Security Leftovers
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LinuxInsider ☛ Open-Source Experts’ 2024 Outlook for AI, Security, Sustainability
There is little doubt among experts in the field that 2024 will primarily focus on better hardening open-source software in general. With its growing dominance in software development, enterprises can no longer afford to overlook open source, as it is everywhere.
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Red Hat Official ☛ Patch management needs a revolution, part 3: Vulnerability scores and the concept of trust
Vulnerability ratings are the foundation for a good risk-based vulnerability management program, especially if they’re from a trusted party. Recently I was discussing this topic with a customer and they said they practiced Zero Trust, as if to explain why they could not trust our ratings. The irony, however, is that they did use National Vulnerability Database (NVD) and third-party scanners that use NVD data, meaning they implicitly trust NVD.
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Security Week ☛ Russian Hackers Suspected of Sweden Cyberattack [Ed: This sounds like a Microsoft Windows issue, not a Russia issue]
Swedish government agencies and shops were disrupted by a ransomware attack believed to have been carried out by Russian hackers.
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Scoop News Group ☛ US, UK, Australia sanction Russian national after major Australian ransomware attack [Ed: Windows attack?]
The October 2022 attack targeted Australia's largest private health insurer, Medibank.
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IT Wire ☛ Placing sanctions on Russian attacker is just a PR exercise
In one word, nothing. It is just an exercise in spin. The sanctions mean that Ermakov cannot enter Australia and that he cannot invest in this country. Of course, it gives the government, aided by credulous journalists, a great sheen of authority.
How many people from the dark side of the web are lining up to invest in this country? How many are desperately trying to enter Australia? This is a laughable response from the government, but then it is in keeping with the Labor Government's bid to indulge in showmanship.
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RFERL ☛ Coordinated Action By U.S., U.K., Australia Sanctions Russian Hacker Tied To Ransomware Cyberattack
The United States and Britain on January 23 followed Australia in imposing sanctions on Russian citizen Aleksandr Yermakov, who was designated for his alleged role in a cyberattack that compromised the personal information of 9.7 million Australians.
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Scoop News Group ☛ Microsoft critics accuse the firm of ‘negligence’ in latest breach
Hackers linked to Russia’s foreign intelligence agency used simple methods to spy on Abusive Monopolist Microsoft executive’s emails.