Threat Intelligence
Lawmakers Ask for Probe of Chinese Router Maker TP-Link
Two U.S. lawmakers are asking the Commerce Department to investigate whether the Wi-Fi routers built by Chinese company TP-Link could be used by Chinese-sponsored threat groups to infiltrate U.S. government and private ...
The Biggest Lesson From Crowdstrike’s Update Malfunction
Crowdstrike’s update malfunction caused a global IT outage three weeks ago. Industry experts share the biggest lesson for IT leaders to learn ...
Ransomware Surge Exploits Cybersecurity Gaps Caused by M&A
Evolving threat actor tactics are capitalizing on business and technology consolidation to launch widespread ransomware attacks and requiring organizations to rethink how to address new vulnerabilities to stay secure and resilient ...
ReliaQuest: Watch Out for Info-Stealers and RATs
ReliaQuest ranked LummaC2 and SocGholish among the top malware seen in Q2 and rounded out the top five list with AsyncRat, Oyster, and the growing numbers of info-stealers that were built using ...
Don’t Mess With Texas Privacy: AG Sues GM for $18 BILLION
KP♡TX PII: “General Motors has engaged in egregious business practices that violated Texans’ privacy … in unthinkable ways,” rants state attorney general Ken Paxton (pictured) ...
DEF CON Calls for Cybersecurity Volunteers to Defend Critical Infrastructure
DEF CON conference organizations are looking for volunteers to join a Franklin initiative to help secure critical infrastructure and school systems that lack the expertise required to defend themselves against cyberattacks ...
Google: Iranian Group APT42 Behind Trump, Biden Hack Attempts
Google cybersecurity researchers confirm that the Iranian-sponsored APT42 threat group is being ongoing phishing campaigns against President Biden, Vice President Harris, and ex-President Trump in an attempt to influence the upcoming presidential ...
Human Error – An Overlooked Aspect of Cyber Risk
Recent research shows that human error can account for 95% of all cybersecurity incidents. What’s more shocking is that only one-third of all companies offer cybersecurity awareness training for their employees ...
August Patch Pileup: Microsoft’s Zero-Day Doozy Dump
See These CVEs: Patch Tuesday—ten zero-days, seven Critical vulns, zero time to waste ...
Putting Threat Modeling Into Practice: A Guide for Business Leaders
By pushing past the hurdles that can make threat modeling challenging, business leaders can take full advantage of threat models to give their organizations a leg up in the battle against cyberattacks ...
