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Workers at the Abqaiq Aramco oil plant in eastern Saudi Arabia heard the first missile land just after 3.50am. 

Written by Greg Otto
Sep 20, 2019 | CYBERSCOOP

A former U.S. Cyber Command official said Thursday that China and Russia’s use of cyberattacks has upended the way the U.S. military thinks about warfare, given the incidents’ direct impact on civilians rather than armed forces.

Written by Shannon Vavra
Sep 20, 2019 | CYBERSCOOP

After months of planning, the U.S. Air Force announced it is creating a new information warfare body, an official step that aims to bolster the military’s digital warfare capabilities.

In November 2020, America will go to the polls to vote in perhaps the most consequential election in a generation. The winner will lead the country amid great social, economic and ecological unrest. The 2020 election will be a referendum on both the current White House and the direction of the country at large.

BEIJING — In its contest with the United States for influence in the Pacific, China is quickly gaining momentum.

(Bloomberg) — Has Donald Trump found the 2020 equivalent of Hillary Clinton’s emails?

Donald Trump is set to attend the United Nations headquarters during Monday’s key summit on the climate crisis – but will be there to take part in a meeting on religious freedom instead.

Police have moved in to arrest climate change protesters who are illegaly blocking Lambeth bridge after a day of global action, believed to be the largest climate protest in history.

In the Security News, how an iOS 13 flaw could provide access to contacts with passcode, Equifax demands more information before making payouts, confidential data of 24.3 million patients were discovered online, and a SIM Flaw that lets hackers hijack any phone by sending SMS!

Police have moved in to arrest climate change protesters who are illegaly blocking Lambeth bridge after a day of global action, believed to be the largest climate protest in history.

Written by Jeff Stone
Sep 20, 2019 | CYBERSCOOP

Two men accused of participating in the multimillion-dollar Methbot digital-advertising fraud scheme are scheduled to plead guilty in the coming days, according to court filings from the Eastern District of New York.

We have been collectively saying in our industry for the last 15-20 years that a layered approach to your security stack is a “best practice,” but as with all best practices, these are ideals rather than reality for so many charged with protecting their organizations. The vast majority of CISOs are saddled with legacy operating systems and applications, along with a lack of funding.

Written by Shannon Vavra
Sep 20, 2019 | CYBERSCOOP

U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper is calling on allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to bar Chinese companies from developing 5G networks there, reiterating an American argument that largely has failed to convince European countries to blacklist telecommunication firms with ties to Beijing.

BERLIN (AP) — The Latest on the global climate protests being held in cities around the world (all times local):

Privileged access management (PAM) — also referred to as privileged account management — is the top cybersecurity project for chief information security officers (CISOs), according to Gartner. Why? Because privileged access carries significant risk, and all organizations deal with privileged, administrative or other sensitive accounts. These accounts are primary targets for attackers and need to be managed separately and with specific considerations.

Welcome to our weekly roundup, where we share what you need to know about the cybersecurity news and events that happened over the past few days. This week, learn about Magecart attacks and the security implications of PSD2. Also, read about how your smart TV might be leaking your data to the likes of Facebook, Google and Netflix.

(Bloomberg Opinion) — Five bucks? Are you kidding me?

Security surveys tend to confirm what we already knew a few months ago and the 2019 Global Cyber Risk Perception Survey (PDF) from Marsh and Microsoft does not disappoint.

(Bloomberg Opinion) — When I was supreme allied commander of NATO, the 16th in that line, I often sought guidance in the speeches of the first to hold the job: Dwight D. Eisenhower. Shot throughout his thinking was the powerful idea that a democratic and unified European continent would represent a profound geopolitical advantage for the U.S. The next 70 years fulfilled his vision: The general consolidation of Europe and the creation first of a common economic market, then a political union. The U.S. gained a strong partner willing to advance shared values throughout the world.

WASHINGTON — The Education Department has ordered Duke University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to remake the Middle East studies program run jointly by the two schools after concluding that it was offering students a biased curriculum that, among other complaints, did not present enough “positive” imagery of Judaism and Christianity in the region.