BankInfoSecurity.com reported that in a US Senate hearing that “The Government Accountability Office in November reported the DOD had experienced more than 12,000 cyber incidents since 2015, although the annual rate of detected attacks has been declining.” The March 29, 2023 report entitled “Pentagon Doubles Down on Zero Trust” (
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Darkreading.com reported that ‘Researchers from France-based pen-testing firm Synacktiv demonstrated two separate exploits against the Tesla Model 3 this week at the Pwn2Own hacking contest in Vancouver. The attacks gave them deep access into subsystems controlling the vehicle’s safety and other components.” The March 24, 2023 article entitled “Tesla Model
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GovInfoSecurity.com reported that “The global shift into cloud computing may come under increased scrutiny by U.S. regulators following an announcement by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that it is studying cloud industry market dynamics, including potential security risks. The oversight agency issued a request for information asking whether cloud providers
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Darkreading.com reported that “UK cybersecurity authorities and researchers tamp down fears that ChatGPT will overwhelm current defenses, while the CEO of OpenAI worries about its use in cyberattacks.” The March 20, 2023 article entitled “ChatGPT Gut Check: Cybersecurity Threats Overhyped or Not?” (https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/chatgpt-gut-check-openai-cybersecurity-threat-overhyped) included these comments:
The dizzying
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GovInfoSecurity.com reported that “A Georgia man who is the chief operating officer of a network security firm can’t escape criminal charges related to a 2018 cyberattack against a local medical center.” The March 2, 2023 article entitled “Security Firm COO Loses Bid to Dismiss Cyberattack Case” (https://tinyurl.com/9kac7nwu) includes
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BankInfoSecurity.com reported that “Coinbase on Friday revealed that the hacking campaign against the company began on Feb. 5 when its employees received SMS messages requesting that they urgently log into their official email accounts to receive an important message.” The February 21, 2023 article entitled “Crypto Exchange Coinbase Details SMS
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GovInfoSecurity.com reported “The California city of Oakland is in a state of emergency as its response to a ransomware attack enters its second week.” The February 15, 2023 report entitled “Oakland Declares Emergency Following Ransomware Attack” (https://tinyurl.com/yc3pv8x5) included these comments:
The ransomware attack, detected during the night of
Continue Reading City Governments are Very Vulnerable as highlighted by Ransomware Attack Disabled the City of Oakland!DarkReading.com reported that “The National Institute of Standards and Technology has settled on a standard for encrypting Internet of Things (IoT) communications, but many devices remain vulnerable and unpatched. A new encryption standard for Internet of Things (IoT) should help advance security for these connected devices in businesses, manufacturers, critical
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DarkReading.com reported that “This growing reliance on the cloud is bringing new security challenges to an already complex problem, experts say. That’s because as enterprise IT stakeholders’ understanding of and confidence in implementing the cloud has improved, so has the sophistication of threat actors that want to leverage its complexity
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