An update on the hybrid war, where Russia turns to missile strikes, physical sabotage, and nuisance-level DDoS. Surveys look at the state of the SOC and the mind of the CISO.

Published: Oct. 11, 2022, 8:15 p.m.

b"Russia's Killnet suspected in DDoS attack on major US airports. Starlink service interruptions reported. Bundesbahn communications network sabotaged in northern Germany. Germany's cybersecurity chief faces scrutiny over alleged ties to Russia. Ben Yelin on the FCC's crackdown on robocalls. Ann Johnson from Afternoon Cyber Tea talking with Sounil Yu from JupiterOne about the importance and evolution of cyber resilience. Overworked CISOs may be a security risk, but in an encouraging counterpoint, another study shows a record of CISO success during the pandemic.\\n\\nFor links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news briefing:\\nhttps://thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/11/195\\n\\nSelected reading.\\nUS Airport Websites Hit by Suspected Pro-Russian Cyberattacks (SecurityWeek)\\xa0\\nHackers knock some U.S. airport websites offline (Washington Post)\\nHackers took down U.S. airport web sites, Department of Homeland Security confirms (USA TODAY)\\nPro-Russian hackers claim responsibility for taking down US airport websites (Computing)\\xa0\\nUS airports' sites taken down in DDoS attacks by pro-Russian hackers (BleepingComputer)\\xa0\\nPro-Putin goons target US airport websites with DDoS flood (Register)\\xa0\\nRussian Sanctions Instigator Lloyd\\u2019s Possibly Hit by Cyber-Attack (Infosecurity Magazine)\\nLloyd's of London reboots network after suspicious activity (Register)\\nColorado.gov Back Online After Cyber Attack (GovTech)\\nDefending Ukraine: SecTor session probes a complex cyber war (IT World Canada)\\nUkrainian officials reportedly say there have been 'catastrophic' Starlink outages in recent weeks (Business Insider)\\nFrontline Ukraine troops are reportedly enduring Starlink outages (Engadget).\\nElon Musk\\u2019s foray into geopolitics has Ukraine worried (The Economist)\\nElon Musk needs to clarify Ukraine's reported Starlink outages: Kinzinger (Newsweek)\\xa0\\nAttack on German Rail Network \\u2018Targeted, Professional,\\u2019 Police Say (Bloomberg)\\nAn act of sabotage shut down parts of Germany's rail system for hours this weekend (NPR.org)\\nGermany rail chaos could have been caused by Russia, says MP (The Telegraph)\\xa0\\nSabotage blamed for major disruption on Germany\\u2019s rail network (The Telegraph)\\xa0\\nNo sign that foreign state was behind German rail sabotage, police say (Reuters)\\nGermany Won\\u2019t Rule Out Foreign Country Role in Rail Sabotage (Bloomberg)\\nGermany's cybersecurity chief faces dismissal, reports say (Reuters)\\nGerman cybersecurity chief investigated over Russia ties (ABC News)\\nGerman Cybersecurity Chief to be Sacked Over Alleged Russia Ties: Sources (SecurityWeek)\\n\\u201eWir m\\xfcssen wachsam bleiben\\u201c (Tagesspiegel)\\xa0\\n1 in 5 Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) Work More Than 25 Extra Hours Per Week (Tessian)\\xa0\\n2022 Devo SOC Performance Report (Devo)\\n2022 Deloitte-NASCIO Cybersecurity Study (Deloitte Insights)\\nCybersecurity Survey of State CISOs Identifies Many Positive Trends (PR Newswire)"