Almost every global organization suffered at least one mobile malware attack in 2020, according to a new report from Check Point. The security vendor polled 1800 customers of its Harmony Mobile device threat protection product to compile its 2021 Mobile Security Report. Of the near-total number that faced a mobile attack last year, 93% of incidents originated in a device network, and were either phishing attempts (52%), C&C communication with malware already on the device…

A Wichita Falls man has been charged after allegedly planning to blow up an Amazon Web Services (AWS) datacenter in Virginia. Seth Aaron Pendley, 28, was arrested last Thursday after procuring what he thought was an explosive device from an undercover FBI officer in Fort Worth. He was charged with a malicious attempt to destroy a building with an explosive, after a concerned individual flagged “alarming” statements he made on a militia group forum under…

Digital attackers are increasingly launching sophisticated campaigns in an effort to target U.S. federal agencies and other organizations. Two recent examples demonstrate this reality. These are the SolarWinds supply chain attack and the HAFNIUM Exchange exploit campaign. The SolarWinds Supply Chain Attack In mid-December 2020, the security community learned that an advanced persistent threat (APT) had targeted SolarWinds’ Orion network management software with a backdoor. Tripwire VERT warned that the those responsible for the attack…

What the Defense and Intelligence Communities Need to Know About 5G By Brian Green, Senior Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton With the potential to revolutionize global telecommunications, fifth-generation mobile technology (5G) forges connections between physical devices and the digital world – creating new opportunities to share, compute, and act upon information with unprecedented speed and at an unheard-of scale. For the defense and intelligence communities, 5G opens myriad possibilities to address operational needs, enhance mission…