Vulnerabilities (158)
Could the Colonial Pipeline Hack Be A Blessing In Disguise?
- Friday, 14 May 2021
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
A ransomware attack that shut down the United States’ largest fuel pipeline has prompted calls for shoring up the cybersecurity of the nation’s key infrastructure.
Read more...Biden’s White House on the Hot Seat Over Cyberattacks
- Friday, 26 March 2021
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
The Biden administration faces pressure on multiple fronts after the Russian SolarWinds hack and Chinese cyber attackers’ breach of Microsoft Exchange flaws.
Read more...Accellion Data Breach Keeps Widening in Scope, Price
- Thursday, 11 March 2021
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
A series of data breaches centering around third-party data security provider Accellion has continued to spread and grow in cost. So reports Wired.
Read more...How the Microsoft Hack Grew Into a Global Debacle
- Wednesday, 10 March 2021
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
What started as a stealth Chinese spying operation aimed at “very specific” people through previously undiscovered flaws in Microsoft’s Exchange email software has transformed into a global hacking crisis affecting tens of thousands of organizations. That’s according to various reports.
Read more...Senators Eye Cyberattack Disclosure at SolarWinds Hearing
- Thursday, 25 February 2021
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Both parties’ ranking members on the Senate Intelligence committee have said Congress may want to pass a law requiring cyberattack victims to notify authorities of the incidents. So reports Law360.
Read more...Florida Water Hack May Hold National, Global Implications
- Thursday, 18 February 2021
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
As local authorities nationwide looked to shore up their cybersecurity in light of the hacking of a small-town Florida water treatment facility, officials on Capitol Hill heard suggestions that the attack may have originated overseas.
Read more...Biden Readies Executive Action Over SolarWinds Hack
- Thursday, 18 February 2021
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
A White House official has said that the Biden administration is working on an executive action in response to the wide-ranging SolarWinds breach. So reports The Hill.
Read more...SolarWinds Cyber Attack Linked to Russian Spy Tools
- Thursday, 14 January 2021
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Malware used to expose the information of as many as 18,000 clients of software vendor SolarWinds looked very much like code connected with alleged Russian spies, researchers have found. So reports Reuters.
Read more...How Bad Was the Capitol Riot for Cybersecurity?
- Thursday, 14 January 2021
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
While the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6 raised cybersecurity concerns, the pro-Trump rioters probably do not pose a grave threat to the nation’s information security, according to industry experts.
Read more...Solarwinds Hack Looks Worse the More We Know About It
- Wednesday, 06 January 2021
- Vulnerabilities
- Written by Security Tech Brief Staff
Alarm bells from cybersecurity experts are ringing ever louder as new details emerge from the recently uncovered hacking that began by targeting the IT contractor SolarWinds.
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