CISA Emergency Directive Orders Mitigations After Microsoft Breach
The U.S. government has made public an emergency directive that it issued last week for federal agencies, ordering them to take
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Lindsey O’Donnell-Welch
Executive EditorLindsey O’Donnell-Welch is an award-winning journalist who strives to shed light on how security issues impact not only businesses and defenders on the front line, but also the daily lives of consumers.
In her previous position at Threatpost, Lindsey covered all aspects of the cybersecurity industry - from data privacy regulatory efforts to the evolution of underground cybercriminal marketplaces. Prior to that, Lindsey specialized in writing about microprocessors, enterprise business technology and the Internet of Things at CRN. In Lindsey’s spare time, she enjoys playing tennis and traveling.
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CISA has laid out the proposed details of the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA).
ICS Security Requires Private-Public Sector Synergy
Government officials and technology experts call for more collaboration between the public and private sectors when it comes to securing industrial control system environments.
Dell Patches High-Severity Firmware Update Driver Flaws
The high-severity Dell flaws could allow local attackers to gain kernel-mode privileges.
Rust-Based Buer Malware Variant Emerges
Cybercriminals have rewritten the Buer malware loader in the Rust programming language, in an attempt to avoid detection.
Threat Group Exploits SonicWall Flaw to Deploy FiveHands Ransomware
Researchers shed light on the FiveHands ransomware, which was deployed after a threat group exploited a now-patched SonicWall flaw in January.
Ransomware Task Force Proposes Technical, Regulatory Measures to Disrupt Ecosystem
A ransomware task force has proposed a variety of technical, policy, and regulatory means for disrupting ransomware, including tracking Bitcoin transactions more closely and mandating ransom payment disclosures.