White House launches plan to protect US critical infrastructure against cyber attacks

The White House is reportedly moving swiftly forward with a plan to harden the security of the US power grid against hacking attacks. According to Bloomberg, the Biden administration has a plan to dramatically improve how power utilities defend themselves Read More …

MITRE releases emulation plan for FIN6 hacking group, more to follow

MITRE and cyber-security industry partners have launched a new project that promises to offer free emulation plans that mimic today’s biggest hacking groups in order to help train security teams to defend their networks. Named the Adversary Emulation Library, the Read More …

NSA shares list of vulnerabilities commonly exploited to plant web shells

The US National Security Agency (NSA) and the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) have published a security advisory this week warning companies to search web-facing and internal servers for common web shells. Web shells are one of today’s most popular forms Read More …

Airports Council International and The Aviation Information Sharing and Analysis Center enter cooperative agreement

Airports Council International (ACI) World and A-ISAC announced today they have signed an agreement that better enables ACI members to join the A-ISAC for access to airport-specific cyber threat intelligence and actionable data that will enhance their ability to build Read More …

UK says it warned 16 NATO allies of Russian hacking activities

The UK has shared information on Russian hacking attacks with 16 NATO allies over the last 18 months, a British government official said today. “I can disclose that in the last 18 months, the National Cyber Security Centre has shared Read More …

FBI criticized for delaying breach notifications, including insufficient details

The Federal Bureau of Investigations does a poor job at notifying victims of a cyber-attack, a US government report released earlier this week concluded. FBI notifications arrive either too late or contain insufficient information for victims to take action, a report from Read More …

ASD reveals rules for keeping vulnerabilities secret

The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) has quietly published its process for deciding when knowledge of cybersecurity vulnerabilities is kept secret. This is the first official acknowledgement that the ASD might not disclose all of the vulnerabilities it discovers. However, knowledge Read More …

UK’s NCSC Explains How They Handle Discovered Vulnerabilities

When the United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) performs operational tasks, they may find vulnerabilities in software, hardware, websites, or critical infrastructure. When they find these vulnerabilities, they go through a review process called the “Equities Process” that determines Read More …