The CyberWire Daily Briefing.

"Incident response and suggestions for more resilience."

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Russ Roberts (https://www.hawaiicybersecurityjournal.net).

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V12 | Issue 212 | 11.6.23

Incident response and suggestions for more resilience.

Update on Okta's response to its security incident. A precautionary shutdown at a major US mortgage lender. Call centers as targets. Decoupling data and identity. The cyber front in the Hamas-Israeli war. Hacktivism and state-sponsored cyberattacks against Israel. Managing influence operations: the case of TASS. Cybercrime on the side of Ukraine.

V12 | Issue 211 | 11.3.23

Pervasive OSINT and a shift toward a defensive advantage.

More evidence of OSINT's reach. An Apache vulnerability is being used to install ransomware. Exploitation of Citrix vulnerability in the wild. AP sustains DDoS attack. Microsoft draws a lesson from Russia's war: cyber defense now has the advantage over cyber offense. HHS reaches settlement in HIPAA data breach incident.

V12 | Issue 210 | 11.2.23

Reaching consensus on AI governance.

Bletchley Declaration represents a consensus starting point for AI governance. Lazarus Group prospects blockchain engineers with KANDYKORN. Boeing investigates ‘cyber incident’ affecting parts business. Update: NodeStealer used in attacks against Facebook. Citrix Bleed vulnerability exploited in the wild. MuddyWater spearphishes Israeli targets in the interest of Hamas. India to investigate alleged attacks on iPhones. Venomous Bear deploys some new tools.

V12 | Issue 209 | 11.1.23

Cyber phases of the Hamas-Israel war remain murky.

The Hamas-Israel war continues to be marked by hacktivism. Arid Viper's exploitation of Arabic speaker's Android devices. Iran shows improved cyberespionage capabilities. A URL shortener in the C2C market. Taking down the Mozi botnet. Ransomware in healthcare. Two Russians arrested on treason charges, accused of hacking for Ukraine. Ukrainian hacktivist auxiliaries deface Russian payments website.

V12 | Issue 208 | 10.31.23

Malware mealkits, and other commodity criminal tools.

Malicious packages found attached to NuGet. Russia will establish an autarkic substitute for VirusTotal. Commodity tools empower low-grade Russian cybercriminals. Malware mealkits, and other notes from the cyber underground. Cybersecurity workforce study. Full text of US Executive Order now available.

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