InfoSecSherpa: Your Guide Up a Mountain of Information! News Item #5: Chinese Spies Target Dutch Tech to Boost Military Power Police bust global cyber gang accused of industrial-scale fraud (BBC News UK, April 17th) Iran-linked Website Leaks Secret Israeli Data (Haaretz, April 16th) Working The Cyber Side of The Space Force (University of Virginia Today, April 18th) Saint John settles $2M cyberattack insurance claim (CBC New Brunswick, April 18th) Chinese Spies Target Dutch Tech to Boost Military Power (Asia Financial, April 18th) US Water Supply Targeted by Russ ..read more

InfoSecSherpa: Your Guide Up a Mountain of Information! News Item #10: Philippines Department of Information and Communications Technology to conduct probe on Bureau of Customs data breach International Monetary Fund Warns of Cyber Risks to Financial Sector (WSJ Pro Cybersecurity, April 9th) #MIWIC2024: Illyana Mullins, Founder of WiTCH (Women in Tech and Cyber Hub CIC) (IT Security Guru, April 9th) French Football Club Ticketing System Targeted in Cyber Attack (Cyber Security News, April 9th) The evolving mobility cyber security landscape (Automotive World, April 9th ..read more

InfoSecSherpa: Your Guide Up a Mountain of Information! Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024 Monday’s eclipse could cut US solar output by 40 GWh. Here’s how 5 grid operators are preparing. (Utility Dive, April 4th) Impact of Artificial Intelligence & Cyber Security Professionals (O’Shea Bowens, April 8th) Aerial photos raise privacy issues (LinkedIn, April 8th) China Is Using AI to Sow Disinformation and Stoke Discord Across Asia and the U.S., Microsoft Reports (Time, April 5th) UK veterinarian group CVS hit by cyber-attack (BBC, April 8th) Kenvue Revamps Cyber To ..read more

InfoSecSherpa: Your Guide Up a Mountain of Information! Note: Forgot to send this out yesterday! The Better Late Than Never Edition! The Resurgence of the “Manipulaters” Team — Breaking HeartSenders (Domain Tools, April 3rd) Wire-Fraud, Data Breach, and Phishing: A Live Action Role Play for In House Counsel (JDSupra/Ward and Smith, April 3rd) DOD Cyber Officials Detail Progress on Zero Trust Framework Roadmap (U.S. Department of Defense, April 3rd) U.S.: Cyber Review Board Faults Microsoft for Chinese Hack of Government Emails (Rane Worldview by Stratfor, April 3rd ..read more

InfoSecSherpa: Your Guide Up a Mountain of Information! News Item #8: Cybersecurity Threats Intensify in the Middle East During Ramadan Pandabuy admits to data breach of 1.3 million unique records (The Register, April 2nd) Belarus Cyber Partisans Prepare For Uprising (CEPA, April 2nd) Chinese hackers used Swedish routers (ScandAsia, April 2nd) TechScape: How one man stopped a potentially massive cyber-attack — by accident (The Guardian, April 2nd) Keren Elazari on the Hacker Mindset (Microsoft Security, March 3rd) Spanish healthcare prepares for cyber attacks (Eu ..read more

InfoSecSherpa: Your Guide Up a Mountain of Information! News Item #3: Malaysia hit by more than 3,000 cyber attacks each day AT&T data breach: Millions of customers caught up in major dark web leak (BBC, March 30th) ‘Navigational warfare:’ Expert says cyber attacks on GPS could put lives at risk (The Jerusalem Post, March 30th) Malaysia hit by more than 3,000 cyber attacks each day (New Straits Times, March 30th) Hamilton College alum presents cyber research (Medium, March 29th) Enabled by AI, phishing becomes quite simple (The Economic Times, March 31st) Poh ..read more

InfoSecSherpa: Your Guide Up a Mountain of Information! News Item #2: iPhone users beware: ‘Reset password’ phishing attacks on the rise Ensuring cyber safety in media and entertainment (GrantThornton, March 29th) iPhone users beware: ‘Reset password’ phishing attacks on the rise (Laptop Magazine, March 27th) Is the Human Factor Overlooked in Cybersecurity? (InfoSecurity Magazine, March 29th) Iran’s Evolving Cyber-Enabled Influence Operations to Support Hamas (Dark Reading, March 29th) Lessons Learned from the CISA — Ivanti Cyberattack — 2024 (Cyber Security News, Mar ..read more

InfoSecSherpa: Your Guide Up a Mountain of Information! News Item #8: Researchers Develop Quantum-Inspired Algorithm That Improves Cyber Attack Detection And Opens AI’s ‘Black Box’ Ireland must implement EU security laws by October (Irish Examiner, March 26th) After fleeing Iran and an illustrious career in Israeli intelligence, Sanaz Yashar raises $30M for cyber startup (CTech by Calcalist, March 28th) Skills shortage and unpatched systems soar to high-ranking 2030 cyber threats (European Union Agency for Cybersecurity, March 27th) US critical infrastructure cyberattack r ..read more

InfoSecSherpa: Your Guide Up a Mountain of Information! News Item #2: Nepal government moves to establish National Cyber Security Centre in response to growing threats Rewards for Justice — Reward Offer for Information on ALPHV BlackCat-linked Cyber Actors Targeting U.S. Critical Infrastructure (U.S. Department of State, March 27th) Nepal government moves to establish National Cyber Security Centre in response to growing threats (Khabarhub, March 27th) French cyberdefence chief warns Paris Olympics a ‘target’ (AFP/Digital Journal, March 27th) Hackers are poised to release ..read more

InfoSecSherpa: Your Guide Up a Mountain of Information! News Item #9: It’s Time Kosovo’s Govt Condemned its Army of Cyber-Bullies New Zealand joins the U.S. and the U.K. in alleging it was targeted by China-backed cyber-espionage (Los Angeles Times, March 26th) Specialty insurer HSB introduces cyber insurance for autos (Business Wire, March 26th) Marines head to Japan in test of cyber rotational force concept (C4ISRNET, March 26th) Undersea Communications Cables and the Seabed Continue to Evolve as Threat Vectors and Contested Arenas (OODA Loop, March 25th) Cyber Threat to ..read more