SHOCKER: Senate Says Security Sucks—Still - Security Boulevard

Failing at the Basics: A U.S. Senate committee graded cybersecurity as ‘poor’ in seven big agency departments. The litany of failures listed in its report are astounding.

A billion taxpayer dollars spent on improving things, but not a lot to show for it.

Incompetence, laziness and political infighting are noted by insiders in today’s #SBBlogwatch.

At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/P0lPwBhc5W

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) August 5, 2021

Italian Vaccine Sites Shut Down by Ransomware Thugs - Security Boulevard

For the Lazio Lulz? Some Italian healthcare websites and their backroom systems have been wiped off the internet by malware. In the region of Lazio, the vaccination program has been dealt a severe blow by ransomware scrotes.

#Italy is struggling under its third wave of #COVID19 infections—so this is extremely poor timing.

In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we rise up with righteous indignation. At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/3oa2JPbCFN

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) August 3, 2021

Estonian Hacker Steals 300,000 Government ID Photos - Security Boulevard

EE ID PII AWOL Redux: Estonia’s electronic ID system was hacked last week. Again. The eastern European country is well-known for its advanced cryptographic identity card system, but it seems there are flaws in the access management design.

Yeah, we’ve heard that before. About 10 days ago, in fact.

In today’s #SBBlogwatch, oleme mures privaatsuse pärast. At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/mUF7JJB39Z

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) July 30, 2021

Anti-Vax Lies Spread on YouTube—Paid for ‘by Russian PR Company’ - Security Boulevard

Lambs to the Slaughter: Disinformation is rife on social media: No news here. But shadowy interests are paying so-called “influencers” to spread it.

The motivation is unclear. But in today’s #SBBlogwatch, we’re clear it’s despicable.

At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/dBISGRviaZ

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) July 26, 2021

Apple’s Insecure iPhone Lets NSO Hack Journalists (Again) - Security Boulevard

Zero-click, Zero-day: Yet another zero-day bug in iOS has allowed notorious spyware vendor NSO Group to break into the iPhones of journalists and activists. Again, it’s an unpatched zero-click vulnerability in the Messages app.

As usual, #NSO denies everything.

In today’s #SBBlogwatch, we roll our eyes. At @SecurityBlvd: https://t.co/Of5H7jUadB

— @Richi 😷 Jennings (@RiCHi) July 20, 2021