DOJ establishes cybercrime enforcement unit as U.S. warnings mount over Chinese hacking

Assistant Attorney General for National Security Matt Olsen said the center will speed up disruption campaigns and prosecutions.

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How a computer scientist talks to her daughter about TikTok 

The debate over TikTok’s national security risk is lost on many young users, except if your mom is a technologist focused on global threats.

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DOJ now relies on paper for its most sensitive court documents, official says

A top DOJ official said potential vulnerabilities in the online case management system means that “going online is not always the best thing.”

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DeadRinger: Exposing Chinese Threat Actors Targeting Major Telcos

Following the discovery of Hafnium attacks targeting Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities, the Cybereason Nocturnus and Incident Response teams proactively hunted for various threat actors trying to leverage similar techniques in-the-wild. In the… Continue reading DeadRinger: Exposing Chinese Threat Actors Targeting Major Telcos

How purple team operations helped defend the Pentagon — and can help your security team today.

The purple team construct is changing cybersecurity for the better. Here is how you build, lead, and manage effective purple team operations.
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Report: Ransomware Attacks and the True Cost to Business

Ransomware attacks have continued to make headlines, and for good reason: on average, there is a new ransomware attack every 11 seconds, and the losses to organizations from ransomware attacks is projected to reach $20 billion over the course of 2… Continue reading Report: Ransomware Attacks and the True Cost to Business

The Line in the Sand: How We Respond Today Impacts Our Security Tomorrow

In the past few months, we’ve faced massive attacks with SolarWinds and the HAFNIUM attacks targeting Microsoft Exchange, followed by the unprecedented ransomware attack by DarkSide that crippled US critical infrastructure. It is time to ask ourse… Continue reading The Line in the Sand: How We Respond Today Impacts Our Security Tomorrow

New Cybersecurity Executive Order: Will It Have Impact?

The state of the threat landscape in general, and incidents like the recent ransomware attack against Colonial Pipeline demand that we take immediate action to improve cybersecurity defenses. The recent executive order (EO) on cybersecurity from P… Continue reading New Cybersecurity Executive Order: Will It Have Impact?

Webinar: Cybereason vs. DarkSide Ransomware

Colonial Pipeline was recently the victim of a devastating attack that shut down U.S. operations across the East Coast, threatening an already tenuous economic recovery effort. This attack against critical infrastructure by the DarkSide Ransomware… Continue reading Webinar: Cybereason vs. DarkSide Ransomware

Inside the DarkSide Ransomware Attack on Colonial Pipeline

On May 8, the Colonial Pipeline Company announced that it had fallen victim to a ransomware attack a day earlier. The pipeline operations include transporting 100 million gallons of fuel daily to meet the needs of consumers across the entire easte… Continue reading Inside the DarkSide Ransomware Attack on Colonial Pipeline