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MY TAKE: ‘Network Detection and Response’ emerges as an Internet of Things security stopgap

The Last Watchdog

There’s no stopping the Internet of Things now. Data collected by IoT devices will increasingly get ingested into cloud-centric networks where it will get crunched by virtual servers. And industry groups and government regulators are stepping up efforts to incentivize IoT device makers to embed security at the device level.

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OpenAI Is Not Training on Your Dropbox Documents—Today

Schneier on Security

There’s a rumor flying around the Internet that OpenAI is training foundation models on your Dropbox documents. A society where big companies tell blatant lies about how they are handling our data—­and get away with it without consequences­—is a very unhealthy society. ” These foundation models want our data.

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On the 20th Safer Internet Day, what was security like back in 2004?

Malwarebytes

Today is the 20th Safer Internet Day. Since 2004, there's been an annual event designed to "Promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially amongst children and young people across the world." The Windows Firewall enabled by default, and the Internet Explorer popup blocker.

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On Chinese "Spy Trains"

Schneier on Security

It's also why the United States has blocked the cybersecurity company Kaspersky from selling its Russian-made antivirus products to US government agencies. Meanwhile, the chairman of China's technology giant Huawei has pointed to NSA spying disclosed by Edward Snowden as a reason to mistrust US technology companies.

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5G Security

Schneier on Security

Because the companies that make the equipment are subservient to the Chinese government, they could be forced to include backdoors in the hardware or software to give Beijing remote access. The technology will quickly become critical national infrastructure, and security problems will become life-threatening. What's more, U.S.

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Secret Service Investigates Breach at U.S. Govt IT Contractor

Krebs on Security

Secret Service is investigating a breach at a Virginia-based government technology contractor that saw access to several of its systems put up for sale in the cybercrime underground, KrebsOnSecurity has learned. government IT contractor that does business with more than 20 federal agencies, including several branches of the military.

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North Korean APT group Kimsuky allegedly hacked South Korea’s atomic research agency KAERI

Security Affairs

The security breach took place on on May 14, and the institute discovered it only on May 31, then the research institute reported the incident to the government and launched an investigation. The investigation into the intrusion revealed the involvement of 13 internet addresses including one traced to the Kimsuky APt group.

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