CISA Emergency Directive Orders Mitigations After Microsoft Breach
The U.S. government has made public an emergency directive that it issued last week for federal agencies, ordering them to take
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Lindsey O’Donnell-Welch
Executive EditorLindsey O’Donnell-Welch is an award-winning journalist who strives to shed light on how security issues impact not only businesses and defenders on the front line, but also the daily lives of consumers.
In her previous position at Threatpost, Lindsey covered all aspects of the cybersecurity industry - from data privacy regulatory efforts to the evolution of underground cybercriminal marketplaces. Prior to that, Lindsey specialized in writing about microprocessors, enterprise business technology and the Internet of Things at CRN. In Lindsey’s spare time, she enjoys playing tennis and traveling.
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CISA has laid out the proposed details of the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act (CIRCIA).
Hydra Market Takedown Indicative of ‘More Intense’ Law Enforcement Efforts
The takedown by German authorities of Hydra Market is only the latest law enforcement operation impacting darknet marketplaces.
FIN7 Evolves With New Malware, Initial Access Tactics
The threat group has been using a new initial access vector and a novel malware family in the first stages of its attack.
Decipher Podcast: Source Code 4/1
This week's Source Code podcast by Decipher takes a look behind the scenes at top news with input from our sources.
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Ransomware attacks on local governments over the past year have resulted in various public service disturbances, from disabling jail surveillance cameras to disrupting COVID-19 vaccination appointment scheduling.
Log4Shell Attacks by Chinese APT Reveal Windows Rootkit
After investigating the Deep Panda APT's recent exploitation attempts of the Log4j flaw, researchers uncovered a new kernel rootkit.