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A Key US Government Surveillance Tool Should Face New Limits, a Divided Privacy Oversight Board Says Introduction In a highly contentious report, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board has recommended that the FBI and other agencies be required to obtain court approval before reviewing the communications of U.S. citizens collected through the secretive foreign…
Government Surveillance Tool Should Face New Limits, Divided Privacy Oversight Board Recommends A sharply divided privacy oversight board is recommending that the FBI and other U.S. government agencies be required to obtain court approval before reviewing the communications of American citizens collected through a secretive foreign surveillance program. The recommendation comes from a three-member Democratic…
NIST Publishes Final Version of 800-82r3 OT Security Guide Introduction The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released the final version of its Special Publication (SP) 800-82 Revision 3 guide to operational technology (OT) security. The 316-page document provides detailed guidance on improving the security of OT systems, addressing their unique safety, reliability,…
Vulnerabilities in Cloudflare‘s Security Controls Expose Users to Internal Attacks Cloudflare, a major cybersecurity vendor offering web application firewall (WAF), bot management, and distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) protections, has been found to have vulnerabilities in its security controls that allow users to bypass customer-configured protections and target other users from within the platform. Certitude, a technology…
Ransomware FBI Warns Organizations of Dual Ransomware, Wiper Attacks Overview The FBI has issued a warning to organizations about a new trend in ransomware attacks, where victims are being targeted by multiple file-encrypting malware families or with wipers. These attacks, observed in July 2023, involve cyber threat actors deploying two different ransomware variants in close…
Johnson Controls Hit by Ransomware Attack The Cyberattack Building technology giant Johnson Controls has recently confirmed that it has been hit by a disruptive cyberattack carried out by a ransomware group. The company filed an 8-K form with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosing that its internal IT infrastructure and applications were disrupted as…
Report: Mac Security Survey 2023 The State of Mac Security As the world becomes increasingly digital, the importance of cybersecurity cannot be overstated. This principle applies not only to Windows users but also to Mac users, who often believe that their devices are immune to malware and other cyber threats. In an effort to shed…
North Korean Hackers Impersonated Meta Recruiter on LinkedIn to Target Aerospace Company In a significant advancement in cyber espionage capabilities, hackers linked with North Korea’s Lazarus Group posed as a recruiter for Meta and targeted employees of an aerospace company in Spain through a phishing operation. The operation involved sending phishing emails via LinkedIn, offering…
Frenchman Charged with Cybercrimes Pleads Guilty in US Court In a landmark cybercrime case, a 22-year-old Frenchman, Sebastien Raoult, also known as Sezyo Kaizen, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and identity theft in a US District Court in Seattle, Washington. Raoult, along with two co-conspirators, Gabriel Bildstein and Abdel-Hakim El-Ahmadi, formed…
The State of Mac Security: Insights from the 2023 Survey Introduction The digital landscape is constantly evolving, and with it comes new challenges and threats to online security. Mac users have long enjoyed a reputation for being more secure than their Windows counterparts. However, as cybercriminals become increasingly sophisticated, it is crucial for Mac users…