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This is your Dragon's Code: America Under Cyber Siege podcast.
I’m Ting, your energetic cyber-sleuth, delivering the headline from the digital trenches: America is under cyber siege, and the dragons circling our networks aren’t hiding anymore. Let’s get right to what’s been lighting up the SOC dashboards this week in “Dragon’s Code: America Under Cyber Siege.”
First up, in a “you can’t make this up” moment, the Salt Typhoon group—linked directly to the Chinese Communist Party—hit the jackpot by infiltrating massive U.S. internet infrastructure. We’re talking about Digital Realty, the data center goliath, and Comcast, which shepherds data for over 50 million broadband customers nationwide. How? Through a classic but supercharged blend of supply chain attacks and credential stuffing, they slithered into the “lawful intercept” systems within these networks. That’s the very access point police use to monitor bad guys; Salt Typhoon used it to monitor the whole country, including high-level officials like President Trump and VP JD Vance. According to a testy Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing, not only are these hackers still embedded, but experts like Hanselman warn their access is both deep and undetected. Think of it as your house being bugged, and the burglars are still in the basement rearranging your WiFi router.
What about attribution? The level of persistence and the focus on strategic targets—including government communications and supply chain choke points—scream state sponsorship. The House China Select Committee didn’t mince words: the CCP is leveraging these access points to surveil America’s digital backbone. Experts testified that Salt Typhoon’s infiltration is “serious and deeply concerning,” as it shows the adversary can eavesdrop at will. Their fingerprints—tools, tactics, infrastructure signatures—are all painted in red and yellow, and the community is in rare agreement on attribution.
Meanwhile, defensive measures are rolling out with the urgency of a five-alarm fire. Companies are segmenting networks, patching exposed lawful intercept systems, and employing behavioral analytics to try and detect lateral movement. CISA is distributing new playbooks, but—straight talk—remediation is slow, as the adversaries are already deep inside and covering their tracks with highly customized malware.
The week’s biggest lesson? Don’t assume they’re gone when the PR team says so. As Senator Hawley pointed out, public assurances don’t match classified briefings. The threat actors are sophisticated, persistent, and operationally patient. We’re not just dealing with cybercrime here; this is chess, not checkers, and the defense is still a few moves behind.
My advice as Ting? Harden those access points. Make your segmentation airtight. And above all, remember: in this game, the dragon prefers to lurk—so hunt it before it breathes fire.
For more http://www.quietplease.ai
Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta
I’m Ting, your energetic cyber-sleuth, delivering the headline from the digital trenches: America is under cyber siege, and the dragons circling our networks aren’t hiding anymore. Let’s get right to what’s been lighting up the SOC dashboards this week in “Dragon’s Code: America Under Cyber Siege.”
First up, in a “you can’t make this up” moment, the Salt Typhoon group—linked directly to the Chinese Communist Party—hit the jackpot by infiltrating massive U.S. internet infrastructure. We’re talking about Digital Realty, the data center goliath, and Comcast, which shepherds data for over 50 million broadband customers nationwide. How? Through a classic but supercharged blend of supply chain attacks and credential stuffing, they slithered into the “lawful intercept” systems within these networks. That’s the very access point police use to monitor bad guys; Salt Typhoon used it to monitor the whole country, including high-level officials like President Trump and VP JD Vance. According to a testy Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing, not only are these hackers still embedded, but experts like Hanselman warn their access is both deep and undetected. Think of it as your house being bugged, and the burglars are still in the basement rearranging your WiFi router.
What about attribution? The level of persistence and the focus on strategic targets—including government communications and supply chain choke points—scream state sponsorship. The House China Select Committee didn’t mince words: the CCP is leveraging these access points to surveil America’s digital backbone. Experts testified that Salt Typhoon’s infiltration is “serious and deeply concerning,” as it shows the adversary can eavesdrop at will. Their fingerprints—tools, tactics, infrastructure signatures—are all painted in red and yellow, and the community is in rare agreement on attribution.
Meanwhile, defensive measures are rolling out with the urgency of a five-alarm fire. Companies are segmenting networks, patching exposed lawful intercept systems, and employing behavioral analytics to try and detect lateral movement. CISA is distributing new playbooks, but—straight talk—remediation is slow, as the adversaries are already deep inside and covering their tracks with highly customized malware.
The week’s biggest lesson? Don’t assume they’re gone when the PR team says so. As Senator Hawley pointed out, public assurances don’t match classified briefings. The threat actors are sophisticated, persistent, and operationally patient. We’re not just dealing with cybercrime here; this is chess, not checkers, and the defense is still a few moves behind.
My advice as Ting? Harden those access points. Make your segmentation airtight. And above all, remember: in this game, the dragon prefers to lurk—so hunt it before it breathes fire.
For more http://www.quietplease.ai
Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta
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By Quiet. PleaseThis is your Dragon's Code: America Under Cyber Siege podcast.
I’m Ting, your energetic cyber-sleuth, delivering the headline from the digital trenches: America is under cyber siege, and the dragons circling our networks aren’t hiding anymore. Let’s get right to what’s been lighting up the SOC dashboards this week in “Dragon’s Code: America Under Cyber Siege.”
First up, in a “you can’t make this up” moment, the Salt Typhoon group—linked directly to the Chinese Communist Party—hit the jackpot by infiltrating massive U.S. internet infrastructure. We’re talking about Digital Realty, the data center goliath, and Comcast, which shepherds data for over 50 million broadband customers nationwide. How? Through a classic but supercharged blend of supply chain attacks and credential stuffing, they slithered into the “lawful intercept” systems within these networks. That’s the very access point police use to monitor bad guys; Salt Typhoon used it to monitor the whole country, including high-level officials like President Trump and VP JD Vance. According to a testy Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing, not only are these hackers still embedded, but experts like Hanselman warn their access is both deep and undetected. Think of it as your house being bugged, and the burglars are still in the basement rearranging your WiFi router.
What about attribution? The level of persistence and the focus on strategic targets—including government communications and supply chain choke points—scream state sponsorship. The House China Select Committee didn’t mince words: the CCP is leveraging these access points to surveil America’s digital backbone. Experts testified that Salt Typhoon’s infiltration is “serious and deeply concerning,” as it shows the adversary can eavesdrop at will. Their fingerprints—tools, tactics, infrastructure signatures—are all painted in red and yellow, and the community is in rare agreement on attribution.
Meanwhile, defensive measures are rolling out with the urgency of a five-alarm fire. Companies are segmenting networks, patching exposed lawful intercept systems, and employing behavioral analytics to try and detect lateral movement. CISA is distributing new playbooks, but—straight talk—remediation is slow, as the adversaries are already deep inside and covering their tracks with highly customized malware.
The week’s biggest lesson? Don’t assume they’re gone when the PR team says so. As Senator Hawley pointed out, public assurances don’t match classified briefings. The threat actors are sophisticated, persistent, and operationally patient. We’re not just dealing with cybercrime here; this is chess, not checkers, and the defense is still a few moves behind.
My advice as Ting? Harden those access points. Make your segmentation airtight. And above all, remember: in this game, the dragon prefers to lurk—so hunt it before it breathes fire.
For more http://www.quietplease.ai
Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta
I’m Ting, your energetic cyber-sleuth, delivering the headline from the digital trenches: America is under cyber siege, and the dragons circling our networks aren’t hiding anymore. Let’s get right to what’s been lighting up the SOC dashboards this week in “Dragon’s Code: America Under Cyber Siege.”
First up, in a “you can’t make this up” moment, the Salt Typhoon group—linked directly to the Chinese Communist Party—hit the jackpot by infiltrating massive U.S. internet infrastructure. We’re talking about Digital Realty, the data center goliath, and Comcast, which shepherds data for over 50 million broadband customers nationwide. How? Through a classic but supercharged blend of supply chain attacks and credential stuffing, they slithered into the “lawful intercept” systems within these networks. That’s the very access point police use to monitor bad guys; Salt Typhoon used it to monitor the whole country, including high-level officials like President Trump and VP JD Vance. According to a testy Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing, not only are these hackers still embedded, but experts like Hanselman warn their access is both deep and undetected. Think of it as your house being bugged, and the burglars are still in the basement rearranging your WiFi router.
What about attribution? The level of persistence and the focus on strategic targets—including government communications and supply chain choke points—scream state sponsorship. The House China Select Committee didn’t mince words: the CCP is leveraging these access points to surveil America’s digital backbone. Experts testified that Salt Typhoon’s infiltration is “serious and deeply concerning,” as it shows the adversary can eavesdrop at will. Their fingerprints—tools, tactics, infrastructure signatures—are all painted in red and yellow, and the community is in rare agreement on attribution.
Meanwhile, defensive measures are rolling out with the urgency of a five-alarm fire. Companies are segmenting networks, patching exposed lawful intercept systems, and employing behavioral analytics to try and detect lateral movement. CISA is distributing new playbooks, but—straight talk—remediation is slow, as the adversaries are already deep inside and covering their tracks with highly customized malware.
The week’s biggest lesson? Don’t assume they’re gone when the PR team says so. As Senator Hawley pointed out, public assurances don’t match classified briefings. The threat actors are sophisticated, persistent, and operationally patient. We’re not just dealing with cybercrime here; this is chess, not checkers, and the defense is still a few moves behind.
My advice as Ting? Harden those access points. Make your segmentation airtight. And above all, remember: in this game, the dragon prefers to lurk—so hunt it before it breathes fire.
For more http://www.quietplease.ai
Get the best deals https://amzn.to/3ODvOta