#IRISSCON: Social Engineering Testers Warned Not to Cross Ethical and Legal Boundaries
Sharon Conheady discusses the ethical and legal dilemmas often faced by social engineering testers
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- November 11, 2022
Validating VPC Endpoint Connections Occur Via the Private Network
ACM.108 How to inspecting traffic flows and troubleshoot VPC Endpoint connections This is a continuation of my series on Automating Cybersecurity Metrics. This post is long and detailed. You are really going to get your money’s worth! If you want a summary of what we discover in this post, jump to the end. If you […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsCISA Says Midterm Voting Uncompromised By Cyber-attacks
Election workers will continue to work in the days ahead to certify the election results
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsNSA Over-surveillance
Here in 2022, we have a newly declassified 2016 Inspector General report—”Misuse of Sigint Systems”—about a 2013 NSA program that resulted in the unauthorized (that is, illegal) targeting of Americans. Given all we learned from Edward Snowden, this feels like a minor coda. There’s nothing really interesting in the IG document, which is heavily redacted. […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsOnly 30% of Cyber-Insurance Holders Say Ransomware is Covered
Insurers are cutting back on coverage as claims surge
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsThe blockchain & data privacy (GDPR)
The content of this post is solely the responsibility of the author. AT&T does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article. Blockchain has been outlined as a digital, decentralized ledger that keeps a record of all transactions that present itself across a peer-to-peer network. […]
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsUkrainian Cyber Cops Bust $200m Fraud Ring
Two-year pan-European operation ends in arrests
Cyber News, Cyber Threat TrendsAlleged LockBit ransomware operator arrested in Canada
A man with dual Russian and Canadian nationality has been arrested in connection with his alleged part in the LockBit ransomware conspiracy that has demanded more than $100 million from its victims. Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.
Cyber News, Cyber Threat Trends
- November 11, 2022
Russian-Canadian National Charged Over Involvement in LockBit Ransomware Attacks
The U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced charges against a dual Russian and Canadian national for his alleged participation in LockBit ransomware attacks across the world. The 33-year-old Ontario resident, Mikhail Vasiliev, has been taken into custody and is awaiting extradition to the U.S., where is likely to be sentenced for a maximum of five years in […]
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