Bear tracks all over the US Governments networks. Pandas and Kittens and Bears, oh my... Emotets back. Spyware litigation. A few predictions.

Published: Dec. 22, 2020, 9 p.m.

The US continues to count the cost of the SVR\u2019s successful cyberespionage campaign. Attribution, and why it\u2019s the TTPs and not the org chart that matters. Emotet makes an unhappy holiday return. It seems unlikely that NSA and US Cyber Command will be separated in the immediate future. Big Tech objects, in court, to NSO Group and its Pegasus spyware (or lawful intercept product, depending on whether you\u2019re in the plaintiff\u2019s or the respondent\u2019s corner). Ben Yelin looks at hyper realistic masks designed to thwart facial recognition software. Our guest Neal Dennis from Cyware wonders if there really isn't a cybersecurity skills gap. And a quick look at some more predictions.\nFor links to all of today's stories check out our CyberWire daily news brief:\nhttps://www.thecyberwire.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/9/245\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices