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Hackers Increasingly Infiltrate Software While It’s Still in Development—Before Guard Is Up


Imagine a lauded restaurant that attracts government officials and corporate elite. One day, someone sneaks into the kitchen and puts cyanide into a pot of stock used in its signature dish. The sitting U.S. president happens to be a guest that evening and consumes it. Now, the president is dead.

“That’s kind of what’s happened here, where SolarWinds are the cooks in the kitchen, and somebody has snuck in and put some malicious code into their software as they’re building it. And nobody noticed,” said Dan Draper, technologist and founder of Australia-based cybersecurity and governance platform CipherStash.

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Guam Army National Guard hosts Guam Cybersecurity Summit > Andersen Air Force Base > Features




On Nov. 6-7, 2023, representatives from local and national agencies have visited the University of Guam lecture hall and gymnasium to partake in the 2024 Central Pacific Cybersecurity Summit.

“Over the next two days, we are going to lean on one another, exchange ideas, and use our collective expertise to fortify our island and our regions’ ability to not only respond but to recover from a cybersecurity attack,” said Lou Leon Guerrero, governor of Guam. “Because to simply say it’s a priority is an understatement. It is mission-critical to our island’s defense and our nation’s defense that we get this done.”

The goal is to execute a whole-of-government and community approach by providing opportunities for several different local and national agencies to communicate, exchange and strengthen strategies and ideas that will bolster the different levels of cybersecurity, while also deterring adversaries and promoting integrated deterrence.

“We recognize the vulnerability and weaknesses of our cybersecurity program, so we came up with the Central Pacific Cybersecurity summit to gather all the experts that can help us solidify and prevent future cyber-attacks,” Leon Guerrero said. “We want to protect and make a solid plan of actions to strengthen our cybersecurity and cybersecurity deterrence.”

Agencies such as U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), U.S. Cyber Command (USCC), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), FBI, Guam Homeland and Civil Defense, Guam Office of Technology (OTECH), public utilities, internet service providers, Joint Region Marianas (JRM), Andersen Air Force Base, Marine Corp Base Camp Blaz, U.S. Coast Guard and more attended the summit sharing information and resources they had to offer.

Jennilyn LaBrunda, CISA cybersecurity advisor, discussed the resources available on the CISA website. Adam Dickinson and Robert Schuett of Google Mandiant, discussed the performance of Intelligence Led Security.

“This is just one of many ways that we can combine the efforts of our friends to come up with a unified plan to address every evolving threat of cyber-attacks.” said…

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Naracoorte small business warns others to guard passwords after email hack attack


A small business owner in South Australia’s south-east is warning others to manage their passwords better after his email account was hacked and a customer almost handed over more than $100,000 to a scammer.

A recent report found almost half of Australia’s small businesses have suffered a cyber attack.

A customer contacted South East Marine and Motorcycles owner Daniel James after receiving a suspicious email and phone calls demanding payment for a boat.

The scammer had guessed the business’s email account password and then edited an old sales order for the boat with the new bank account details on it.

The scammer claimed they were from the Naracoorte business and sent out a new invoice with different bank account details on it in the hope the customer would send the money to them rather than South East Marine and Motorcycles.

Fortunately, the customer realised it was a scam and contacted Mr James before handing over any money.

“He smelt a rat pretty quick,” he said.

Mr James is now using a computer program to manage the business’s account passwords and posted a message on the South East Marine and Motorcycles Facebook page warning of the scam.

He also called other customers with outstanding orders.

He is warning other small businesses to be vigilant.

“I think that most business owners should really be aware — a lot more aware — of your security in your own systems and making sure that you have good passwords,” Mr James said.

Mr James has reported the crime to SA Police.

Training available for small businesses

A survey of small business industry leaders conducted by the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA) last month found 44 per cent of Australian small businesses had experienced a cyber attack.

The organisation received $23 million in last month’s federal budget for its Cyber Wardens online course for small businesses.

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Matty Healy kisses security guard during concert, sends internet into a frenzy


Matty Healy, the lead vocalist of the popular pop-rock band The 1975 made headlines when he kissed a security guard during a concert on June 2. The band performed at Denmark’s NorthSide festival on Friday, and Matty went viral after the clip of him kissing the security guard surfaced on social media.

Although some fans were not surprised by the 34-year-old British singer’s actions, others found it hard to digest.

Matty Healy kissed a security guard at The 1975 concert tonight.

Matty Healy has been in the news for the last couple of months due to his rumored relationship with the Karma hitmaker, Taylor Swift. As per Vox, their alleged romance sparked after Taylor’s supposed split from Joe Alwyn, her longtime partner, whom the 33-year-old singer is said to have dated for six years.

Pop Base tweeted a clip of The 1975 vocalist locking lips with the security guard on June 3, prompting reactions from Swifties in the comments section. Many fans urged Taylor to leave Matty and some even sarcastically asked if this is who Taylor wants.

Netizens react to Matty kissing a security guard during a concert. (Image via Twitter/@Pop Base)

“Taylor please leave him” – Internet reacts to Matty Healy kissing a security guard during concert

In a clip that has been doing the rounds online, Matty Healy grabbed a security guard who was standing near the stairs of the stage and leaned in to kiss him. The security guard did not seem to protest and reciprocated the kiss with a huge smile and was also enjoying the ongoing song Robbers.

After their initial kiss, Matty Healy pulled the security towards him a second time, and this time, the latter willingly leaned in for a peck, which landed on the singer’s cheek. Nonetheless, this moment garnered gasps and loud cheers from the audience. Several fans also took to the comments section of Pop Base’s tweet to react to the clip.

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