DHS and the FBI shared a joint alert on December third regarding the critical infrastructure threat posed by the Iranian SamSam virus. The ultimate purpose of the virus is the successful intrusion and takeover of a network for the purpose of extorting a ransom (ransomware). The alert recommended str...
Hackers for the North Korean government will not be stopped by achieving attribution of their cyberattacks, the FBI’s cyber devision declared in an industry advisory report. North Korean targeting of US companies “will continue unabated, regardless of the U.S. government public attribution,” s...
The FBI is encouraging companies to go directly to the federal government when their systems are breached or infected. In a recent speech, FBI Director Christopher Wray took a consoling tone with corporate board members, saying “I get that there’s a reluctance out there sometimes to turn to the ...
The FBI has issued warnings to U.S. banks of a suspected “cash out” that may steal millions by using cloned ATM cards. The effort has been globally organized and could be launched anytime. The attack is most likely connected to an unknown or undisclosed card issuer breach. Source: FBI warns...
Although it has not included a deadline, Congress has proposed high-level exercise led by the DoD in cooperation with the DHS and FBI to prepare civilian agencies to respond to attacks on critical infrastructure. Responding to lawmakers’ claims that the DoD has not adequately prepared, DOD’s CYB...
By Bob Gourley If you track cyber security you have no doubt heard of the recently published report by Cylance titled Operation Cleaver. It has been extensively referenced in the press (including here and here) and has generated significant dialog among practitioners, pundits and policy wonks inclu...
This post is sponsored by the Enterprise CIO Forum and HP’s Make It Matter. Cyber intelligence is a growing discipline in the cybersecurity community, providing important information for cyber defenders in enterprises large and small. This post reviews key sources of cyber intelligence provided fr...
By RyanKamauff Here are the top cyber news and stories of the day. GSA shuts down apps.gov – The GSA has shut down the online SAAS storefront, Apps.gov. The online store, apps.gov, was shut down “in an effort to provide streamlined customer service,” GSA said. GSA does say that t...