Episode #129: Malicious Word Documents Hiding As PDFs; Is it time to nuke your Venmo account?; Part Three: 10 Tasks Slowing Down Security Professionals; Changes to NIST Cybersecurity Framework; This Day in Tech History

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Malicious Word Documents Hiding As PDFs

🇦🇺 Edwin Kwan, Sydney, Australia ↗

Japan's Computer Emergency Response Team, JPCERT, recently shared a newly-detected attack that bypasses detection by embedding malicious Word files in PDFs.

Is it time to nuke your Venmo account?

🇺🇸 Katy Craig, San Diego, California ↗

Have you ever said, "I'll Venmo you," and think nothing of it? Well, it's time to think again. Venmo isn't just for easy payments. It's a data goldmine. It's like leaving breadcrumbs that form a trail of your life- where you go, who you see, and when you see 'em. 

Part Three: 10 Tasks Slowing Down Security Professionals

🇺🇸 Ian Garrett, Arlington, Virginia ↗

Have you ever wondered what challenges security teams face due to budgetary and staffing constraints? Today is the last part of a three-part series where we explore the 10 common tasks that often bogged down cybersecurity professionals and discuss strategies employed by security leaders to overcome these hurdles.

Changes to NIST Cybersecurity Framework

🇷🇴 Olimpiu Pop, Transylvania, Romania ↗

NIST, the US National Institute of Standards and Technology, published the public draft of version 2.0 of their Cybersecurity Framework. It expanded from protecting just critical infrastructures like hospitals and power plants, to providing cybersecurity guidance for all organizations, regardless of type or size. 

This Day, August 31, in Tech History

🇺🇸 Marcel Brown, St. Louis, Missouri ↗

August 31st, 1897. Thomas Edison receives a patent for the Kinetographic Camera, also called the Kinetograph. Edison and his assistant, W. K. L. Dickson, were credited with inventing the Kinetograph in the early 1890s, and it is often considered to be the first real motion picture camera. 

From Sourced Network Productions in Washington, DC, it's 5:05. I'm Hillary Coover. Today is Thursday, August 31st, 2023. Here's the full story behind today's cybersecurity and open source headlines.