Adjunct Professor of Information Technology
Joshua Copeland is an expert in cybersecurity and information technology.
Expert: The hack that didn’t need new tricks, and what it means for users
The Salt Typhoon wasn’t a Hollywood breach. Attackers used years-old holes in common internet gear — some dating to 2018 — and sat inside parts of telecom and government networks for nine to 18 months. No fancy tools. The miss was basic upkeep.
Tulane University cybersecurity expert Joshua Copeland can explain what happened in plain English, what readers can do (and can’t) and the fixes Congress, regulators and carriers could move on this year.
Chinese Hackers Salt Typhoon and UNC4841 Team Up to Breach Critical Infrastructure
Cybersecurity researchers at Silent Push have uncovered a sophisticated Chinese espionage operation linking two prominent threat actors, Salt Typhoon and UNC4841.
Cybersecurity researchers at Silent Push have uncovered a sophisticated Chinese espionage operation linking two prominent threat actors, Salt Typhoon and UNC4841.
Why it matters — and what to do: You can cancel a credit card, but you can’t change call logs or location history; most people won’t get a direct notice because alerts go to providers; and these footholds can be used in a crisis to disrupt service or watch traffic. Leaders should treat patching as policy with deadlines and audits, hold telecoms to critical-infrastructure standards, and replace one-off incident response with continuous threat hunting.
For interviews, contact Roger Dunaway at roger@tulane.edu or 504-452-2906.
Adjunct Professor of Information Technology
Joshua Copeland is an expert in cybersecurity and information technology.
