November 19, 2024 at 10:45PM The SWEEPS initiative, funded by a $2.5 million grant, aims to enhance secure coding skills among software developers through workshops, courses, and bootcamps. Targeting all career stages, it addresses the skills gap in software security, promoting best practices to defend against cyberattacks. Enrollment prioritizes U.S. citizens with military backgrounds. **Meeting … Read more
November 19, 2024 at 04:16AM The 2024 SANS Holiday Hack Challenge, starting on November 7, features eight weeks of gamified cyber exercises. Participants can tackle various challenges across skill levels, with a live scoreboard for tracking progress. Winners receive prizes like free courses and subscriptions. Sign up for updates and further details online. ### Meeting … Read more
November 18, 2024 at 10:05AM The cybersecurity landscape is evolving rapidly, driven by increasing threats and the exploitation of AI by cybercriminals. Companies are significantly raising cybersecurity budgets, yet attacks continue to escalate. As specialized solutions are in demand, companies that harness emerging technologies to enhance security will likely experience substantial growth in the sector. … Read more
November 15, 2024 at 10:07AM The public sector faces a growing security crisis due to deepfake videos, AI threats, and cyberattacks, pressuring federal agencies to enhance employee skills and cybersecurity measures. Agencies must address workforce skills gaps, prioritize training, and implement active cybersecurity strategies to combat evolving threats and protect national security effectively. ### Meeting … Read more
November 15, 2024 at 09:45AM Palo Alto Networks has identified a critical zero-day vulnerability, tracked as ‘PAN-SA-2024-0015,’ in Next-Generation Firewalls’ management interfaces. This vulnerability is actively being exploited in attacks, prompting urgent attention and action from affected users to mitigate potential risks. **Meeting Notes Takeaways:** 1. **Vulnerability Warning**: Palo Alto Networks has issued a warning … Read more
November 13, 2024 at 09:04PM The US government has identified a significant cyber espionage campaign by China-linked attackers targeting multiple telecommunications networks, resulting in data theft and compromised private communications of political figures. The FBI and CISA are assisting affected companies and enhancing cyber defenses, urging potential victims to report to local authorities. ### Meeting … Read more
November 13, 2024 at 05:58PM CISA has launched its first International Strategic Plan for 2025-2026, aimed at enhancing the security and resilience of critical infrastructure through international collaboration. The plan outlines three key goals: bolstering foreign infrastructure resilience, strengthening cyber defense, and unifying international coordination efforts, emphasizing global partnership importance. **Meeting Takeaways: CISA’s 2025–2026 International … Read more
November 12, 2024 at 07:11PM Jack Teixeira, a former Air National Guard member, was sentenced to 15 years in prison for stealing and sharing classified military secrets on Discord. His actions endangered national security, revealing sensitive information about U.S. operations and allies. Teixeira admitted to wrongdoing and was sentenced as a warning against such betrayals. … Read more
November 12, 2024 at 08:39AM North Korean threat actors have begun embedding malware in Flutter applications, targeting macOS devices. This technique includes a deceptive Minesweeper game and variants in Go and Python. Jamf Threat Labs notes this may involve social engineering near cryptocurrency sectors, and suspects links to known hacking sub-groups. Apple’s notarization process is … Read more
November 11, 2024 at 05:39AM Cybersecurity researchers have identified nearly 24 vulnerabilities in 15 machine learning open-source projects, including Weave and ZenML. These flaws could allow unauthorized access, remote code execution, and escalation of privileges, posing significant risks to ML infrastructure. This discovery follows previous vulnerabilities and the introduction of a new defense framework, Mantis. … Read more