Yeah, the problem with #Government #surveillance is that some or later they are not the only state actor hitting the citizens.

Every "legitimate" backdoor is a "security through obscurity" attack surface.

#CriminalActivity #CybersecurityThreat #ForeignSpies #PotentialNationalSecurityRisk #MassivePhishingAttack #infosec #stateActors

https://www.wired.com/story/coruna-iphone-hacking-toolkit-us-government/

Zero-day exploits are evolving fast: nearly half now target enterprise tech, and state-sponsored actors are upping the stakes. How prepared are we for this new cyber battleground?

https://thedefendopsdiaries.com/the-evolving-threat-of-zero-day-exploitations-in-2024/

#zeroday
#cybersecurity
#enterprisesecurity
#stateactors
#cyberthreats

🔍 Cyber Fact: The average ransom paid by Canadian organizations in 2023 skyrocketed to $1.13M CAD—150% higher than two years ago.

Cyber threats from state actors and advanced cybercriminals are escalating. What can be done? Collaboration, public awareness, and robust tech solutions are just the beginning.

💭 How do you think Canada should bolster its cybersecurity defenses? Read more here: https://guardiansofcyber.com/cybersecurity-news/canada-cyber-threats-state-actors-infrastructure/

#Cybersecurity #GuardiansOfCyber #DataProtection #CyberThreats #Canada #CyberDefense #DigitalSecurity #StateActors #Ransomware #CyberAwareness

Russian military intelligence hackers targeted political parties and critical infrastructure as part of an espionage campaign that began last year.

https://www.databreachtoday.com/russian-gru-hackers-compromised-german-czech-targets-a-25007

You''re in deep denial if you think the rest of the EU, UK and US aren't also targeted or already victims.

Next time someone gripes about failing to build a wall...

#stateactors #cyberespionage

If you are at all concerned about the rise in #racist #troll #informationsecurity here is an interesting bit of #osint on activity at one of the main sources of #harassment

This graph shows the level of activity at a fediverse site that is blocked on many or most instances and is responsible for a large amount of the attacks on #journalists #BIPOC

The point is that we can expect this trendline to extrapolate into the new year and there will be more #contentmoderation difficulties.

That is not even beginning to factor in #stateactors who undoubtedly will try to cause problems, especially as the #2024election draws closer and closer.

Not entirely sure it exactly correlates to the rise in Mastodon signups but I am sure someone has the comparison data at their fingertips.

Image: A graph showing the following trends in user activity on the troll site:

September uptick, plateau briefly in late early October, then steady rise in November with some tapering.

Is there a way to verify the #journalists newly created accounts on #Mastodon are indeed who they say they are?

How do we protect the #community against #trolls and #StateActors?

#infosec