No more “cyber Snorlax” naps.

Microsoft describes a macOS vulnerability. A trio of healthcare organizations reveal data breaches affecting nearly three quarters a million patients. Group-IB infiltrates a ransomware as a service operation. Instagram rolls out new measures to combat sextortion schemes. Updates from Bitdfender address Man-in-the-Middle attacks. An Alabama man is arrested for allegedly hacking the SEC. In our Industry Voices segment, Gerry Gebel, VP of Strata Identity, describes how to ensure identity continuity during IDP disrupted, disconnected and diminished environments. CISOs want to see their role split into two positions. Game Freak’s Servers Take Critical Hit.

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CyberWire Guest

Today, we have our Industry Voices segment with Gerry Gebel, VP of Products and Standards at Strata Identity, discussing how to ensure identity continuity during IDP disrupted, disconnected and diminished environments.

Resources to learn more: 

• Identity Continuity™: How to have uninterrupted IDP access
• Resilience in extreme conditions: Why DDIL environments need continuous identity access

Selected Reading

macOS Vulnerability Could Expose User Data, Microsoft Warns (Infosecurity Magazine)

Microsoft warns it lost some customer's security logs for a month (Bleeping Computer)

3 Longtime Health Centers Report Hacks Affecting 740,000 (GovInfo Security)

Cicada3301 ransomware affiliate program infiltrated by security researchers (SC Media)

Instagram Rolls Out New Sextortion Protection Measures (Infosecurity Magazine)

Bitdefender Total Security Vulnerability Exposes Users to Man-in-the-Middle Attacks (Cyber Security News)

Alabama Man Arrested in SEC Social Media Account Hack That Led the Price of Bitcoin to Spike (SecurityWeek)

CISOs Concerned Over Growing Demands of Role (Security Boulevard)

Pokémon video game developer confirms its systems were breached by hackers (The Record)

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