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Malware, Ransomware, Security News
‘Educational’ ransomware program may instead become a how-to guide for attackers
The program is designed to be an educational tool for testing anti-virus protections; however, it’s possible that cybercriminals could adopt and modify the code in order to launch their own attacks.
Data Breach, Featured, Security News
When lawyers get hacked: How law firms grapple with risk tied to supply chain breaches
As companies scramble to assess their own vulnerability amid the wave of supply chain attacks in recent months, law firms find themselves doing double duty: providing complex legal support to clients, and assessing internal safeguards to ensure they themselves practice what they preach.
Government/Defense, Security News
NSA, CISA issue guidance on Protective DNS services
The information sheet offers a list of providers, but NSA and CISA were clear that the federal agencies do not endorse one provider over another.
Perspectives
Cloud computing has put security configuration errors in the spotlight
Capital One was hit with an $80 million fine because of a cloud misconfiguration. Today’s columnist, Carolyn Crandall of Attivo Networks, offers insights on how to identify and prevent these errors.
Security News, Vulnerabilities
Researcher finds 5 privilege escalation vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
The vulnerabilities, which were patched before public disclosure, could have allowed an attacker to potentially steal data, run administrative commands or install malware on operating systems or server applications.
Perspectives
Fill security ops gaps with context-driven threat analysis
Today’s columnist, Chris Hoff of ReversingLabs, points out that the SolarWinds attack has caused the industry to forget that most breaches are more like the Target hack, where a little-noticed HVAC system was exploited. Hoff says organizations have to start by improving visibility.
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