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Threats And Attacks

On May 28, 2020
@EduardKovacs shared
Israel’s national cyber chief officially acknowledged the country had thwarted a major cyber attack last month against its water systems, an assault widely attributed to arch-enemy Iran. https://t.co/ZWUpiObzI6
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Israeli Cyber Chief: Major Attack on Water Systems Thwarted

Israeli Cyber Chief: Major Attack on Water Systems Thwarted

Israel’s national cyber chief officially acknowledged the country had thwarted a major cyber attack last month against its water systems, an assault widely attributed to arch-enemy Iran

On May 26, 2020
@EduardKovacs shared
The U.N. disarmament chief warned Friday that cyber crime is on the rise, with a 600% increase in malicious emails during the COVID-19 pandemic. https://t.co/XscODZuWtL
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Top UN Official Warns Malicious Emails on Rise in Pandemic

Top UN Official Warns Malicious Emails on Rise in Pandemic

The U.N. disarmament chief warned Friday that cyber crime is on the rise, with a 600% increase in malicious emails during the COVID-19 pandemic

On May 29, 2020
@SecurityWeek shared
NSA: Russian Agents Have Been Hacking Major Email Program https://t.co/pnZuC9T7sZ
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NSA: Russian Agents Have Been Hacking Major Email Program

NSA: Russian Agents Have Been Hacking Major Email Program

The U.S. National Security Agency says a Russian military hacking group has been exploiting a major email server program since last August or earlier

On May 22, 2020
@threatpost shared
Researchers have uncovered new #cybercrime campaigns from the Chafer #APT, targeting air transportation firms and governments. (via @Bitdefender) https://t.co/E5LxTIsfkA
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Chafer APT Hits Middle East Govs With Latest Cyber-Espionage Attacks

Chafer APT Hits Middle East Govs With Latest Cyber-Espionage Attacks

Government and air transportation companies in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia were targeted in a recent attack tracked back to the Chafer APT.

On May 26, 2020
@paulsparrows shared
The second cyberattacks timeline of April is out and unsurprisingly the pandemic continues to characterize the threat landscape: nearly one quarter of the events is somehow related to COVID-19 https://t.co/ICorQeNJqB
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16-30 April 2020 Cyber Attacks Timeline

16-30 April 2020 Cyber Attacks Timeline

It’s time to publish the second timeline of April. Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the level of activity continues to be quite high. In this timeline I have collected 92 events, less than the ...

On May 26, 2020
@CiscoUmbrella shared
In @esg_global NEW Elastic Cloud Gateway report, learn about the impacts that cloud, mobility, and distributed environments have on edge network security strategy. https://t.co/mQXqjrYCf0 https://t.co/sOzHZOobSv
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Cybersecurity threats, network complexity, and inefficient tools drive change in 2020

Cybersecurity threats, network complexity, and inefficient tools drive change in 2020

Emerging cybersecurity threats drive IT investments Today’s workplaces are evolving in record time. We continue to see a rise in highly distributed environments, remote offices, mobile ...

On May 28, 2020
@DarkReading shared
How Elite Protectors Operationalize Security Protection https://t.co/eo7wtfHI79 by Maurice Uenuma, former Special Ops Marine, and A.T. Smith, former Deputy Director, US Secret Service > second of two-part series #SpecialOps #Security
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How Elite Protectors Operationalize Security Protection

How Elite Protectors Operationalize Security Protection

There is no silver bullet for cybersecurity. It takes the right people, with the right mindset, applying the right elements of good security from the data center to the SOC.

On May 27, 2020
@DAlperovitch shared
RT @FedSoc: [TODAY] Public-Private Partnerships: The Future of Cybersecurity? https://t.co/v4r7W0gk2X #teleforum Featuring @jamil_n_jaffer & @DAlperovitch. Call begins at 1p ET.
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Public-Private Partnerships: The Future of Cybersecurity?

Public-Private Partnerships: The Future of Cybersecurity?

While most agree cybersecurity is a vital part of modern national security and see cyber-attacks as an evolving and dangerous threat, the question of how best to utilize the …