Entries by Wayne Lloyd, Federal CTO, RedSeal

Cyber News Roundup for August 5, 2024

Start your week in the know.

Last week’s cyber headlines bring news from Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian stating the recent CrowdStrike outage cost the company $500 million in damages plus CrowdStrike is also being sued by shareholders over the outage. In healthcare news—OneBlood, a major blood donation nonprofit, sustained a ransomware attack disrupting […]

Cyber News Roundup for July 29, 2024

In this week’s cybersecurity news, the U.S. government is probing CrowdStrike following a massive outage that disrupted critical services and led to numerous Delta Air Lines flight cancellations. In Ukraine, Russian-linked malware caused a heating outage in Lviv. Security awareness and compliance training and testing organization, KnowBe4, discovered a North Korean operative posing as an […]

RedSeal: The Key to Comprehensive Attack Surface Management

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, organizations face an ever-increasing number of cyber threats. As highlighted by recent industry reports, traditional network operations solutions often fall short in providing the necessary visibility and control to manage and mitigate these threats effectively. This gap underscores the critical importance of comprehensive attack surface management (ASM) […]

Cyber News Roundup for July 22, 2024

Welcome to this week’s cybersecurity roundup. Key developments include Microsoft’s confirmation of a faulty CrowdStrike update impacting cloud PCs, CISA’s addition of major vulnerabilities to its KEV catalog, and the arrest of a teenage hacker linked to the MGM ransomware attack. Rite Aid disclosed a ransomware incident, and Alphabet is in talks to acquire Wiz […]

Cyber News Roundup for July 15, 2024

Welcome to this week’s cybersecurity roundup, focusing on key developments in digital security. Start your week with the latest headlines from around the globe to keep you informed and ready to defend against evolving cyber threats.

We begin with a follow-up to last week’s blog on AT&T’s breach, which exposed metadata that cybercriminals could use […]

Cyber News Roundup for July 5, 2024

Welcome to this week’s cybersecurity roundup, where we sift through the latest developments in digital security to bring you crucial updates from around the globe. This week’s headlines highlight a range of pressing issues, from the sophisticated cyberattacks targeting major players like TeamViewer and Microsoft, to critical vulnerabilities affecting widely used devices and systems.

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Fortifying Network Security: How RedSeal Responds to the Regresshion Vulnerability

Based on the recent discovery of a significant security vulnerability known as “Regresshion,” which affects millions of Linux systems running OpenSSH, organizations are urgently reassessing their cybersecurity postures. The Regresshion vulnerability can potentially allow attackers to gain unauthorized root access to affected systems, making it a critical threat to handle promptly. This context offers a […]

Cyber News Roundup for June 28, 2024

This week’s cybersecurity roundup highlights a hacker leaking contact details of over 33,000 Accenture employees and IntelBroker claiming to have leaked Apple’s source code. Eclypsium identified a UEFI vulnerability on Intel CPUs, while Nobelium targeted French diplomats. The Biden administration banned Kaspersky products, and Cisco Talos reported “SneakyChef” using SugarGh0st RAT to target government entities. […]

Cyber News Roundup for June 21, 2024

Welcome to our latest cybersecurity roundup. This week, Microsoft President Brad Smith admitted security failures that allowed Chinese hackers to access US officials’ emails. Truist Bank confirmed a breach affecting 65,000 employees. CISA led its first AI cybersecurity tabletop exercise, and Spanish authorities arrested a key member of the Scattered Spider hacking group. D-Link urged […]

Cyber News Roundup for June 14, 2024

Welcome to our latest cybersecurity roundup. This week, SolarWinds patched critical vulnerabilities discovered by NATO, while the FCC proposed enhancements to BGP security. Microsoft announced that its Recall feature will be opt-in due to security concerns, and The New York Times suffered a source code leak. Additionally, Cisco Talos found serious vulnerabilities in AutomationDirect’s PLCs, […]