Category: US News
Global Weekly Executive Summary, 20 March 2018
DHS and FBI Alert Warns of Russian Government Cyberattacks Targeting Critical Infrastructure On Thursday, March 15, 2018, The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released a joint Technical Alert warning about “Russian government actions targeting U.S. Government entities as
The New Vulnerabilities Equities Policy and Process Charter
An updated “Vulnerabilities Equities Policy and Process for the United States Government” charter was released on 15 NOV 2017 and describes the decision-making process for determining whether new vulnerabilities found by US government departments and agencies are disclosed or restricted. According to the White
Global Weekly Executive Summary, 09 NOV 2017
Chinese APTs Renew Corporate Espionage Operations Against US Companies Two years after the US and China agreed not to conduct or support cyber operations against each other in ways that would affect the commercial sector, new threat intelligence research from PwC seems to indicate that
Global Weekly Executive Summary, 06 OCT 2017
Yahoo Breaches Affected All 3 Billion Accounts The 2013-2016 Yahoo data breaches that affected 1 billion user accounts were infamous for being the largest on record since they were announced in December 2016. On 3 October, Yahoo announced that the 2013 breach was larger than
Global Weekly Executive Summary, 29 SEPT 2017
Deloitte Data Breach Multinational accounting and auditing firm Deloitte was the victim of a major cyberattack that lead to unauthorized access to the company’s internal email systems. Staff and client data was stolen, including usernames, passwords, IP addresses, business diagrams, and health information and email
Global Weekly Executive Summary, 22 SEPT 2017
Kaspersky Products Banned from US Federal Government Systems The US Department of Homeland Security ordered a purge of all security products originating from Russian cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab over national security concerns. The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on 13 September “issued a Binding
Equifax Megabreach Update: How, who, and more
Last week, we reported that the major credit reporting company Equifax announced a massive data breach affecting up to 143 million US customers last week on 7 September, but the developing story over the course of the week has gone from bad to worse. How
Equifax Breach affects 143 Million in the US
Equifax Data Breach Credit reporting agency Equifax announced a massive data breach on 7 September that it says could potentially impact 143 million US customers. Equifax is one of the three largest US credit bureaus that collects and maintains consumer financial data for hundreds of
Global Weekly Executive Summary, 01 SEPT 2017
Turla Group, the Gazer Backdoor, and WhiteBear Activity This week, two security researchers published reports relating to well-known cyberespionage APT group,Turla. Security researchers from ESET, an IT security company based in Slovakia, wrote about a previously undocumented backdoor called Gazer which appears to be the
Global Weekly Executive Summary, August 11, 2107
eLoran: New Interest in Radio Navigation Technology after GPS Jamming Incidents Recent incidents of GPS interference and jamming and the possibility of cyberattacks have renewed interest in earth-based radio navigation systems. South Korea, the US, Russia, and Britain have all independently been exploring Enhanced Long