State and local governments are increasingly under attack from cyber criminals and nation-states. Criminals know these entities can be an easy target and, because they’re under-resourced and understaffed, state and local governments are particularly susceptible to AI-powered cyberattacks. If you’re hit with a cyberattack, it’s painful. It can mean: Most immediately, it means that your systems are shut down. If…
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Imagine losing power for days, or weeks. What about running water and telecommunications? Mass transportation grinds to a halt, healthcare facilities scramble and financial systems unravel. “You’re talking about America’s lifelines. When they go down for more than a moment, it’s a bad day,” said…
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60%
of data center capacity planned for completion in 2027 isn’t yet under construction (JP Morgan)
Code Red: A Guide to Understanding China’s Sophisticated Typhoon Cyber Campaigns
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Hackread reports that deleted Google API keys can continue authenticating for up to
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Lt. Gen. Joe Hartman, U.S. Army (Ret.)
Former Acting Commander of U.S. Cyber Command and Acting Director of the National Security Agency
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Senior Vice President, Ransomware Research Center, Halcyon; Former Deputy Assistant Director, Cyber Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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6
Microsoft 365 Android apps contain a flaw that endangers billions of downloads (Security Week)
McCrary in the News
Imagine losing power for days, or weeks. What about running water and telecommunications? Mass transportation grinds to a halt, healthcare facilities scramble and financial systems unravel. “You’re talking about America’s lifelines. When they go down for more than a moment, it’s a bad day,” said…
Read moreA key law that helps the federal government guard against cyber threats to U.S. critical systems expired as the government shut down Wednesday, partially blinding Washington to attacks from adversaries that are only growing more sophisticated and persistent. The Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act has been…
Read moreDark Reading Confidential Episode 10: It’s past time for a comprehensive plan to protect vital US systems from nation-state cyberattacks, and increasingly, that responsibility is falling to asset owners across a vast swath of organizations, who likely never bargained for an international cyber conflict playing out…
Read moreThat risk is both credible and growing, said Rear Adm. Mark Montgomery, former executive director of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission.
Read moreCan a centuries-old war power used for legalizing piracy be the key to U.S. cyber retaliation? The Trump administration and industry partners have discussed whether privateering contracts — once used to deputize pirate ships — could offer inspiration for authorizing private sector hacking operations against…
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30.5%
of annual operating profit for UK retailer Marks & Spencer was killed by a cyberattack (CNBC)
