The New York Department of Financial Services issued a cybersecurity advisory on November 1, 2024, regarding a growing threat posed by North Korean operatives seeking remote IT roles at U.S. companies. These operatives secure jobs at prominent companies, generate revenue for the regime, and have the potential to expose sensitive corporate data. These highly sophisticated […]
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California Joins the Neural Data Bandwagon
On August 31, the California assembly passed SB1223, which amends the CCPA/CPRA to include “neural data” as a type of sensitive data. SB1223, which is likely to become law, defines “neural data” as “information that is generated by measuring the activity of a consumer’s central or peripheral nervous system, and that is not inferred from […]
New Joint CISA – FBI – DC3 Guidance Advises On Ransomware Threats Linked to Iran-Backed Hackers: What Enterprises Need to Know
A recent joint advisory from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3) warns of increased collaboration between Pioneer Kitten, an Iranian state-backed threat actor, and various ransomware groups. The advisory highlights how Iranian threat actors are leveraging relationships with affiliates […]
United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Issues Joint International Guidance for Event Logging and Threat Detection
On August 21, 2024, the United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security agency, alongside government agencies in key global allies, including Australia, the UK, Canada, and Japan, released guidance on event logging and threat detection best practices. The guidance was published in response to the increased prevalence of threat actors employing Living of the Land (LOTL) […]
CISA and JCDC Conduct First-Ever Public-Private AI Security Incident Tabletop Exercise
On June 13, 2024, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) collaborated with the Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC) to hold the federal government’s first tabletop exercise for “AI security incidents. JCDC led the exercise and, true to JCDC’s public-private partnership model, included over 50 participants from various government agencies and private-sector companies. For those […]