Happy Thursday! We’re here bringing you your cybersecurity news and tips for the week.
In case you missed it:
- The Guardian: Russia-backed hackers behind powerful new malware, UK and US say
- Wall Street Journal: Microsoft’s New Security Chief Says It Is Time to Take Shelter in the Cloud
- Yahoo Finance: 9 cybersecurity stocks to watch amid Russia attacking Ukraine
Internet of Things
EU seeks to capture the value of the Internet of Things
- Major cloud-service providers will have to put in place safeguards to prevent non-EU governments’ unlawful access to EU data, according to the European Commission’s new data-sharing rules.
- The EU’s Data Act, published on Wednesday sets obligations for data-sharing, in a bid to compete with other major companies in the revolution of the Internet of Things.
- Non-personal data cannot be used to identify or trace an individual.
CISA Round-Up
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) sends alerts for security updates daily. Our inboxes suffer so yours doesn’t have to – check out this week’s alerts below and links to download updates here.
- Cisco has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple Cisco products. An attacker could exploit one of these vulnerabilities to take control of an affected system.
- The United Kingdom’s National Cyber Security Centre, CISA, the National Security Agency, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation have released a joint Cybersecurity Advisory (CSA) reporting that the malicious cyber actor known as Sandworm or Voodoo Bear is using new malware, referred to as Cyclops Blink.
- CISA has added two new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog.
- CISA has released CISA Insights: Preparing for and Mitigating Foreign Influence Operations Targeting Critical Infrastructure, which provides proactive steps organizations can take to assess and mitigate risks from information manipulation.
