Network Break 323: Google To Swap 3rd-Party Cookies For Cohorts; Attackers Exploit On-Prem Exchange

Take a Network Break! This week we check the fine print on a Google pledge to phase out third-party cookie tracking in the Chrome browser, examine a serious attack against Microsoft Exchange servers, and discuss a re-launched SaaS version of Anuta’s automation platform. Curiefense, a new open-source Web app firewall, is now generally available. HPE’s networking biz is the bright spot in its Q1 2021 financial results, and the Biden administration singles out China as the primary challenger and hints at the possibility of cyber countermeasures. Get links to all these stories below. Sponsor: Palo Alto Networks Palo Alto Networks is excited to introduce a fundamentally new approach to cloud-delivered security with Prisma® Access 2.0. Find out more at its upcoming Prisma Access 2.0 launch event on March 17. 10 AM PDT. You’ll also hear about the latest industry trends and customer perspectives from industry leaders. Register at:start.paloaltonetworks.com/prisma-access-2-launch. Tech Bytes: Fortinet After the news we have a sponsored Tech Bytes conversation on SD-WAN. We talk to Fortinet SD-WAN customer Wavin, a a solutions provider for the building and infrastructure industry. Wavin has deployed SD-WAN at more than 100 sites to support a cloud migration and protect both office and factory environments. Show Links: Google to Stop Selling Ads Based on Your Specific Web Browsing – Wall Street Journal Building a privacy-first future for web advertising – Google Ads Charting a course towards a more privacy-first web – Google GitHub – WICG/floc: FLoC – GitHub Google’s FLoC Is a Terrible Idea – Electronic Frontier Foundation Sen. Klobuchar Calls for Antitrust Reforms, Tech Regulation – SDX Central Microsoft says a group of cyberattackers tied to China hit its Exchange email server – CNN HAFNIUM targeting Exchange Servers with 0-day exploits – Microsoft DHS orders agencies to urgently patch or disconnect Exchange servers – Bleeping Computer Operation Exchange Marauder: Active Exploitation of Multiple...