Tag: defense
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A Silicon Valley VC Got Israel Starlink Access Within Days of October 7 Attack
During a webinar hosted by Israel’s Defense Ministry, Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire discussed helping connect Israel with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet far earlier than was known. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/shaun-maguire-starlink-idf-israel-gaza/
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How hospitality companies can stay ahead of cyberattacks this summer
Hotels are a popular target for cyberattacks, but industry collaboration and intelligence sharing can serve as defense mechanisms. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/hotel-cyberattack-prevention-oped/748610/
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Former Unilever CISO Kirsten Davies to Take Pentagon Post
Private-Sector Cyber Leader Kirsten Davies Tapped to Lead DoD IT and Security. President Donald Trump has nominated Kirsten Davies to serve as CIO of the Department of Defense – a pivotal role in modernizing the Pentagon’s sprawling digital infrastructure. The nomination was submitted to Congress and has been referred to the Committee on Armed Services…
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4 ways to safeguard CISO communications from legal liabilities
Tags: ciso, communications, corporate, cyber, data, defense, governance, government, incident, jobs, law, privacy, regulation, risk, vulnerabilityPay attention to the medium: CISOs also need to pay attention to what they say based on the medium in which they are communicating. Pay attention to “how we communicate, who we’re communicating with, what platforms we’re communicating on, and whether it’s oral or written,” Angela Mauceri, corporate director and assistant general counsel for cyber…
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Revenue Risk Hidden in Fly by Night New eSkimming Tools
by Source Defense Don’t Trust Your Online Revenue Channel to Sub-par Solutions for eSkimming Security (Beware the big box “me too” solutions) As PCI DSS 4.0.1 enforcement has driven demand for eSkimming security and compliance controls (also known as client-side protection), several big-box CDN and “swiss army knife” security vendors have rushed to capitalize First…
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Japanese Parliament Passes Active Cyber Defense Law
New Cyber Law Enables Agencies to Neutralize Attackers’ Servers Located Abroad. The Japanese Parliament passed the long-delayed active cyber defense bill on Friday, paving the way for government agencies to monitor external telecommunications and preemptively respond to signs of cyberattacks, including neutralizing attackers’ servers. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/japanese-parliament-passes-active-cyber-defense-law-a-28430
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A Silicon Valley VC Says He Got the IDF Starlink Access Within Days of October 7 Attack
Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire said in a webinar hosted by Israel’s Defense Ministry that he connected the IDF with SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet far sooner than believed. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/shaun-maguire-starlink-idf-israel-gaza/
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Japan passed a law allowing preemptive offensive cyber actions
Japan passed a law allowing preemptive offensive cyber actions, shifting from its pacifist stance to bolster defenses like major Western powers. Japan has enacted the Active Cyberdefense Law, allowing preemptive offensive cyber operations to counter threats before damage occurs. This marks a shift from Japan’s pacifist stance under Article 9, aiming to elevate its cyber…
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CISA Defends Critical Infrastructure With Early Cyber Alerts
Executive Director Bridget Bean on How Proactive Alerts Prevented $8.7B in Damages. As state-sponsored threats become increasingly aggressive, CISA is scaling its proactive cyber defense efforts. Through real-time threat intelligence, joint task forces and pre-emptive alerts, it is shielding critical infrastructure from state-sponsored and ransomware-driven attacks. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/cisa-defends-critical-infrastructure-early-cyber-alerts-a-28426
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Don’t let DOGE destroy CISA
Elon Musk’s DOGE isn’t about efficiency, it’s about destruction. We should not let this administration tear down our best defenses against those trying to attack us in cyberspace. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/doge-dismantles-cisa-cybersecurity-trump-elon-musk-eric-swallwell-op-ed/
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Inside MITRE ATTCK v17: Smarter defenses, sharper threat intel
In this Help Net Security video, Adam Pennington, MITRE ATTCK Lead, breaks down what’s new in the ATTCK v17 release. He highlights the addition of the ESXi … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/05/19/inside-mitre-attack-v17-video/
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DoD SPRS Scores: How Often Should You Update Them?
The overall defense industrial base is growing increasingly aware of the needs of modern information and cyber security. From recent major supply chain attacks to the constant threat of nation-state actors trying to compromise systems, it’s important to be committed to the best security you can implement, no matter where you are in the supply……
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Liongard Launches LiongardIQ to Unify Risk Discovery and Automated Defense
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/liongard-launches-liongardiq-to-unify-risk-discovery-and-automated-defense
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Hackers Leveraging PowerShell to Bypass Antivirus and EDR Defenses
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a growing trend in which threat actors are exploiting Microsoft PowerShell a legitimate Windows command-line interface to bypass advanced antivirus and Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) defenses. This technique, often termed as “Living off the Land” (LotL), allows attackers to leverage built-in system utilities, reducing their reliance on external malicious payloads…
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When the Perimeter Fails: Microsegmentation as the Last Line of Defense
Perimeter defenses can fail. Learn how microsegmentation halts lateral movement, securing your network from internal threats. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/05/when-the-perimeter-fails-microsegmentation-as-the-last-line-of-defense/
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Castle for Cloudflare: Unified bot and fraud defense, from edge to in-app
Today, May 15, 2025, Castle extends its proven behavioral detection to the network edge through a no-code, fully managed Cloudflare integration. The rise of AI allows attackers to operate faster and better than ever, which means fraud and abuse is now embedded in traffic from day one and often overwhelming First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump…
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Interlock Ransomware Targeting Defense Contractors and Supply Chain Networks
The Interlock Ransomware group has emerged as a significant adversary targeting defense contractors and their intricate supply chain networks. First identified in September 2024, Interlock has rapidly shifted from opportunistic attacks across sectors like healthcare and technology to highly targeted assaults on the defense industrial base. A recent attack on National Defense Corporation (NDC) and…
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5 BCDR Essentials for Effective Ransomware Defense
Ransomware has evolved into a deceptive, highly coordinated and dangerously sophisticated threat capable of crippling organizations of any size. Cybercriminals now exploit even legitimate IT tools to infiltrate networks and launch ransomware attacks. In a chilling example, Microsoft recently disclosed how threat actors misused its Quick Assist remote assistance tool to deploy the destructive First…
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INE Security Alert: Continuous CVE Practice Closes Critical Gap Between Vulnerability Alerts and Effective Defense
Cary, North Carolina, 14th May 2025, CyberNewsWire First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/05/ine-security-alert-continuous-cve-practice-closes-critical-gap-between-vulnerability-alerts-and-effective-defense/
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INE Security Alert: Continuous CVE Practice Closes Critical Gap Between Vulnerability Alerts and Effective Defense
Cary, North Carolina, 14th May 2025, CyberNewsWire First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/ine-security-alert-continuous-cve-practice-closes-critical-gap-between-vulnerability-alerts-and-effective-defense/
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Researchers Unveil New Threat-Hunting Techniques to Detect Azure Managed Identity Abuse
A group of cybersecurity specialists from Hunters, working under the prestigious Team Axon, have presented sophisticated threat-hunting techniques in a ground-breaking research paper titled >>Mastering Azure Managed Identities: Attack & Defense, Part 2,
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Ransomware scum have put a target on the no man’s land between IT and operations
Defenses are weaker, and victims are more likely to pay, SANS warns First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/05/14/ransomware_targets_middle_systems_sans/
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CISA Planned to Kill .Gov Alerts, Then It Reversed Course
CISA Said Its Cyber Alerts Were Moving to X on Monday. By Tuesday, the Plan Changed.. The U.S. cyber defense agency reversed plans to move cybersecurity alerts off its .gov site Tuesday and acknowledged the confusion the decision caused within the cybersecurity community, amid concerns that relying on platforms like X would reduce visibility and…
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Microsoft’s May 2025 Patch Tuesday Addresses 71 CVEs (CVE-2025-32701, CVE-2025-32706, CVE-2025-30400)
5Critical 66Important 0Moderate 0Low Microsoft addresses 71 CVEs including seven zero-days, five of which were exploited in the wild. Microsoft patched 71 CVEs in its May 2025 Patch Tuesday release, with five rated critical and 66 rated as important. This month’s update includes patches for: .NET, Visual Studio, and Build Tools for Visual Studio Active…
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Google introduces Advanced Protection mode for its most at-risk Android users
A single flip of a settings button enables a host of defenses against hacking. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2025/05/google-introduces-advanced-protection-mode-for-its-most-at-risk-android-users/
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Intel’s data-leaking Spectre defenses scared off yet again
ETH Zurich boffins exploit branch prediction race condition to steal info from memory, fixes have mild perf hit First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/05/13/intel_spectre_race_condition/
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How Interlock Ransomware Affects the Defense Industrial Base Supply Chain
Interlock Ransomware ‘s attack on a defense contractor exposed global defense supply chain details, risking operations of top contractors and their clients. Resecurity envisions the cascading effects on the defense supply chain due to ransomware activity. In the recent incident, by attacking a defense contractor, Interlock Ransomware uncovered details about the supply chains and operations…
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Unified Account Defense: How AI-Powered Layers Stop Bots and Human Fraud”, Faster
From login abuse to in-session fraud, DataDome’s unified account protection layers stop both bots and human attackers in real time”, without disrupting legitimate users. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/05/unified-account-defense-how-ai-powered-layers-stop-bots-and-human-fraud-faster/
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How Interlock Ransomware Affects the Defense Industrial Base Supply Chain
First seen on resecurity.com Jump to article: www.resecurity.com/blog/article/how-interlock-ransomware-affects-the-defense-industrial-base-supply-chain