This week on Hacker And The Fed Microsoft releases their 2023 digital defense report, are paying ransoms illegal in the United States? The NSA and CISA red and blue teams share top 10 cyber security misconfigurations, a 158 year old company shuts down because of a ransomware attack, and we answer listener questions about fido2 security keys and "hacktivist" rules.Links from the episode:Microsoft Releases Its Yearly Digital Defense Reporthttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/security-insider/microsoft-digital-defense-report-2023Are Paying Ransoms Illegal in the U.S.?https://www.huntonprivacyblog.com/2022/07/26/florida-enacts-law-prohibiting-state-agencies-from-paying-cyber-ransoms/NSA and CISA Red and Blue Teams Share Top Ten Cybersecurity Misconfigurationshttps://www.cisa.gov/news-events/cybersecurity-advisories/aa23-278aZero-days for Hacking WhatsApp are Now Worth Millions of Dollarshttps://techcrunch.com/2023/10/05/zero-days-for-hacking-whatsapp-are-now-worth-millions-of-dollars/Lazarus Impersonated Meta Recruiter to Breach Spanish Aerospace Firmhttps://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2023/10/02/lazarus-lightlesscan/Kettering logistics firm enters administration with 730 jobs losthttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-66927965FDA Cyber Mandates for Medical Devices Goes into Effecthttps://cyberscoop.com/fda-cybersecurity-medical-devices/City of Dallas Suffers a Ransomware Attackhttps://dallascityhall.com/DCH%20Documents/dallas-ransomware-incident-may-2023-incident-remediation-efforts-and-resolution.pdfInternational Committee of the Red Cross Published Rules of Engagement for Civilian Hackers Involved in Conflictshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-66998064https://www.theregister.com/2023/10/04/red_cross_hacktivist_rules/Support our sponsors:Go to JoinDeleteMe.com/FED and use the code FED20 for 20% offGet your Hacker and the Fed merchandise at hackerandthefed.comSend HATF your questions at questions@hackerandthefed.com
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