New Windows IPv6 Zero-Click Vulnerability

August 16, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

New Windows IPv6 Zero-Click Vulnerability The press is reporting a critical Windows vulnerability affecting IPv6. As Microsoft explained in its Tuesday advisory, unauthenticated attackers can exploit the flaw remotely in

NIST Releases First Post-Quantum Encryption Algorithms

August 15, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

From the Federal Register: After three rounds of evaluation and analysis, NIST selected four algorithms it will standardize as a result of the PQC Standardization Process. The public-key encapsulation mechanism

Exploring the Impact of NIST SP 800-53 on Federal IT Systems

August 15, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

NIST SP 800-53 is a framework developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that provides guidelines and best practices for securing federal information systems and protecting the

Upcoming Speaking Engagements

August 14, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Upcoming Speaking Engagements This is a current list of where and when I am scheduled to speak: I’m speaking at eCrime 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The event runs from

Texas Sues GM for Collecting Driving Data without Consent

August 14, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Texas Sues GM for Collecting Driving Data without Consent Texas is suing General Motors for collecting driver data without consent and then selling it to insurance companies: From CNN: In

Ransomware Kingpin Who Called Himself “J P Morgan” Extradited to the United States

August 14, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

An investigation dating back almost ten years has seen the extradition this week to the United States of a man suspected to be the head of one the world’s most

2.7 billion Leaked Data Records Expose Personal Information of US People

August 14, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Hackers leaked 2.7 billion data records containing personal information belonging to citizens of the United States for free, on a dark forum. The attackers claim they had exfiltrated the data

Microsoft Patched SmartScreen Zero-Day Without Announcing

August 14, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Microsoft revealed that it had patched a critical SmartScreen zero-day vulnerability two months ago, during June 2024, on Patch Tuesday. Hackers had been exploiting the flaw in the wild as

Updates and Evolution of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework: What’s New?

August 14, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF), published by the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is a widely used set of guidelines for mitigating organizational cybersecurity risks. It contains

VERT Threat Alert: August 2024 Patch Tuesday Analysis

August 13, 2024 0 Comments 0 tags

Tag CVE Count CVEs Windows Secure Boot 3 CVE-2022-2601, CVE-2023-40547, CVE-2022-3775 Azure Stack 2 CVE-2024-38108, CVE-2024-38201 Microsoft Bluetooth Driver 1 CVE-2024-38123 Windows Network Virtualization 2 CVE-2024-38159, CVE-2024-38160 Windows Mobile Broadband