With the US elections only a week away, we're talking election security on this week's episode. We'll cover what we do and don't think attackers will target in the coming week and what we can do as a country to improve our security posture. … [Read more...]
How the Vulnerable Healthcare Industry can Protect Themselves
In another series of attacks on COVID-19 research, an attacker disrupted Dr. Reddy's servers in India, Brazil, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Headquartered in India, Dr. Reddy's has connections with other major pharmaceuticals in the US and Europe. While we saw previous attacks on hospitals and research centers, this attack for the first time targeted a large … [Read more...]
7 Myths About U.S. Election Voting Security
With only a week left to the U.S. Presidential Election, voting is in the news and on most people’s minds (though many of us are also looking forward to the conclusion of this election cycle). This is especially true because of all the voting security stories that have been in the news lately. Whether its nation-state adversaries trying to manipulate our election, domestic … [Read more...]
25 Dangerous Vulnerabilities Actively Exploited by China Sponsored Actors
According to a recent advisory published by the NSA, Chinese state-sponsored actors use several techniques to access sensitive intellectual property, economic, political, and military information. The NSA has identified the most often used techniques that can cause the most damage. These include 25 vulnerabilities they know Chinese state-sponsored actors use. 21 of these … [Read more...]
Trickbot Takedown
This week on the podcast, we discuss the latest round of indictments against foreign intelligence agents for cyber espionage. After that, we cover a Microsoft-lead coalition that has so far made a significant impact in taking down the infrastructure behind one of the largest active botnets. Finally, we highlight key takeaways from the latest Google Threat Analysis Group update … [Read more...]
