Cyber Security Headlines - podcast cover

Cyber Security Headlines

CISO Seriescisoseries.com
Daily stories from the world of information security. To delve into any daily story, head to CISOseries.com.

Episodes

Ransomware gang busted in Ukraine, North Texas water utility cyberattack, Former Uber CISO breaks 6-year silence

Ransomware gang busted in Ukraine by international operation North Texas water utility hit with cyberattack Former Uber CISO speaks out after 6-year silence Huge thanks to our sponsor, SpyCloud SpyCloud has discovered that infostealer malware infections are an early warning signal for ransomware. In fact, nearly a third of ransomware victim companies this year were infected with infostealer malware like Raccoon, Vidar or Redline before they were attacked. Are you thinking about infostealers as a...

Nov 29, 20238 min

International AI agreement, water utility attack, Ukraine cyberattack on Russian aviation

International AI agreement PA water utility hit by cyberattack Ukraine claims cyber attack against Russian aviation Huge thanks to our sponsor, SpyCloud Our sponsor today, SpyCloud , wants us to pay attention to a ransomware precursor that’s not being talked about enough: infostealer malware. If you think you’re covered by endpoint protection and anti-virus solutions, think again. The SpyCloud team discovered that the presence of infostealers including Racoon, Vidar, and Redline on machines acce...

Nov 28, 20237 min

London & Zurich, Fidelity National Financial attacks, Royal Family’s hospital, Vanderbilt University Med Center attacks, US Nuclear lab and Gulf Air breaches

London & Zurich, and Fidelity National Financial attacks Royal Family’s hospital and Vanderbilt University Med Center suffer cybersecurity incidents Gulf Air exposed to data breach Huge thanks to our sponsor, SpyCloud For some people ignorance is bliss – but that’s not an option for those of us in cybersecurity. SpyCloud has a free tool that lets you check your company’s darknet exposure, and you might find some things that are pretty alarming. Go to spycloud.com/ciso to see your company's expos...

Nov 27, 20238 min

Cyber exec hacked hospital, ‘Citrix Bleed’ vuln targeted, Binance CEO steps down in $4 billion settlement

Cyber exec admits hacking hospital as a sales tactic ‘Citrix Bleed’ vulnerability targeted by nation-state hackers Binance CEO steps down in $4 billion settlement Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Egress People are the biggest risk to your organizations' security and they are most vulnerable when using email. Egress is the only cloud email security platform to use an adaptive security architecture to automate threat detection and response for advanced phishing attacks and outbound data breaches...

Nov 22, 20238 min

Healthcare hit with MOVEit, malware uses trig, OpenAI shakeup

Healthcare platform impacted by MOVEit Threat actors find a use for trigonometry What’s happening with OpenAI Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Egress People are the biggest risk to your organizations' security and they are most vulnerable when using email. Egress is the only cloud email security platform to use an adaptive security architecture to automate threat detection and response for advanced phishing attacks and outbound data breaches, tailoring the experience for each user based on the...

Nov 21, 20237 min

Clorox CISO departure, BlackCat’s SEC complaint, Dudley interim NCD

Clorox CISO departs months after cyberattack ALPHV/BlackCat Ransomware gang files SEC complaint Drenan Dudley acting national cyber director while Coker confirmation process continues Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Egress People are the biggest risk to your organizations' security and they are most vulnerable when using email. Egress is the only cloud email security platform to use an adaptive security architecture to automate threat detection and response for advanced phishing attacks and o...

Nov 20, 20237 min

Week in Review: UK Health data shared, SSH keys vulnerable

Link to blog post This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Jay Wilson , CISO, Insurity Thanks to our show sponsor, Sysdig For businesses innovating in the cloud, every second counts. Sysdig strengthens cyber resilience by reducing the attack surface, detecting threats in real time, and accelerating incident response. Our platform correlates signals across cloud workloads, identities, and services to enable businesses to prioritize risks and a...

Nov 17, 202327 min

Fortinet Injection bug, Another Samsung breach, government Rhysida warning

Fortinet warns of critical command injection bug in FortiSIEM Another data breach for Samsung Rhysida warning from FBI and CISA Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Sysdig For businesses innovating in the cloud, every second counts. Sysdig strengthens cyber resilience by reducing the attack surface, detecting threats in real time, and accelerating incident response. Our platform correlates signals across cloud workloads, identities, and services to enable businesses to prioritize risks and act dec...

Nov 17, 20238 min

Microsoft Copilot, YouTube addresses AI uploads, CISA's AI roadmap

Microsoft goes all in on Copilot YouTube’s AI disclosure requirement CISA’s AI Roadmap Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Sysdig For businesses innovating in the cloud, every second counts. Sysdig strengthens cyber resilience by reducing the attack surface, detecting threats in real time, and accelerating incident response. Our platform correlates signals across cloud workloads, identities, and services to enable businesses to prioritize risks and act decisively. Sysdig . Secure every second....

Nov 16, 20237 min

IPStorm botnet dismantled, Social media giants will face child safety lawsuits, Authorities warn of Royal ransom gang threat

IPStorm botnet dismantled after hacker’s guilty plea Federal court rules social media giants must face child safety lawsuits Authorities warn of Royal ransom gang’s activities and rebranding Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Sysdig For businesses innovating in the cloud, every second counts. Sysdig strengthens cyber resilience by reducing the attack surface, detecting threats in real time, and accelerating incident response. Our platform correlates signals across cloud workloads, identities, an...

Nov 15, 20239 min

Cyber Security Headlines: Australian ports attacked, impacts of AI on terrorist content, Google sees faked Bard ads

Australian ports hit with cyberattack AI companies join on to Christchurch Call to Action Generative AI threatens to dismantle terrorist content detection Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Sysdig For businesses innovating in the cloud, every second counts. Sysdig strengthens cyber resilience by reducing the attack surface, detecting threats in real time, and accelerating incident response. Our platform correlates signals across cloud workloads, identities, and services to enable businesses to p...

Nov 14, 20237 min

China bank ransomed, UK health data shared, Boeing data published

Industrial and Commercial Bank of China suffers ransomware attack UK health data donated for medical research shared with insurance companies Boeing data published by LockBit Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Sysdig For businesses innovating in the cloud, every second counts. Sysdig strengthens cyber resilience by reducing the attack surface, detecting threats in real time, and accelerating incident response. Our platform correlates signals across cloud workloads, identities, and services to en...

Nov 13, 20237 min

Week in Review: Okta explains hack, Google Calendar as C2, Selling military data

Link to blog post This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Sean Kelly with guest Howard Holton , CTO, GigaOm Thanks to today’s episode sponsor, OffSec OffSec (formerly Offensive Security), the cyber training company behind the well-known OSCP certification and Kali Linux distro, is hosting a virtual summit for CISOs and Cybersecurity leaders called Evolve on November 15th. During the event, you’ll learn how to attract and assess top talent, how to craft positioning for ...

Nov 10, 202326 min

US most breached, ChatGPT gets DDoS, Clop exploits SysAid

US most breached country last quarter OpenAI blames DDoS attacks for ongoing ChatGPT outages Clop exploits SysAid vulnerability Thanks to today's episode sponsor, OffSec And now a word from our sponsor. OffSec (formerly Offensive Security), the cyber training company behind the well-known OSCP certification and Kali Linux distro, is hosting a virtual summit for CISOs and Cybersecurity leaders called Evolve on November 15th. During the event, you'll learn how to attract and assess top talent, how...

Nov 10, 20238 min

Shields Ready campaign, AI imagery rules for the election, App Defense Alliance moves to Linux Foundation

US launches “Shields Ready” campaign Microsoft and Meta announced AI imagery rules App Defense Alliance moves under the Linux Foundation Thanks to today's episode sponsor, OffSec And now a word from our sponsor. OffSec (formerly Offensive Security), the cyber training company behind the well-known OSCP certification and Kali Linux distro, is running a virtual summit for CISOs and Cybersecurity leaders called Evolve on November 15th. Attend Evolve and get insider insights from a former bank hacke...

Nov 09, 20237 min

Marina Bay Sands customer data hacked, Atlassian bug escalated to 10.0 severity, Fake crypto app steals over $700,000

Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands customer data stolen in cyberattack Atlassian bug escalated to 10.0 severity Fake Ledger Live app steals over $700,000 in crypto Thanks to today's episode sponsor, OffSec And now a word from our sponsor. OffSec (formerly Offensive Security), the cyber training company behind the well-known OSCP certification and Kali Linux distro, is hosting a virtual summit for CISOs and Cybersecurity leaders called Evolve on November 15th. During the event, you'll learn how to attr...

Nov 08, 20238 min

Dropper bypasses Google, CISA’s zero-day worries, Google Calendar as C2

Android Dropper-as-a-Service Bypasses Google’s Defenses Increase in zero-day exploits worries CISA Google Calendar as a C2 infrastructure Thanks to today's episode sponsor, OffSec And now a word from our sponsor. OffSec (formerly Offensive Security), the cyber training company behind the well-known OSCP certification and Kali Linux distro, is running a virtual summit for CISOs and Cybersecurity leaders called Evolve on November 15th. Attend Evolve and get insider insights from a former bank hack...

Nov 07, 20238 min

Okta’s hack explanation, Looney Tunables exploited, Lazarus likes KandyKorn

Okta explains hack source and response timeline Looney Tunables now being exploited Lazarus Group uses KandyKorn against blockchain engineers Thanks to today's episode sponsor, OffSec And now a word from our sponsor. OffSec (formerly Offensive Security), the cyber training company behind the well-known OSCP certification and Kali Linux distro, is hosting a virtual summit for CISOs and Cybersecurity leaders called Evolve on November 15th. During the event, you'll learn how to attract and assess t...

Nov 06, 20237 min

Week in Review: Cloudflare’s power outage, Washington breaches, Wiki-Slack attack

Link to blog post This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Shawn Bowen , CISO, World Kinect Corporation Thanks to our show sponsor, Hunters There’s nothing worse than relying on a legacy SIEM that your security team has out-grown, especially when it impacts your ability to detect real incidents. Hunters’ SOC Platform offers built-in, always up-to-date detection rules and automatic correlation that allow SOC analysts to focus on higher-value t...

Nov 03, 202329 min

Cloudflare’s power outage, Apache HelloKitty attempt, Boeing incident continues

Power outage darkens Cloudflare dashboard and APIs Apache ActiveMQ flaw sees HelloKitty attempt Boeing says cyber incident affects parts and distribution Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Hunters There’s nothing worse than relying on a legacy SIEM that your security team has out-grown, especially when it impacts your ability to detect real incidents. Hunters’ SOC Platform offers built-in, always up-to-date detection rules and automatic correlation that allow SOC analysts to focus on higher-valu...

Nov 03, 20238 min

UK summit pledge to tackle AI risks, ‘Kill switch’ shuts down Mozi botnet, EU regulator bans Meta's ad practices

Countries at UK summit pledge to tackle AI risks ‘Kill switch’ deliberately shuts down notorious botnet EU regulator bans Meta's targeted advertising practices Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Hunters There’s nothing worse than relying on a legacy SIEM that your security team has out-grown, especially when it impacts your ability to detect real incidents. Hunters’ SOC Platform offers built-in, always up-to-date detection rules and automatic correlation that allow SOC analysts to focus on highe...

Nov 02, 20238 min

Canada bans WeChat, no ransom pledge, India's opposition sees state-sponsored attacks

Canada bans WeChat on government devices 40 countries sign no ransom pledge Apple warns Indian opposition leaders about iPhone attacks Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Hunters If your SIEM is causing an endless cycle of noisy alerts, manually writing generic detection rules, and limited data ingestion & retention, your SOC might need an upgrade. Hunters is a SaaS platform, purpose built for your Security Operations team. Solaris Group, a leading German FinTech, implemented Hunters to replace t...

Nov 01, 20236 min

AI Executive Order, Russia' VirusTotal, Roaming leaks locations

Executive order outlines generative AI rules in the US Russia launchings its own VirusTotal Roaming data could leak geolocations Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Hunters Piecing together a SIEM not only takes forever, but it wastes your security team’s valuable resources. Hunters is a SIEM alternative purpose built to help your Security Operations mature to the next level in a fraction of the time. Spontnana, a next-generation Travel-as-a-Service platform, uses Hunters’ built-in correlation an...

Oct 31, 20238 min

DC Elections breach, LockBit Boeing breach, StripedFly’s stealthy sting

DC Board of Elections breach may include entire voter roll LockBit claims Boeing breach StripedFly malware infects 1 million Windows and Linux hosts Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Hunters Hunters is a SIEM alternative, built for your security team. Hunters empowers companies to replace their SIEM with unlimited ingestion and normalization of security data at a predictable cost. Using Hunters, a CISO at a leading online retailer “tripled the amount of data ingested by her security team while ...

Oct 30, 20237 min

Week in Review: Okta’s compromise issues, Cisco’s additional headache, CISA protests cuts

Link to blog post This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Arvin Bansal , former CISO, Nissan Americas Thanks to our show sponsor, Vanta Growing a business? That likely means more tools, third-party vendors, and data sharing — AKA, way more risk. Vanta's market-leading trust management platform brings GRC and security efforts together. Integrate information from multiple systems and reduce risks to your business and your brand — all without t...

Oct 27, 202327 min

iLeakage threatens Apple, CISA’s catastrophic cuts, HTTP DDoS surge

ILeakage attack steals emails, passwords from Apple devices and browsers CISA protests potential 25% budget cut as “catastrophic” Surge in hyper-volumetric HTTP DDoS attacks Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Vanta Growing a business? That likely means more tools, third-party vendors, and data sharing — AKA, way more risk. Vanta's market-leading trust management platform brings GRC and security efforts together. Integrate information from multiple systems and reduce risks to your business and yo...

Oct 27, 20238 min

SMIC advanced chips, Roundcube exploit, Philadelphia email access

SMIC making advanced chips with ASML tech Roundcube webmail exploited with zero-day Philadelphia’s week somehow gets worse Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Vanta Growing a business? That likely means more tools, third-party vendors, and data sharing — AKA, way more risk. Vanta's market-leading trust management platform brings GRC and security efforts together. Integrate information from multiple systems and reduce risks to your business and your brand — all without the need for additional staf...

Oct 26, 20237 min

Cisco IOS XE infections remain high, California sidelines GM’s driverless cars, Canada accuse China of ‘Spamouflage’ campaign

Cisco IOS XE Update: Number of infected devices via zero-day remains high California sidelines GM’s driverless cars, citing safety risk Canada accuse China of ‘Spamouflage’ disinformation campaign Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Vanta Growing a business? That likely means more tools, third-party vendors, and data sharing — AKA, way more risk. Vanta's market-leading trust management platform brings GRC and security efforts together. Integrate information from multiple systems and reduce risks ...

Oct 25, 20239 min

Chrome IP Protection, Microsoft Security Copilot, Cisco patches IOS XE

Chrome testing IP Protection Microsoft tests Security Copilot Cisco releases IOS XE patches Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Vanta Growing a business? That likely means more tools, third-party vendors, and data sharing — AKA, way more risk. Vanta's market-leading trust management platform brings GRC and security efforts together. Integrate information from multiple systems and reduce risks to your business and your brand — all without the need for additional staffing. And by automating up to 9...

Oct 24, 20238 min

Okta system attacked, another Cisco vulnerability, RagnarLocker arrest

Okta HAR support system attacked Cisco identifies additional IOS XE vulnerability Key Ragnar Locker player arrested in Paris Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Vanta Growing a business? That likely means more tools, third-party vendors, and data sharing — AKA, way more risk. Vanta's market-leading trust management platform brings GRC and security efforts together. Integrate information from multiple systems and reduce risks to your business and your brand — all without the need for additional st...

Oct 23, 20238 min