April 5, 2024 at 09:06AM
SecurityWeek’s cybersecurity news roundup offers a weekly compilation of noteworthy stories in the cybersecurity landscape, including the CISA breach affecting 100,000 people, the US House banning Microsoft AI Copilot, and the prosecution of a UK nuclear waste site for cybersecurity failures. Other stories include a report on the LockBit ransomware and Microsoft’s new security operations platform and Priva features. Additionally, it covers a California hospital turning patients away due to a cyberattack and patches from VMware, NVIDIA, and Rapid7. Lastly, it mentions an update on the lawsuit filed by Splunk against Cribl.
Here are the clear takeaways from the meeting notes:
1. CISA breach: CISA reported a breach affecting over 100,000 individuals through exploitation of an Ivanti product vulnerability. Despite shutting down some systems, no evidence of data theft was found.
2. US House ban on Microsoft AI Copilot: Congressional staffers are banned from using the Copilot AI chatbot due to potential data leakage to non-approved cloud services. Microsoft is working on AI tools for government use to address data exposure concerns.
3. UK nuclear waste site prosecution: The Sellafield nuclear waste site is facing prosecution over alleged IT security offenses, following reported hacks by threat actors linked to Russia and China.
4. Lessons learned from electrical grid security exercise: NERC and E-ISAC published a lessons learned report for GridEx VII, focusing on the security of the electrical grid in the US and Canada.
5. Impact of law enforcement operation on LockBit: Trend Micro’s report details the significant impact of the law enforcement operation against the LockBit ransomware.
6. CISA resources for high-risk communities: CISA has published cybersecurity resources for high-risk communities, including cyber hygiene guidance and free or discounted tools and services.
7. Microsoft announcements: Microsoft announced public previews for its unified security operations platform and new Priva features, including privacy policy assessments, consent management, and privacy risk management.
8. California hospital cyberattack: NorthBay VacaValley Hospital in California turned patients away due to a cyberattack involving ransomware.
9. VMware, NVIDIA, and Rapid7 patches: VMware, NVIDIA, and Rapid7 have all issued patches for vulnerabilities in their products, addressing issues such as command injection, obtaining sensitive information, and privilege escalation.
10. Splunk vs Cribl lawsuit: Cribl, a data engine for IT and security, provided an update on the lawsuit filed by Splunk regarding allegations of launching a competing company and implementing a proprietary protocol.
Additionally, there are related news articles on airline privacy review, SEC’s SolarWinds hack probe, and other cybersecurity topics.
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