Weekly Security Sprint EP 54. Board talks, AI, event preparedness, ransomware and more
28/02/2024
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Dave and Andy discussed the following topics:
NCSC / Boards. https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/blog-post/cyber-security-governance-the-role-of-the-board
AI.
Air Canada Has to Honor a Refund Policy Its Chatbot Made Up.
Gab’s Racist AI Chatbots Have Been Instructed to Deny the Holocaust
Bobbi Althoff deepfake spotlights X’s role as a top source of AI porn
AI-generated video is here to awe and mislead
From ChatGPT to Gemini: how AI is rewriting the internet
Google pauses AI-generated images of people after ethnicity criticism
Exclusive: Reddit in AI content licensing deal with Google
FCC advisory committee to focus on how AI can defend against unwanted calls
Ransomware
U.S. and U.K. Disrupt LockBit Ransomware Variant
Ransomware Operation LockBit Reestablishes Dark Web Leak Site
Trend Micro: LockBit Attempts to Stay Afloat With a New Version
US pharmacy outage triggered by 'Blackcat' ransomware at UnitedHealth unit, sources say
Change Healthcare Cyberattack: Network Connectivity Issues, Indicators of Compromise
Health-ISAC: Change Healthcare / Optum Network Connectivity and Additional Recommendations
Venue Consideration. https://www.stuff.co.nz/culture/350189027/spark-arena-gives-training-security-staff-after-seat-stealers-ruin-50-cent
Quick Hits
SAVE THE DATE! CISA Hosts CISA Live! – K-12 School Safety on Thursday, February 29 at 12:30. On Thursday, February 29, we will mark the 4th year of SchoolSafety.gov on our next CISA Live!.
Weather. https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/26/weather/thunderstorms-midwest-heat-weather-climate/index.html
Health. https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-general/us-flu-levels-stubbornly-high-covid-declines-further
Resources
Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Best practices for passphrases and passwords (ITSAP.30.032).
Cybersecurity Emotions
Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Digital footprint (ITSAP.00.133)
Canadian Centre for Cyber Security Secure your accounts and devices with multi-factor authentication (ITSAP.30.030)
UK NCSC: Private Branch Exchange (PBX) best practice
Updated: Top Cyber Actions for Securing Water Systems
AT&T. $5! AT&T to Reimburse Customers Struck by Outage
AT&T is mocked by customers after network outage downed 70,000 phones and triggered fears of 'Leave the World Behind' apocalypse
Russia
Biden announces 500 new sanctions targeting Russia over war on Ukraine, Navalny death
US and EU pile new sanctions on Russia for the Ukraine war’s 2nd anniversary and Navalny’s death
Statement from President Joe Biden Ahead of the Two-Year Anniversary of Russia’s Brutal Assault Against Ukraine
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is in Ukraine to meet Zelenskyy as US aid hangs in the balance
President Biden to hit Russia with 'major sanctions' in response to death of Navalny
Other.
New Biden order would stem flow of Americans’ sensitive data to China
CISA, NCSC-UK, and Partners Release Advisory on Russian SVR Actors Targeting Cloud Infrastructure
Brussels spyware bombshell: Surveillance software found on officials’ phones
East coast cable issues hit operators
Israeli daily claims Yemeni attacks harmed telecom lines in Red Sea
Damage causes outage for Africa's first subsea cable
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