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CyberCon 2023: A unique mix of critical infrastructure and cybersecurity. [Special Edition]

As we progress in this technological age, both cybersecurity and critical infrastructure continue to be at the forefront of prevention, protection, mitigation, and recovery conversation topics. From a...

5 Nov 202344min

Jeffrey Wheatman: Sometimes you just need to open the raincoat. [Career Notes]

Jeffrey Wheatman, Cyber Risk Evangelist, from Black Kite joins to share his amazing story. As a strategic thought leader with extensive expertise in cybersecurity, Jeffrey Wheatman is regarded foremos...

5 Nov 20238min

Sandman doesn't slow malware down. [Research Saturday]

Aleksandar Milenkoski and JAGS from SentinelOne sits down to share their work on "Sandman APT | A Mystery Group Targeting Telcos with a LuaJIT Toolkit." After observing a new threat activity cluster b...

4 Nov 202322min

In the offense-defense see-saw, the defense seems to be rising.

An Apache vulnerability is being used to install ransomware. Exploitation of Citrix vulnerability in the wild. AP sustains DDoS attack. HHS reaches settlement in HIPAA data breach incident. More evide...

3 Nov 202333min

The beginning of an international consensus on AI governance may be emerging from Bletchley Park.

Bletchley Declaration represents a consensus starting point for AI governance. Lazarus Group prospects blockchain engineers with KANDYKORN. Boeing investigates ‘cyber incident’ affecting parts busines...

2 Nov 202331min

Hacktivism in two hybrid wars (with an excursus on gastropods).

The Hamas-Israel war continues to be marked by hacktivism. Arid Viper's exploitation of Arabic speaker's Android devices. Iran shows improved cyberespionage capabilities. A URL shortener in the C2C ma...

1 Nov 202328min

What would it take to get you kids into a nice, late-model malware mealkit?

Malicious packages are found attached to NuGet. Russia will establish its own substitute for VirusTotal. Commodity tools empower low-grade Russian cybercriminals. Malware mealkits, and other notes fro...

31 Okt 202326min

Bringing AI up right–realizing its potential without its becoming a threat. (And how deepfakes might be an informational fleet-in-being.)

The Hive ransomware gang may be back, and rebranded. Coinminers exploit AWS IAM credentials. LockBit claims to have obtained sensitive information from Boeing. Ukrainian auxiliaries disrupt Internet s...

30 Okt 202328min