The US nuclear forces’ Dr. Strangelove-era messaging system finally got rid of its floppy disks
The 1970s era Strategic Automated Command and Control System is slowly becoming more modern, and a replacement could be on the way.
Author: GlobalDefenseBot
Defensive Security Podcast Episode 238
https://www.csoonline.com/article/3441220/marriott-data-breach-faq-how-did-it-happen-and-what-was-the-impact.html
Defensive Security Podcast Episode 237
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2019/08/what-we-can-learn-from-the-capital-one-hack/
Defensive Security Podcast Episode 235
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/03/20/steffan_needham_aws_rampage_prison_sentence_voova/
https://www.zdnet.com/google-amp/article/study-shows-programmers-will-take-the-easy-way-out-and-not-implement-proper-password-security/
https://arstechnica.com/…
NATO weighing Huawei spying risks to member countries
The alliance takes seriously the potential espionage risk posed by the Chinese telecom giant, says NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
Defensive Security Podcast Episode 234
https://www.zdnet.com/article/hackers-wipe-us-servers-of-email-provider-vfemail/
https://www.securityweek.com/russian-state-sponsored-hackers-are-fastest-crowdstrike
https://www.zdnet.com/article/icann-there-is-an-ongoing-and-significant-risk-to-dns-in…
Defensive Security Podcast Episode 233
https://www.securityweek.com/hackers-using-rdp-are-increasingly-using-network-tunneling-bypass-protections
https://www.zdnet.com/article/trojan-malware-is-back-and-its-the-biggest-hacking-threat-to-your-business/
https://www.csoonline.com/articl…
Defensive Security Podcast Episode 232
https://www.zdnet.com/article/popular-wordpress-plugin-hacked-by-angry-former-employee/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/notpetya-an-act-of-war-cyber-insurance-firm-taken-to-task-for-refusing-to-pay-out/
https://www.zdnet.com/article/employees-sacked…
Defensive Security Podcast Episode 231
https://lifehacker.com/why-smart-people-make-stupid-mistakes-1831503216
https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-tribune-publishing-malware-20181230-story,amp.html
https://www.securityweek.com/was-north-korea-wrongly-accused-ransomware-att…