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U.S. Government Issues an Executive Order for Zero-Trust Architecture

Doctor Chaos

Zero-trust architecture is an important part of this bulwark. The best governments provide an example worth emulating and best practices worth adopting. Governments at every level have busied themselves for several years adopting digital infrastructure to provide modern services and compete with the private sector.

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Russian Cybercrime group is exploiting Zerologon flaw, Microsoft warns

Security Affairs

Microsoft has uncovered Zerologon attacks that were allegedly conducted by the infamous TA505 Russia-linked cybercrime group. Microsoft spotted a series of Zerologon attacks allegedly launched by the Russian cybercrime group tracked as TA505 , CHIMBORAZO and Evil Corp. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Zerologon).

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Will $1.9 Billion of Government Funding for Cybersecurity Help Protect the Nation’s Infrastructure?

CyberSecurity Insiders

government is allocating $1.9 government taking a more active role in the battle against cybercrime, more needs to be done defensively to protect the private companies that make?up Here’s why: Total global losses from cybercrime in 2021 are estimated to top $6 trillion , with the U.S. billion to ?cybersecurity

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APT groups chain VPN and Windows Zerologon bugs to attack US government networks

Security Affairs

US government networks are under attack, threat actors chained VPN and Windows Zerologon flaws to gain unauthorized access to elections support systems. The agencies warn of risk to elections information housed on government networks. The CVE-2020-1472 flaw is an elevation of privilege that resides in the Netlogon.

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Russian-speaking cybercrime evolution: What changed from 2016 to 2021

SecureList

Having been in the field for so long, we have witnessed some major changes in the cybercrime world’s modus operandi. This report shares our insights into the Russian-speaking cybercrime world and the changes in how it operates that have happened in the past five years. Conclusion: cybersecurity and cybercrime have matured.

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Play ransomware attack on Xplain exposed 65,000 files containing data relevant to the Swiss Federal Administration.

Security Affairs

The ransomware attack on Xplain impacted tens of thousands Federal government files, said the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) of Switzerland. Xplain provides its services to several federal and cantonal government departments, the army, customs, and the Federal Office of Police (Fedpol). ” reads the report.

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Microsoft: Iranian Hackers Evolving Techniques in Espionage Campaigns

SecureWorld News

This could include critical infrastructure, government agencies, or corporations, especially if their interests align with the geopolitical goals of the sponsoring state." Robust security awareness and architecture will be the lights to counter looming threats before damage is done.