Cyber criminals are exploiting an old vulnerability in Intel drivers in an attempt to gain access to networks… Story on ZDNet
Month: January 2023
US flight delays: Here’s what caused the FAA’s plane-grounding system outage
A Corrupt File Led To the FAA Ground Stoppage from the someone’s-getting-fired dept. Story on ZDNet
Why Analyzing Past Incidents Helps Teams More Than Usual Security Metrics
Accepted metrics for measuring the severity of security incidents, like mean time to repair (MTTR), may not be as reliable as previously thought… Story on Dark Reading
People are already trying to get ChatGPT to write malware
The ChatGPT AI chatbot has created plenty of excitement in the short time it has been available and now it seems it has been enlisted by… Story on ZDNet
5 Easy Habits to Protect Your Data
It’s a new year, the time when many of us pledge to make big changes in our lives. Maybe 2023 is the year… Story on PCMag
Rackspace Breach Linked to New OWASSRF Vulnerability
Rackspace has acknowledged that it was hit by the Play ransomware a month ago in an attack that compromised customers’ Microsoft Exchange accounts… Story on eSecurity Planet
Dell has released a Cybersecurity Assessment Tool
Download Dell’s Cybersecurity Assessment Tool – maybe have some fun, maybe learn some things… Assessment on eWeek
Cybercriminals Using ChatGPT to Build Hacking Tools, Write Code
Expert and novice cybercriminals have already started to use OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT in a bid to build hacking tools… Story on PCMag
Recent 2022 cyberattacks presage a rocky 2023
This week rang in 2023 with a chorus of news on ransomware, DDoS, mass exfiltration, phishing attacks, revelations of attacks… Story on TechRepublic
Cloud email services bolster encryption against hackers
End-to-end encryption for email and other cloud services is growing in popularity Story on TechRepublic