Security things to know today

New Essential Eight and Trend Micro Data

Bug bounties and why we care  

AND

REvil down… and more

https://www.zdnet.com/article/us-senate-confirms-jen-easterly-as-head-of-cyber-agency/#ftag=RSSbaffb68

https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=0eaacc99-db75-45fe-aa81-89f021e8743d

https://www.channelfutures.com/mssp-insider/trend-micro-84-of-u-s-organizations-hit-with-ransomware-phishing

https://www.theverge.com/2021/7/12/22573804/microsoft-trickbot-malware-botnet-router-replacement-brazil-latin-america

https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-pentagon-tried-to-take-down-these-hackers-theyre-back?scrolla=5eb6d68b7fedc32c19ef33b4

https://www.zdnet.com/article/ransomware-we-need-a-new-strategy-to-tackle-exponential-growth-says-interpol/#ftag=RSSbaffb68

https://techcrunch.com/2021/07/13/facebook-adds-a-payout-time-bonus-to-help-retain-bug-bounty-hunters/?guccounter=1

https://therecord.media/gmail-deploys-support-bimi-security-standard/

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/13/multiple-revil-ransomware-sites-are-down-on-the-darkweb-.html

https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/07/13/1028431/worlds-biggest-ransomware-gang-disappeared-us-russia/

https://portswigger.net/daily-swig/bug-bounty-earnings-soar-but-63-of-ethical-hackers-have-withheld-security-flaws-study

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