Log4j updates, including one deadline. Other, non-Log4j, challenges. RSAC postpones itself until June. A German court awards pain-and-suffering damages in a breach case.
An update of where things stand with respect to the Log4j vulnerabilities, and a reminder that there are other matters to attend to as well. RSAC postpones its annual security shindig to June, hoping ...
23 Joulu 202127min
The Five Eyes have some joint advice on detecting, defending against, and responding to Log4j exploitation. Notes on ransomware, espionage, and cyber conflict.
More criminals exploit vulnerabilities in Log4j. The Five Eyes issue a joint advisory on Log4j-related vulnerabilities, as other government organizations look into defending themselves against Log4she...
22 Joulu 202127min
Belgium’s MoD suffers Log4shell attack. A man-in-the-middle concept. APT activity. Five Russians face US charges (one’s in custody). Fortunes of coin-mining. Holiday greetings from CISA and the FBI.
Belgium’s Ministry of Defense comes under attack via Log4j vulnerabilities. A cellular handover, man-in-the-middle exploit is described by researchers. The FBI says an APT group is exploiting unpatche...
21 Joulu 202127min
Log4j: new exploitation, new mitigations, new risk assessments. Service interruptions, Space Force’s capture-the-flag, and official interventions.
Updates on Log4j vulnerabilities: new exploitation, new mitigations, new risk assessments, some good advice from the NCSC, and from Betsy Carmelite and Mike Saxton, analysts at Booz Allen Hamilton. Kr...
20 Joulu 202125min
Ed Amoroso: Security shouldn't be the main dish. [Computer Science] [Career Notes]
Chief Executive Officer and Founder of TAG Cyber, Ed Amoroso, shares how he learned on the job and grew his career. In his words, Ed "went from my dad having an ARPANET connection and I'm learning Pas...
19 Joulu 20219min
Discovering ChaosDB, a critical vulnerability in the CosmosDB. [Research Saturday]
Guests Sagi Tzadik and Nir Ohfeld of cloud security company Wiz join Dave to discuss their research "ChaosDB: How we hacked thousands of Azure customers’ databases." Nearly everything we do online the...
18 Joulu 202116min
Log4j updates, with a side of Fancy Bear. Roots of Huawei’s career as a security risk. Tropic Trooper is back. Meta boots “cyber mercenaries.” Other cyberespionage incidents.
It seems that Fancy Bear may be interested in Log4shell after all. CISA issues Emergency Directive 22-02, which addressed Log4j. Huawei’s reputation as a security risk may be traceable to a 2012 incid...
17 Joulu 202125min
Log4Shell exploited by criminals and intelligence services. Private sector offensive cyber capabilities. Noberus ransomware used in double-extortion attacks. Squid Game phishbait.
Log4Shell is exploited by criminals and intelligence services. Private sector offensive cyber capabilities are on par with nation-states. Noberus ransomware is used in double-extortion attacks. Malek ...
16 Joulu 202126min
