This Week's Reading 4/3/2022 #infosec #cybersecurity

Feds allege destructive Russian hackers targeted US oil refineries

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/03/feds-allege-destructive-russian-hackers-targeted-us-oil-refineries/

UK Cyber Security Centre advises review of risk posed by Russian tech

https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/30/uk_ncsc_russia_tech_advice/

Kaspersky, China Telecom, China Mobile named 'threats to US national security'

https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/28/fcc_kaspersky_china_telecom_china_mobile_national_security/

CISA, FBI, DOE issue cybersecurity advisory on Russian attacks against global energy sector

https://www.csoonline.com/article/3654951/cisa-fbi-doe-issue-cybersecurity-advisory-on-russian-attacks-against-global-energy-sector.html#tk.rss_all

The spectre of Stuxnet: CISA issues alert on Rockwell Automation ICS vulnerabilities

https://www.zdnet.com/article/cisa-issues-alert-on-critical-ics-vulnerabilities-in-rockwell-systems/#ftag=RSSbaffb68

Triton Malware Still Targeting Energy Firms

https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/triton-malware-still-targeting-energy-firms

Six Defensive Techniques to Make Your Attacker Cry

https://assets.contentstack.io/v3/assets/blt36c2e63521272fdc/blt9f0179d1688d2418/Flyer_Russia-Ukraine-Cyber-Crisis.pdf

Reducing Critical Infrastructure Risk From End-of-Life Software

https://securityboulevard.com/2022/03/reducing-critical-infrastructure-risk-from-end-of-life-software/

Experts Warn Defenders: Don't Relax on Log4j

https://www.securityweek.com/experts-warn-defenders-dont-relax-log4j

Cybersecurity Vendors Assessing Impact of Recent OpenSSL Vulnerability

https://www.securityweek.com/cybersecurity-vendors-assessing-impact-recent-openssl-vulnerability

Expect 'long tail of cyber retaliation' from Russia for sanctions, says ExtraHop CEO

https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/31/extrahop_russian_sanctions/

Treasury sanctions Russian research center blamed for Trisis malware

https://www.cyberscoop.com/gladkikh-trisis-russia-sanctions-treasury-ofac/

Young women are out-earning young men in several U.S. cities

https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2022/03/28/young-women-are-out-earning-young-men-in-several-u-s-cities/

Web3 'contains the seeds of a dystopian nightmare' says analyst firm

https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/01/forrester_web3_criticism/

EU Parliament Passes Privacy-Busting Crypto Rules Despite Industry Criticism

https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/03/31/eu-parliament-votes-on-privacy-busting-crypto-rules-industry-rails-against-proposals/

Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=56962

Amazon, Google Busted Faking Small Business Opposition To Antitrust Reform

https://www.techdirt.com/2022/04/01/amazon-google-busted-faking-small-business-opposition-to-antitrust-reform/

Biden’s New Antitrust Cop Threatens to Slam Brakes on Mergers

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-04-01/biden-s-new-antitrust-cop-threatens-to-slam-brakes-on-mergers