Why MTTR is Bad for SecOps
Kerry Matre, senior director at Mandiant, discusses the appropriate metrics to use to measure SOC and analyst performance, and how MTTR leads to bad behavior.
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Hacks
Zero-Day Used to Wipe My Book Live Devices
Threat actors may have been duking it out for control of the compromised devices, first using a 2018 RCE, then password-protecting a new vulnerability.
Read MoreUsers Clueless About Cybersecurity Risks: Study
The return to offices, coupled with uninformed users (including IT pros) has teed up an unprecedented risk of enterprise attack.
Read MoreRussian Attackers Breach Microsoft Customer Service Accounts
American IT companies and government have been targeted by the Nobelium state-sponsored group.
Read MoreMicrosoft Signs Malware That Spreads Through Gaming
The driver, called “Netfilter,” is a rootkit that talks to Chinese C2 IPs and aims to spoof gamers’ geo-locations to cheat the system and play from anywhere, Microsoft said.
Read MoreFIN7 ‘Pen Tester’ Headed to Jail Amid $1B in Payment-Card Losses
One of the Carbanak cybergang’s highest-level hackers is destined to serve seven years while making $2.5 million in restitution payments.
Read MoreMy Book Live Users Wake Up to Wiped Devices, Active RCE Attacks
“I am totally screwed,” one user wailed after finding years of data nuked. Western Digital advised yanking the NAS storage devices offline ASAP: There’s an exploit.
Read MoreOh FCUK! Fashion Label, Medical Diagnostics Firm Latest REvil Victims
The infamous ransomware group hit two big-name companies within hours of each other.
Read MorePandemic-Bored Attackers Pummeled Gaming Industry
Akamai’s 2020 gaming report shows that cyberattacks on the video game industry skyrocketed, shooting up 340 percent in 2020.
Read MoreiPhone Wi-Fi Crushed by Weird Network
… until you reset network settings and stop connecting to a weirdly named network, that is. FUD is spreading. iOS Wi-Fi demolition is not.
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