Weekly Security Sprint EP 92. CEO attack, disrupted attacks, and cybersecurity warnings
In the latest episode of the Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered the following topics: Warm Start: H2OEx - An Exercise for the Water Sector Main Topics: UHC Assassination: · Health insurers step up security, scrub websites of leadership information · Luigi Mangione, suspect in fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, used ghost gun that may have been 3D-printed · Suspect in killing of health care CEO faces 5 charges including forgery and firearm without a license · Health care CEO shooting suspect was Ivy League graduate who appears to have written about Unabomber online · Suspect in fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson ID’d as Luigi Mangione, an ex-Ivy League student · Luigi Mangione’s sprawling family found success after patriarch’s rise · Health insurers step up security, scrub websites of leadership information · UnitedHealth CEO says insurer will continue to prevent ‘unnecessary care’ in leaked video as sick trolls warn, ‘Dude’s next’ · What Companies Should Be Asking Their Security Teams Right Now · A timeline of the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and search for his killer · UnitedHealth CEO's killing unleashes social media rage against insurers · UnitedHealthcare CEO kept a low public profile. Then he was shot to death in New York · Bullets fired at healthcare CEO in fatal shooting had words carved on them · Message on bullets fired by healthcare CEO’s assassin bear eerie link to book condemning insurance companies · Copycat, Contagion, and the Robin Hood Effect as Risk Enhancers in Targeted Violence Faith-Based Threats · Terror attack on Bavarian Christmas market foiled by police · Man in van filled with explosives, guns intended to attack a North Texas church, report states · FeatherRiver School of Seventh-Day Adventists Shooting: o 2 kindergarteners wounded and gunman dead after shooting at California religious school · Five-Eyes security and law enforcement agencies release joint authored analysis of youth radicalization & PDF analysis. Six password takeaways from the updated NIST cybersecurity framework. Password security is changing — and updated guidelines from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) reject outdated practices in favor of more effective protections. Quick Hits: · FBI IC3 PSA: Criminals Use Generative Artificial Intelligence to Facilitate Financial Fraud · Russian Woman Arrested In U.S. For Alleged Ties To Russian Intelligence · NGA: 2024 State Experts Roundtable On Protecting Energy Infrastructure From Physical Attacks · Manager of Chatham County Company Charged with Skimming Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars From Employer with Fake Invoices · The California tsunami danger is real. The 7.0 earthquake is wake-up call to prepare. o 'Swaying back and forth': Magnitude 7 earthquake, aftershocks rock California o Tsunami warning canceled after strong California earthquake Salt Typhoon: o White House says at least 8 US telecom firms, dozens of nations impacted by China hacking campaign o FCC chair proposes cybersecurity rules in response to China's Salt Typhoon telecom hack Health: o What is mystery 'disease x' and why have dozens died in DR Congo? o Unknown disease kills 143 in southwest Congo, local authorities say o FINAL REPORT: COVID Select Concludes 2-Year Investigation, Issues 500+ Page Final Report on Lessons Learned and the Path Forward · Korea arrests CEO for adding DDoS feature to satellite receivers · Outraged? You’re more likely to share misinformation, study finds · Romania hit by major election influence campaign and Russian cyber-attacks · EU orders TikTok to freeze Romanian elections data · Choosing secure and verifiable technologies · CISA Releases New Public Version of CDM Data Model Document