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Weekly Security Sprint EP 74. Information sharing and resiliency; Crowdstrike, MDM, and Health


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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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