2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (142+ words) The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) published a new cyber strategy, calling it “a roadmap for defending the American people and the nation's critical infrastructure in cyberspace.” This strategy consists of for key pillars of focus. The four pillars are:…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (261+ words) The Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency (CISA) will be rolling back services that support critical infrastructure. This decision follows budget cuts as well as a declining workforce within the agency. My apologies to those I told to leverage these free…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (458+ words) The House of Representatives approved a temporary extension of the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015. This extension carries until December 11, 2026. Although it is a positive sign that Congress has extended the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 through December rather than…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (163+ words) The entire Texas grid could be destabilized if just 5.4% of the batteries were compromised. The entire Texas grid could be destabilized if just 5.4% of the ERCOT batteries were compromised, according to a risk assessment published by Centrii. This means disrupting…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (470+ words) Security Magazine Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Discloses Cyber Incident After the Qilin ransomware group claimed to have breached the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), the bureau confirmed the incident. John Bruggeman, vCISO, CBTS, comments,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (550+ words) In July, more than 100 water systems were targeted with cyberattacks, according to the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). This news follows a recent wave of cyber incidents against water and wastewater facilities across the United States, including the confirmed attacks…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (156+ words) Absolute Immutability means the 3-2-1-1-0 backup strategy rule is in play. This is when 3 copies of your data, on 2 different types of media, with 1 copy off-site, 1 copy stored in immutable or offline storage that cannot be altered or deleted, and 0 unverified…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (191+ words) A United Kingdom power plant was shut down for four days in July due to a potentially Iranian-linked cyberattack. A U.K. spokesperson that spoke to CNBC, saying, “This story refers to an incident impacting a small-scale energy generator, and at no…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (536+ words) I have been going for years. As I walked the venues, I watched the same misunderstanding play out, in the press and in boardrooms back home: the assumption that a hacker conference is a gathering of criminals. Let me put…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (172+ words) Listen to Dina Atwell, Director, Cyber Insider Threat Program Management at Capital One, in this podcast episode In this episode of Lock It Down with Security Magazine, I spoke with Dina Atwell, Director, Cyber Insider Threat Program Management at Capital…...