Epstein Secrets

s also "stressed Wednesday that ransomware attacks against small businesses have been successful." The Washington Post (5/6, 10.52M) reports in its Cybersecurity 202 column that Mayorkas also announced DHS "would begin its next major 60-day initiative focused on workforce development. DHS plans to hire 200 ne

n workforce development. DHS plans to hire 200 new cyber employees by July." That hiring could be a "boon to the agency's ransomware capabilities." Gov Info Security (5/6) reports Mayorkas "said about 50% to 70% of all ransomware attacks in the US are targeting small and medium-sized businesses, costing the victi

ion officials across the country who are handling November's presidential election are using email systems that may be vulnerable to online attacks, Cybersecurity vendor Area 1 Security Inc. assessed more than 12,000 local officials and concluded more than 1,600 used free or nonstandard email software does not

Defense Industrial Base." The government released the advisory "to help operational technology users evaluate their cybersecurity against threats." Gov Info Security <https://www.govinfosecurity.com/nsa-cisa-warn-threats-to-us-critical-infrastructure-a- 14699> (7/25, Asokan) reported the alert also "warns of a 'pe

ate computer networks." Study Finds Cybercrime Rose As More Workers Went Virtual In 2020. The Washington Post (2/22, Riley, 10.52M) reports in its Cybersecurity 202 column that a new study from CrowdStrike found that "intrusions threatening organizations' cybersecurity across the globe grew 400 percent in 2

linked malware it dubs `Jian' were so similar they could only have been stolen from some of the NSA break-in tools leaked to the Internet in 2017." Gov Info Security (2/22) reports the new Check Point research "demonstrates how the Chinese hacking group reportedly stole, cloned and then exploited a zero-day vulne

s also "stressed Wednesday that ransomware attacks against small businesses have been successful." The Washington Post (5/6, 10.52M) reports in its Cybersecurity 202 column that Mayorkas also announced DHS "would begin its next major 60-day initiative focused on workforce development. DHS plans to hire 200 n

workforce development. DHS plans to hire 200 new cyber employees by July." That hiring could be a "boon to the agency's ransomware capabilities." Gov Info Security (5/6) reports Mayorkas "said about 50% to 70% of all ransomware attacks in the US are targeting small and medium-sized businesses, costing the victi

erattack context an important first step." CISA, NSA Release Security Advisory On Operational Technology. ExecutiveGov (7/24, Martin) reported the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) "partnered with NSA to jointly issue a guidance document on the protection of critical infrastructure and

efense Industrial Base." The government released the advisory "to help operational technology users evaluate their cybersecurity against threats." Gov Info Security (7/25, Asokan) reported the alert also "warns of a 'perfect storm' of vulnerabilities that hackers are looking to exploit." This includes "remote ac

. The Telegraph (UK). (7/12, Cook, 956K) reports on efforts by North Korean hackers to steal funds abroad to support the country's missile program. Cybersecurity businesses ESET and F- Secure "discovered that the messages were sent by Lazarus, a notorious North Korean hacking group, which in 2014 had managed

hrough persistent engagement, which means challenging adversary activities wherever they operate." US Secret Service Forms Cyber Fraud Task Force. Gov Info Security (7/11, Asokan) reported the US Secret Service is "combining its electronic and financial crimes units into a single, unified task force that will fo

erattack context an important first step." CISA, NSA Release Security Advisory On Operational Technology. ExecutiveGov (7/24, Martin) reported the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) "partnered with NSA to jointly issue a guidance document on the protection of critical infrastructure and

efense Industrial Base." The government released the advisory "to help operational technology users evaluate their cybersecurity against threats." Gov Info Security (7/25, Asokan) reported the alert also "warns of a `perfect storm' of vulnerabilities that hackers are looking to exploit." This includes "remote ac