Weekend Update

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

Trump Campaign Site Hacked – What We Know & Lessons Learned

This entry was posted on October 27, 2020 by Mark Maunder

On October 27, 2020 at approximately 4:50pm Mountain Time, Donald Trump’s campaign website, www.donaldjtrump.com, was defaced. The attackers left a message claiming they had compromising information on President Trump. The ...

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OCT
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artificial intellegence, News and politics, robotics, social engineering, Software vulnerability, Weekend Update

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Weekend Update

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

US Department of Justice reignites the Battle to Break Encryption

Every 5 to 10 years, the government and law enforcement agencies try to pass a law that provides easy access or a “back door” to encryption keys because criminals use encryption and this makes arrest and prosecution harder.  The problem is that anything that weakens encryption for criminals weakens ...

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OCT
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cybersecurity, email, encryption, ransomware, Weekend Update

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Weekend Update

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

CISA Releases Telework Essentials Toolkit

Original release date: September 30, 2020

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released the Telework Essentials Toolkit, a comprehensive resource of telework best practices. The Toolkit provides three personalized modules for executive leaders, IT professionals, and teleworkers. Each module outlines distinctive security considerations appropriate for their ...

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10
OCT
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Android, Apple, botnet, Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, malware, ransomware, smartphones, training, Weekend Update

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Weekend Update

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

Who is Tech Investor John Bernard?

John Bernard, the subject of a story here last week about a self-proclaimed millionaire investor who has bilked countless tech startups, appears to be a pseudonym for John Clifton Davies, a U.K. man who absconded from justice before being convicted on multiple counts of fraud in ...

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3
OCT
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Computers and Internet, cybersecurity, ransomware, Weekend Update

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Weekend Update

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

Quote of the Week

Insider threats are not viewed as seriously as external threats, like a cyber attack. But when companies had an insider threat, in general, they were much more costly than external incidents… The insider that is smart often has the right skills to hide the crime, sometimes forever.

— Dr. Larry Ponemon, on the impact ...

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12
SEP
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botnet, insider threat, Weekend Update

Weekend Update

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

Data Breach Cover-Up: Uber’s Former CSO Faces up to 8 Years Behind Bars

The U.S. Department of Justice just filed federal charges against Uber’s former CSO for allegedly covering up a company data breach and bribing hackers to stay silent about the attack. Joseph Sullivan was CSO when the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) was investigating ...

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SEP
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Phishing, ransomware, Weekend Update

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Weekend Update

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

North Korean Malicious Cyber Activity

Original release date: August 19, 2020

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have identified a malware variant—referred to as BLINDINGCAN—used by North Korean actors.

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AUG
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artificial intellegence, Software vulnerability, Web Design, Weekend Update, WordPress

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