Navigating the federal government’s cybersecurity standards and processes is not easy. Figuring out how to comply with all of the various standards and controls is a lengthy process involving thorough auditing and analysis Mediaof your entire organization from top to bottom. When government contracts and sensitive information is at stake, though, it’s all taken very seriously. Today, we’ll talk about the FedRAMP impact levels and explain each one.

Five worthy reads is a regular column on five noteworthy items we’ve discovered while researching trending and timeless topics. This week we explore multi-factor authentication (MFA) fatigue attacks, what needs to be addressed to combat them and secure user data, and the roadmap to a positive identity and access management. The attack sprees never end, do they? Protecting user accounts from being compromised by hackers has always been a priority.

This week was devastating for data breaches. Across the US, cybercriminals stole the information of 58.4 million consumers, patients, and students. Our reports began in West Virginia, where the MOVEit breach cannibalized another 495k records from 17 hospitals. Soon after, Mr. Cooper’s breach appeared with more information about their October event—14.7 million homeowners had their data stolen.

Many applications rely on user data to deliver useful features. For instance, browser telemetry can identify network errors or buggy websites by collecting and aggregating data from individuals. However, browsing history can be sensitive, and sharing this information opens the door to privacy risks. Interestingly, these applications are often not interested in individual data points (e.g.

Xfinity is the name of Comcast Communications’ internet, TV, and phone service; it is the most significant cabled internet service in the states, with more than 32 million residential customers. Available in 39 contiguous states and the capital, the service provides communication solutions for individuals, companies, institutions, and clinical networks. Xfinity’s vast influence has made them a target for cybercriminals.

Trustwave SpiderLabs tested a couple of Android OS-based mobile devices to conduct the research on privilege escalation scenarios. Specifically, we wanted to show a straightforward process attackers may use to exploit vulnerabilities in an Android device’s system services and systems. The testing revealed that, in some cases, exploiting the issues we found were very easy.