Collaborate Disseminate
The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau on March 12 identified five Chinese companies they said posed a threat to U.S. national security. These companies are: Huawei Technologies Co., ZTE Corp., Hytera … Continue reading FCC Boots Chinese Telecom Companies, Citing Security
In early March, Recorded Future’s Insikt Group published a report titled China-Linked Group RedEcho Targets the Indian Power Sector, which detailed China’s targeting of ten different Indian organizations within the energy sector, specifically the powe… Continue reading India and China’s Conflict Goes Cyber
Today, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, William F. Sweeney, announced the unsealing of a seven count indictment charging John David McAfee, founder of McAfee, and Jimmy Gale Watson, an executive advisor to McAfee, with… Continue reading John McAfee Indicted for ICO Manipulation, Securities Fraud
In the world of cybersecurity, much has been said about the zero-trust paradigm over the years, and with good reason. The basic tenets of the early days of information security have been overshadowed by events and technical evolution. On Feb. 26, the … Continue reading Zero-Trust in a Trusting World
On Feb. 23, 2021 Twitter booted a gaggle of accounts from its platform, including those determined to be associated with the Russian government and the well-known disinformation machine Internet Research Agency (IRA). Twitter regularly culls users; th… Continue reading Twitter Removes Russian Disinformation Accounts
In mid-February 2021, the Department of Justice shared the content of what had been a sealed indictment charging three North Korean (DPRK) hacking “operatives” with a plethora of cybercrimes, including “cyber heists and extortion schemes, targeting bo… Continue reading Hacking for Dollars: North Korean Cybercrime
If you are familiar with “The Flight Attendant,” you know it is a quirky murder mystery shown on HBOMax. Yet, hidden within the murder mystery is a subplot of espionage and intrigue reminiscent of any number of today’s real-life espionage cases … Continue reading Nation-State Espionage in ‘The Flight Attendant’
Some might say it was inevitable that, once law enforcement and intelligence agencies realized the power of COVID-19 contact tracing applications to confirm proximity between persons, privacy would become a secondary issue. They would be right. Austra… Continue reading Law Enforcement Eyeing Contact Tracing Apps
As high-profile hacks mount, should the government be involved in creating and enforcing a national cyber strategy? The number of identified companies and government entities that were among the 17,000+ compromised in the SolarWinds backdoor injection… Continue reading Does the U.S. Need a National Cyber Strategy?
Two infosec team members are accused of attacking Leonardo’s systems to perpetrate IP theft, highlighting the real issue of insider threats One question often asked in security is whether an event is really a cyberattack when insiders are the on… Continue reading Who Watches the Watchers, Italian Style – Insider IP Theft at Leonardo