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Google Says Government-Backed Attackers Use COVID-19 as Phishing Lures
A team of security professionals at Google has identified over 12 government-backed hacking groups that use the COVID-19 pandemic as bait for malware and phishing attempts. Google said Wednesday one group used COVID-19 messages and U.S. fast food franchises as phishing lures to zero in on U.S. government personnel's personal accounts.
HP Federal’s Tommy Gardner: Zero Trust an Imperative for Government Agencies
Tommy Gardner, chief technology officer of HP’s federal business, wrote in a GCN opinion piece published Monday that zero-trust initiatives have now become an imperative for government agencies as they work to protect their information technology systems, data and employees against cyber attacks.
Fortinet’s Anthony Giandomenico on Attack Trends Agencies Should Keep in Mind
Anthony Giandomenico, senior security strategist and researcher at Fortinet’s FortiGuard Labs, wrote in a Nextgov article published Friday that cybersecurity teams at federal agencies should be aware of the emerging attack trends as they map out their security strategies.
VMware’s Tom Kellermann on Iran’s Cyber Capabilities
Tom Kellermann, head of cybersecurity strategy at VMware, told Bloomberg in a video interview posted Saturday he believes Iran will respond to a U.S. airstrike through cyber warfare.
HPE, AppGuard to Provide Cyber Stack for DISA Initiative; Joe Ayers Quoted
AppGuard and Hewlett Packard Enterprise have partnered to offer cyber stack services and technology platforms to the Department of Defense through the Integrated Processor Capacity Services x86 initiative.
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HP Federal’s Todd Gustafson on Three Steps Agencies Should Consider to Build Up Endpoint Security Posture
Todd Gustafson, president of HP’s federal business, wrote in an article published Tuesday on FedTech that there are three steps government agencies should do to protect endpoint devices from cyber threats and the first is to acknowledge cybersecurity gaps.
Symantec’s Ken Durbin: Formjacking, Supply Chain Among Security Concerns in Federal Gov’t
Ken Durbin, senior strategist of global government affairs and cybersecurity at Symantec, wrote in a Fifth Domain opinion piece published Friday about several security threats that federal agencies should be aware of.
Charles River Analytics Seeks Patent for Cyber Defense Tool
Charles River Analytics has filed a patent application for a tool that works to predict cyber attacks and defend networks from security breaches. The Cyber Vaccine platform is designed to help users come up with defense measures against potential attacks before they reach data systems and computers, the company said Friday. Avi Pfeffer, chief scientist […] More
Symantec Helps FBI Apprehend Cyber Criminals Linked to Ad-Fraud Scam
Symantec has helped FBI crack down on cyber threat actors associated with an advertising fraud scheme, dubbed 3ve, which compromises consumer devices to drive fake internet traffic to advertisements. The bureau-led Operation Eversion resulted in the seizure of systems associated with the 3ve ad-fraudulent botnet, arrest of three people and five more indictments, the company […] More