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  • "Cybersecurity Seen as Rising Risk for Airlines After 9/11"
    Since the 9/11 attacks 20 years ago, airlines and airports have banned sharp objects in carry-on luggage and implemented technology to detect explosives. However, many of today's security risks are now viewed more as the targeting of networks and…
  • "A Third of Industrial Control Systems Attacked in H1 2021"
    Researchers at Kaspersky have found that around one in three industrial control systems (ICS) were targeted by malicious activity in the first half of 2021. The Russian security vendor claimed its solutions blocked over 20,000 malware variants from more…
  • "Boffins Unveil SSD-Insider++, Promise Ransomware Detection and Recovery Right in Your Storage"
    An international team of researchers says they can make Solid-State Drives (SSDs) that ransomware attacks cannot affect by detecting infections and reverting unexpected encryption in seconds, with a small increase in latency. DaeHun Nyang, PhD, at Ewha…
  • "Researchers Pinpoint Ransomware Gangs' Ideal Enterprise Victims"
    Researchers with the threat intelligence company KELA analyzed 48 active threads on dark web marketplaces. These threads were made by threat actors seeking to purchase access to organizations' systems, assets, and networks. At least 40 percent of the…
  • Summer 2021 SoS Quarterly Lablet Meeting
    Summer 2021 SoS Quarterly Lablet Meeting  
  • "Groove Ransomware Gang is a Motley Crew of Disgruntled Hackers, Researchers Say"
    Another new ransomware gang is making waves with an unconventional structure, its unique pedigree, and an early victim.  A coalition of researchers on Thursday explained what makes Groove, a gang that quietly emerged in July with a website,…
  • "Hackers Steal Data from United Nations"
    Researchers at cybersecurity firm Resecurity have discovered that hackers have broken into the computer network of the United Nations and made off with data.  The unidentified cybercriminals behind the theft appear to have gained access simply by…
  • "Attacker Releases Credentials for 87,000 FortiGate SSL VPN Devices"
    The cybersecurity company Fortinet has revealed that 87,000 sets of credentials for FortiGate SSL VPN devices have been published online. According to the company, the credentials were obtained through the exploitation of CVE-2018-13379, a known security…
  • "CISA Releases Key Cloud and Zero Trust Guidance"
    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released two documents aimed at strengthening the cybersecurity practices of government agencies and organizations. The documents titled the "Cloud…
  • "New Cybersecurity Institute To Train ROTC and DOD-Skilled Civilian Workers"
    The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) awarded a $1.5 million grant to Washington State University (WSU) to establish a new cybersecurity education and research program. The Northwest Virtual Institute for Cybersecurity Education and Research (CySER)…
  • "Attacker Breakout Time Now Less Than 30 Minutes"
    Researchers at CrowdStrike discovered that the average time it takes threat actors to move from initial access to lateral movement has fallen by 67% over the past year, putting extra pressure on security operations (SecOps) teams.  The findings come…
  • "Attacks on IoT Devices Double Over Past Year"
    Researchers at Kaspersky have found that the number of attacks targeting IoT devices has almost doubled from the second half of 2020 to the first six months of this year.  The researchers collected data from a network of honeypots to mimic…