Has the airport been hit by a cyberattack? Possibly. KIRO 7 reports: A possible cyberattack has affected internet and web networks at Port of Seattle, impacting systems across SeaTac Airport. According to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, the Port of Seattle ‘experienced certain system outages indicating a possible cyberattack earlier this morning.’ Passengers were encouraged to check […]
Here we go again with foreign interference in our national election? Maybe. Politico reports: Former President Donald Trump’s campaign said Saturday that some of its internal communications had been hacked. The acknowledgment came after POLITICO began receiving emails from an anonymous account with documents from inside Trump’s operation. The campaign blamed “foreign sources hostile to […]
The U.S. voting public is the target of misinformation campaigns from within and from without. The Financial Times reports that one of the foreign sources of attempted interference in our election is Iran: Iranian state-backed actors have sought to access senior US political figures’ email accounts and launched “covert news sites” aimed at American readers […]
An article in The Register begins with a simple question: Do you have your VMware ESXi hypervisor joined to Active Directory? If you don’t know what The Register is even talking about, pass this article to your IT department directly. The Register explains the significance of a recently patched vulnerability, and why you should patch […]
Microsoft security tools questioned for treating employees as threats
Can you effectively monitor employee activity to prevent and root out insider threats, or are you turning your workplace into a hostile surveillance environment? The Register reports that a report by Cracked Labs examines how workplace surveillance turns workers into suspects: Software designed to address legitimate business concerns about cyber security and compliance treats employees […]