Tag: cyber defense

  • Hacker News: A team paid to break into top-secret bases

    Source URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8el64yyppro Source: Hacker News Title: A team paid to break into top-secret bases Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the operations of Red Teams that specialize in breaching high-security facilities, such as military bases and corporate headquarters, to test their physical and cyber defenses. It highlights the…

  • Cloud Blog: Cloud CISO Perspectives: AI vendors should share vulnerability research. Here’s why

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/cloud-ciso-perspectives-ai-vendors-should-share-vulnerability-research-heres-why/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Cloud CISO Perspectives: AI vendors should share vulnerability research. Here’s why Feedly Summary: Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for October 2024. Today I’m discussing new AI vulnerabilities that Google’s security teams discovered and helped fix, and why it’s important for AI vendors to share vulnerability research…

  • NCSC Feed: ‘PDNS for Schools’ to provide cyber resilience for more institutions

    Source URL: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/pdns-for-schools-provide-cyber-resilience-for-more-institutions Source: NCSC Feed Title: ‘PDNS for Schools’ to provide cyber resilience for more institutions Feedly Summary: The NCSC’s ‘Protective Domain Name Service for Schools’ scaled-up to protect a wider range of organisations. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text introduces ‘PDNS for Schools,’ a cyber security service developed by the National…

  • Hacker News: Two never-before-seen tools, from same group, infect air-gapped devices

    Source URL: https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/10/two-never-before-seen-tools-from-same-group-infect-air-gapped-devices/ Source: Hacker News Title: Two never-before-seen tools, from same group, infect air-gapped devices Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the discovery of advanced hacking toolsets linked to a nation-state group, likely from Russia, targeting air-gapped systems. The findings highlight the sophistication and resourcefulness involved in circumventing…

  • The Register: US and UK govts warn: Russia scanning for your unpatched vulnerabilities

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/12/russia_is_targeting_you_for/ Source: The Register Title: US and UK govts warn: Russia scanning for your unpatched vulnerabilities Feedly Summary: Also, phishing’s easier over the phone, and your F5 cookies might be unencrypted, and more in brief If you need an excuse to improve your patching habits, a joint advisory from the US and UK…

  • Alerts: Microsoft Releases October 2024 Security Updates

    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/10/08/microsoft-releases-october-2024-security-updates Source: Alerts Title: Microsoft Releases October 2024 Security Updates Feedly Summary: Microsoft released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. A cyber threat actor could exploit some of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system. CISA encourages users and administrators to review the following and apply necessary updates: Microsoft…

  • The Register: The fix for BGP’s weaknesses has big, scary, issues of its own, boffins find

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/02/rpki_immaturity_study/ Source: The Register Title: The fix for BGP’s weaknesses has big, scary, issues of its own, boffins find Feedly Summary: Bother, given the White House has bet big on RPKI – just like we all rely on immature internet infrastructure that usually works The Resource Public Key Infrastructure (RPKI) protocol has “software…

  • Cloud Blog: Activating your defender’s advantage at mWISE ‘24

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/identity-security/activating-your-defenders-advantage-at-mwise-24/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Activating your defender’s advantage at mWISE ‘24 Feedly Summary: To stay ahead of evolving threats, security leaders and practitioners must tap into a vital but underutilized tool to strengthen their defenses: collaboration. The power of communication and knowledge-sharing among peers can help defenders seize the advantage when fighting…

  • Alerts: New CISA Plan Aligns Federal Agencies in Cyber Defense

    Source URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2024/09/16/new-cisa-plan-aligns-federal-agencies-cyber-defense Source: Alerts Title: New CISA Plan Aligns Federal Agencies in Cyber Defense Feedly Summary: Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released the Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) Operational Cybersecurity Alignment (FOCAL) Plan. Developed in collaboration with FCEB agencies, this plan provides standard, essential components of enterprise operational cybersecurity and aligns…

  • The Register: Cyber crooks shut down UK, US schools, thousands of kids affected

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/11/uk_us_school_ransomware/ Source: The Register Title: Cyber crooks shut down UK, US schools, thousands of kids affected Feedly Summary: No class: Black Suit ransomware gang boasts of 200GB haul from one raid Cybercriminals closed some schools in America and Britain this week, preventing kindergarteners in Washington state from attending their first-ever school day and…