Top news of the week: 05.10.2022.
How the CIA failed Iranian informants in its secret war with Tehran
Gholamreza Hosseini got caught spying for the CIA in Iran. The story of how he was burned casts light on an epic U.S. intelligence failure.
Fake CISO Profiles on LinkedIn Target Fortune 500s
Someone has recently created a large number of fake LinkedIn profiles for Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) roles at some of the world’s largest corporations. But the …
Chinese hacking group targeting US agencies and companies has surged its activity, analysis finds
An elite Chinese hacking group with ties to operatives indicted by a US grand jury in 2020 has surged its activity this year, targeting sensitive data held by companies and government ...
For Cybersecurity Awareness Month (and Halloween) – Some Scary Cyber Threat Stats
As we begin Cybersecurity Awareness month, it is incumbent for all of us to be more wary than usual by the scary stats surrounding an increasingly sophisticated and lethal cyber threat ...
When Cybersecurity Risk Exceeds Regulatory Risk (and by Several Orders of Magnitude)
Cryptocurrency Cybersecurity and its National Security Implications
Training can help swing odds against ransomware in favor of financial industry
Financial organizations are wise to invest in user education, training when it comes to phishing and ransomware, expert says.
Digital transformation is an information security imperative
Cybersecurity is a major concern for businesses in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). The Australian Cyber Security Centre reports there is new cyberattack every eight minutes against ...
Hamden mayor estimates $500,000 cost to address spring cyberattack
It has taken months to rebuild the network, but officials now believe they know how the...