Top news of the week: 11.11.2021.
Companies And Services
Five affiliates to Sodinokibi/REvil unplugged
On 4 November, Romanian authorities arrested two individuals suspected of cyber-attacks deploying the Sodinokibi/REvil ransomware. They are allegedly responsible for 5 000 infections, which ...
How InfoSec Should Use the Minimum Viable Secure Product Checklist
Google and Salesforce executives discuss the need for the newly released MVSP, how tech companies came together to work on it, and how organizations should use it.
Robinhood Hackers Accessed Internal Tool for Removing Account Security Features, Screenshots Show
Robinhood told Motherboard that based on its investigation, the hackers did not make changes to any customer accounts.
Surveillance Technology at the Fair: Proliferation of Cyber Capabilities in International Arms Markets
Nation-state cyber capabilities are increasingly abiding by the “pay-to-play” model—both US/NATO allies and adversaries can purchase interception and intrusion technologies from private ...
US seizes $6 million in ransom payments and expected to charge Ukrainian over major cyberattack
Law enforcement officials have seized an estimated $6 million in ransom payments, and the US Justice Department is expected to announce Monday that it has charged a suspect from Ukraine ...
US joins international cybersecurity partnership that Trump snubbed
The United States has joined an 80-country agreement that condemns reckless behavior in cyberspace and seeks to mobilize resources to secure the software supply chain that the Trump ...
How COVID forced cyber into the boardroom, and other observations from a ‘shark’
During his InfoSec World keynote, entrepreneur and TV personality Robert Herjavec said cybersecurity professionals need to frame the conversation to how security it enables the business.
COLUMN: Federal scrutiny turns to small- and mid-sized businesses’ role in supply chain
California's role in the global supply chain, with its broad eastern exposure, is unrivaled but also at risk to cybersecurity attacks. Companies in the state need to not only protect ...