FBI: Criminals Use Generative Artificial Intelligence to Facilitate Financial Fraud. It was only a matter of time.
https://www.ic3.gov/PSA/2024/PSA241203

myE-Verify can lock your Social Security Number to help protect yourself from identity theft. It is similar to freezing your credit, but for your SSN. https://myeverify.uscis.gov/

🔓 Chinese researchers claim to have cracked RSA #encryption using D-Wave quantum systems, but #infosec experts say claims are overblown. By @RobWright22. https://www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/366613737/Experts-slam-Chinese-research-on-quantum-encryption-attack?utm_campaign=ttgtcorporate&utm_content=1729169906&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter

Announcing Approval of Three Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) for Post-Quantum Cryptography. https://csrc.nist.gov/News/2024/postquantum-cryptography-fips-approved

This is a compelling paper even though they say, "we are not able to break CRYSTALS-Kyber yet. We leave the task of improving the approximation factor of our quantum algorithm to future work." Stay tuned! eprint.iacr.org/2024/555
Source (I know, I know): https://x.com/monsoon0/status/1778665371907895639?t=1at1E2syTEJ7jOT_vhPA2g&s=09

How Google’s 90-day TLS certificate validity proposal will affect enterprises https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/04/11/tls-certificate-renewal-proposal/

"Finance worker pays out $25 million after video call with deepfake ‘chief financial officer’." Be careful out there, folks. Create and follow procedures to ensure this doesn't happen to you. https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/04/asia/deepfake-cfo-scam-hong-kong-intl-hnk/index.html

"CISA warns of patched iPhone kernel bug now exploited in attacks"
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-warns-of-patched-iphone-kernel-bug-now-exploited-in-attacks/

Ransomware attacks backups. This is why read-only backups are crucial. Also, detect if your newest backup is much larger than expected, you might be backing up a maliciously encrypted file that is going to ruin your day in a year.
https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2024/01/12/finland-akira-ransomware/

"The Phantom Hacker:" FBI Phoenix Warns Public of New Financial Scam https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/phoenix/news/press-releases/the-phantom-hacker-fbi-phoenix-warns-public-of-new-financial-scam

NSA, FBI, and CISA Release Cybersecurity Information Sheet on #Deepfake Threats. I thought this was the most interesting read in a long time. https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2023/09/12/nsa-fbi-and-cisa-release-cybersecurity-information-sheet-deepfake-threats

CISA warns govt agencies to secure iPhones against spyware attacks https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-warns-govt-agencies-to-secure-iphones-against-spyware-attacks/

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the National Security Agency (NSA), & the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) made a factsheet to inform about the impacts of quantum capabilities & Quantum Readiness Roadmap.
https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/2023-08/Quantum%20Readiness_Final_CLEAR_508c%20%283%29.pdf

The biggest risks of using Bluetooth trackers like Apple AirTag, Tile https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/14/the-biggest-security-pros-and-cons-of-using-bluetooth-gps-trackers.html

NIST Publishes First Draft Standards for Post-Quantum Cryptography https://www.darkreading.com/dr-tech/nist-publishes-first-draft-standards-for-post-quantum-cryptography

Central Jersey is Finally on the Map - now I'm waiting to see if they draw it correctly or not. :) https://njbmagazine.com/njb-news-now/central-jersey-is-finally-on-the-map/