Catégorie : Cybersecurity
Jen Easterly, CISA Director, to Step Down on Inauguration Day
Other Biden administration appointees at CISA will also submit their resignations on Jan. 20, as the cyberdefense agency prepares for President-elect Trump’s new DHS director.
Critical WordPress Plug-in Flaw Exposes 4M Sites to Takeover
A vulnerability found in the Really Simple Security plug-in allows an attacker to remotely gain access to any account on an affected website, including the administrator, when 2FA is enabled.
China’s ‘Liminal Panda’ APT Attacks Telcos, Steals Phone Data
In US Senate testimony, a CrowdStrike exec explained how this advanced persistent threat penetrated telcos in Asia and Africa, gathering SMS messages, unique identifiers, and other metadata along the way.
‘Operation Undercut’ Adds to Russia Malign Influence Campaigns
Just like Russia’s Doppelgänger effort, the goal is to spread misinformation about Ukraine and Western efforts to help Ukraine in its war with Russia.
Sneaky Skimmer Malware Targets Magento Sites Ahead of Black Friday
A stealthy JavaScript injection attack steals data from the checkout page of sites, either by creating a fake credit card form or extracting data directly from payment fields.
Texas Teen Arrested for Scattered Spider Telecom Hacks
An FBI operation nabbed a member of the infamous cybercrime group, who is spilling the tea on ‘key Scattered Spider members’ and their tactics.
Microsoft Expands Access to Windows Recall AI Feature
The activity-recording capability has drawn concerns from the security community and privacy experts, but the tech giant is being measured in its gradual rollout, which is still in preview mode.
Israel Defies VC Downturn With More Cybersecurity Investments
With a focus on creating technologies for other markets, Israel continues to be a valued destination for venture capital in cybersecurity outside the US and Europe.
Microsoft Boosts Device Security With Windows Resiliency Initiative
Microsoft is readying a new release of Windows in 2025 that will have significant security controls such as more resilient drivers and "self-defending" operating system kernel.
How Learning to Fly Made Me a Better Cybersecurity CEO
The lessons I’ve learned soaring through the skies have extended far beyond the runway.




