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The pandemic accelerated tutoring like never before – expanding the ways we deliver it and propelling it to the top of the list of effective interventions for closing academic gaps. Armed with $190 billion in COVID-19 recovery funds from the federal government, nearly every state spent at least some of it on tutoring, with more…
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arXiv:2407.06942v3 Announce Type: replace Abstract: After three rounds of post-quantum cryptography (PQC) strict evaluations conducted by NIST, CRYSTALS-Kyber was successfully selected in July 2022 and standardized in August 2024. It becomes urgent to further evaluate Kyber’s physical security for the upcoming deployment phase. In this brief, we present an improved two-step attack on Kyber to…
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Many healthcare organizations are turning to MSSPs to ensure critical data and information is secure.
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Physical penetration testing provides crucial insights into real-world security vulnerabilities that might be overlooked in purely digital assessments. A recent case study conducted by Hackmosphere for a furniture retailer, referred to as ExCorp, revealed how physical access to facilities could compromise internal networks despite robust cybersecurity measures. The penetration test identified four critical vulnerabilities that…
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arXiv:2503.04178v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: In modern world the importance of cybersecurity of various systems is increasing from year to year. The number of information security events generated by information security tools grows up with the development of the IT infrastructure. At the same time, the cyber threat landscape does not remain constant, and monitoring…
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arXiv:2503.03037v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: The rapid expansion of Internet of Things (IoT) networks has introduced new security challenges, necessitating efficient and reliable methods for intrusion detection. In this study, a detection framework based on hyperdimensional computing (HDC) is proposed to identify and classify network intrusions using the NSL-KDD dataset, a standard benchmark for intrusion…
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Romanian prosecutors opened a criminal case on Wednesday against ultranationalist politician Călin Georgescu, who won the first round of the country’s annulled 2024 presidential election. Georgescu was stopped by police in Bucharest traffic and taken to the Prosecutor General’s Office for questioning. Prosecutors announced they were carrying out 47 searches of people and associations, including…
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Chloe Miracle-Rutledge is a JURIST Supreme Court Correspondent and a 2L at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC. On Wednesday morning, I walked up to an unusually quiet Supreme Court building to attend oral arguments for Ames v. Department of Ohio Youth Services, a case in which the Court has been asked to clarify…
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The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled Tuesday that Google’s decision to deny developer Enel’s JuicePass app access to Android Auto’s platform was an abuse of market power. Initially launched in 2018 by Italian parent company Enel, JuicePass enables drivers to find and reserve electric vehicle charging stations worldwide. The EU court’s press…
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DOJ Says Contractor Falsely Claimed to Meet Critical Cyber RequirementsA military health benefits administrator has agreed to pay $11.2 million to settle allegations that the company falsely certified compliance with cybersecurity requirements – including patch management – for three years in a contract with the U.S. Department of Defense.
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arXiv:2502.10194v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: RISC-V is gaining popularity for its adaptability and cost-effectiveness in processor design. With the increasing adoption of RISC-V, the importance of implementing robust security verification has grown significantly. In the state of the art, various approaches have been developed to strengthen the security verification process. Among these methods, assertion-based security…
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arXiv:2502.05208v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Autonomous vehicles (AVs) rely heavily on cameras and artificial intelligence (AI) to make safe and accurate driving decisions. However, since AI is the core enabling technology, this raises serious cyber threats that hinder the large-scale adoption of AVs. Therefore, it becomes crucial to analyze the resilience of AV security systems…
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Written By: Jacob Paullus, Daniel McNamara, Jake Rawlins, Steven Karschnia Executive Summary Mandiant exploited flaws in the Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) repair action of Lakeside Software’s SysTrack installer to obtain arbitrary code execution. An attacker with low-privilege access to a system running the vulnerable version of SysTrack could escalate privileges locally. Mandiant responsibly disclosed this…
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In this blog post I will summarize a bunch of vulnerabilities that I have reported to various US government agencies through their VDP (Vulnerability Disclosure Program) for ethical hackers to report vulnerabilities. These programs are becoming more common due to a new US legislation called Binding Operational Directive 20–01 after the US Department Of Defense…
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How SOC/DFIR Teams Prevent Ransomware Threats in Healthcare – A Case Study on Interlock Ransomware
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Ransomware attacks targeting the healthcare sector have become increasingly challenging to manage due to financial losses and the risks posed to patient safety and operational continuity. Researchers at ANR.RUN analyze the impact of ransomware threats in healthcare, using the notorious Interlock ransomware group as a case study focus is on how ANY.RUN’s advanced tools, including…
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Ransomware attacks have become a relentless threat to the healthcare sector, exposing sensitive patient data, disrupting life-saving treatments, and placing lives at risk. With healthcare systems underfunded and critical infrastructure vulnerable, cybercriminals find this sector an easy and lucrative target. In recent years, ransomware attacks have not only caused financial losses but have also shaken…
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Prosecutors may have dropped the case against Dr. Eithan Haim, but his conduct is a reminder of the insider threat. AP reports: Federal prosecutors on Friday dropped the case against a Texas doctor who called himself a whistleblower on transgender care for minors and was accused of illegally obtaining private information on patients who weren’t under his care. The…
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Drew Harwell / Washington Post: Sources outline negotiations between the Biden administration and TikTok ahead of the ban, as company insiders refute claims that a blackout helped their case — When TikTok pleaded with outgoing Biden officials and threatened to go offline, the White House pushed back, declaring it all a “stunt.”
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PsExec, a command-line utility used for remotely managing Windows computers, is often abused by threat actors. Here’s how to threat hunt for suspicious PsExec activity.