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Christopher posted an update: This was in my CISO Series newsletter this […]

Thu, 07 Dec 2023 14:06:10 -0700

This was in my CISO Series newsletter this morning.

Wyden warns of spying push notifications

US Senator Ron Wyden sent a letter to the Department of Justice asking it to “repeal or modify any policies” that would inhibit public discussions around push notification spying after his office received an anonymous tip on the practice. The idea being…

reuters.com

Christopher posted an update: AI Summary: This article discusses a cyber attack […]

Tue, 05 Dec 2023 17:56:48 -0700

AI Summary:

This article discusses a cyber attack targeting a U.S. aerospace organization by a new threat actor called AeroBlade. The attackers used spear phishing with a malicious document to gain initial access in September 2022. They developed their tools over the next year, launching another attack in July 2023 using a DLL payload to…

thehackernews.com

New Threat Actor 'AeroBlade' Emerges in Espionage Attack on U.S. Aerospace

Aerospace organization in the U.S. targeted in suspected cyber espionage mission.

Christopher posted an update: An overwhelming number of top company's still rely on […]

Thu, 09 Nov 2023 10:47:23 -0700

An overwhelming number of top company’s still rely on a mainframe. They are transitioning over to the cloud ☁ and according to these companies they are still struggling to find the right people who are skilled for this challenge!

Meaning, the cloud is still in the process of being fully adopted and the market is STILL growing!

darkreading.com

Software Complexity Bedevils Mainframe Security

The high-performance and resilient platforms satisfy critical roles, but software complexity and the graying of the specialist workforce are creating security challenges.

Christopher posted an update: "One of the oldest malware tricks in the book -- […]

Wed, 18 Oct 2023 18:02:59 -0600

“One of the oldest malware tricks in the book — hacked websites claiming visitors need to update their Web browser before they can view any content — has roared back to life in the past few months.”

A quick read and something to look out for!

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2023/10/the-fake-browser-update-scam-gets-a-makeover/

krebsonsecurity.com

The Fake Browser Update Scam Gets a Makeover – Krebs on Security

Christopher posted an update: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-67142161

Wed, 18 Oct 2023 11:42:45 -0600

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-67142161

bbc.com

MI5 head warns of 'epic scale' of Chinese espionage

Tens of thousands of British businesses are warned of the risk of having their innovation stolen.

Christopher posted an update: Just wanted to throw this out there in case you […]

Mon, 09 Oct 2023 08:40:16 -0600

Just wanted to throw this out there in case you haven’t seen it yet.
23andMe Cyberbreach Exposes DNA Data, Potential Family Ties (darkreading.com)

darkreading.com

23andMe Cyberbreach Exposes DNA Data, Potential Family Ties

The information leaked in the breach involves personally identifiable information as well as genetic ancestry data, potential relatives, and geolocations.

Christopher posted a new activity comment

Wed, 13 Sep 2023 01:27:25 -0600

Welcome aboard! I was looking at the CySA+ as well, mostly for getting stackable certificates and a big benefit is the CySA+ fully renews the Sec+.

Good luck on your journey and I look forward to seeing you around!

In reply to - cbarbier posted an update

Hello everyone in Cyber, my goals are to keep upscaling my skillset in the cybersecurity and cyberspace and get better each day by continuing learning, evolving, and educating myself […]