US Agencies, Defense Companies Hacked Via VPNs

US Agencies, Defense Companies Hacked Via VPNs
US Agencies, Defense Companies Hacked Via VPNs

Threat actors are targeting one newly discovered and three previously known vulnerabilities in Pulse Connect Secure enterprise VPNs, according to a CISA emergency directive and alert, as well as blog posts by FireEye and Ivanti. “There is no indication the identified backdoors were introduced through a supply chain compromise of the company’s network or software deployment process,” FireEye noted.

Why Was The SolarWinds Campaign So Difficult to Detect?

Why Was The SolarWinds Campaign So Difficult to Detect?
Why Was The SolarWinds Campaign So Difficult to Detect?

Only after months of investigation by nearly 100 highly skilled digital forensics experts did FireEye discover the malicious “implant” in the most unlikely place. We break it all down in plain language.

Adversaries Exploit Pandemic Online: Goldfein

Adversaries Exploit Pandemic Online: Goldfein
Adversaries Exploit Pandemic Online: Goldfein

“But we are seeing in the information spaces especially … we are seeing those that are trying to take advantage of this situation,” Gen. Goldfein said in a wide-ranging discussion this morning sponsored by the Mitchell Institute.

‘Need To’ Declassify More Cyber Attacks: NSA Deputy Ledgett

‘Need To’ Declassify More Cyber Attacks: NSA Deputy Ledgett
‘Need To’ Declassify More Cyber Attacks: NSA Deputy Ledgett

WASHINGTON: The deputy director of the National Security Agency said today that the Intelligence Community should declassify the existence of more cyber attacks to improve the agency’s ability to mobilize the private sector and to get help when needed. I asked Richard Ledgett at the end of a session at the Intelligence and National Security Summit…