Cyber Defense Advisors

Month: December 2022

The Upcoming UK Telecoms Security Act Part Two: Changing Mindset from Stick to Carrot

In our last blog, we gave a rundown of what the Telecommunications (Security) Act (TSA) is, why it’s been introduced, who it affects, when it starts, and how firms can prepare. Here, we take a closer look into the themes introduced by the Act, explore how the telecoms industry can explore zero trust to further […]

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  • December 14, 2022

COVID-bit: the wireless spyware trick with an unfortunate name

It’s not the switching that’s the problem, it’s the switching of the switching!

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  • December 14, 2022

Palo Alto Networks flags top cyberthreats, offers new zero-day protections

Firewall and security software vendor Palo Alto Network’s annual Ignite conference kicked off Tuesday, highlighted by several product announcements, which were unveiled alongside the company’s latest threat report. Palo Alto’s “What’s Next in Cyber” report named ransomware and business email compromise as the most common attacks faced by businesses worldwide, with supply chain threats, malicious […]

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  • December 14, 2022

BrandPost: Securing Operational Technology Environments for Critical Infrastructure

Juniper Networks is applying its industry leading AI-driven capabilities and cloud-native architectures to Critical Infrastructure (CI) networks. We’re directly addressing the communications and cybersecurity challenges exposed by the convergence of IT and OT networks alongside the ever-increasing drumbeat of cyber threats from sophisticated, state-sponsored malicious actors. By enabling network architects, builders, and operators to fully […]

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  • December 14, 2022

FBI’s Vetted Info Sharing Network ‘InfraGard’ Hacked

InfraGard, a program run by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to build cyber and physical threat information sharing partnerships with the private sector, this week saw its database of contact information on more than 80,000 members go up for sale on an English-language cybercrime forum. Meanwhile, the hackers responsible are communicating directly with […]

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  • December 14, 2022

Probing Weaponized Chat Applications Abused in Supply-Chain Attacks

This report examines the infection chain and the pieces of malware used by malicious actors in supply-chain attacks that leveraged trojanized installers of chat-based customer engagement platforms.

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  • December 14, 2022

Patch Tuesday: 0-days, RCE bugs, and a curious tale of signed malware

Tales of derring-do in the cyberunderground! (And some zero-days.)

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  • December 14, 2022

Apple patches everything, finally reveals mystery of iOS 16.1.2

There’s an update for everything this time, not just for iOS.

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