Cyberattacks on critical infrastructure are dangerous, increasing. And they could soon turn deadly.
This is a topic that has been talked about more frequently on various internet channels of when cyberattacks will cross into the physical realm and have deadly consequences. At what point does cyber warfare trigger actual, real-life, kinetic warfare? via ZDNet
Over 80 U.S. Municipalities Suffer Data Breach via Misconfigured Amazon S3 buckets
“WizCaze uncovered a data breach that affected the residents of over 100 U.S. cities that used a product from PeopleGIS. Over 1000 GB of data and over 1.6 million files were held in 80 misconfigured Amazon S3 buckets. WizCase’s investigation revealed multiple reasons due to which the buckets could have become vulnerable online. PeopleGIS handed over the buckets to all municipalities, without proper configuration. As a result, the buckets were configured by different employees with no clear guidelines on the configuration and some were configured by municipalities themselves with PeopleGIS guidelines.” via CISO Mag
Saudi Aramco confirms data leak by a contractor. There was about 1TB of leaked data and at the moment no extortion or ransom-ware was suspected. via Cyber Security Headlines
Sophos to acquire ‘Braintrace’
Braintrace, founded in 2016, provides clients with a network detection & response solution to inspect network traffic and filter out suspicious activity. As C.S.H. notes, “Braintrace has an ability to use ‘remote network packet capture’ to get visibility into cloud network traffic across the major cloud providers without being on-site. Sophos plans to integrate the tech into it’s adaptive cybersecurity eco-system.” via Cyber Security Headlines
