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16 hours ago

AWS enforces MFA across 100% of root users: re:Inforce

For anyone who still has doubts about MFA: just ask Snowflake CISO Brad Jones, who last year saw more than 160 of his customers' accounts compromised using stolen credentials. None of these had MFA enabled, and this safeguard likely would have prevented the intruders from accessing the customers' databases.
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fromNextgov.com
3 months ago

DOGE employee Edward Coristine lands at CISA with DHS email

A young staffer associated with hacking groups has access to CISA facilities, posing potential security risks.
Concerns arise over Coristine's involvement with cybercriminals and previous job misconduct.
US Elections
fromSlate Magazine
3 months ago

The Trump Administration Is Going After Our Elections Too

The Trump administration's actions threaten the integrity of election security in the U.S. by stripping critical resources and personnel.
US Elections
fromTheregister
3 months ago

CISA worker says 100-strong Red Team fired after DOGE action

Elon Musk's DOGE unit caused the termination of a significant government cybersecurity contract, impacting over 100 employees at CISA.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
3 months ago

CISA Adds Five Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities in Advantive VeraCore and Ivanti EPM to KEV List

CISA added five critical vulnerabilities to its KEV catalog, highlighting active exploitation threats.
Immediate patch application required by March 31, 2025, for federal agencies.
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fromTheregister
3 months ago

US Cyber Command reportedly pauses attacks on Russia

U.S. Cyber Command is reportedly pausing offensive operations against Russia, while CISA affirms its defense posture against cybersecurity threats remains unchanged.
Information security
fromNextgov.com
3 months ago

DOGE employee Edward Coristine lands at CISA with DHS email

A young staffer associated with hacking groups has access to CISA facilities, posing potential security risks.
Concerns arise over Coristine's involvement with cybercriminals and previous job misconduct.
US Elections
fromSlate Magazine
3 months ago

The Trump Administration Is Going After Our Elections Too

The Trump administration's actions threaten the integrity of election security in the U.S. by stripping critical resources and personnel.
US Elections
fromTheregister
3 months ago

CISA worker says 100-strong Red Team fired after DOGE action

Elon Musk's DOGE unit caused the termination of a significant government cybersecurity contract, impacting over 100 employees at CISA.
Information security
fromThe Hacker News
3 months ago

CISA Adds Five Actively Exploited Vulnerabilities in Advantive VeraCore and Ivanti EPM to KEV List

CISA added five critical vulnerabilities to its KEV catalog, highlighting active exploitation threats.
Immediate patch application required by March 31, 2025, for federal agencies.
Privacy professionals
fromTheregister
3 months ago

US Cyber Command reportedly pauses attacks on Russia

U.S. Cyber Command is reportedly pausing offensive operations against Russia, while CISA affirms its defense posture against cybersecurity threats remains unchanged.
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fromTheregister
3 months ago

Time to make C the COBOL of this century

Buffer overflow vulnerabilities in software are deemed avoidable and frustrating by authorities, prompting calls for better coding practices and alternatives to C.
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