breaches, cybersecurity, data breaches, reports, Security technology, Uncategorized
Robert Chesney wrote up the Solar Winds story as a case study, and it’s a really good summary. Powered by WPeMatico
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academic papers, cybercrime, cybersecurity, insurance, mitigation, ransomware, reports, Security technology, Uncategorized
As ransomware becomes more common, I’m seeing more discussions about the ethics of paying the ransom. Here’s one more contribution to that issue: a research paper that the insurance industry is hurting more than it’s helping. However, the most pressing challenge currently facing the industry is ransomware. Although it is a societal problem, cyber insurers … Read More “Insurance and Ransomware” »
marketing, privacy, reports, Security technology, surveillance, Uncategorized
The Norwegian Consumer Council just published a fantastic new report: “Time to Ban Surveillance-Based Advertising.” From the Introduction: The challenges caused and entrenched by surveillance-based advertising include, but are not limited to: privacy and data protection infringements opaque business models manipulation and discrimination at scale fraud and other criminal activity serious security risks In the … Read More “Banning Surveillance-Based Advertising” »
cybersecurity, machine learning, reports, Security technology, Uncategorized
The Center for Security and Emerging Technology has a new report: “Machine Learning and Cybersecurity: Hype and Reality.” Here’s the bottom line: The report offers four conclusions: Machine learning can help defenders more accurately detect and triage potential attacks. However, in many cases these technologies are elaborations on long-standing methods — not fundamentally new approaches … Read More “The Future of Machine Learning and Cybersecurity” »
backdoors, banking, credentials, cryptography, malware, reports, Security technology, Uncategorized
Bizarro is a new banking trojan that is stealing financial information and crypto wallets. …the program can be delivered in a couple of ways — either via malicious links contained within spam emails, or through a trojanized app. Using these sneaky methods, trojan operators will implant the malware onto a target device, where it will … Read More “Bizarro Banking Trojan” »
data protection, laws, privacy, reports, Security technology, Uncategorized
Excellent Brookings paper: “Why data ownership is the wrong approach to protecting privacy.” From the introduction: Treating data like it is property fails to recognize either the value that varieties of personal information serve or the abiding interest that individuals have in their personal information even if they choose to “sell” it. Data is not … Read More “The Problem with Treating Data as a Commodity” »
china, national security policy, reports, Security technology, threat models, Uncategorized
I am a co-author on a report published by the Hoover Institution: “Chinese Technology Platforms Operating in the United States.” From a blog post: The report suggests a comprehensive framework for understanding and assessing the risks posed by Chinese technology platforms in the United States and developing tailored responses. It starts from the common view … Read More “On Chinese-Owned Technology Platforms” »
hardware, Internet of Things, linux, mitigation, patching, reports, Security technology, Uncategorized, vulnerabilities
This report is six months old, and I don’t know anything about the organization that produced it, but it has some alarming data about router security. Conclusion: Our analysis showed that Linux is the most used OS running on more than 90% of the devices. However, many routers are powered by very old versions of … Read More “Router Security” »
backdoors, china, cybersecurity, fbi, fisa, intelligence, Internet of Things, national security policy, reports, Security technology, supply chain, Uncategorized
Bloomberg News has a major story about the Chinese hacking computer motherboards made by Supermicro, Levono, and others. It’s been going on since at least 2008. The US government has known about it for almost as long, and has tried to keep the attack secret: China’s exploitation of products made by Supermicro, as the U.S. … Read More “Chinese Supply-Chain Attack on Computer Systems” »
reports, Security technology, supplychain
The Atlantic Council has a released a report that looks at the history of computer supply chain attacks. Key trends from their summary: Deep Impact from State Actors: There were at least 27 different state attacks against the software supply chain including from Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran as well as India, Egypt, the … Read More “Survey of Supply Chain Attacks” »