On this week's Security Sprint, Dave allows Andy to start off and talk about how the rightful name for the third Monday in February. Then Dave and Andy covered the following topics.
Twitter & MFA
Twitter: An update on two-factor authentication using SMS on Twitter, 15 Feb.
TechSpot, Twitter’s SMS two-factor authentication is now a paid feature, 19 Feb
Bleeping Computer, Twitter gets rid of SMS 2FA for non-Blue members — What you need to do, 19 Feb
Rachel Tobac on Twitter’s update, via Twitter, 17 Feb
Jen Easterly on Twitter’s update, via Twitter, 19 Feb
FBI: Director Wray’s Remarks at the 2023 Homeland Security Symposium and Expo, 16 Feb
Oakland’s Ransomware Attack
Pogo Was Right, Data Breaches.net, Weeklong ransomware attack on Oakland government drags on, 18 Feb
San Francisco Business Times: Oakland cyberattack hobbles planning department, blocks most building permits, 17 Feb
Kron4: Oakland PD warns of delayed response times after city targeted by ransomware attack, 14 Feb
Supply Chain. UK National Cyber Security Centre: Supply Chain Cyber Security: Assessing and gaining confidence in your suppliers: https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/files/Assess-supply-chain-cyber-security.pdf
Others:
LA Times: Suspect in shootings of two Jewish men in L.A. is charged with federal hate crimes, 17 Feb
CERT-EU: Sustained activity by specific threat actors, 15 Feb