Dallas Reels from Royal Ransomware Raid - Security Boulevard

Royal, née Zeon, born of Conti: Police, 911, courts and other city services staggering to recover

#Dallas still paralyzed from Monday’s #ransomware attack. City IT badly affected—including @DallasPD, 911 dispatch, courts. #Royal ransomware group is perp.

In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we shot J.R. (ask your parents).

At @TechstrongGroup’s @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/ovMfFAL4dz

— @Richi 🤓 Jennings (@RiCHi) May 5, 2023

FIDO/WebAuthn Passkeys is Inevitable: Get on the Train ¦ IBM CEO Hates WFH - DevOps.com

The moral of the story: The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why

In this week’s #TheLongView:
1⃣ The #Passkeys #authentication standard gets a huge boost, and
2⃣ @IBM’s @ArvindKrishna wants workers back in the office.

At @TechstrongGroup’s @DevOpsDotCom: https://t.co/myY00RiYsf #DevOps #DevSecOps #2FA #WFH

— @Richi 🤓 Jennings (@RiCHi) May 4, 2023

SolarWinds hack: Did DoJ know 6 months earlier? - ReversingLabs

DoJ on down-low for half a year:

What did @TheJusticeDept know about the @SolarWinds fiasco? How early did it find out? And who did it tell?

It’s complicated. But Hanlon’s razor probably applies. In this week’s #SSBlogwatch we look at the story from all sides. For @ReversingLabs: https://t.co/cunYTPlzYO

— @Richi 🤓 Jennings (@RiCHi) May 3, 2023

New Apple ‘Rapid’ Update is Slow, Messy FAIL - Security Boulevard

PATCH NOW! Oh, wait, you can’t: “You are no longer connected to the internet,” it sneers.

:@Apple’s new #RapidSecurityResponse update is a mess. The whole thing seems a bit half-baked.

No doubt it’s important to install. In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we’re in the dark—because there aren’t any release notes.

At @TechstrongGroup’s @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/1dgcYPvzEw

— @Richi 🤓 Jennings (@RiCHi) May 2, 2023