Talkin’ About Infosec News – 5/16/2022





ORIGINALLY AIRED ON MAY 16, 2022

Articles discussed in this episode:

00:56 – Microsoft’s May Patch Tuesday Updates Cause Windows AD Authentication Errors – https://threatpost.com/microsofts-may-patch-tuesday-updates-cause-windows-ad-authentication-errors/179631/

08:56 – Update rings for Windows 10 and later policy in Intune – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/mem/intune/protect/windows-10-update-rings

09:06 – Infosec Weather Report With Bud Patches –

12:26 – FBI, CISA, and NSA warn of hackers increasingly targeting MSPs – https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-cisa-and-nsa-warn-of-hackers-increasingly-targeting-msps/

17:55 – Ransomware has gone down because sanctions against Russia are making life harder for attackers – https://www.zdnet.com/article/ransomware-has-gone-down-because-sanctions-against-russia-are-making-life-harder-for-attackers/

26:37 – Conti Ransomware Attack Spurs State of Emergency in Costa Rica – https://threatpost.com/conti-ransomware-attack-emergency-costa-rica/179560/

31:19 – BPFDoor — an active Chinese global surveillance tool – https://doublepulsar.com/bpfdoor-an-active-chinese-global-surveillance-tool-54b078f1a896

38:55 – Lincoln College to Close Permanently After Ransomware Attack – https://www.govtech.com/education/higher-ed/lincoln-college-to-close-permanently-after-ransomware-attack

43:47 – Certifried: Active Directory Domain Privilege Escalation (CVE-2022–26923) – https://research.ifcr.dk/certifried-active-directory-domain-privilege-escalation-cve-2022-26923-9e098fe298f4

53:20 – Malware Can Be Loaded Even Onto Phones That Are Turned Off, Researchers Show – https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5q4vj/malware-can-be-loaded-even-onto-phones-that-are-turned-off-researchers-show



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