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"Attacks Against Container Infrastructures Increasing, Including Supply Chain Attack"The frequency and sophistication of attacks against the container infrastructure continues to grow. Using internet scanning tools such as Masscan, a new vulnerable container can be detected within a few hours. Aqua Security's Cloud Native Report shares…
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SoS Musings #50 - Moving Automotive Cybersecurity into the Fast LaneSoS Musings #50 - Moving Automotive Cybersecurity into the Fast Lane
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Spotlight on Lablet Research #19 - Mixed Initiative and Collaborative Learning in Adversarial EnvironmentsSpotlight on Lablet Research #19 - Mixed Initiative and Collaborative Learning in Adversarial Environments
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Cybersecurity Snapshots #19 - Are Smart Home Gym Equipment and Health and Fitness Apps Secure?Cybersecurity Snapshots #19 - Are Smart Home Gym Equipment and Health and Fitness Apps Secure?
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"Gaming Industry Experiences 340% Spike in Web App Attacks"According to a new report by Akamai, researchers found that web application attacks targeting the video game industry grew by a higher rate than any other sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. Web application attacks surged by 340% in 2020 compared to…
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"Nearly 10% of SMB Defense Contractors Show Evidence of Compromise"Cybersecurity vendor BlueVoyant conducted a new study and analyzed a representative sample of 300 smaller contractors from a defense industrial base (DIB) estimated to have anywhere from 100,000-300,000 suppliers. The researchers uncovered signs of…
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"Connecting to Malicious Wi-Fi Networks Can Mess With Your iPhone"A bug has been discovered in iOS that can disable Wi-Fi connectivity for iPhones when they join a network that uses the SSID "%p%s%s%s%s%n." The device loses the ability to join any networks in the future when they connect to that Wi-Fi network.…
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"Inglis Confirmed as First National Cyber Director"Former NSA’er Chris Inglis was confirmed by the Senate as the first national cyber director. His job is to make sure that all federal agencies are operating consistent with the national cyber policy. The director will be the Biden administration’s main…
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"Average Time to Fix Critical Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities Is 205 Days"According to a new report from WhiteHat Security, the average time taken to fix critical cybersecurity vulnerabilities has increased from 197 days in April 2021 to 205 in May 2021. Organizations in the utility sector were found to have the highest window…
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"Over 30,000 Fertility Clinic Patients Hit by Ransomware Data Breach"Tens of thousands of Reproductive Biology Associates (RBA) patients have had sensitive personal and medical information stolen in a ransomware attack. Reproductive Biology Associates (RBA) is a US fertility clinic and was the first organization of its…
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"Ohio Medicaid Provider Suffers Data Breach"On Monday, the Ohio Department of Medicaid warned that an unknown party had accessed data in the care of a company called Maximus for two days in May without authorization. The incident occurred from May 17th to May 19th. The department hired Maximus to…