The SEC’s SolarWinds Case: What CISOs Should Do Now

The SEC’s lawsuit may take years to resolve through litigation, but here are five things CISOs should do now to protect both themselves as individuals as well as their organizations.

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When ‘No’ & ‘Good Enough’ Challenge Cybersecurity

As the digital landscape evolves, these words must become an impetus for innovation and dialogue, not insurmountable barriers.

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Cyber Force Provision Gets House Committee’s Approval

A requirement for the Pentagon to commission an independent study on the creation of a U.S. Cyber Force was added late Wednesday to the House version of the defense policy bill.

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Averlon Emerges From Stealth Mode With $8 Million in Funding

Averson secures seed funding to build technology that uses AI to identify cloud security weaknesses and counter cyberattacks.

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White House Seeks Critical Cyber Assistance for Water Utilities, Healthcare

National Cyber Director Harry Coker Jr. said the administration is taking actions to strengthen key critical infrastructure sectors, including healthcare and water utilities, and will pursue additional steps to fight ransomware and boost resilience.

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Future-Proof Your Cybersecurity AI Strategy

An effective, long-term XDR strategy will address the ongoing need for rapid analysis and continual vetting of the latest threat intelligence.

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JAVS Courtroom Audio-Visual Software Installer Serves Backdoor

Backdoored JAVS courtroom recording and management software installer puts thousands at risk of complete takeover.

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Courtroom Recording Software Compromised With Backdoor Installer

“Through ongoing monitoring and collaboration with cyber authorities, we identified attempts to replace our Viewer 8.3.7 software with a compromised file,” the company said in a statement on Thursday.

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In Other News: China’s Undersea Spying, Hotel Spyware, Iran’s Disruptive Attacks

Noteworthy stories that might have slipped under the radar: Chinese repair ships might be spying on undersea communications, spyware found at hotel check-ins, UK not ready for China threat.

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Chinese State-Backed Hackers Turn to Massive ORB Proxy Networks to Evade Detection

One of them called ORB3/SPACEHOP is described as “a very active network leveraged by multiple China-nexus threat actors, including APT5 and APT15” for reconnaissance and vulnerability exploitationl

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