Risky Bulletin Newsletter
February 27, 2023
Risky Biz News: US Treasury sanctions Russian cyber and influence firms
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Exchange scanning update: Microsoft has updated the guidelines for scanning Exchange servers for malware, and the company is now advising the scanning of additional directories. These folder locations were previously used by antivirus solutions, but Microsoft says it has seen malware campaigns abuse these directories to hide their malware.
Signal would leave the UK: Megan Whittaker, the president of the Signal secure messaging service, has told the BBC the company plans to leave the UK market if the country passes the controversial Online Safety Bill. The bill, which is currently receiving pushback from both the private sector and local politicians, would require tech companies to scan encrypted messaging apps for child sexual abuse material (CSAM).
More Twitter layoffs: Twitter fired last week its democracy and national security lead, Neema Singh Guliani, which kind of explains why that entire network's trending section is just state-run propaganda campaigns these days. Other layoffs followed at Twitter over the weekend too.