USA’s plan to build its cyber workforce, improve skills-based pathways to cyber jobs
On July 19, 2022, National Cyber Director Chris Inglis hosted the National Cyber Workforce and Education Summit at the White House. The event focused on building the cyber …
New infosec products of the week: July 22, 2022
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Cato Networks, CoSoSys, Darktrace, EnGenius, Orca Security, Persona, and Resecurity. …
How kitemarks are kicking off IoT regulation
Regulation of the Internet of Things (IoT) has always been a contentious subject. Those against claim it stymies growth of a nascent industry, while those advocating for it …
Detectree: Open-source tool simplifies data analysis for blue teams, reduces alert fatigue
Many companies struggle to understand malicious activity and its effects while a security incident is in progress. It eats up time and resources that defenders need to contain …
Visibility into runtime threats against mobile apps and APIs still lacking
A new report from Osterman Research codifies the increasing dependence of businesses upon their mobile apps, and reveals a jarring disconnect between the strategic importance …
Microsoft adds default protection against RDP brute-force attacks
“Win11 builds now have a DEFAULT account lockout policy to mitigate RDP and other brute force password vectors,” David Weston of Enterprise and OS Security at …
The rise and continuing popularity of LinkedIn-themed phishing
Phishing emails impersonating LinkedIn continue to make the bulk of all brand phishing attempts; according to Check Point, 45% of all email phishing attempts in Q2 2022 …
Atlassian fixes critical flaws in Confluence, Jira, Bitbucket and other products, update quickly!
Atlassian has fixed three critical vulnerabilities and is urging customers using Confluence, Bamboo, Bitbucket, Crowd, Fisheye and Crucible, Jira and Jira Service Management …
CloudMensis backdoor spies on users of compromised Macs
ESET researchers discovered CloudMensis, a macOS backdoor that spies on users of compromised Macs and uses public cloud storage services to communicate back and forth with its …
The importance of secure passwords can’t be emphasized enough
Cybercriminals typically rely on weak passwords to break into online accounts of unsuspecting victims, which often leads to severe consequences. But despite understanding the …
60% of IT leaders are not confident about their secure cloud access
60% of IT and security leaders are not confident in their organization’s ability to ensure secure cloud access, even as adoption continues to grow across a diverse range of …
Vulnerabilities in popular GPS tracker could allow hackers to remotely stop cars
Six vulnerabilities in the MiCODUS MV720 GPS tracker that’s used by organizations around the world to manage and protect vehicle fleets could be exploited by attackers …
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