Cybersecurity

Federal watchdog investigating State Department cybersecurity practices The department of states is currently being probed do to their inability to protect public and private sectors. They are now expected to unveil new cyber security practices in hope of better safety. This began last year when a Florida water plan was hacked, the attack was unsuccessful…

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/tech-support-scammers-lure-victims-with-fake-antivirus-billing-emails/

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-fixes-bug-allowing-remote-code-execution-with-root-privileges/

Experts fear that Biden’s cybersecurity executive order will repeat mistakes of the past

https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/08/politics/watchdog-state-department-cybersecurity/index.html

StrikeForce, which protects against identity theft, said in a press release that its deal with Cybersecurity Risk Solutions LLC will help it grow. https://www.roi-nj.com/2021/04/08/tech/cybersecurity-firm-strikeforce-acquires-fellow-n-j-tech-firm/

In the google play store a malware app disguised as the popular streaming application Netflix is causing users to have virus encoded messages being sent through there WhatsApp accounts. https://threatpost.com/netflix-app-google-play-malware-whatsapp/165288/

As we all continue to learn about the ins and outs of cybersecurity here are 5 rules to live by.

https://www.scmagazine.com/application-security/threat-actors-targeted-slack-and-discord-as-the-pandemic-raged-on/

https://thehackernews.com/2021/04/533-million-facebook-users-phone.html

The Secret To A Successful Cyber Security Acquisition: Culture With all the recent data breaches and malware hacks it is very important to make sure you and your company take the proper action to make sure you don't fall victim to a attack. This article mainly focuses on the business side of cyber security and…

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/04/06/cybersecurity-202-massive-facebook-breach-underscores-limits-current-data-breach-notification-laws/ 500 million Facebook users personal information was posted online for free.

NSA workflow application Emissary vulnerable to malicious takeover

https://siliconangle.com/2021/04/05/linkedin-users-targeted-hacking-group-fake-job-offers/

https://www.wired.com/story/uk-trying-to-stop-facebook-end-to-end-encryption/

https://www.cisco.com/c/m/en_us/products/security/endpoint-security/reimaging-endpoint-security-esg-white-paper.html Digital transformation initiatives, the move to the cloud, and a rapidly expanding attack surface are driving the need for a new class of endpoint security, capable of defending organizations against a more diverse and sophisticated threat landscape.

Threat actors are targeting mission-critical SAP applications unsecured against already patched vulnerabilities, exposing the networks of commercial and government organizations to attacks. Over 400,000 orgs worldwide and 92% of Forbes Global 2000 use SAP's enterprise apps for supply chain management (SCM), enterprise resource planning (ERP), product lifecycle management (PLM), and customer relationship management (CRM). SAP…

https://www.cnet.com/news/solarwinds-hackers-accessed-dhs-acting-secretarys-emails-what-you-need-to-know/

Due to the DOTGOV Act in 2020, the CISA is working with the U.S. General Services Administration in order to move the .gov TLD. Because the .gov TLD is necessary for users, this transfer is to increase protection and decrease complications for governments. https://www.cisa.gov/news/2021/03/08/cisa-announces-transfer-gov-top-level-domain-us-general-services-administration

FBI and Cybersecurity and infrastructure security agency are warning that APT's are exploiting known security vulnerabilities.