Cybersecurity

Are Cybersecurity Performance Measures Realistic?

Governance & Risk Management , Risk Assessments Government Watchdog Urges ONCD to Develop Outcome-Oriented Performance Measures Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • February 5, 2024     Setting metrics for cybersecurity isn’t easy, White House officials said. (Image: Shutterstock) A government watchdog urged the White House to establish metrics that would help determine the effectiveness of federal […]

Cybersecurity

Budworm: APT Group Uses Updated Custom Tool in Attacks on Government and Telecoms Org

The Budworm advanced persistent threat (APT) group continues to actively develop its toolset. Most recently, the Threat Hunter Team in Symantec, part of Broadcom, discovered Budworm using an updated version of one of its key tools to target a Middle Eastern telecommunications organization and an Asian government. Both attacks occurred in August 2023. Budworm (aka LuckyMouse, Emissary Panda, […]