U.S. government agencies and businesses are largely unprepared for a major cyber attack from state-sponsored actors, and must prepare now, according to a report by key governmental-focused think tanks.
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ExileRAT Malware Targets Tibetan Exile Government
Researchers have discovered a new cyber-espionage campaign targeting the organization representing the exiled Tibetan government.
Podcast Episode 132: NERC issues a Big Fine – does it matter?
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 28:27 — 32.6MB)Subscribe: Android | Email | Google Podcasts | RSSIn this week’s episode of the podcast (#132): in the wake of news of the biggest fine yet for violations of the NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standard, we talk with Willy Leichter and Saurabh Sharma of the firm Virsec about whether the industry’s main security standard even matters in an age of sophisticated, nation-backed hackers. As we reported last week, NERC – the North American Electric Reliability Corporation – issued a $10 million fine and a 250 page report (PDF) detailing the failure by one of its member companies to abide by the organization’s main cyber security regulation the Critical Infrastructure Protection or CIP standards. Thirteen of the violations listed were rated as a “serious risk” to the operation of the Bulk Power System and 62 were rated a “moderate risk.” […]
Testimony: There’s No Internet of Things Risk in Repair
A proposed right to repair law in New Hampshire won’t make the Internet of Things one iota less secure. It will benefit consumers and the planet by extending the useful life of a wide range of connected devices, while making it easier to keep them secure throughout their useful life.
Russian Cyber Criminal Named as Source of Massive Collection 1 Data Dump
A Russian cyber criminal going by the name of “C0rpz” is believed to be the source of a massive trove of over one billion online credentials known as “Collection 1,” the firm Recorded Future reports.
