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Enhance cybersecurity awareness and survivability for DoD, industry partners, and academia in the face of the ever-increasing threat of cyber attacks. Cybersecurity (CS) includes managing risks related to the use, processing, storage, and transmission of information and the systems and processes used for those purposes, including analog and physical form. CS includes information availability, identification and authentication, confidentiality, integrity, and non-repudiation as well as the economic considerations with respect to selection of CS techniques, CS processes, and industry trends.
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In today's episode the CSIAC takes the most important articles in a past CS Digest and discusses the articles' importance in the world of technology and cyber security. -
This article is just a bit longer than what i usually post, but take a look it talks how there is a high number of cyber breaches for business and companies. These breaches cant be stopped they are on going and is there a possibility of never having a secure internet? even with as many…
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https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2018/04/17/5-simple-tips-for-better-computer-security/ These are the top 5 tips for better security. These are the specific tips our class talked about and the best thing you can do for yourself is have a backup and update your computer.
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A team from the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel – named their date exfiltration technique Power Hammer. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/researchers-create-malware-that-steals-data-via-power-lines/
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This is the first CS Digest show of the CSIAC Podcast. The Cybersecurity (CS) Digest is a curated bi-weekly news summary for cybersecurity professionals. It is transmitted in an HTML-formatted email and provides links to articles and news summaries across a spectrum of cybersecurity topics. In today's show we here at the CSIAC take the… -
https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2018-03-23/hackers-demand-51k-in-bitcoin-to-unlock-atlantas-computers In this article you will read about a group of hackers who are now demanding over 51,000 in bitcoin to release Atlanta's government computers after they were attacked with ransomware. This shows that people will do anything now a days and nobody can do anything about it.
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https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2018/04/03/panera-bread-customer-records-exposed-via-leaky-database-dough/ This is my place of employment so I know that many many people order from the "rapid pickup" which the customer has to provide all of their information online to place their order and we have access to it. for example on the app I'm sure the app saves the information such as the…
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The substantial cyber threat to the nation's Critical Infrastructure is the context for this discussion on DoD policy concerns and current R&D efforts. Topics will include Weasel Board being developed at Sandia National Laboratory, More Situational Awareness for Industrial Control Systems (MOSAICS), sponsored by PACOM and NORTHCOM, and recent policy concerns relating to cyber security… -
Due to the new Android malware all Android users are advised to regularly cross-check apps installed on their devices to find and remove if any malicious, unknown, unnecessary app is there in the list without your knowledge or consent. https://thehackernews.com/2018/04/android-spying-trojan.html
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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mole66-cryptomix-ransomware-variant-released/ The maleware hunter team released today that a new type of the crypto mix Ransomware was discovered called MOLE66. With this variant the ransom note file name has changed slightly and the contact email has also changed. The encryption method remains the same, but the file extensions of encrypted files are changed to .MOLE66.
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https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2018/03/20/us-spy-lab-wants-to-geolocate-any-video-or-photo-taken-outdoors/ The US spy lab can figure out where you were specifically through geolocation. It was created to catch criminals but if they were to spy on you they easily can through your phone.
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The digital signature pioneer DocuSign giant file IPO after Fifteen years it was founded in Seattle becoming a publicly traded company among growing list of technology companies.
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Boeing, a production company says “it is not experiencing any production issues after experiencing what it called a “limited intrusion of malware” Wednesday, despite a report that some within the company feared the worst as was expected.
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https://thehackernews.com/2018/03/carbanak-russian-hacker.html In this article they talk about carbanak hacking group who has stole over 1 billion euros since 2013. This involved law enforcement around the globe to stop it and the man was recently arrested in Spain.
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Microsoft released more information about the Gamarue Malware Botnet last Thursday. Information that was release showed just how many servers (about 1,200 IPs worth) this maleware had taken control of. Microsoft also said that this maleware was released on the black market.
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Basically this artically describes maleware and talks about how fileless maleware is starting to pick up again. Which originally took off in late 2016 early 2017, and its back and more serious than ever. https://www.technewsworld.com/story/85178.html
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https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2018/03/22/880000-payment-cards-affected-in-travel-company-data-breach/ Due to the security not being as good as it should be thousands of people had their information stolen. Many businesses not only Orbitz have been affected in the same manner.
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Managing the data generated by Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and actuators is one of the biggest challenges faced when deploying an IoT system. Traditional cloud-based IoT systems are challenged by the large scale, heterogeneity, and high latency witnessed in some cloud ecosystems. One solution is to decentralize applications, management, and data analytics into the…
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Critical Infrastructure faces both traditional threats as well as industry specific security threats. Cyber-physical systems within Critical Infrastructure are often susceptible to the following issues: physical environment, limited processing and bandwidth and non-TCP/IP open formats, longer tech-refresh cycles, and how it varies from traditional priority of Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability to Availability, integrity and Confidentiality. -
Because of the unique communications of cyber-physical systems, new tools have been developed in order to effectively monitor and defend these systems. Two specific efforts and approaches to these design and security challenges are the DoD Industrial Control System Defense Operational Approach, which focuses on detection, mitigation, and recovery and the Cyber Threat Activity Matrix… - Load More
