AI Cheating?, O, Canada, npms, passkeys, Exchange, Solaris, the amazing Rob Allen of Threatlocker, and More on this edition of the Security Weekly News.
Segment Resources:
Ingram Micro Working Through Ransomware Attack by SafePay Group | MSSP Alert: https://www.msspalert.com/news/ingram-micro-working-through-ransomware-attack-by-safepay-group
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Rob Allen, Chief Product Officer of ThreatLocker, is an IT Professional with three decades of experience assisting small and medium enterprises embrace and utilize technology. He has spent the majority of this time working for an Irish-based MSP, which has given him invaluable insights into the challenges faced by businesses today. Rob’s background is technical – first as a system administrator, then as a technician and an engineer. His broad technical knowledge, as well as an innate understanding of customers’ needs, made him a trusted advisor for hundreds of businesses across a wide variety of industries. Rob has been at the coalface, assisting clients in remediating the effects of, and helping them recover from cyber and ransomware attacks.
Doug White
- Canada says hacktivists breached water and energy facilities
- Malicious NPM packages fetch infostealer for Windows, Linux, macOS
- npm hit by PhantomRaven supply chain attack
- Passkey use doubles year over year; Google, Amazon lead in authentications
- Microsoft Exchange hardening guidance released following CISA emergency directive
- Zombie Projects Rise Again to Undermine Security
- Caught cheating in class, college students “apologized” using AI—and profs called them out
