Cyber accountability is often overlooked by Board of Directors and the C-Suite. They tend to turn a blind eye to their cyber security mandates or avoid the issue. But as Solarwinds, MS Exchange and many other security incidents prove it, it’s not a strategy. Segment Resources: www.VigiTrust.com. https://forbesbooks.com/mathieu-gorge/.
We start with the article about "Researchers Secretly Tried To Add Vulnerabilities to Linux Kernel, Ended Up Getting Banned" and explore its range of issues from ethics to securing huge, distributed software projects. It's hardly novel to point out that bad actors can attempt to introduce subtle and exploitable bugs. More generally, we've also seen...
Just sit right back and you'll hear a tale, Lots of Zero Days, CodeCov, FBI Hack backs, Cozy Bear, Mystery Science Theatre, the Professor and the rest, here on Security Weekly Wrap Up Island!
This week in the Security News, U.S Formally Attributes SolarWinds Attack to Russian Intelligence Agency, FBI Clears ProxyLogon Web Shells from Hundreds of Orgs, Justice Dept. Creates Task Force to Stop Ransomware Spread, Facebook faces mass legal action over data leak, and more!
With the U.S. facing a shortage of roughly 314,000 cybersecurity professionals in the workforce, according to CSIS, there is an urgent need to build cybersecurity skills and fill the workforce pipeline with students who are prepared to pursue cybersecurity careers. The aftermath of the SolarWinds breach has shown that there is a desperate need to e...
