Phish Fry Special Edition

Putin and the Russian Army have just invade the Ukraine.  This is Round Three, and may be for real this time, real as in Russian takes back the Ukraine and annexes an entire country.

The Russians have used Ukraine Rounds One and Two, and similar incursions against Georgia and other independent republics as practice.  They have specialized in a new type of hybrid warfare that combine cyber-war with traditional military tactics like invasion.

One of the things all of us can expect ...

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24
FEB
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cyberwar, Friday Phish Fry, Phishing

Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

AA21-200B: Chinese State-Sponsored Cyber Operations: Observed TTPs

Original release date: July 19, 2021

Summary

This advisory uses the MITRE Adversarial Tactics, Techniques, and Common Knowledge (ATT&CK®) framework, Version 9, and MITRE D3FEND™ framework, version 0.9.2-BETA-3. See the ATT&CK for Enterprise for all referenced threat actor tactics and techniques and the D3FEND framework for referenced defensive tactics ...

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31
JUL
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CISSP, cybersecurity, cyberwar, Domain 8, email, encryption, Google, Linux, privacy, ransomware, Software vulnerability, Weekend Update

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Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

Many of these articles are from Bruce Schneier’s blog

New edition of The Internet Protocol Journal available for download

I’ve been reading this journal since 2002.  If you are into networking, this is a must read, and is free of charge and free of advertising.

CISA Insights: Guidance for MSPs and Small- ...

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24
JUL
0

artificial intellegence, cybersecurity, cyberwar, Weekend Update

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Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

Windows 11: Understanding the system requirements and the security benefits

Security is a big part of Windows 11, but so is delivering productivity and a good experience with all the security features turned on.

Kaseya VSA Supply-Chain Ransomware Attack

Original release date: July 2, 2021

CISA is taking action to understand and address the recent supply-chain ...

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10
JUL
0

crypto-currency, cyberwar, Software vulnerability, Weekend Update, Windows 11

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Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

Yes, There Really Is A Windows 11

Microsoft announces Windows 11, with a new design, Start menu, and more. A new version of Windows is officially on the way.

Urgent Alert –  WD My Book Live users wake up to find their data deleted

Storage-device maker advises customers to unplug My Book Lives ...

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26
JUN
0

Apple, backup, CISSP, critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, cyberwar, Domain 8, encryption, law and policy, malware, ransomware, Software vulnerability, Weekend Update, Windows 10, wireless

Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

FBI-CISA Joint Advisory on Compromise of Microsoft Exchange Server

Original release date: March 10, 2021

CISA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have released a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) to address recently disclosed vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server. CISA and FBI assess that adversaries could exploit these vulnerabilities to compromise networks, ...

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13
MAR
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critical infrastructure, cyberwar, ransomware, Weekend Update

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Weekend Update

A quick Saturday digest of cybersecurity news articles from other sources.

NASA’s Perseverance Rover Lands on Mars

The technically complex landing marks the fifth successful U.S. bid to reach the Martian surface

Its Not Just SolarWinds: France Reveals Three-Year Long Supply Chain Attack

News of the SolarWinds data breach, where its software management updates were hacked, rocked the cyber world. And now comes news ...

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20
FEB
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cybersecurity, cyberwar, insider threat, News and politics, social engineering, Software vulnerability, Weekend Update

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If You Connect It, Protect It

Keeping our connected devices secure has become easier – and harder!  Easier because we have more tools to defend our online assets, and harder because the opposition has grown much larger and become more sophisticated.  And the enemy is not limited to criminals, there are terrorist groups, nation-state sponsored cyber operations teams, hacktivists, and other with malicious intent and nefarious schemes.

When I started writing this blog in October 2006, almost ...

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5
OCT
0

Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, cyberwar, hacktivism, Internet of Things, multi-factor authentication

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