IT Security News Daily Summary 2023-01-21

Backdoor into FortiOS: Chinese Threat Actors Utilize 0-Day The Irish DPC fined WhatsApp €5.5M for violating GDPR Blockchain: Is it hackable? Advertising Strategies For PaaS Services Arcserve Unified Data Protection 9.0 Boosts Enterprise Data Resilience (ISC)² New Jersey Chapter Hosts…

Cybersecurity in 2023: Russian Intelligence, Chinese Espionage, and Iranian Hacktivism

State-sponsored Activities  In the year 2022, we witnessed a number of state-sponsored cyber activities originating from different countries wherein the tactics employed by the threat actors varied. Apparently, this will continue into 2023, since government uses its cyber capabilities as…

Publisher’s Weekly Review of A Hacker’s Mind

Publisher’s Weekly reviewed A Hacker’s Mind—and it’s a starred review! “Hacking is something that the rich and powerful do, something that reinforces existing power structures,” contends security technologist Schneier (Click Here to Kill Everybody) in this excellent survey of exploitation.…

DefenseStorm Named Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Company with 251% Growth Rate

ALPHARETTA, Ga.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–DefenseStorm, a leading cloud-based cybersecurity, cyber fraud and cyber compliance management provider to regional and community banks and credit unions, today announced separate recognitions for its exceptional growth, transformative financial services solutions and customer loyalty. With impressive three-year…