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Network Security

Issued by: DataBreach Today

New Biden administration cybersecurity standards for U.S. maritime ports mark a crucial step toward addressing long-ignored vulnerabilities in IT and OT systems across the critical infrastructure sector, experts told Information Security Media Group. An executive order released Wednesday institutes mandatory requirements to report cyber incidents that could endanger “any vessel, harbor, port or waterfront facility.”…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Week

Threat intelligence company Recorded Future reported on Tuesday that it had seen four different Chinese threat groups targeting a mail server belonging to Roshan, a major telecom provider that has more than 6.5 million subscribers across Afghanistan. The attacks were conducted by the groups known as Calypso and RedFoxtrot, as well as two different Winnti…

Malware & Threats

Issued by: Security Week

The new website, StopRansomware.gov, is designed to serve as a central hub that consolidates ransomware resources from all government agencies, including CISA, the FBI, the Secret Service, NIST, the Department of Treasury, and the HHS. Its goal is to provide useful resources for individuals, businesses and other organizations. StopRansomware.govStopRansomware.gov provides information on what to do…

Network Security

Issued by: Security Week

The sanctions, foreshadowed for weeks by the administration, would represent the first retaliatory action announced against the Kremlin for last year’s hack, familiarly known as the SolarWinds breach. In that intrusion, Russian hackers are believed to have infected widely used software with malicious code, enabling them to access the networks of at least nine agencies…