Microsoft Security research and Defense Blog has the scoop: Also Internet Storm center Post “If you are using Internet Explorer 11, either on Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, and have deployed EMET 5.0, it is particularly important to install EMET 5.1 as compatibility issues were discovered with the November Internet Explorer security update and the … Read more
I am going to list various events and their lessons that we “should” learn from(my weekend reading): Home Depot hack from KrebsonSecurity Nov7 post: 56 million emails were harvested as well as the 53 million credit card numbers. “Home Depot said the crooks initially broke in using credentials stolen from a third-party vendor. The company … Read more
Palo Alto Networks has found a Mac malware targeting the OS and iOS systems. It is only thte second known malware family. It is the first known malware to automate generation of malicious iOS apps. It is the first to install in-the-wild malware on non-jail-broken iOS devices through enterprise And the following is the most … Read more
The conclusion of The July 2014 Insurance Industry Working Session: from the USDA.gov page Ok, I admit the conference did not talk about Smokey the Bear for cyberspace very much if at all. Specifically: “The Federal government may be in the best position to drive awareness and education about cyber risk and, by extension, … Read more
FireEye report and what is in it: This report says what we knew – a major attack vector is coming from Russia. Russia is attacking us and others (East European interests) the first takeaway is the very targeted nature of an attack on the Georgian journalist covering the Caucasus. The email claimed to originate from … Read more