Using Starlink Wi-Fi in the White House Is a Slippery Slope for US Federal IT

Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2025 17:24:31 +0000

The ad hoc addition to the otherwise tightly controlled White House information environment could create blind spots and security exposures while setting potentially dangerous precedent.

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ClickFix: How to Infect Your PC in Three Easy Steps

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2025 22:15:27 +0000

A clever malware deployment scheme first spotted in targeted attacks last year has now gone mainstream. In this scam, dubbed “ClickFix,” the visitor to a hacked or malicious website is asked to distinguish themselves from bots by pressing a combination of keyboard keys that causes Microsoft Windows to download password-stealing malware.

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‘People Are Scared’: Inside CISA as It Reels From Trump’s Purge

Credit to Author: Eric Geller| Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2025 09:30:00 +0000

Employees at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency tell WIRED they’re struggling to protect the US while the administration dismisses their colleagues and poisons their partnerships.

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Microsoft: 6 Zero-Days in March 2025 Patch Tuesday

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2025 23:53:01 +0000

Microsoft today issued more than 50 security updates for its various Windows operating systems, including fixes for a whopping six zero-day vulnerabilities that are already seeing active exploitation.

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