Vulnerabilities (161)
Identity-Based Attacks Dominate in 2023, CrowdStrike Warns
- Friday, 18 August 2023
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief
When the punk band X-Ray Spex sang, “Identity is the crisis,” they might as well have been talking about the cybersecurity environment so far this year. That’s one of the takeaways from CrowdStrike’s recently released 2023 Threat Hunting Report.
Read more...Microsoft Probes China Breach Linked to State Dept. Hack
- Friday, 21 July 2023
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief
Microsoft said it is investigating how hackers, allegedly tied to China, obtained a key that allowed them to access email accounts for State Department officials, among others. So reports TechCrunch.
Read more...Security Decision-Makers Don’t Feel Trusted by C-Suite: Kroll
- Monday, 26 June 2023
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Fully 42% of information security decision-makers have cited a lack of trust as their biggest challenge. That’s according to Kroll’s 2023 State of Cyber Defense Report.
Read more...U.S. Department of Transportation Investigates Massive Breach
- Friday, 19 May 2023
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
A spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Transportation has confirmed that the agency is looking into a data breach affecting 237,000 now and former federal government employees. So reports cybersecurity firm Recorded Future’s news outlet, The Record.
Read more...Ex-Uber Security Leader Avoids Prison, But Others Are On Notice
- Monday, 15 May 2023
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
A federal judge in San Francisco has sentenced Joe Sullivan, the former chief security officer at Uber, to three years’ probation for criminal obstruction involving a data breach.
Read more...Samsung Warns Staff Not to Use AI Like ChatGPT After Leak
- Tuesday, 02 May 2023
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Samsung Electronics has informed employees that they may no longer use generative AI technology like ChatGPT and Google Bard. So reports Bloomberg.
Read more...Pentagon Leak Hints Russian Hackers Breached Canada Gas Network
- Sunday, 16 April 2023
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Russia-backed hackers claim they breached Canada's natural gas distribution network. That is among many apparent revelations coming from a recent purported leak of classified Pentagon documents.
Read more...FBI Reveals 'Isolated' Cybersecurity Incident
- Friday, 24 February 2023
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
The FBI confirmed it is investigating a cybersecurity incident, although the bureau has so far provided few details. So reports CNN.
Read more...CrowdStrike’s Super Bowl Debut Reimagines Trojan Horse
- Friday, 17 February 2023
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
CrowdStrike aired its first-ever Super Bowl ad during this year’s matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, and it has already turned heads.
Read more...Russian Hackers Take Credit for U.S. Hospital Website Issues
- Thursday, 02 February 2023
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
A pro-Russian hacking group claimed responsibility for cyberattacks resulting in website issues for various U.S. hospital systems, including Duke Health in North Carolina. So reports The News & Observer.
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