Australia to Mandate Ransomware Payment Disclosure

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-30/cyber-ransom-payments-new-laws-before-parliament/104113038 Australia is set to introduce a new law requiring businesses to report ransom payments to the government. This mandatory disclosure aims to improve national cybersecurity...

GitHub’s Dark Secret: Deleted Data Never Really Dies

https://trufflesecurity.com/blog/anyone-can-access-deleted-and-private-repo-data-github A new security vulnerability has been uncovered on GitHub that allows access to data from deleted repositories and forks. This means that sensitive information, such as API keys,...

France Battles Cyberespionage Ahead of Olympics

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/parquet-de-paris_communiqu%C3%A9-de-presse-plugx-activity-7222119504518987778-LRCi French authorities have launched a massive operation to combat a cyberespionage campaign targeting thousands of computers within the country. The...

Mysterious Rings and QR Codes: The Emergence of Brushing Scams

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/a-ring-a-mysterious-box-and-a-qr-code-the-scam-laura-never-saw-coming/pn83e0uux A complex new cyber scam has surfaced, involving the delivery of unsolicited diamond rings and suspicious QR codes to unsuspecting victims. The scam,...

SBOMs: A Crucial Tool Hampered by Standardization Issues

https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/wanted-sbom-standard-to-rule-them-all Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs) have become essential for securing software supply chains in the wake of high-profile cyberattacks. Mandated by government agencies and...
CrowdStrike Incident – Lessons Learned In DevSecOps and BCP

CrowdStrike Incident – Lessons Learned In DevSecOps and BCP

The recent CrowdStrike update that led to a global IT outage and the infamous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) on millions of Windows machines. This incident has brought to light critical lessons in DevSecOps and the importance of Business Continuity Planning (BCP)....