What I'm Reading 2/1/2020

Al-Jazeera - Arab League holds emergency meeting over Trump plan -

Analysts said the "divided" reaction from Arab states to Trump's plan was no surprise, noting that the main reason for support - whether strong or subtle - was to guarantee Washington's backing against a common regional enemy, Iran.

Gulf countries such as Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain, which traditionally championed Palestinian cause, have cosied up to Israel in recent years as they see Iran as a bigger regional threat.

 BBC -  WhatsApp to stop working on millions of phones -

Android and iPhone devices which only support outdated operating systems will no longer be able to run the Facebook-owned app.

WhatsApp said the move was necessary in order to protect the security of its users.

Smartphones using Android 2.3.7 and older, and iPhone iOS 8 or older, are those affected by the update. 

Reuters -  Trump signs executive order aimed at preventing sales of counterfeit goods from overseas -

The president also asked DHS to draw up rules to help identify companies that were suspended from importing into the United States, and sought to evade those suspensions.

Additionally, the order asks DHS to draw up rules to identify companies that have a high rate of contraband among their shipments. Those with high rates may face more onerous inspections, the order said. 

Guardian -  Airbus to pay record £3bn in fines for 'endemic' corruption -

Airbus, Europe’s largest aerospace multinational, is to pay a record £3bn in penalties after admitting it had paid huge bribes on an “endemic” basis to land contracts in 20 countries.

Anti-corruption investigators hailed the result as the largest ever corporate fine for bribery in the world after judges declared that the corruption was “grave, pervasive and pernicious”.

 Dark Reading - Embracing a Prevention Mindset to Protect Critical Infrastructure -

To prepare for the increasing sophistication and frequency of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure sectors, the burden will rest on the shoulders of executive leadership, who must take the lead in showing that all employees, regardless of their role or responsibility, are aware that any interaction with technology has the potential to unleash the next Stuxnet, or worse.

Security Affairs - Report: Threat of Emotet and Ryuk -

Emotet, the most widespread malware worldwide and Ryuk, a ransomware type, are growing threats and real concerns for businesses and internet users in 2020. This is the conclusion of a study by Cipher Portugal, which studied Portuguese domains during 2019.