Weekly #InfoSec News Roundup
2 min readOct 27, 2024
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Sunday, October 20, 2024 — Sunday, October 27, 2024
A baker’s dozen of Information Security & Data Privacy news items that you may have missed!
- Denver’s new CISO wants residents to receive cyber training, too
(State Scoop, October 21st) - Hezbollah cyberattack targets Haifa hospitals after Beirut hospital bombing
(The Jerusalem Post, October 21st) - The Role of Cyber Operations in Middle East Conflict
(Teneo, October 21st) - Russian group’s hack of Texas water system underscores critical OT cyber threats
(CSO, October 21st) - New cybersecurity center boosts San Diego State University’s cyber research and teaching capabilities
(SDSU, October 22nd) - Cyprus critical infrastructure targeted in series of cyberattacks, as authorities stress on readiness
(Industrial Cyber, October 22nd) - Flat networks and small cyber budgets left schools vulnerable, but analysts say there’s help
(State Scoop, October 23rd) - Internet Archive hack a signal that cultural institutions are cyber criminals’ newest target
(CBC, October 23rd) - Penn State Agrees to $1.25M Settlement in Novel ‘Cyber-Whistleblower’ Suit
(ALM|Law.com, October 23rd) - Russia says ‘unprecedented’ cyber attack hits foreign ministry amid BRICS summit
(Reuters, October 23rd)
Note: BRICS = Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa - Rumpke Trash Pickup & Recycling Services impacted by cyber security incident; no service impacts expected
(WLWT-5 Cincinnati, October 24th) - Communications in a Cyber Incident — Guidance
(Mayer | Brown, October 25th)
Note: The UK National Cyber Security Centre has published guidance on effective communications in a cyber incident.
