Cyber Defense Advisors

Month: April 2023

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  • April 23, 2023

S3 Server Access Log Bucket Policy

ACM.200 Revisiting default AWS S3 ACLs that still exist Continue reading on Medium »

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  • April 23, 2023

Configuring PFSense and Netgate Devices

Stories on various settings available in PFSense and Netgate devices running it Continue reading on Cloud Security »

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Friday Squid Blogging: More on Squid Fishing

The squid you eat most likely comes from unregulated waters. As usual, you can also use this squid post to talk about the security stories in the news that I haven’t covered. Read my blog posting guidelines here.

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Government Agencies Release Blueprint for Secure Smart Cities

NCSC and CISA want to balance connectivity with resilience

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Get ready for RSA 2023: Stronger Together

Going to RSA next week? If you don’t know, it’s a huge cybersecurity conference held at Moscone Center in San Francisco, CA. If you’re going, please stop by the AT&T Cybersecurity booth and check us out. It’s at #6245 in the North Hall. Remember to bring a picture ID for RSA check-in, otherwise you’ll have […]

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  • April 20, 2023

NSO Group Used 3 Zero-Click iPhone Exploits Against Human Rights Defenders

Israeli spyware maker NSO Group deployed at least three novel “zero-click” exploits against iPhones in 2022 to infiltrate defenses erected by Apple and deploy Pegasus, according to the latest findings from Citizen Lab. “NSO Group customers widely deployed at least three iOS 15 and iOS 16 zero-click exploit chains against civil society targets around the […]

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EFF on the UN Cybercrime Treaty

EFF has a good explainer on the problems with the new UN Cybercrime Treaty, currently being negotiated in Vienna. The draft treaty has the potential to rewrite criminal laws around the world, possibly adding over 30 criminal offenses and new expansive police powers for both domestic and international criminal investigations. […] While we don’t think […]

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Conversational Attacks Fastest Growing Mobile Threat

Pig butchering and similar scams could soon be AI-driven

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Spyware Company QuaDream Set to Close

Under-fire Israeli firm was accused of developing zero-day exploits

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