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Commentary on the Implementation Plan for the 2023 US National Cybersecurity Strategy

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cybersecurity, national security policy, Security technology, Uncategorized

The Atlantic Council released a detailed commentary on the White House’s new “Implementation Plan for the 2023 US National Cybersecurity Strategy.” Lots of interesting bits. So far, at least three trends emerge: First, the plan contains a (somewhat) more concrete list of actions than its parent strategy, with useful delineation of lead and supporting agencies, … Read More “Commentary on the Implementation Plan for the 2023 US National Cybersecurity Strategy” »

Security and Human Behavior (SHB) 2023

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conferences, cybersecurity, security conferences, Security technology, Uncategorized

I’m just back from the sixteenth Workshop on Security and Human Behavior, hosted by Alessandro Acquisti at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. SHB is a small, annual, invitational workshop of people studying various aspects of the human side of security, organized each year by Alessandro Acquisti, Ross Anderson, and myself. The fifty or so attendees … Read More “Security and Human Behavior (SHB) 2023” »

How Attorneys Are Harming Cybersecurity Incident Response

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academic papers, breaches, cybersecurity, incident response, insurance, Security technology, Uncategorized

New paper: “Lessons Lost: Incident Response in the Age of Cyber Insurance and Breach Attorneys“: Abstract: Incident Response (IR) allows victim firms to detect, contain, and recover from security incidents. It should also help the wider community avoid similar attacks in the future. In pursuit of these goals, technical practitioners are increasingly influenced by stakeholders … Read More “How Attorneys Are Harming Cybersecurity Incident Response” »

The Software-Defined Car

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cars, cybersecurity, hacking, Security technology, Uncategorized

Developers are starting to talk about the software-defined car. For decades, features have accumulated like cruft in new vehicles: a box here to control the antilock brakes, a module there to run the cruise control radar, and so on. Now engineers and designers are rationalizing the way they go about building new models, taking advantage … Read More “The Software-Defined Car” »

PIPEDREAM Malware against Industrial Control Systems

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advanced persistent threats, cybersecurity, infrastructure, malware, russia, Security technology, Uncategorized

Another nation-state malware, Russian in origin: In the early stages of the war in Ukraine in 2022, PIPEDREAM, a known malware was quietly on the brink of wiping out a handful of critical U.S. electric and liquid natural gas sites. PIPEDREAM is an attack toolkit with unmatched and unprecedented capabilities developed for use against industrial … Read More “PIPEDREAM Malware against Industrial Control Systems” »

Security Risks of AI

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artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, machine learning, reports, risks, Security technology, Uncategorized

Stanford and Georgetown have a new report on the security risks of AI—particularly adversarial machine learning—based on a workshop they held on the topic. Jim Dempsey, one of the workshop organizers, wrote a blog post on the report: As a first step, our report recommends the inclusion of AI security concerns within the cybersecurity programs … Read More “Security Risks of AI” »

North Korea Hacking Cryptocurrency Sites with 3CX Exploit

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cryptocurrency, cybersecurity, hacking, malware, North Korea, Security technology, supply chain, Uncategorized, vulnerabilities

News: Researchers at Russian cybersecurity firm Kaspersky today revealed that they identified a small number of cryptocurrency-focused firms as at least some of the victims of the 3CX software supply-chain attack that’s unfolded over the past week. Kaspersky declined to name any of those victim companies, but it notes that they’re based in “western Asia.” … Read More “North Korea Hacking Cryptocurrency Sites with 3CX Exploit” »