In this weeks Security Sprint, Dave and Andy covered the following topics:
Warm Start:
· FB-ISAO Releases an All-Faiths Analysis of Attacks on U.S. Houses of Worship in 2023.
· New Cyware Survey Reveals Critical Gaps in Cybersecurity Threat Intelligence Sharing and Collaboration.
· Private-public partnership releases new bank resources for cloud computing adoption.
o Financial Sector Cloud Outsourcing Issues and Considerations.
Main Topics:
CrowdStrike Outage:
· CISA: Widespread IT Outage Due to CrowdStrike Update (being updated; update 9:45 a.m., EDT, July 21, 2024)
· Canadian Centre for Cyber Security - Alert - Issue impacting CrowdStrike Falcon EDR
· UK NCSC: Statement on major IT outage
· NZ-NCSC: NCSC statement on global IT outage
· CrowdStrike says significant number of devices back online after global outage.
o Technical Details: Falcon Content Update for Windows Hosts, 20 Jul
· Microsoft: New Recovery Tool to help with CrowdStrike issue impacting Windows endpoints
· CrowdStrike CEO George Kurtz speaks out after failed tech update causes worldwide chaos at airports and banks
· Microsoft says 8.5M Windows devices were affected by CrowdStrike outage
· Brian Krebs: Global Microsoft Meltdown Tied to Bad Crowdstrike Update
· Blue Screens Everywhere Are Latest Tech Woe for Microsoft
· Don’t Fall for CrowdStrike Outage Scams
Donald Trump Assassination Attempt & Associated Physical Security:
· FBI, DHS warn of possible retaliation for attack on Trump.
· Trump’s would-be assassin researched previous mass shooter Ethan Crumbley and his family before attack.
· Gunman Might Have Scoped Out Site Six Days Before Trump Rally.
· Secret Service Arrests Florida Man Threatening to Kill Joe Biden.
· Roswell Man Indicted for Threatening FBI Director Christopher Wray.
· Secretary Mayorkas Delivers Remarks at White House Press Briefing.
· TIME: What We Know—and Don’t Know—So Far About the Trump Rally Gunman
· Militias Are Recruiting Off of the Trump Shooting
Misinfo:
o Conspiracy theories spread wildly after the first assassination attempt on a US president in the social media age
o One in Three Biden Supporters Think Trump Shooting Might Have Been Staged
o 4chan post claiming Secret Service told not to fire on Trump shooter explodes into full-on TikTok conspiracy
o Top Conspiracy Theories Around Trump Assassination Attempt Debunked
Health:
· CDC Confirms Human Cases of H5 Bird Flu Among Colorado Poultry Workers.
· In 2 years since the launch of 988, 10 million contacts have been answered
· Global childhood vaccination hits plateau, with 35 million not fully protected from measles
· UK Covid-19 Inquiry: Resilience and preparedness (Module 1)
Ransomware:
· CDK hack shows SEC disclosure standards are unsettled
· ReliaQuest: Ransomware and Cyber Extortion in Q2 2024
· California officials say largest trial court in US victim of ransomware attack.
· Two Foreign Nationals Plead Guilty to Participating in LockBit Ransomware Group
Quick Hits:
· China seeks space supremacy and to exploit it ‘to our detriment’: US intelligence head
· US to issue proposed rules limiting Chinese vehicle software in August
· Fragmented and multiplied cybercriminal landscape, warns new Europol report
· Europol: Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) 2024.
· Patagonia invaded privacy by using AI to analyze customer service interactions, lawsuit alleges
· CISA Releases Playbook for Infrastructure Resilience Planning.
· Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) FAQ Resource.
· Why the Pentagon Is Warning That ISIS Attacks Could Double This Year
· US says ISIL trying ‘to reconstitute’ amid uptick in Syria, Iraq attacks
· Neo-Nazi group demonstrates on Tennessee overpass
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