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Sisense Hacked: CISA Warns Customers at Risk

Security Boulevard

The post Sisense Hacked: CISA Warns Customers at Risk appeared first on Security Boulevard. A hard-coded credential catastrophe: The analytics firm kept big companies’ secrets in an insecure AWS bucket. Government says victims include the “critical infrastructure sector.”

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CISA orders agencies impacted by Microsoft hack to mitigate risks

Bleeping Computer

federal agencies to address risks resulting from the breach of multiple Microsoft corporate email accounts by the Russian APT29 hacking group. [.] CISA has issued a new emergency directive ordering U.S.

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On the Catastrophic Risk of AI

Schneier on Security

Earlier this week, I signed on to a short group statement , coordinated by the Center for AI Safety: Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear war. Poses ‘Risk of Extinction,’ Industry Leaders Warn.”

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Windows 7 End of Life Presents Hacking Risk, FBI Warns

Adam Levin

The FBI warned in a private industry notification published August 3 that companies and organizations still using Windows 7 are at risk. According to the FBI notification, continued use of the platform “creates the risk of criminal exploitation.”. Windows 7 users represented 98% of infected systems.

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CISA Issues Emergency Directive and Orders Agencies to Mitigate the Risks of the Microsoft Hack

Heimadal Security

federal agencies to address the risks associated with the Russian hacking group APT29’s compromise of several Microsoft business email accounts. A new emergency directive from CISA requires U.S. On April 2, Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agencies received Emergency Directive 24-02.

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Security Risks of Government Hacking

Schneier on Security

Some of us -- myself included -- have proposed lawful government hacking as an alternative to backdoors. A new report from the Center of Internet and Society looks at the security risks of allowing government hacking. These risks are real, but I think they're much less than mandating backdoors for everyone.

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Another SolarWinds Orion Hack

Schneier on Security

The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss ongoing investigations, said the attackers used computer infrastructure and hacking tools previously deployed by state-backed Chinese cyberspies. […]. In other words, the same sloppy and corrupt practices that allowed this massive cybersecurity hack made Bravo a billionaire.

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