Profiles in Catholicism
May 2, 20193 min
Updated: Oct 29, 2023
Book Reviews and Commentaries
A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin’s Most Dangerous Hackers
by Andy Greenberg
Reviewed by Sue Halpern New York Review of Books
Resources
81% of Hacking-Related Breaches Involve Compromised and Weak Passwords
by Password Manager
Medical Journal Articles
Britain names MI5 deputy as first female cyber spy boss
by Muvija M Reuters
General Articles and Commentaries
Classes at some LA Catholic schools suspended after spam threat
by Pablo Kay Angelus News
Ransomware criminals are dumping kids’ private files online after school hacks
by Frank Bajak, Heather Hollingsworth, and Larry Finn The Associated Press
‘Vatican urged to create "Cyber Security Authority"
by Loup Besmond de Senneville La Croix International
TikTok Tics Revisited
by Heather Zeiger, MS, MA The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity
US government agencies hit in global cyberattack
by Sean Lyngaas CNN/News for You
US busts Russian cyber operation in dozens of countries
by Eric Tucker The Associated Press
Guildford school victim of cyber-attack as phone lines and mail systems 'stop working'
by Christy O'Brien SurreyLive
Security News This Week: A Russian Ransomware Gang Attack Destabilizes UK Royal Mail
by Lily May Newman Wired
Cyberattack on top Indian hospital highlights security risk
by Anirruddha Ghosal The Associated Press
How the FBI Stumbled in the War on Cybercrime
by Renee Dudley and Daniel Golden ProPublica
Human Trafficking’s Newest Abuse: Forcing Victims Into Cyberscamming
by Cezary Podkul and Cindy Liu ProPublica
Cyberattack on Albanian government suggests new Iranian aggression
by Lily Hay Newman Ars Technica
Canadian admits to hacking spree with Russian cyber-gang
by Joe Tidy BBC News
Cyberattacks increasingly hobble pandemic-weary US schools
by Cedar Arranasto The Associated Press
Hackers have targeted sensitive data at multiple US defense contractors, says cybersecurity research firm
by Sean Lyngaas CNN
SolarWinds: Top US prosecutors hit by suspected Russian hack
by BBC
US blames China for hacks, opening new front in cyber offensive
by Kevin Liptak CNN
In crosshairs of ransomware crooks, cyber insurers struggle
by Frank Bajak The Associated Press
Anglesey cyber-attack affects island's five secondaries
by BBC News
Critical entities targeted in suspected Chinese cyber spying
by Alan Sugarman The Associated Press
JBS says it paid $11 million ransom after cyberattack
by Brian Fung CNN
U.S. officials up pressure on firms, foreign adversaries over cyberattacks
by Reuters
First on CNN: US recovers millions in cryptocurrency paid to Colonial Pipeline ransomware hackers
by Evan Perez ,CNN
US says agencies largely fended off latest Russian hack
by Frank Gajak and Eric Tucker The Associated Press
The Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Hackers Had a Secret Weapon: Self-Promoting Cybersecurity Firms
by Renee Dudley and Daniel Golden ProPublica
Irish health system struggling to recover from cyberattack
by Sylvia Jui. Danika Kirka, and Frank Bajak The Associated Press
Cyberspace Is Neither Just an Intelligence Contest, nor a Domain of Military Conflict; SolarWinds Shows Us Why It’s Both
by Erica D. Borghard Lawfare
Cyberattack on US pipeline is linked to criminal gang
by Mae Anserson and Frank Bajik The Associated Press
Cybersecurity is too big a job for governments or business to handle alone (WEF)
by Di Marco Emanuele The Global Eye
Artificial Intelligence Can Bring Skynet From 'Terminator' to life: Reality or Myth?
by Hugo Cen Entrepreneur
Massive breach fuels calls for US action on cybersecurity
by Ben Fox and Alan Suderman The Associated Press
The Sunburst hack was massive and devastating – 5 observations from a cybersecurity expert
by Paulo Shakarian The Conversation
2020 Shows the Danger of a Decapitated Cyber Regime. Trump's White House has long been AWOL on cybersecurity. That lack of oversight almost seemed to be working—until the SolarWinds hack.
by Andy Greenberg Wired
US agencies hacked in monthslong global cyberspying campaign
by Eric Tucker, Franks Bajak, and Matt O'Brien Associated Press
Chinese hackers impersonate Catholic news outlets for gain
by CathNews
U.S. Charges Russian Intelligence Officers in Major Cyberattacks
by Michael S. Schmidt and Nicole Perlroth The New York Times
New York Times: US ramping up cyber attacks on Russia
by Kate Sullivan CNN
Cybersecurity Jobs Abound. No Experience Required.
by Kelsey Gee The Wall Street Journal
Why Catholic Health Initiatives' CISO says awareness training is pivotal in hospital cybersecurity
by Jackie Drees Hospital Review
Vodafone Found Hidden Backdoors in Huawei Equipment
by Daniele Lepido Bloomberg