Top news of the week: 23.09.2020.
Security, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Democratic Party, Donald Trump, Automation, Cyber security standards
Companies And Services
RSA CDO Dr. @Zulfikar_Ramzan shares his thoughts on #compliance challenges that businesses are facing amid today's disruption. Read why efficiently responding to data subject access requests (#DSARs) is a particularly tricky challenge (via @SCmagazineUK): https://t.co/cweaa5NV1i
OpenSecurity teams strain to complete compliance audits under COVID
Don’t expect leniency from regulatory and certification bodies, but at least they are accommodating remote audits.
RT @snlyngaas: NEW: A closer look at the FBI's more aggressive strategy to disrupt foreign hackers, which places a premium on pulling whatever lever inflicts more pressure. That could mean passing investigative data to intel/military for offensive operations. https://t.co/ED6cQAAsR3
OpenFBI hopes a more aggressive cyber strategy will disrupt foreign hackers
Last week saw a flurry of U.S. indictments of alleged Chinese and Iranian hackers as part of a multi-agency crackdown on foreign intelligence services. The Department of Treasury issued ...
RT @jscros: In June @jeffstone500 & I took a spin around Brighton Beach in a chrome GWagon to photograph Arkady Bukh, the Perry Mason for Russian hackers. Jeff's profile dives into the underworld of post-Soviet cybercrime and the one lawyer everyone knows to call. https://t.co/gWS1BOk869
OpenHow Arkady Bukh, a New York-based immigrant from the former Soviet bloc, emerged as the go-to defense lawyer for the cybercrime underworld.
How a New York-based immigrant from the former Soviet bloc emerged as the go-to defense lawyer for the cybercrime underworld.
RT @ChuckDBrooks: Cybersecurity Talent Gaps Are Bigger Than We Thought—And Here’s How To Solve Them - InCyberDefense https://t.co/PmSIwBwVaI
OpenCybersecurity Talent Gaps Are Bigger Than We Thought—And Here’s How To Solve Them
The cybersecurity skills gap is large and persistent, creating significant economic and national security vulnerabilities for the United States. The ICS Village recently sponsored an event ...
RT @SaysSimonson: NEW: A senior Biden cyber security staffer spent years affiliated with an online troll/hacking group. Wild story that took a while to sort through:
https://t.co/pZb9feVIp2
OpenSenior Biden campaign cybersecurity expert participated in racist internet troll group
A senior cybersecurity adviser to Joe Biden’s presidential campaign spent years affiliating with a hacking organization and boasted on a personal blog about breaking into her neighbor's ...
CVE gets a boost from CISA for ICS and medical devices. Now if we could only get that boost for open source libraries. https://t.co/v3gvKHZdHd
OpenCISA Joins MITRE to Issue Vulnerability Identifiers
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency will become a peer of MITRE in the CVE program, likely leading to continued increases in disclosed vulnerabilities.
RT @jeffstone500: Under the guise of protecting national security, White House kneecapped crucial updates to TikTok + WeChat. Here's why the lame duck versions of those apps are dangerous, via @shanvav.
https://t.co/PRp4Oijpqe
OpenLame-duck versions of TikTok and WeChat are definitely a problem, security experts say
The Trump administration's ban of Chinese-owned TikTok and WeChat from app stores could keep current users from downloading security updates.
The Justice Department warns the video game industry is a new target for nation-state actors. Hackers had access to 25M customer records, password hashes, emails and other personal information. Learn how to stay safer while gaming: https://t.co/baW04VqscB
https://t.co/63V4LBMxkB
OpenUS charges Chinese hackers with 'unprecedented' attacks on gaming companies
The Justice Department warns that the video game industry is a new target for nation-state actors.