Application Security , Breach Notification , Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks
Analysis: Implications of the Pegasus Spyware Investigation
Also: White House Condemns China for Cyberattacks - What's the Impact?
The latest edition of the ISMG Security Report features an analysis of ongoing investigations into how NSO Group's Pegasus spyware is allegedly being used to spy on dissidents, journalists, political rivals, business leaders and even heads of state - and a discussion of whether the business model should be banned.
In this report, you'll hear (click on player beneath image to listen):
- ISMG’s Jeremy Kirk provide an overview of the NSO Pegasus spyware scandal;
- ISMG’s Mathew Schwartz discuss whether NSO Group’s spyware business model should be allowed to exist;
- ISMG's Scott Ferguson size up the impact of the Biden administration's condemnation of China for waging attacks on vulnerable Windows Exchange servers.
The ISMG Security Report appears on this and other ISMG websites on Fridays. Don't miss the July 9 and July 16 editions, which respectively discuss the battle against ransomware and the changing nature of ransomware attacks.
Theme music for the ISMG Security Report is by Ithaca Audio under a Creative Commons license.
