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INFOCON NEWS
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Iranian Hackers Pose as UK Scholars to Target Experts
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Categories: Information Operations
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By Masood Farivar, VOA WASHINGTON - A notorious group of hackers tied to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has waged a covert campaign targeting university professors and other experts based in the U.K. and the U.S. in an attempt to steal their sensitive information, according to research by the cybersecurity firm Proofpoint. The group, known as TA453 and Charming …
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Mr. Carlos Del Toro, Nominee to be Secretary of the Navy, on Cyber at the Senate Armed Services Committee
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Categories: Information Operations
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Senate Armed Services CommitteeAdvance Policy Questions for Mr. Carlos Del ToroNominee to be Secretary of the Navy...Cyber and Electronic WarfareSection 1657 of the FY 2020 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) directed the appointment of an independent Principal Cyber Advisor (PCA) for each Military Department, to act as the principal advisor to the Secretary concerned on all cyber matters affecting that …
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CISA Issues Emergency Directive Requiring Federal Agencies to Mitigate Windows Print Spooler Service Vulnerability
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Categories: Cyber Security
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CISA Encourages All Organizations to Take Steps to Protect their NetworksWASHINGTON – The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued Emergency Directive (ED) 21-04 today to mitigate a Microsoft Windows print spooler service vulnerability CVE-2021-34527 being actively exploited. Federal civilian agencies are required to immediately disable the print spooler service on Microsoft Active Directory Domain Controllers, apply the Microsoft July 2021 cumulative updates, and make additional configuration changes to all Microsoft Windows …
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CISA Initiates Mobile Cybersecurity Shared Services to Enhance Federal Government Enterprise Mobile Security
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Categories: Cyber Security
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By: Eric Goldstein, Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency As government furnished equipment (GFE) mobile devices become increasingly critical to the federal workforce’s ability to successfully complete its missions, it is essential that these devices are deployed and utilized in a secure manner. Mobile cybersecurity capabilities must safeguard GFE devices and enterprise assets as well as …
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Al-Qaida, Islamic State Set to Reconstitute in Afghanistan, Beyond
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Categories: Homeland Security
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By Jeff Seldin, VOAWASHINGTON - With U.S. and coalition combat troops all but gone from Afghanistan, Western officials are preparing to face down terrorist threats with the promise of "over-the-horizon" capabilities that may be ill-suited to the danger that groups such as al-Qaida and Islamic State currently pose.U.S. officials, both publicly and privately, insist both terror groups are a shadow of their …
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NCSC Weekly Threat Report 9th July 2021
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Categories: Cyber Security
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Identity thief who used bitcoin, ‘burner phones,’ and digital wallets to steal more than $500,000 sentenced to prison
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SEC Charges TheBull with Selling ＂Insider Trading Tips＂ on the Dark Web
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A Growing Dilemma: Whether to Pay Ransomware Hackers
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Cryptocurrency Fraudster Sentenced for Money Laundering and Securities Fraud in Multi-Million Dollar Investment Scheme
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