Episode #129: Malicious Word Documents Hiding As PDFs; Is it time to nuke your Venmo account?; Part Three: 10 Tasks Slowing Down Security Professionals; Changes to NIST Cybersecurity Framework; This Day in Tech History
๐๏ธ Free, ungated access to all 200+ episodes of “It’s 5:05!” on your favorite podcast platforms: https://bit.ly/505-updates. โป๏ธ You’re welcome to ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ if your followers will find this of value.Malicious Word Documents Hiding As PDFs๐ฆ๐บ Edwin Kwan, Sydney, Australia โJapan's Computer Emergency Response Team, JPCERT, recently shared a newly-detected attack that bypasses detection by embedding malicious Word files in PDFs.Is it time to nuke your Venmo account?๐บ๐ธ Katy Craig, San Diego, California โHave you ever said, "I'll Venmo you," and think nothing of it? Well, it's time to think again. Venmo isn't just for easy payments. It's a data goldmine. It's like leaving breadcrumbs that form a trail of your life- where you go, who you see, and when you see 'em. Part Three: 10 Tasks Slowing Down Security Professionals๐บ๐ธ Ian Garrett, Arlington, Virginia โHave you ever wondered what challenges security teams face due to budgetary and staffing constraints? Today is the last part of a three-part series where we explore the 10 common tasks that often bogged down cybersecurity professionals and discuss strategies employed by security leaders to overcome these hurdles.Changes to NIST Cybersecurity Framework๐ท๐ด Olimpiu Pop, Transylvania, Romania โNIST, the US National Institute of Standards and Technology, published the public draft of version 2.0 of their Cybersecurity Framework. It expanded from protecting just critical infrastructures like hospitals and power plants, to providing cybersecurity guidance for all organizations, regardless of type or size. This Day, August 31, in Tech History๐บ๐ธ Marcel Brown, St. Louis, Missouri โAugust 31st, 1897. Thomas Edison receives a patent for the Kinetographic Camera, also called the Kinetograph. Edison and his assistant, W. K. L. Dickson, were credited with inventing the Kinetograph in the early 1890s, and it is often considered to be the first real motion picture camera. From Sourced Network Productions in Washington, DC, it's 5:05. I'm Hillary Coover. Today is Thursday, August 31st, 2023. Here's the full story behind today's cybersecurity and open source headlines.