What's Gov Got To Do With It
Our Take
This month’s focus seems to be government regulation … As governments consider more laws specific to cyber and privacy, we hold out hope that they remain 1) vendor agnostic; 2) flexible enough that smaller organizations with small budgets can adapt; and 3) based on clear guidelines or frameworks like the CIS Controls.
How To Deal With the Vagueness in New Cyber Regulations
https://www.darkreading.com/black-hat/how-to-deal-with-the-vagueness-in-new-cyber-regulations
As the U.S. tightens its grip on data privacy, can companies stay ahead?
https://www.fastcompany.com/90939763/as-the-us-tightens-its-grip-on-data-privacy-can-companies-stay-ahead
How a Federal Ban on Ransomware Payments Could Help CISOs
https://hbr.org/2023/08/how-a-federal-ban-on-ransomware-payments-could-help-cisos
SEC votes to overhaul disclosure rules for material cyber events
https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/sec-votes-disclosure-cyber-events/689057/
This is our CINS Army Brief for August 2023, curating the most interesting cyber news from the previous month. Learn more and subscribe here.
- CISA urges organizations to adopt passwordless security in LAPSUS$ report
https://www.itpro.com/security/cyber-attacks/cisa-urges-organizations-to-adopt-passwordless-security-in-lapsusdollar-report - Intelligence Agencies Warn Foreign Spies Are Targeting U.S. Space Companies
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/18/us/politics/cyberattacks-russia-china-space-companies.html - Interpol Shuts Down Phishing Service ’16shops’
https://www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/interpol-shuts-down-phishing-service-16shops - Why Shellshock Remains a Cybersecurity Threat After 9 Years
https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/why-shellshock-remains-cybersecurity-threat-after-9-years - What the Hive Ransomware Case Says About RaaS and Cryptocurrency
https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/what-the-hive-ransomware-case-says-about-raas-and-cryptocurrency - New Whiffy Recon malware uses WiFi to triangulate your location
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-whiffy-recon-malware-uses-wifi-to-triangulate-your-location/ - Hackers are targeting top executives to steal their work logins
https://www.techradar.com/pro/hackers-are-targeting-top-executives-to-steal-their-work-logins - Data centers at risk due to flaws in power management software
https://cyberscoop.com/def-con-data-center-vulnerability/ - Phishing scams targeting small business on social media including Meta are a ‘gold mine’ for criminals
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/15/gold-mine-phishing-scams-rob-main-street-on-social-media-like-meta.html - Artificial Intelligence In Cybersecurity: Unlocking Benefits And Confronting Challenges
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2023/08/23/driving-growth-the-crucial-role-of-hr-for-business-success/?sh=469f9c245fd3 - Machine unlearning: The critical art of teaching AI to forget
https://venturebeat.com/ai/machine-unlearning-the-critical-art-of-teaching-ai-to-forget/ - It’s High Time To Make Cybersecurity More Than A Money-Making Game
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbestechcouncil/2023/08/21/its-high-time-to-make-cybersecurity-more-than-a-money-making-game/?sh=4f45a7549f2a