The US has a new cyber workforce and education strategy. US hunts disruptive Chinese malware staged in US networks. Malware warnings, and an update on Russia’s hybrid war.

The US issues a National Cyber Workforce and Education strategy. Hunting Chinese malware staged in US networks. CISA warns of Barracuda backdoor. WikiLoader malware is discovered. P2Pinfect is a malware botnet targeting publicly-accessible Redis servers. Johannes Ullrich from SANS describes attacks against YouTube content creators. Rick Howard previews his conversation with AWS Ciso CJ Moses. And Russia’s SVR continues cyberespionage against Ukrainian and European diplomatic services. For links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing: https://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/12/144 Selected reading. FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy, Unleashing America’s Cyber Talent (The White House) National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy: Unleashing America’s Cyber Talent (The White House) The White House releases the US National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy. (CyberWire) US hunts Chinese malware staged to interfere with US military operations. (CyberWire) U.S. Hunts Chinese Malware That Could Disrupt American Military Operations (New York Times) CISA Releases Malware Analysis Reports on Barracuda Backdoors (Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA)CISA: New Submarine malware found on hacked Barracuda ESG appliances (BleepingComputer) Out of the Sandbox: WikiLoader Digs Sophisticated Evasion (Proofpoint) Cado Security Labs Encounter Novel Malware, Redis P2Pinfect (Cado Security) P2PInfect: The Rusty Peer-to-Peer Self-Replicating Worm (Unit 42) BlueBravo Adapts to Target Diplomatic Entities with GraphicalProton Malware (Recorded Future) BlueBravo Adapts to Target Diplomatic Entities with GraphicalProton Malware (Recorded Future Insikt Group) BlueBravo Deploys GraphicalProton Backdoor Against European Diplomatic Entities (The Hacker News)