CINS ARMY BRIEF
Cins Brief: The Song Remains The Same
(This is our CINS Army Brief for August 2020. Learn more and subscribe here.)
As the cybersecurity focus shifts to securing remote workers, the more things change, the more things stay the same. Phishing becomes Vishing, ransomware evolves but the trojans remain the same, and the humble end users remain the target. Here are some the highlights from the last month in cybersecurity news.
The New Normal?
- FBI and CISA warn of major wave of vishing attacks targeting teleworkers
https://www.zdnet.com/article/fbi-and-cisa-warn-of-major-wave-of-vishing-attacks-targeting-teleworkers/ - Hackers eye students returning to virtual classes as easy targets
https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/513022-hackers-eye-students-returning-to-virtual-classes-as-easy-targets - Federal cyber agency releases strategy to secure 5G networks
https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/513449-federal-cyber-agency-releases-strategy-to-secure-us-5g-networks - Preparing Cybersecurity Measures for a Post-COVID, Hyperconnected World
https://www.iotforall.com/cybersecurity-post-covid-world/
Know Your Vendors
- How to Effectively Manage Data Breach Risks from Third-Parties
https://www.lawtechnologytoday.org/2020/08/how-to-effectively-manage-data-breach-risks-from-third-parties/ - How Hackers Leverage COVID-19 to Disrupt Supply Chain Operations
https://www.scmr.com/article/how_hackers_leverage_covid_19_to_disrupt_supply_chain_operations
Latest Threats
- Attackers Use Unicode & HTML to Bypass Email Security Tools
https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/attackers-use-unicode-and-html-to-bypass-email-security-tools/d/d-id/1338739 - FBI/CISA Warn US Firms of State-Mandated Tax Malware
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fbicisa-warn-us-firms/ - Ryuk successor Conti Ransomware releases data leak site
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/ryuk-successor-conti-ransomware-releases-data-leak-site/ - For six months, security researchers have secretly distributed an Emotet vaccine across the world
https://www.zdnet.com/article/for-six-months-security-researchers-have-secretly-distributed-an-emotet-vaccine-across-the-world/ - What Is Drovorub? FBI Expose Latest Russian State-Run Cyber Threat
https://www.newsweek.com/what-drovorub-fbi-expose-latest-russian-state-run-cyber-threat-1525263
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