Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday, November 18, 2022
This episode features a discussion on ransomware, how companies should publicly respond to cyber attacks and an Ontario report on helping organizations in the broader public sector face cyb
Canadian customers of paramedic data service still offline after cyber incident
ESO Solutions says no evidence yet has been found of any data compromise or unapproved software
ARCrypter ransomware strain detailed by BlackBerry
Unlike other strains, ARCrypter drops a ransom note before files are
Switch to memory safe languages, NSA urges developers
Application developers can reduce the odds of their code including memory vulnerabilities by changing to a modern language, says the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). In an advisory, the agency urges developers to think about dropping C and C++ and shifting to languages such as C#, Go, Java, Ruby, Rust, and Swift. In these languages,
Cyber Security Today, Nov. 18, 2022 – A warning about Amazon RDS snapshots, a new ransomware strain found, and more
This episode reports on the risks of misconfigured, a warning on the Log4Shell vulnerability, ransomware report
Kids Online Safety Act in Congress already drawing criticism
Mr. Blumenthal’s latest version of the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), which was proposed to protect children’s safety online and focuses on regulating online information that children must see, is already being criticized as governments are allowed to decide what information someone must see and what is appropriate for children to see online is perceived […]
Ford chief says electric vehicles require 40% less labor
According to Jim Farley, CEO of Ford, the production of electric vehicles requires about 40% less manpower than the production of the same number of fossil vehicles. He explained that Ford is trying to build as many of its own parts as possible for its electric vehicles in order to offset a 40% reduction in […]
FBI warns of persistent threat from Hive ransomware
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have issued a new joint alert that includes detailed information about known Hive IOCs and identified TTPs. The ransomware’s initial intrusion method is determined by which affiliate targets the network. Hive actors are […]
Meta disciplined or fired over two dozen employees
Last year, Meta allegedly fired or disciplined more than two dozen employees for misusing an account recovery tool and, in some cases, accepting bribes. The employees in question are said to have used an internal Facebook tool called “Oops,” which helps users who have forgotten their passwords or emails or have been hacked to regain […]
More Twitter employees resign amid Musk’s new rules
Hundreds of Twitter employees are estimated to have decided to leave the company after new owner Elon Musk set a Thursday deadline for employees to sign up for long hours at high intensity or leave. Musk had previously called on employees to commit to a tough culture at Twitter or walk away with severance pay, […]
