FireEye releases report and network auditing tool for SolarWinds-type hacks The report, released yesterday, details the techniques used by the SolarWinds hackers inside the networks of companies they breached. Entitled “Remediation and Hardening Strategies for Microsoft 365 to Defend Against…
Cyber Security Headlines – January 18, 2021
Cyber Security Headlines – January 18, 2021
Xiaomi added to Pentagon blacklist Nine Chinese firms have been added to the Pentagon’s blacklist of alleged ties to the Chinese military, including phone maker Xiaomi. This latest round of restrictions announced on Thursday affect, among others, China’s oil giant…
Cyber Security Headlines Week in Review – January 11-15, 2021
Cyber Security Headlines Week in Review – January 11-15, 2021
This week’s Cyber Security Headlines Week in Review, January 11-15, 2021 is hosted by Steve Prentice @stevenprentice with our guest Allan Alford, @AllanAlfordinTX. Facial-recognition app Clearview sees a spike in use after Capitol attack The CEO of Clearview, Hoan Ton-That,…
Cyber Security Headlines – January 13, 2021
Cyber Security Headlines – January 13, 2021
Hackers leak stolen Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine data online The European Medicines Agency (EMA) today revealed that some of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine data stolen from its servers in December was leaked online. EMA is a decentralized agency responsible for reviewing…
Cyber Security Headlines – January 11, 2021
Cyber Security Headlines – January 11, 2021
Parler removed from Apple, Google, and Amazon Parler, which had been one of the fastest-growing apps in the US, including the number one app for Apple iPhones, has been removed from Apple and Google app stores and has also been…
Cyber Security Headlines Week in Review – January 4-8, 2021
Cyber Security Headlines Week in Review – January 4-8, 2021
This week’s Cyber Security Headlines Week in Review – January 4-8, 2021 is hosted by Steve Prentice, with our guest, Ross Young, CISO, Caterpillar Financial (LinkedIn). Capitol breach has ‘staggering’ infosec implications (Friday) We know that they sat in Nancy…
Cyber Security Headlines – January 6, 2021
Cyber Security Headlines – January 6, 2021
Google, Alphabet employees unionize Dubbed the Alphabet Workers Union, it will be open to employees and contractors. Although its current membership, at 227 people, is less than one-thousandth of Alphabet’s working population, its press release points out that more than…
Cyber Security Headlines – January 4, 2021
Cyber Security Headlines – January 4, 2021
Russian SolarWinds hack damage escalates Three weeks after the SolarWinds hack came to light, officials are shifting their thoughts about it being election related to something more sinister, involving “backdoor” access into government agencies, major corporations, the electric grid and…
Cyber Security Headlines – December 30, 2020
Cyber Security Headlines – December 30, 2020
Google Docs bug exposes users private documents Google has patched a bug in its feedback tool that allowed attackers to steal screenshots of sensitive Google Docs documents. The bug was discovered on July 9 as part of a bug bounty…
Cyber Security Headlines – December 28, 2020
Cyber Security Headlines – December 28, 2020
Microsoft resellers seen as Russian cyberattack mules Evidence from the security firm CrowdStrike suggests that companies that sell software on behalf of Microsoft were used to break into Microsoft’s Office 365 customers and deploy the malware that formed part of…