NewsCast for Tuesday April 18th, 2017

Dallas Tornado Sirens Hijacked

• Tornado sirens in Dallas all simultaneously went off
• Suspected hijacking of the emergency system, lots of speculation of how this happened
• Now believed to be a radio hijack
• Link: http://content.govdelivery.com/bulletins/gd/TXDALLAS-1936de1

Two Inmates in Ohio Jail Hacked it From the Inside

• Talk about an “insider threat”!
• These were made from spare parts, hidden in ceiling, concealed well
• Unauthorized access to network (no NAC?) made infiltration possible
• Link: https://qz.com/958503/two-ohio-inmates-hacked-their-prison-from-the-inside-using-makeshift-computers-built-from-spare-parts/

SWIFT Launches New Anti-Fraud Controls in Wake of Wire Frauds

• New tools to ‘detect suspicious transactions’
• Appears to be free in addition to other fraud-detection tools
• Link: https://www.swift.com/news-events/news/swift-launches-new-anti-fraud-payment-control-service-for-customers

Huge Adobe Security Update Just Released

• 59 total vulnerabilities - Flash still a big chunk of that (surprise!)
• 44 are considered critical - “code execution bugs”
• Enterprises should download, test and deploy -- how are you handling these?
• Link:

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