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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3 Things We Still Don’t Know About the XZ Backdoor
The XZ Utils backdoor was a very subtle operation that took several years to pull off, and while some of the technical details are
CISA Releases Cyber Incident Reporting Rule Draft
CISA has laid out the proposed details of the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA).
APT Exploits Microsoft Zero-Day in Malware Attacks
Microsoft fixed the flaw as part of its regularly scheduled updates on Tuesday.
U.S. Organizations Targeted in Bumblebee Malware Campaign
The campaign uses a slightly modified attack chain for Bumblebee and marks the return of the malware after a four-month absence from the threat landscape.
Decipher Podcast: Mick Baccio
Mick Baccio, global security advisor at SURGe with Splunk, talks about how his perspectives on cybersecurity have changed over time - from first reading Neuromancer at age nine, to acting as the White House threat intelligence branch chief across multiple administrations.
Ivanti Discloses New Flaw in Policy Secure, Connect Secure VPN
A new vulnerability has been disclosed in certain versions of Ivanti’s Connect Secure VPN and Ivanti Policy Secure appliances.
Ransomware Payments Hit $1.1B Record in 2023
With ransomware payments hitting an all-time high in 2023, CISOs “need to concentrate on making their organizations a hard target.”