BH Consulting

MARCH 26, 2025

If there is one statistic that sums up the increasing pace of technological change, it might well be this. In a presentation titled Digital governance for boards and senior executives: AI, cybersecurity, and privacy , she called on her extensive experience advising boards on these areas. Where should they focus their attention?

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

” NKTsKI recommends organizations to strengthen monitoring of threats and information security events in systems provided by LANIT. LANIT Group (Laboratory of New Information Technologies) is one of Russia’s largest IT service and software providers. In May 2024, U.S. ” said U.S.

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 10, 2023

Steinberg, who serves professionally as a cybersecurity expert witness , a cybersecurity advisor to both businesses and governments, and a popular columnist covering related fields, has led organizations within the cybersecurity industry for over two decades. About Newsweek. www.newsweek.com.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 28, 2021

Nexa Technologies was indicted for complicity in acts of torture, the French firm is accused of having sold surveillance equipment to the Egypt. Nexa Technologies offers a range of solutions for homeland security, including surveillance solutions. A weapon of choice for authoritarian governments.”

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 4, 2022

Steinberg, who serves professionally as a cybersecurity expert witness , a cybersecurity advisor to both businesses and governments, and a popular columnist, has led organizations within the cybersecurity industry for over two decades. A prolific inventor of cybersecurity technology, Steinberg is also cited in over 500 US patent filings.

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Artificial Intelligence CISO Technology Cybersecurity 246

Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

The Government of Bermuda believes that the recent cyberattack against its IT infrastructure was launched by Russian threat actors. This week a cyber attack hit the Government of Bermuda causing the interruption of internet/email and phone services. The attack impacted all the government departments. ” said Burt.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Russia-linked group Storm-2372 used the device code phishing technique since Aug 2024 to steal login tokens from governments, NGOs, and industries. ” reads the report published by Microsoft Threat Intelligence. “Microsoft assesses with medium confidence that Storm-2372 aligns with Russian interests, victimology, and tradecraft.”

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

CISA revealed that threat actors breached an unnamed state government organization via an administrator account belonging to a former employee. The government experts conducted an incident response assessment of the state government organization after its documents were posted on the dark web.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Founded in 1985, ENGlobal Corporation designs automated control systems for commercial and government sectors, reporting $6 million in Q3 revenue and $18.4 Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company discovered the attack on November 25. million year-to-date. According to the FORM 8-K report filed with the U.S.

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Joseph Steinberg

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Veteran cybersecurity expert witness executive will help strengthen law enforcement capabilities to prevent, investigate, and prosecute information-age crimes. His opinions are frequently cited in books, law journals, security publications, and general interest periodicals; his cybersecurity-related inventions appear in over 500 U.S.

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Security Affairs

MAY 31, 2022

Cyber Research Labs observed a rise in ransomware attacks in the second quarter of 2022, some of them with a severe impact on the victims, such as the attack that hit the Costa Rican government that caused a nationwide crisis. The experts warn of ransomware attacks against government organizations. ” continues Cyble. .

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SecureList

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Kaspersky Managed Detection and Response service (MDR) provides round-the-clock monitoring and threat detection, based on Kaspersky technologies and expertise. in government, 17.8% For organizations with in-house security operations teams, internal processes and technologies must be equipped to handle the modern threat landscape.

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Krebs on Security

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Experts say the leak illustrates how Chinese government agencies increasingly are contracting out foreign espionage campaigns to the nation’s burgeoning and highly competitive cybersecurity industry. In 2021, the Sichuan provincial government named i-SOON as one of “the top 30 information security companies.”

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SecureWorld News

MAY 2, 2024

The role of a Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is undeniably complex, yet incredibly rewarding. Similarly, SolarWinds and its Chief Information Security Officer faced fraud and internal control failure charges from the SEC. underscores the heightened emphasis on governance.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

In the most recent campaign, the group targeted organizations in the communications, manufacturing, utility, transportation, construction, maritime, government, information technology, and education sectors. government neutralized the Volt Typhoon botnet taking over its C2 and deleting the bot from infected devices.

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VPN Government Malware Manufacturing 121

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 16, 2024

The spyware’s deployment relied on Cellebrite’s unlocking process, combining two invasive technologies to compromise the journalists digital privacy comprehensively. Evidence, including the spywares installation during BIA interviews, attributes these surveillance campaigns with high confidence to the BIA and Serbian government.

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Spyware Surveillance Technology Mobile 105

Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

telecoms, compromising networks to steal call records and access private communications, mainly of government and political figures. The US agencies confirmed that Chinese threat actors had compromised the private communications of a “limited number” of government officials following the compromise of multiple U.S.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Spanish Police arrested an unnamed hacker who allegedly breached tens of government institutions in Spain and the US. Spanish National Police arrested a hacker responsible for multiple cyberattacks on government institutions in Spain and the U.S. Targe including the U.S. Army, UN, NATO, and other agencies.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 11, 2025

.” According to the notice, the security breach compromised information contained on government-issued identification cards, including drivers licenses and medical cannabis cards, as well as information related to transactions with our dispensaries.

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Data breaches Retail Cybercrime Government 111

Security Boulevard

MARCH 14, 2025

Government cybersecurity and information security frameworks are a constant work in progress.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

” In late September 2022, KrebsOnSecurity warned about the proliferation of fake LinkedIn profiles for Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) roles at some of the world’s largest corporations. . “These warnings will also give you the choice to report the content without letting the sender know.”

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Security Affairs

MARCH 28, 2024

In 2023, the researchers observed 36 zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in the wild targeting enterprise-specific technologies, while 61 vulnerabilities affected end-user platforms and products such as mobile devices, operating systems, browsers, and other applications. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 7, 2025

US adds Chinese multinational technology and entertainment conglomerate Tencent to the list of companies supporting the Chinese military. The US Department of Defense has added Chinese multinational technology and entertainment conglomerate Tencent to its “Chinese military company” list under the Section 1260 requirement.

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Technology Government Marketing Hacking 68

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 13, 2022

These Russian cyber actors are government organizations and include other parties who take their orders from the Russian military or intelligence organizations – while not technically under government control. About the essayist: Don Boian is the Chief Information Security Officer at Hound Labs, Inc.,

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Cybersecurity Cybercrime Education Government 214

Cisco Security

JULY 1, 2021

The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is the organization’s senior executive in charge of the cybersecurity and the information technology risk management posture of the enterprise. federal government in particular, the CISO reports to the Chief Information Officer (CIO).

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Joseph Steinberg

JULY 13, 2022

Not all of the elements within Lockdown Mode are completely new – some have been available and enabled by users (including me) for years – but, Lockdown mode does dramatically simplify the process of enabling better security on Apple devices. Flip phones are not totally immune from government surveillance and action either.).

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Joseph Steinberg

MAY 12, 2021

Over the ensuing years, experts have repeatedly pointed out that not only were many of the technology systems being deployed to improve the efficiency of fuel distribution infrastructure management introducing dangerous vulnerabilities, but that a cyber-attack against the operator of a fuel pipeline was eventually going to both occur and succeed.

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Joseph Steinberg

JUNE 3, 2021

GFCyber is an independent, nonprofit, and non-partisan think tank that helps policymakers address societal challenges created by contemporary technology. It is a collaborative step in the direction that aims to dissect and address the cyber policy and technology issues prevailing in the modern hyper-connected world. About GFCyber.

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Security Affairs

JULY 13, 2023

. “Chinese cyberspies, exploiting a fundamental gap in Microsoft’s cloud, hacked email accounts at the Commerce and State departments, including that of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo — whose agency has imposed stiff export controls on Chinese technologies that Beijing has denounced as a malicious attempt to suppress its companies.”

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Krebs on Security

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Someone has recently created a large number of fake LinkedIn profiles for Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) roles at some of the world’s largest corporations. If you were confused at this point, you might ask Google who it thinks is the current Chief Information Security Officer of Chevron.

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Security Affairs

DECEMBER 11, 2024

Tianfeng worked at Sichuan Silence Information Technology Co., “Guan and his co-conspirators worked at the offices of Sichuan Silence Information Technology Co. Sophos) an information technology company that develops and markets cybersecurity products.” based Sophos Ltd.

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Security Affairs

AUGUST 17, 2022

The campaign targeted global humanitarian, think tank, and government organizations. Recorded Future identified a link between RedAlpha and a Chinese information security company, whose name appears in the registration of multiple RedAlpha domains. The company called “Nanjing Qinglan Information Technology Co.,

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Schneier on Security

JUNE 8, 2021

Increasing our offensive capabilities without being able to secure them is like having all the best guns in the world, and then storing them in an unlocked, unguarded armory. During that same period, we’ve seen increasingly brazen cyberattacks by everyone from criminals to governments. We should be thinking in the same direction.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 11, 2025

Attackers exploit weak links in international data exchange systems to compromise critical infrastructure and access sensitive information. Geopolitical and Economic Risks Geopolitical tensions and economic disputes between nations also impact the security of cross-border data transfers.

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Security Boulevard

JULY 13, 2023

If your clients work with the federal government, it’s quite likely they should be compliant with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 800-53 standards, which serve as guidelines to help organizations implement mature information security systems with the ultimate goal of protecting sensitive government information.

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The Last Watchdog

JUNE 4, 2019

Within these government labs and agencies, taking place is a groundswell of innovation in deep technology cyber disciplines to the tune of billions of dollars annually over the past three decades. In Silicon Valley, the initial technology seeds were planted in World War II, when the U.S.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 4, 2022

While there have been great advances over the years with respect to information security tools, technologies, training and awareness, significant challenges remain. What follows are my estimations of the top information security challenges for.

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