Tag: Security

Open newsletter – february 22, 2022

AFGHANISTAN The Taliban is creating a “grand army” for Afghanistan that will include officers and troops who served the old regime, says the official tasked...

Open newsletter – february 21, 2022

from: Al Jazeera, Asia Times, Corriere della Sera, East Asia Forum, Euractiv, Global Times, Reuters, RFE RL, RUSI, TASS, The Interpreter, The Strategist  AFGHANISTAN The United...

Peraton chief: Contractors must think bigger to address today’s threats (Stu Shea, Defense News)

The last two years have brought an onslaught of challenges that vexed the United States, including the COVID-19 pandemic; cyberattacks and supply chain compromises;...

When security in Europe conflicts with democracy in Poland (Carlo Bastasin, Brookings)

Recent developments in Poland show how difficult it can be to hold together democracy and security, two of the existential goals that have shaped...

US CISA, FBI, and NSA warn an escalation of Conti ransomware attacks (Pierluigi Paganini, Security Affairs)

US CISA, FBI, and NSA warn an escalation of Conti ransomware attacksSecurity Affairs

Apache OpenOffice is currently impacted by a remote code execution flaw (Pierluigi Paganini, Security Affairs)

Apache OpenOffice (AOO) is currently impacted by a remote code execution flaw, tracked as CVE-2021-33035, that has yet to be fixed in the official...

The Strategic Compass: Entering the Fray (Sven Biscop, EGMONT)

The Strategic Compass for the EU’s security and defence policy, to be adopted in 2022, must generate immediate action. The best way of ensuring...

The symbol and the risk (by Marco Emanuele)

After twenty years, September 11, 2001 (which we have raised as a symbol that traces a new era) still speaks to us. We look...

Podcast: A Closer Look at Russia’s New National Security Strategy (Carnegie Moscow Center)

Carnegie Moscow Center writes: How does the latest version of Russia’s National Security Strategy differ from the last one, released in 2015? Does the...

(Canada) Canadian National Security Needs an Update for Climate (CIGI)

Simon Dalby writes for CIGI: It’s fire season again in British Columbia, and the village of Lytton has been in the headlines recently, first for...

USA – Add Natural Conservation to Security-Cooperation Efforts (Alice C. Hill, Defense One)

U.S. security cooperation efforts, long focused on supporting foreign militaries, should do more to foster conservation. Add Natural Conservation to Security-Cooperation Efforts - Defense One

Security/Hacking – 13 flaws in Nagios IT Monitoring Software pose serious risk to orgs (Security Affairs)

Pierluigi Paganini Researchers disclosed details about 13 vulnerabilities in the Nagios network monitoring application that could be exploited for malicious purposes. https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/118207/hacking/nagios-it-monitoring-flaws.html

Security – Anker fixed an issue that caused access to Eufy video camera feeds to random users (Security Affairs)

Pierluigi Paganini A misconfiguration issue in the software used by the Eufy video camera exposed private information and video streams of customers. https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/118197/security/eufy-video-camera-flaw.html

(Hacking/Security) SonicWall releases second firmware updates for SMA 100 vulnerability (Security Affairs)

Pierluigi Paganini https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/114818/security/sonicwall-firmware-updates-sma-100.html

(Japan/Europe/USA/Security) Report Publication: “Allies Growing Closer: Japan–Europe Security Ties in the Age of Strategic Competition” by Dr. Jeffrey Hornung

Jeffrey Hornung The report describes the different types of cooperation in the security domain between Japan and European countries, the two most reliable allies for the United States in light of the current resurgence of great...

(Hacking/Security) Fortinet addresses 4 vulnerabilities in FortiWeb web application firewalls (Security Affairs)

Pierluigi Paganini https://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/114233/hacking/fortinet-fortiweb-flaws.html