Microsoft Veeps Ignite Fire Under CrowdStrike
Richi Jennings | | CrowdStrike, CrowdStrike Falcon, CrowdStrike incident;, crowdstrike updates, David Weston, ignite, Microsoft, Microsoft security, Microsoft Virus Initiative, Microsoft Windows, Quick Machine Recovery, rust, Safe Deployment Practices, SB Blogwatch, Windows, Windows securityBSODs begone! Redmond business leaders line up to say what’s new in Windows security ... Read More
Black Friday Scammers are Hard at Work: Security Experts
Scammers are using everything from fraudulent deals and fake ads to spoofed websites and brand impersonation to target online shoppers who are gearing up for Black Friday as the holiday buying season gets underway, according to cybersecurity firms ... Read More
EPA IG Office: ‘High-Risk’ Security Flaws in Hundreds of Water Systems
Jeffrey Burt | | cyber attack on critical infrastructure, EPA, public water systems, VulnerabilitiesThe watchdog for the EPA found that, of 1,062 U.S. drinking water systems it assessed, 97 had "critical" or "high-risk" security flaws and another 211 had less dangerous vulnerabilities, risking threats from stolen data to disrupted service ... Read More
These 20 D-Link Devices Have Critical RCE Bug — but NO Patch NEVER
Richi Jennings | | CVE-2024-10914, D-Link, D-Link Corporation, D-Link NAS Devices, D-Link vulnerability, D-Link zero day, Internet of things, Internet of Things (IoT), Internet of Things (IoT) Security, Internet of Things cyber security, iot, NAS, network storage device, SB Blogwatch‘Bobby’ flaw flagged WONTFIX: Company doesn’t make storage devices now; has zero interest in fixing this catastrophic vulnerability ... Read More
Insurance Firm Introduces Liability Coverage for CISOs
National insurance firm Crum and Forster is offering a professional liability program for CISOs who are facing growing regulatory pressures and sophisticate cyberattacks but often are not covered by their organizations' D&O policies ... Read More
Schneider Electric Confirms Ransom Hack — Hellcat Demands French Bread as ‘Joke’
Richi Jennings | | Baguette, BGTT, Crypto, crypto crime, crypto currency, cryptocoin, Cryptocrurrency, cryptocurrencies, cryptocurrency, Cryptocurrency Humor, grep, greppy, Hellcat, ICA, International Contract Agency, Ransomware, SB BlogwatchThat’s a lot of pain: $125,000 ransom seems small—but why do the scrotes want it paid in baguettes? ... Read More
Ô! China Hacks Canada too, Says CCCS
Richi Jennings | | canada, Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, Canadian Government, china, china espionage, China-linked Hackers, China-nexus cyber attacks, China-nexus cyber espionage, Chinese, Chinese Communists, Chinese cyber espionage, chinese government, chinese hacker, Chinese hackers, Chinese Hacking Groups, Chinese Intelligence, Chinese state-sponsored cyberattacks, National Cyber Threat Assessment, Peoples Republic of China, SB BlogwatchPlus brillants exploits: Canadian Centre for Cyber Security fingers Chinese state sponsored hackers ... Read More
UnitedHealth Hires Longtime Cybersecurity Executive as CISO
UnitedHealth Group, which is still picking up the pieces after a massive ransomware attack that affected more than 100 million people, hired a new and experienced CISO to replace the previous executive who became a target of lawmakers for having no cybersecurity background ... Read More
Small Businesses Boosting Cybersecurity as Threats Grow: ITRC
A report by the Identity Theft Resource Center found that while the number of small businesses hit by a cyberattack and the amount of losses continues to grow, companies are adopting stronger security best practices and investing more in security and compliance tools ... Read More
Cloud Security Alliance Advocates Zero Trust for Critical Infrastructure
Jeffrey Burt | | cloud security alliance, critical infrastructure attacks, operational technology, zero trust cybersecurityThe Cloud Security Alliance, noting the increasing cyberthreats to critical infrastructure in a highly interconnected world, released a report outlining steps organizations can take to implement zero trust policies to protect against nation-state actors and other threat groups ... Read More
