

A lot of SMBs do not have security operations centers or SOCs. They have IT contractors who can provision laptops and maintain a certain level of compliance and security. They can provide that additional security, remotely. They have those security capabilities. In a way and then you consume the outcomes.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Rainbow table attacks are an effective tactic for threat actors targeting password database vulnerabilities presenting inadequate privacy and security functionality. A cryptanalytic attack is one where unauthorized actors breach a cryptographic security system through exhaustive searches for information related to the encryption scheme.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for them. The Military Chinese General and Philosopher Sun Tzu (544 BC – 496 BC) wrote these tactics over two thousand years ago, and it is as applicable today as it ever was. If they are in superior strength, evade them. If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him.

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KnowBe4

MAY 9, 2023

New school security awareness training can help any organization sustain that line of defense and create a strong security culture. Blog post with links: [link] A Master Class on IT Security: Roger A. And this enormous security gap leaves you open to business email compromise, session hijacking, ransomware and more.

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eSecurity Planet

MAY 25, 2022

Encryption and the development of cryptography have been a cornerstone of IT security for decades and remain critical for data protection against evolving threats. Encryption is the act of translating data into secret code ( ciphertext ) and back again ( plaintext ) for secure access between multiple parties.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Learn more from this blog summarizing these trends, as presented at #CyberWarCon : [link] — Microsoft Security Intelligence (@MsftSecIntel) November 16, 2021. The post Iran-linked APT groups continue to evolve appeared first on Security Affairs. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Operation Cyclone).

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ForAllSecure

APRIL 12, 2022

I studied English and Film Making in college; I did not get a traditional CS degree. I guess the answer is what I usually say to a security question: It depends. Clearing you don’t want someone off the street coming in as a Level 2 security analyst. We recruit military veterans, women, and minorities.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Rainbow table attacks are an effective tactic for threat actors targeting password database vulnerabilities presenting inadequate privacy and security functionality. A cryptanalytic attack is one where unauthorized actors breach a cryptographic security system through exhaustive searches for information related to the encryption scheme.

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KnowBe4

JULY 5, 2023

But I don't think an attack of such magnitude as the one identified by security researchers at Internet security monitoring vendor Bolster. This latest impersonation campaign makes the case for ensuring users are vigilant when interacting with the web – something accomplished through continual Security Awareness Training.

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

Both were well-equipped to teach, test and train individuals ranging from teen-agers and non-technical adults, to working system administrators and even seasoned tech security pros. Today Merit supplies IT infrastructure to schools, universities, government and other entities across the state. Merit 1981.

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Rocket Software

JULY 8, 2019

Without question, mainframes are incredibly powerful and secure machines, naysayers have accused them of holding back digital transformation. We’ve come a long way since then, with Johann Zahn first envisioning the concept of a handheld device in 1685 after his studies of the camera obscura. But that’s not the case. Typewriters.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 12, 2020

The national security agency. As a young professor, I spent 4 weeks every summer visiting these sites as part of the (unremarkably named) Computer Science Study Group , a research program run by DARPA and the Institute for Defense Analysis. Did I also mention that they let me take MILAIR (Military Aircraft Transportation)?

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ForAllSecure

MAY 12, 2020

The national security agency. As a young professor, I spent 4 weeks every summer visiting these sites as part of the (unremarkably named) Computer Science Study Group , a research program run by DARPA and the Institute for Defense Analysis. Did I also mention that they let me take MILAIR (Military Aircraft Transportation)?

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ForAllSecure

MAY 12, 2020

The national security agency. As a young professor, I spent 4 weeks every summer visiting these sites as part of the (unremarkably named) Computer Science Study Group , a research program run by DARPA and the Institute for Defense Analysis. Did I also mention that they let me take MILAIR (Military Aircraft Transportation)?

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

While digital voting systems are more secure today, what about the larger ecosystem, starting from the moment you register until your vote is counted? Who’s keeping those systems secure? Clearly having individual vendors provide the security wasn’t working, so the state moved toward adopting open source software.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

While digital voting systems are more secure today, what about the larger ecosystem, starting from the moment you register until your vote is counted? Who’s keeping those systems secure? Clearly having individual vendors provide the security wasn’t working, so the state moved toward adopting open source software.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 20, 2020

While digital voting systems are more secure today, what about the larger ecosystem, starting from the moment you register until your vote is counted? Who’s keeping those systems secure? Clearly having individual vendors provide the security wasn’t working, so the state moved toward adopting open source software.

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Data Protection Report

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

These directives, which the White House presents as constituting the most significant action any government has taken to address AI safety, security and trust, cover a variety of issues for private and public entities domestically and internationally.

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The Last Watchdog

MAY 19, 2021

In response, President Biden last week issued an executive order requiring more rigorous cybersecurity practices for federal agencies and contractors that develop software for the federal government. Keatron Evans, principal security researcher, Infosec Institute. government. Bryson Bort , CEO, SCYTHE.

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