If you’ve eaten at Wendy’s lately and paid with a credit card or debit card, check your statements. Malware was found at Wendy’s POS terminals.
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2016 National Threat Assessment
James R. Clapper, the Director of National Intelligence, released the Worldwide Threat Assessment of the US Intelligence Community. Russia and China continue to pose the greatest threat to the United States from a cybersecurity stand point. To read the entire assessment, follow this URL.
http://www.dni.gov/files/documents/SASC_Unclassified_2016_ATA_SFR_FINAL.pdf
Cybersecurity Hot Ticket Item for Regulators
Several sources, including the American Banker magazine, are reporting that cybersecurity is going to be a high priority for banking regulators. If you are OCC, NCUA, FDIC or CFPB regulated and need help putting together a cybersecurity assessment program, contact SR3 Cybersecurity and we can help get you set up.
SR3 Cybersecurity Launches!
I’m embarking on a new venture, SR3 Cybersecurity. I will be consulting on Governance, Risk and Compliance issues and help businesses align their Information Security and Cybersecurity strategy with their business strategy. Visit us at sr3cybersecurity.com
Rombertik is a wrapper
BlueCoat researchers have discovered that Rombertik is a wrapper for DarkComet RAT, a password stealing malware. This layered malware makes it harder to address and more sinister.