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Welcome
Hello and Welcome!
Be sure to attend our monthly meetings. Lots of good information there. Register for our Thursday July 31st Virtual Meeting on our site ISC2CT.org
Also come Join our (ISC)2 Connecticut Chapter Discord Server
Upcoming events:
SANS DFIR Summit | Free Online Event: July 24th-25th 2025 Every year, forensic and incident response professionals from around the world attend the SANS DFIR Summit to learn how to overcome their latest obstacles, hear about the latest open-source forensic tools, share methods and strategies proven effective in their investigations, and connect with the top DFIR practitioners in the industry. Agenda and Registration Link
NEACS - The NorthEast Annual Cybersecurity Summit Thursday, November 13th 2025 | Quinnipiac University, North Haven, CT Succinct presentations will focus on topics that give cyber leaders immediately actionable insights. Moderated discussion will follow each topic, with streamlined talking points to maximize audience take-aways. Agenda focus: The intersection of academics and enterprise for cybersecurity leadersCyber industry trends with respect to vendors, investment, product sprawl for 2026 planning. Case studies from law enforcement agencies, focusing on recent trends. The convergence of fraud prevention/risk management and cybersecurity Zero Trust, what it means in the context of risk strategy vs products & services Agenda and Registration Link
Thank you to our Sponsors
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Cyber News
Software vulnerabilities pile up at government agencies, research finds
A Veracode report reveals that government networks have accumulated years of unresolved security flaws, putting them at serious risk of exploitation.
cybersecuritydive.com
A house full of open windows: Why telecoms may never purge their networks of Salt Typhoon
Experts tell CyberScoop that the U.S. telecom system is just too technologically fragmented to gather a clear picture of threats, and too big to ever fully eject all espionage efforts.
cyberscoop.com
Windows’ Infamous ‘Blue Screen of Death’ Will Soon Turn Black
Windows’ new “screen of death” has a shorter message and no frowning face — and instead shows a percentage completed for the restart process.
securityweek.com
16 billion passwords exposed in record-breaking data breach: what does it mean for you?
Several collections of login credentials reveal one of the largest data breaches in history, totaling a humongous 16 billion exposed login credentials. The data most likely originates from various infostealers.
cybernews.com
CISA Adds 3 Flaws to KEV Catalog, Impacting AMI MegaRAC, D-Link, Fortinet
CISA adds 3 critical vulnerabilities to KEV catalog, affecting AMI MegaRAC, D-Link, and Fortinet, urging mitigations by July 2025.
thehackernews.com
Iran-Israel War Triggers a Maelstrom in Cyberspace
As Iran closes its cyberspace to the outside world, hacktivists are picking sides, while attacks against Israel surge and spread across the region.
darkreading.com
Major Linux Distros Are Exposed To A Root-Level Security Threat, Update ASAP
A one-two combo punch of two disparate vulnerabilities can net any unprivileged user root access.
hothardware.com