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Microsoft phishing warning, Amazon Ring hacked, CISA's vulnerability program

Microsoft warns of large-scale use of phishing kits to send millions of emails daily Ransomware group claims hack of Amazon's Ring CISA creates new ransomware vulnerability warning program Brought to you by the CISO Series . For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com .

Mar 15, 20238 min

Week in Review: Royal ransomware warning, water system warning, cloud exploitation rising

Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review , March 6-10, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Nick Espinosa , Host, The Deep Dive Radio Show ( Daily Podcast & Daily Videos ) Thanks to our show sponsor, Packetlabs Trust the ethical hackers at Packetlabs for expert penetration testing services. Our certified professionals specialize in strengthening your security posture. Download our free Penetration Testing Buyers Guide at ciso.packetlabs.net and get the...

Mar 10, 202324 min

Biden's cybersecurity budget, AT&T breach alert, GitHub adds 2FA

Biden's budget seeks increase in cybersecurity spending AT&T alerts 9 million customers of data breach after vendor hack GitHub makes 2FA mandatory next week for active developers Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Packetlabs Trust the ethical hackers at Packetlabs for expert penetration testing services. Our certified professionals specialize in strengthening your security posture. Download our free Penetration Testing Buyers Guide a t ciso.packetlabs.net and get the top 20 questions to ask...

Mar 10, 20238 min

TSA cybersecurity regulations, Lazarus Group zero-day, a video ransom note

TSA issues cybersecurity regulations Lazarus Group deploys zero-day Ransomware gang uses video ransom note Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Packetlabs Reduce cyber insurance premiums and minimize risk. Learn how a thorough penetration test can benefit your business. Download our Penetration Testing Buyers Guide at ciso.packetlabs.ca . Packetlabs is an ethical hacking firm that will simulate real-world, covert attacks to get answers to your "what if" scenarios. Protect your business from cyber ...

Mar 09, 20237 min

Bipartisan bill allows US TikTok ban, Twitter content moderation concerns, Emotet malware returns

Bipartisan bill allows for US ban of TikTok EU concerned with Twitter's content moderation plans Emotet malware returns after three-month hiatus Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Packetlabs Looking for the right cybersecurity service provider can be a daunting task. How do you know if they're trustworthy and reliable? Packetlabs has made it easier for you with our free Penetration Testing buyers guide . We've compiled a list of the top 20 questions you should ask potential providers to ensure y...

Mar 08, 20237 min

DoppelPaymer disrupted, EPA warns about water security, rising cloud exploitation

Police disrupt DoppelPaymer EPA releases cybersecurity notice for water systems Cloud exploitation on the rise Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Packetlabs Struggling to justify cybersecurity investments to decision-makers? Meet ROSI, the superhero of cybersecurity investments! Calculate your Return On Security Investment to quantify the value of prevention and save money by avoiding cybersecurity breaches. ROSI builds synergies between your business, security, and finance teams, bringing every...

Mar 07, 20237 min

CISA's Royal warning, Chick-fil-A attacked, Play leaks Oakland

U.S. Government warns of Royal ransomware attacks against critical infrastructure Credential Stuffing attack on Chick-fil-A Play Ransomware gang has begun to leak data stolen from City of Oakland Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Packetlabs Concerned about your organization's data security? Privacy breaches, ransomware attacks, insider threats, and intellectual property theft are on the rise. A one-size-fits-all vulnerability assessment scan no longer suffices. Get our Penetration Testing Buyer...

Mar 06, 20238 min

Week in Review: National Cyber Strategy, CISA scolds software industry, NewsCorp lurked

Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review , February 27-March 3, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Nick Vigier , CISO, Talend Thanks to our show sponsor, Conveyor Just because your security questionnaire is from the stone age, doesn't mean you have to answer it with cave-era tools. At Conveyor, we implemented GPT-3 into our first-of-its-kind questionnaire eliminator so teams of all sizes can blast through questionnaires faster than you can say "prehistor...

Mar 03, 202323 min

National Cybersecurity Strategy, CISA delivers Decider, Bookstore chains hacked

White House gets tough with new National Cyber Strategy CISA releases free 'Decider' tool to help with MITRE ATT&CK mapping British retail chain WH Smith says data stolen in cyberattack Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Conveyor Just because your security questionnaire is from the stone age, doesn't mean you have to answer it with cave-era tools. At Conveyor , we implemented GPT-3 into our first-of-its-kind questionnaire eliminator so teams of all sizes can blast through questionnaires ...

Mar 03, 20237 min

Russia bans foreign messaging apps, GitHub scans for secrets, Bootkit beats Secure Boot

Russia bans foreign private messaging apps GitHub expands secret scanning Bootkit bypasses Secure Boot Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Conveyor "I HATE security questionnaires with the fury of a thousand suns." said one of our customers. Makes sense, since tools used to answer them haven't changed in years. At Conveyor , we're on a mission to get teams out of the questionnaire stone age by implementing GPT-3 into our first-of-its-kind questionnaire eliminator. Go beyond re-writing mediocr...

Mar 02, 20237 min

US Marshals hit by ransomware, DISH outages caused by ransomware, More bad news for LastPass

US Marshals hit by ransomware DISH outages caused by confirmed ransomware attack Some more bad news for LastPass Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Conveyor AI can now literally answer any question on the internet in seconds, yet infosec teams are still in a living nightmare manually filling out security questionnaires with existing tools. Get out of the questionnaire stone age with Conveyor's new questionnaire eliminator tool powered by GPT-3. It provides perfectly crafted answers to questi...

Mar 01, 20237 min

CISA wants security responsibility, changes in security since Russia invaded Ukraine, Canadian government bans TikTok on its devices

CISA says to stop passing the security buck The cyber security fallout of Russia's war in Ukraine Canada bans TikTok on government devices Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Conveyor Just because your security questionnaire is from the stone age, doesn't mean you have to answer it with cave-era tools. At Conveyor , we implemented GPT-3 into our first-of-its-kind questionnaire eliminator so teams of all sizes can blast through questionnaires faster than you can say "prehistoric". Go beyond re...

Feb 28, 20237 min

NewsCorp reveals attack, TELUS investigating leak, Dish goes offline

News Corp reveals that attackers remained on its network for two years TELUS investigating leak of stolen source code, employee data Dish Network goes offline after likely cyberattack, employees cut off Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Conveyor AI can now literally answer any question on the internet in seconds, yet infosec teams are still living a nightmare manually filling out security questionnaires with existing tools. Get out of the questionnaire stone age with Conveyor's new question...

Feb 27, 20238 min

Week in Review: European airport attacks, military email spill, Dole ransomware attack

Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review , February 20-24, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Jared Mendenhall , Head of Information Security, Impossible Foods Thanks to our show sponsor, Barricade Cyber Have you fallen victim to a ransomware attack? Don't worry! Barricade Cyber Solutions has helped thousands of customers in situations just like yours. Our proprietary ransomware recovery services are designed to quickly get your business back on track. O...

Feb 24, 202324 min

Dole ransomware attack, stress devours CISOs, new Lazarus backdoor

Fruit giant Dole suffers ransomware attack impacting operations Stress pushing CISOs out the door Lazarus group likely using new backdoor to exfiltrate sensitive data Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Barricade Cyber Solutions Have you fallen victim to a ransomware attack? Don't worry! Barricade Cyber Solutions has helped thousands of customers in situations just like yours. Our proprietary ransomware recovery services are designed to quickly get your business back on track. Our team of exp...

Feb 24, 20238 min

Havok framework, Carbon Black flaw, ransomware attack time

Threat actors cry Havoc, let slip a new post-exploitation framework VMware warns of critical Carbon Black flaw Ransomware attack time shrinking rapidly Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Barricade Cyber Solutions Have you fallen victim to a ransomware attack? Don't worry! Barricade Cyber Solutions has helped thousands of customers in situations just like yours. Our proprietary ransomware recovery services are designed to quickly get your business back on track. Our team of experts will ident...

Feb 23, 20237 min

Apple updates advisories, US military email leak, Russian TV website crash

Apple updates advisories as security firm discloses new class of vulnerabilities Sensitive US military emails spill online Russian state TV website goes down during Putin speech Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Barricade Cyber Solutions Have you fallen victim to a ransomware attack? Don't worry! Barricade Cyber Solutions has helped thousands of customers in situations just like yours. Our proprietary ransomware recovery services are designed to quickly get your business back on track. Our ...

Feb 22, 20238 min

Samsung guards against zero-clicks, ransomware cat and mouse, Norway seizes Laxarus crypto

Samsung guards against zero-click attacks Rethinking ransomware cat and mouse Norway seizes Lazarus Group crypto Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Barricade Cyber Solutions Have you fallen victim to a ransomware attack? Don't worry! Barricade Cyber Solutions has helped thousands of customers in situations just like yours. Our proprietary ransomware recovery services are designed to quickly get your business back on track. Our team of experts will identify the source of the attack and provid...

Feb 21, 20237 min

Hackers backdoor Microsoft IIS, Twitter limits SMS 2FA, Fortinet issues patches

Hackers backdoor Microsoft IIS servers with new Frebniis malware Twitter limits SMS-based 2-factor authentication to Blue subscribers only Fortinet issues patches for 40 flaws Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Barricade Cyber Solutions Have you fallen victim to a ransomware attack? Don't worry! Barricade Cyber Solutions has helped thousands of customers in situations just like yours. Our proprietary ransomware recovery services are designed to quickly get your business back on track. Our te...

Feb 20, 20237 min

Week in Review: Clop's GoAnywhere claims, Bing Search injection attack, AI flies F-16

Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review , February 13-17, is hosted by Sean Kelly with our guest, George Al-Koura , CISO, Ruby Thanks to our show sponsor, CISO Series "If it is important it will likely be in the Cyber Security Headlines update in the morning… And it allows me and my team to dig in a little more on aspects that might affect our technology stack," said Shawn Bowen, CISO for World Fuel Services. Security leaders listen and make decisions based on wha...

Feb 17, 202323 min

VM Server problems, Google Translate BEC, DFIR burnout increases

February updates break some Windows Server 2022 VMs BEC groups use Google Translate to target high value victims Evolving cyberattacks and alert fatigue creating DFIR burnout Thanks to today's episode sponsor, US, yes, CISO Series "If it is important it will likely be in the Cyber Security Headlines update in the morning… And it allows me and my team to dig in a little more on aspects that might affect our technology stack," said Shawn Bowen, CISO for World Fuel Services. Security leaders listen...

Feb 17, 20238 min

Exposed Israeli influence group, a record DDoS attack, Cut cables knocks out airline

Israeli influence group exposed Another day, another record DDoS Cut cables lead to Lufthansa outage Thanks to today's episode sponsor, US, yes, CISO Series "Every week, one of the stories from Cyber Security Headlines comes up in our team meetings," said Brett Conlon, CISO for American Century Investments who admits he starts his day with this very show. And did you know that Cyber Security Headlines has longevity? It's a daily news show but we see significant downloads for four months after ep...

Feb 16, 20237 min

Hackers breached Pepsi Bottling, AI flies F-16 fighter jet, Hyundai and Kia issue security update

Hackers breached Pepsi Bottling network AI has successfully piloted an F-16 fighter jet Hyundai and Kia to update anti-theft software on millions of vehicles Thanks to today's episode sponsor, US, yes, CISO Series "I value Cyber Security Headlines early every morning as it provides me advance notice of what I might need to explore first thing at the start of the day." That's active listener David Cross, SVP, CISO of Oracle SaaS Cloud. And for sponsors of Cyber Security Headlines what you get are...

Feb 15, 20238 min

Namecheap phishes customers, Bing hit with injection attack, regulators stop BUSD minting

Namecheap sent phishing emails to customers New Bing search hit with injection attack Regulators stop minting of BUSD stablecoin Thanks to today's episode sponsor, US, yes, CISO Series "Those cyber security headlines are fantastic. It's the first thing I look at in the am." That's a quote from active listener Jared Mendenhall, head of information security at Impossible Foods. Cyber Security Headlines is our fastest growing show on the CISO Series network. It's grown 20-fold since we launched. An...

Feb 14, 20237 min

Reddit admits breach, Clop exploits GoAnywhere, CISA's VMware fix

Reddit admits it was hacked and data stolen, says "don't panic" Clop ransomware claims it breached 130 orgs using GoAnywhere zero-day CISA has a possibly-maybe fix for VMware ESXi ransomware campaign Thanks to today's episode sponsor, US, yes, CISO Series If you're looking to reach a committed audience of cybersecurity professionals every day, then consider advertising right here on Cyber Security Headlines , a show that consistently ranks in the top ten for tech news on Apple Podcasts in the U....

Feb 13, 20237 min

Week in Review: Critical CVEs predicted, FAA needs 7 years, background check breach

Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review , February 6-10, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Ed Covert , head of Cyber Risk Engineering, Bowhead Specialty Thanks to our show sponsor, us! CISO Series! "If it is important it will likely be in the Cyber Security Headlines update in the morning… And it allows me and my team to dig in a little more on aspects that might affect our technology stack," said Shawn Bowen, CISO for World Fuel Services. Security lea...

Feb 10, 202322 min

Microsoft Outlook outage, UK/US ransomware sanctions, Killnet IPs published

Microsoft Outlook outage prevents users from sending, receiving emails Britain and US make major move against ransomware gangs by sanctioning seven individuals Experts publish a list of proxy IPs used by the pro-Russia group Killnet Thanks to today's episode sponsor, us, yes, CISO Series "If it is important it will likely be in the Cyber Security Headlines update in the morning… And it allows me and my team to dig in a little more on aspects that might affect our technology stack," said Shawn Bo...

Feb 10, 20237 min

NIST IoT encryption, Chinese phones collect PII, the AI chatbot race is on

NIST standardizes crypto for IoT Chinese phones collect PII Chinese firms also working on AI chatbots Thanks to today's episode sponsor, US, yes, CISO Series "Every week, one of the stories from Cyber Security Headlines comes up in our team meetings," said Brett Conlon, CISO for American Century Investments who admits he starts his day with this very show. And did you know that Cyber Security Headlines has longevity? It's a daily news show but we see significant downloads for four months after e...

Feb 09, 20236 min
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