This week in Infosec takes a stroll down infosec memory lane Rant of the Week shows the real value people place on “exposure” Billy Big Balls is a bold strategy from the Indian government, let’s see if it works out for them Industry News brings us the latest and greatest security news stories from around the world And Tweet of the Week shows us the real reason behind Musk’s purchase of Twitter
This Week in Infosec (09:52)
With content liberated from the “today in infosec” Twitter account and further afield
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Rant of the Week (10:59)
https://twitter.com/johnjhacking/status/1520877711094394884?s=21&t=nryrC32Sfqnyb1x0_0K2YA
Full story:
https://twitter.com/johnjhacking/status/1521629688120156160?s=21&t=nryrC32Sfqnyb1x0_0K2YA
Billy Big balls of the Week (19:45)
The Indian government has issued new directives requiring organizations to report cybersecurity incidents to CERT-IN within six hours, even if those incidents are port or vulnerability scans of computer systems.
This requirement was promoted by India's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), who states it has identified specific gaps causing difficulties in security incident analysis and response, and to address them, it needs to impose more aggressive measures.
Industry News (27:49)
HHS Information Security Program 'Not Effective'
SIM Fraud Solution Sparks Privacy Fears
Groundbreaking Cybersecurity Book Published
GitHub to Enforce Two-Factor Authentication
Hunter Biden Laptop Repairman Sues Over Hacker Allegations
NHS Inboxes Hijacked to Send 1000+ Malicious Emails
Microsoft, Apple and Google Team Up on Passwordless Standard
Ukrainians DDoS Russian Vodka Supply Chains
Special Police Constable Used Encrypted Chat to Post Child Abuse Content
Tweet of the Week (39:24)
https://twitter.com/joehelle/status/1521241363785953280?s=21&t=nryrC32Sfqnyb1x0_0K2YA
https://twitter.com/soychotic/status/1520126831478951936?s=20&t=hpsXh46fM3YmrHtbI3mkuw