Russian cyber threats and NATO’s Article 5. Conti says it’s going to bring Cost Rica to its knees. BLE proof-of-concept hack. CISA warns of initial access methods. Thanos proprietor indicted.

An assessment of the Russian cyber threat. NATO’s Article 5 in cyberspace. Conti’s ransomware attack against Costa Rica spreads, in scope and effect. Bluetooth vulnerabilities demonstrated in proof-of-concept. CISA and its international partners urge following best practices to prevent threat actors from gaining initial access. Joe Carrigan looks at updates to the FIDO alliance. Rick Howard and Ben Rothke discuss author Andrew Stewart’s book “A Vulnerable System: The History of Information Security in the Computer Age”. And,the doctor was in, but wow, was he also way out of line.