CyberSecurity Updates

11 May

It’s a wrap! RSA Conference 2024 highlights – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

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Video More than 40,000 security experts descended on San Francisco this week. Let’s now look back on some of the event’s highlights – including the CISA-led ‘Secure by Design’ pledge also signed by ESET. 10 May 2024 That’s a wrap on this year’s RSA Conference! More than 40,000 security professionals descended on San Francisco this week to attend one of the industry’s key events Predictably, AI was the main talk of the town, but there…

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11 May

In it to win it! WeLiveSecurity shortlisted for European Security Blogger Awards

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Digital Security We’re thrilled to announce that WeLiveSecurity has been named a finalist in the Corporates – Best Cybersecurity Vendor Blog category of the European Security Blogger Awards 2024 10 May 2024  •  , 1 min. read We’re thrilled to announce that WeLiveSecurity has been named a finalist in the Corporates – Best Cybersecurity Vendor Blog category of the European Security Blogger Awards 2024. We’re grateful for this nomination, which we see as a reflection…

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11 May

How to talk about climate change – and what motivates people to action: An interview with Katharine Hayhoe

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“When I talk about climate change with people, I spend hardly any time on the science of climate change,” says Katharine Hayhoe, a leading climate science communicator and a speaker at Starmus Earth: The Future of Our Home Planet. The festival is almost here, and we’re delighted to publish an extensive interview with Dr. Hayhoe to explore issues ranging from effective science communication and “planet-hacking” efforts to why science and faith are not at odds.…

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10 May

CISA and Partners Release Advisory on Black Basta Ransomware

Attacks, Insights, Malware

Today, CISA, in partnership with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) released joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) #StopRansomware: Black Basta to provide cybersecurity defenders tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and indicators of compromise (IOCs) used by known Black Basta ransomware affiliates and identified through FBI investigations and third-party reporting. Black Basta is a ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) variant, first identified in…

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09 May

Latest NICE Framework Update Offers Improvements for the Cybersecurity Workforce

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I joined NIST as the first full-time manager of the NICE Framework in October 2020, just one short month before NICE published the first revision NIST Special Publication 800-181, the NICE Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity (NICE Framework). That revision – far from finalizing work – was the starting point that led us to a complete refresh of the NICE Framework components, which includes:  Revised Work Role Categories and Work Roles – including one new Work…

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09 May

ASD’s ACSC, CISA, and Partners Release Secure by Design Guidance on Choosing Secure and Verifiable Technologies

Attacks, Insights, Malware

Today, the Australian Signals Directorate’s Australian Cyber Security Centre (ASD’s ACSC), together with CISA, the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security (CCCS), the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-UK), and the New Zealand National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC-NZ) are releasing the following guidance: Secure by Design Choosing Secure and Verifiable Technologies. This guidance was crafted to provide organizations with secure by design considerations when procuring digital products and services.  The guidance contains a range of…

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09 May

How to inspire the next generation of scientists | Unlocked 403: Cybersecurity podcast

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We Live Science, Video As Starmus Earth draws near, we caught up with Dr. Garik Israelian to celebrate the fusion of science and creativity and venture where imagination flourishes and groundbreaking ideas take flight 07 May 2024 Some time ago, we briefly spoke to Dr. Garik Israelian, one of the founders of the Starmus Festival, to hear his views mainly about the festival’s mission. The event is now just days away and we caught up…

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08 May

The hacker’s toolkit: 4 gadgets that could spell security trouble

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Digital Security Their innocuous looks and endearing names mask their true power. These gadgets are designed to help identify and prevent security woes, but what if they fall into the wrong hands? Daniel Cunha Barbosa 06 May 2024  •  , 5 min. read Can seemingly innocuous objects that feign the appearance of regular USB sticks, charging cables or children’s toys be co-opted as tools to aid and abet an actual hack? Or is this just…

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07 May

U.S. Charges Russian Man as Boss of LockBit Ransomware Group

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The United States joined the United Kingdom and Australia today in sanctioning 31-year-old Russian national Dmitry Yuryevich Khoroshev as the alleged leader of the infamous ransomware group LockBit. The U.S. Department of Justice also indicted Khoroshev and charged him with using Lockbit to attack more than 2,000 victims and extort at least $100 million in ransomware payments. Image: U.K. National Crime Agency. Khoroshev (Дмитрий Юрьевич Хорошев), a resident of Voronezh, Russia, was charged in a…

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06 May

Why Your VPN May Not Be As Secure As It Claims

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Virtual private networking (VPN) companies market their services as a way to prevent anyone from snooping on your Internet usage. But new research suggests this is a dangerous assumption when connecting to a VPN via an untrusted network, because attackers on the same network could force a target’s traffic off of the protection provided by their VPN without triggering any alerts to the user. Image: Shutterstock. When a device initially tries to connect to a…

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