Daily NCSC-FI news followup 2020-08-16

Elisalla poikkeuksellinen häiriötilanne: Viihde-palvelun ongelmat kestäneet jo päiviä

www.is.fi/digitoday/art-2000006603504.html Elisan Viihde-palvelun häiriöt alkoivat torstaina. Vielä lauantai-iltana vian korjaustoimenpiteet olivat kesken.

TikTok ei riitä Trumpille Onko tässä kieltolistan seuraava kohde?

www.tivi.fi/uutiset/tv/cda7545a-24e5-4504-85c8-3d39b00977b5 Trumpin kieltoaikeet eivät tökänneet TikTokiin. Harkinnassa on useita kieltoja, joiden joukossa on myös Alibaba.

Use A Smart Lock? Get In The Sea, 73% Of Security Professionals Say

www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2020/08/16/use-a-smart-lock-get-in-the-sea-73-of-security-professionals-say/ I decided to take the question of smart lock security to a cross-section of security professionals, including hackers and lock-pickers. The question I asked was a straightforward one: would you use a smart lock to secure your home, office or anything? Some 73% of the 549 respondents to my polling said: “Get in the sea.”

The Best Password Managers to Secure Your Digital Life

www.wired.com/story/best-password-managers/ Keep your logins under lock and key. We picked our favorites for PC, Mac, Android, iPhone, and web browsers.

Small Challenge: A Simple Word Maldoc – Part 3

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Daily NCSC-FI news followup 2020-04-22

Google Sees State-Sponsored Hackers Ramping Up Coronavirus Attacks www.wired.com/story/google-state-sponsored-hackers-coronavirus-phishing-malware/ More than 12 government-backed groups are using the pandemic as cover for digital reconnaissance and espionage, according to a new report. Report: blog.google/technology/safety-security/threat-analysis-group/findings-covid-19-and-online-security-threats/ Chinese Agents Helped Spread Messages That Sowed Virus Panic in U.S., Officials Say www.nytimes.com/2020/04/22/us/politics/coronavirus-china-disinformation.html American officials were alarmed by fake text messages and […]

Daily NCSC-FI news followup 2020-12-22

Kyberturvallisuuskeskuksen uusi julkaisu: Opas tietomurtojen havaitsemiseen www.kyberturvallisuuskeskus.fi/fi/julkaisut/opas-tietomurtojen-havaitsemiseen Tässä ohjeessa keskitytään erityisesti tietomurron havaitsemiseen lokitietojen avulla. Esimerkkeinä käytetään Windows Event Log – -tapahtumalokeja tai muita Windows-käyttöjärjestelmän lokitapahtumia. Valittuja esimerkkitapahtumia on havaittu tutkituissa tietomurroista tunkeutujien jäljiltä. PDF: www.kyberturvallisuuskeskus.fi/sites/default/files/media/file/Opas-tietomurtojen-havaitsemiseen.pdf SolarWinds hackers breached US Treasury officials’ email accounts www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/solarwinds-hackers-breached-us-treasury-officials-email-accounts/ US Senator Ron Wyden said that dozens of US Treasury […]

Daily NCSC-FI news followup 2021-03-11

February 2021s Most Wanted Malware: Trickbot Takes Over Following Emotet Shutdown blog.checkpoint.com/2021/03/11/february-2021s-most-wanted-malware-trickbot-takes-over-following-emotet-shutdown/ Check Point Research reports that following the international police operation that took control of Emotet in January, Trickbot has become the new top global threat used by cybercriminals. Our latest Global Threat Index for February 2021 has revealed that the Trickbot trojan has […]