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@djrothkopf shared
On Dec 15, 2020
RT @ericgeller: New: Inside the deepening crisis consuming the federal govt as agencies scramble to figure out if they've been hacked. "This is probably going to be one of the most consequential cyberattacks in U.S. history,” a U.S. official told me. https://t.co/CqPCmbnOpM https://t.co/P8MztzFdHV
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'Massively disruptive' cyber crisis engulfs multiple agencies

'Massively disruptive' cyber crisis engulfs multiple agencies

The hacks also placed new pressure on the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, which has been without a permanent leader since November.

@s_crawford shared
On Dec 15, 2020
Supply chain security: How do you like me now? Management & monitoring systems have figured as likely targets for years - but nothing like our dependence on third party IT providers today. https://t.co/zNNg0tDtqj
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U.S. Treasury, Commerce Depts. Hacked Through SolarWinds Compromise

U.S. Treasury, Commerce Depts. Hacked Through SolarWinds Compromise

Communications at the U.S. Treasury and Commerce Departments were reportedly compromised by a supply chain attack on SolarWinds, a security vendor that helps the federal …

@wbm312 shared
On Dec 14, 2020
RT @ZDNet: SEC filings: SolarWinds says 18,000 customers were impacted by recent hack https://t.co/VXSYjhtusR
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SEC filings: SolarWinds says 18,000 customers were impacted by recent hack

SEC filings: SolarWinds says 18,000 customers were impacted by recent hack

In SEC documents filed today, SolarWinds said it notified 33,000 customers of its recent hack, but that only 18,000 used a trojanized version of its Orion platform.

@ISC2 shared
On Dec 10, 2020
.@SearchSecurity: 10 #CybersecurityCertifications to Boost Your Career in 2021 https://t.co/rKgBiTcGwd #CISSP #HCISPP
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10 cybersecurity certifications to boost your career in 2021

10 cybersecurity certifications to boost your career in 2021

Heading into 2021, cybersecurity professionals are simultaneously in high demand and worried about keeping their jobs as companies continue to battle the COVID-19 pandemic. Cybersecurity ...

@tonymorbin shared
On Dec 15, 2020
SolarWinds. Steve King: If we have just supplied our adversaries with serious weaponry, we should brace ourselves for a flurry of probative attacks testing and assessing the architecture of our defensive topologies, and perhaps even worse. #cybersecurity https://t.co/fy3Js1uC71
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Cybersecurity: A Bleak 'Progress' Report

Cybersecurity: A Bleak 'Progress' Report

In light of the widespread apparent impact of the hack of SolarWinds' network management tools, it's time for a frank assessment of the lack of cybersecurity progress in recent years. ...

@snlyngaas shared
On Dec 15, 2020
Thanks for the perspective @RobertMLee & @PatrickCMiller: https://t.co/NcPANURUS9
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SolarWinds breach has industrial firms checking their networks for vulnerabilities

SolarWinds breach has industrial firms checking their networks for vulnerabilities

Executives from multiple U.S. electric utilities on Monday convened a phone call to discuss a critical vulnerability in software made by SolarWinds, the federal contractor at the heart of ...

@SCMagazine shared
On Dec 16, 2020
For companies #breached in the @solarwinds attack.. and even for those who were not.. some near- and long-term response https://t.co/APRVclvbkL
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Here are the critical responses required of all businesses after SolarWinds supply-chain hack

Here are the critical responses required of all businesses after SolarWinds supply-chain hack

SolarWinds customers must determine what was breached, mitigate the damage before using the software again & explore new supply chain safeguards.

@tonymorbin shared
On Dec 11, 2020
U.S. telecoms required to rip and replace Huawei and ZTE Chinese equipment from their networks. US FCC reaffirms they are threats to U.S. national security able to exploit vulnerabilities in US teleco networks to spy for China. #cybersecurity https://t.co/leifhWp9Dv
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FCC Upholds Ruling That Huawei Poses National Security Threat

FCC Upholds Ruling That Huawei Poses National Security Threat

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has upheld its designation of Chinese telecom company Huawei as a national security threat, rejecting the firm's appeal

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