Defense

The future of the Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) program is in jeopardy due to unexpected funding challenges. Managed by the federal contractor Mitre, the CVE program has become a cornerstone of cybersecurity efforts worldwide. However, these funding hurdles threaten to disrupt the program’s vital operations, raising concerns within the global cybersecurity community. The prospect of service disruptions has sounded

In recent years, the sophistication of phishing attacks targeting multi-factor authentication (MFA) has seen a dramatic increase, leaving many organizations and individuals vulnerable. These attacks have evolved to bypass security measures that were previously considered robust. Recent updates to the Tycoon2FA phishing kit exemplify this sophistication, as it now targets Microsoft 365 and Gmail accounts more effectively by circumventing MFA.

Senator Ron Wyden has placed the nomination of Sean Plankey as the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on hold, a move driven by his insistence on releasing an unclassified 2022 report on the security practices of U.S. telecom firms. Wyden argues that the report is crucially significant amid the aftermath of the Salt Typhoon hacking campaign—