Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for March 4, 2022
This episode features a discussion about Russia, Ukraine and cyberwar, as well as a look into the double cyber attack on a Canadian healthcare provider
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Six quick tactics to blunt a cyber attack from Russia – or any nation state
The SANS Institute says these six defensive techniques can make a fast difference without buying new equipment
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Twitter Expands ‘Birdwatch’ Experiment in The U.S.
Twitter has announced plans to expand Birdwatch, a fact-checking crowdsourcing program. The Birdwatch project allows users to add context to misleading tweets. Twitter announced that a “small and randomized” group of users in the US will see the notes created by members of its Birdwatch pilot program. The notes will appear “directly on some tweets,” […]
ICANN Reject Ukraine’s Plea To Revoke Russia’s Top Level Domains
ICANN has rejected the plea to revoke Russia’s top-level domains and its SSL certificates. Both Andrii Nabok, ICANN’s Ukrainian representative, and Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s vice prime minister and minister of digital transformation tabled the request before the association. While the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) rejected the request, Göran Marby, ICANN’s CEO […]
Russian News Outlet RT To Commence Broadcast On Rumble
Russian state-controlled news outlet, RT has announced plans to start broadcasting on Rumble. The action which will start on Thursday will help the media outlet bypass sanctions put in place by tech platforms. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, tech platforms imposed sanctions that restricted access to RT news and resources. The action from tech platforms […]
Attackers Target EU Officials Helping Ukrainian Refugees
Cyberattackers are targeting EU officials helping Ukrainian refugees with malware. According to Proofpoint researchers, the goal of such an attack is to stop any attempt towards helping Ukrainian refugees. “Proofpoint has identified a likely nation state-sponsored phishing campaign using a possibly compromised Ukrainian armed service member’s email account to target European government personnel involved in […]
Ukraine’s ‘IT army’ Announces New Set Of Targets
Ukraine’s “IT army” made up of a group of independent hackers has announced a new set of targets to compromise. The top listed targets include Belarus’ railway, Russian telecom companies, and GLONASS. GLONASS is Russia’s alternative to the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite navigation network. Ukraine’s “IT army” was formed on Saturday following the calls […]
Biden FCC And FTC Nominees’ Fate To Be Determined By The Senate
President Biden’s nominees to the FTC and FCC are now set for a confirmation vote at the Senate. This follows a divided U.S. Senate Commerce Committee vote on Thursday. The committee vote on the nominees was 14-14. Committee Chair Maria Cantwell, a Democrat representing Washington stated that she would report the Tues to the Senate […]
Twitch Ban Russian State Media, Users Spreading Misinformation
Amazon’s Twitch is set to block Russian state media from establishing a presence on the platform. According to Twitch, this is because the platform has been constantly spreading misinformation away from its services. The move from Twitch will ban users who persistently spread widely debunked misinformation with clear risks of potential harm. A Twitch spokesperson […]
Accenture Discontinues Business In Russia
Accenture has announced it is suspending its operations in Russia. “Accenture stands with the people of Ukraine and the governments, companies, and individuals around the world calling for the immediate end to the unlawful and horrific attack on the people of Ukraine and their freedom. Therefore, Accenture is discontinuing our business in Russia. We thank […]
