In a declassified letter to CIA Director William Burns and DNI Avril Haines from 2021, two U.S. senators urged transparency around alleged "bulk surveillance" conducted by the CIA in response to now-declassified documents compiled by the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.
Israeli officials announced they will set up a commission of inquiry to investigate reports that the nation's police force used the flagship spyware of Israeli firm NSO Group, called Pegasus, to hack the phones of Israeli public officials, journalists and activists.
In a report published Monday, Symantec's Threat Hunter Team outlines a specific Russian cyberespionage campaign conducted on a Ukrainian network in 2021 - which comes as Russia has amassed 100,000 or more troops at Ukraine's eastern border while it reportedly mulls invasion
Britain's National Cyber Security Center has launched a trial vulnerability management project called Scanning Made Easy, designed to empower small and midsize organizations to identify if critical software flaws are present in their IT infrastructure, so they can be targeted for remediation.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is reportedly warning that the U.S. could witness a retaliatory cyberattack at the hands of Russia if it decides to respond to the latter's potential invasion of Ukraine, where 100,000 or more troops have been amassed for weeks.
FS-ISAC is piloting a new program called the Critical Providers Program that is aimed to heighten the conversation between leaders of security firms and their third-party partners. The program leverages the Connect platform, and Akamai Technologies plays a key role.
After the defacement of multiple Ukrainian government websites last week and subsequent deployment of destructive malware against Ukraine over the weekend, Lithuanian officials have offered to deploy the EU's Cyber Rapid Response Team to help Ukraine deal with cyberattacks.
Cobalt Strike a post-exploitation framework developed to emulate the greatest features of late-stage malware ecosystems allows its users to simulate adversary actions. The adoption of Cobalt Strike by global threat actors, and the framework’s use in hundreds of genuine intrusions, ransoms, and data breaches makes...
A data breach at Volvo Cars involving intellectual property theft highlights the need for identity and access management and deployment of next-gen cybersecurity measures, such as automotive security operations centers, or ASOCs, some experts say.
Ransomware continues to evolve at warp speed and is always a potential threat, regardless of your company’s size, location, or industry.
Today’s ransomware threat is more advanced than attackers simply asking for a payment. Some threat actors care more about stealing your company’s data. At any given moment,...
The automotive industry continues to be under pressure from cyberattacks targeting all business angles; from the parts they manufacture, to the customer data they house within connected cars and/or their processing systems.
This treasure trove of PII, IP, and critical data is attractive to nefarious groups and puts...
Strengthening your security stack doesn’t mean a massive overhaul or a loss of customization and control.
Learn how to strengthen your stack through integration, resolving issues that arise, and detecting more threats, all while securing your guests, accelerating your network, and strengthening your network. Defend...
The year is ending with a cybersecurity bang - not whimper - due to the widespread prevalence of the Apache Log4j vulnerability. Researchers warn that at least 40% of corporate networks have been targeted by attackers seeking to exploit the flaw. More than 250 vendors have already issued security advisories.
Threat intelligence can be a useful addition to your security toolkit. It
can provide your analysts with information and context they would
not have otherwise. There are many factors to consider, including
where to obtain the intelligence, how to collect it, how to integrate it,
and how much to...
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