Cyber Defense Advisors

Year: 2023

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  • July 7, 2023

iPhone Update — Apply It Now If You Haven’t Already

Apple recently issued an urgent iPhone update, iOS version 16.5.1. If you haven’t updated yet, you should.  Owners of iPads should update to iOS 16.5.1 as well.  The update contains two critical security fixes that prevent bad actors from executing malicious code on iPhones and iPads.   One of the fixes addresses an issue with the […]

Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
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  • July 7, 2023

Startup Spotlight: Endor Labs Focuses on Reachability

The company, one of four finalists in Black Hat USA’s 2023 startup competition, looks to find the vulnerabilities an attacker could actually access.

Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends

Smashing Security podcast #329: Pornhub, Barbie dolls, and can you trust a free TV?

Just how much do porn websites know about your sexual peccadillos? How are Barbie dolls involved in identity scams? And would you trust a completely free telly? Oh, and Graham has some opinions to share about “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”. All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition […]

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  • July 6, 2023

Mitigating Risk With Threat Intelligence

Dark Reading’s latest publication looks at a missing, but necessary, ingredient to effective third-party risk management.

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  • July 6, 2023

3 Critical RCE Bugs Threaten Industrial Solar Panels, Endangering Grid Systems

Exposed and unpatched solar power monitoring systems have been exploited by both amateurs and professionals, including Mirai botnet hackers.

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  • July 6, 2023

Startup Spotlight: Gomboc.ai Balances Cloud Infrastructure Security

The startup, one of four finalists in Black Hat USA’s 2023 startup competition, uses deterministic AI to optimize cloud security.

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  • July 6, 2023

Greatest cyber threats to aircraft come from the ground

How vulnerable are commercial airliners to cybersecurity breaches? It depends on what part of their IT systems you’re talking about. The avionics equipment that runs the aircraft is quite resistant to hacking, although not bulletproof. However, the inflight internet access systems that connect passengers to the web are as vulnerable as any ground-based network to […]

Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends

Smashing Security podcast #329: Pornhub, Barbie dolls, and can you trust a free TV?

Just how much do porn websites know about your sexual peccadillos? How are Barbie dolls involved in identity scams? And would you trust a completely free telly? Oh, and Graham has some opinions to share about “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”. All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition […]

Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends

Smashing Security podcast #329: Pornhub, Barbie dolls, and can you trust a free TV?

Just how much do porn websites know about your sexual peccadillos? How are Barbie dolls involved in identity scams? And would you trust a completely free telly? Oh, and Graham has some opinions to share about “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny”. All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition […]

Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends