Log4J vulnerability used by APTs Attacks on web apps surge Meta expands bug bounty program to include scraping Thanks to our episode sponsor, Tines Tines is no-code automation for security teams, trusted by the world's best companies like Canva, Auth0, and Coinbase. This holiday season, book a 10 minute demo of Tines and we'll donate $100 to your favorite charity – we're that certain you'll love what you see. Head over to tines.com/charity , to book your 10 minute demo and send $100 to your favo...
Dec 16, 2021•6 min
Kronos ransomware outage drives widespread payroll chaos Log4j vulnerability update Microsoft Patch Tuesday addresses zero-day exploited to spread Emotet malware Thanks to our episode sponsor, Tines Tines was founded by experienced security practitioners who cared about their teams. When they couldn't find an automation platform that delivered, they founded a company and built their own. A few years later, customers like Coinbase, McKesson, and GitLab run their most important security workflows ...
Dec 15, 2021•9 min
New details on the Log4Shell attacks Apple releases Android AirTag detector UKG hit with ransomware Thanks to our episode sponsor, Tines Tines was founded by experienced security practitioners who cared about their teams. When they couldn't find an automation platform that delivered, they founded a company and built their own. A few years later, customers like Coinbase, McKesson, and GitLab run their most important security workflows on Tines – everything from phishing response to employee onboa...
Dec 14, 2021•7 min
German cybersecurity watchdog issues red alert on Log4j Cyber incident reporting mandates suffer another congressional setback Russia blocks Tor web over privacy concerns Thanks to our episode sponsor, Tines You already know how crucial automation is. But why do security analysts still spend so much time on manual tasks? Let's face it – legacy tools just haven't delivered on the automation hype. Here's the secret: automation only works when it's built by those who know the process or workflow be...
Dec 13, 2021•8 min
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review , Dec 6-10, is hosted by David Spark with our guest, Paul Truitt , Principal, Mazars Thanks to our episode sponsor, Tines Tines is no-code automation for security teams, trusted by the world's best companies like Canva, Auth0, and Coinbase. This holiday season, book a 10 minute demo of Tines and we'll donate $100 to your favorite charity – we're that certain you'll love what you see. Head over to tines.com/charity to book yo...
Dec 10, 2021•21 min
Volume of attacks on IoT/OT devices increasing Cloudflare and others form incident response cyber insurance IT execs half as likely to face the axe after breaches, shortages to blame? Thanks to our episode sponsor, Tines Tines is no-code automation for security teams, trusted by the world's best companies like Canva, Auth0, and Coinbase. This holiday season, book a 10 minute demo of Tines and we'll donate $100 to your favorite charity – we're that certain you'll love what you see. Head over to t...
Dec 10, 2021•8 min
Ransomware hits GitLab and Confluence QNAP is having another bad day A look at health data leaks in 2021 Thanks to our episode sponsor, Tines Tines is no-code automation for security teams, trusted by the world's best companies like Canva, Auth0, and Coinbase. This holiday season, book a 10 minute demo of Tines and we'll donate $100 to your favorite charity – we're that certain you'll love what you see. Head over to tines.com/charity , to book your 10 minute demo and send $100 to your favorite c...
Dec 09, 2021•6 min
AWS outage impacts Ring, Netflix, and Amazon deliveries Google announces lawsuit against Glupteba blockchain botnet Microsoft seized domains used by cyberespionage group Thanks to our episode sponsor, Tines Tines was founded by experienced security practitioners who cared about their teams. When they couldn't find an automation platform that delivered, they founded a company and built their own. A few years later, customers like Coinbase, McKesson, and GitLab run their most important security wo...
Dec 08, 2021•8 min
Biden admin looks to accelerate cybersecurity hiring spree Text message service helped governments track phones US goes on the offensive against ransomware Thanks to our episode sponsor, Tines Tines was founded by experienced security practitioners who cared about their teams. When they couldn't find an automation platform that delivered, they founded a company and built their own. A few years later, customers like Coinbase, McKesson, and GitLab run their most important security workflows on Tin...
Dec 07, 2021•7 min
Omicron phishing scam already spotted in UK Pegasus spyware reportedly hacked iPhones of U.S. State Department and diplomats Realistic looking fake Office 365 spam quarantine alerts on the rise Thanks to our episode sponsor, Tines You already know how crucial automation is. But why do security analysts still spend so much time on manual tasks? Let's face it – legacy tools just haven't delivered on the automation hype. Here's the secret: automation only works when it's built by those who know the...
Dec 06, 2021•8 min
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review , Nov 29-Dec 3, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Pat Benoit , vp, Global Cyber GRC/BISO, CBRE Thanks to our episode sponsor, Votiro Your users need to accept and open files to do their jobs. Keep them safe and productive with Votiro . With Votiro zero trust file sanitization API, your users can download and use any file instantly, from PDF to Autodesk CAD, with malicious code already removed—and full file usabil...
Dec 03, 2021•21 min
Emotet now spreads via fake Adobe Windows App Installer packages Data from 400,000 Planned Parenthood patients compromised Double extortion ransomware victims soar 935% Thanks to our episode sponsor, Votiro Your users need to accept and open files to do their jobs. Keep them safe and productive with Votiro . With Votiro zero trust file sanitization API, your users can download and use any file instantly, from PDF to Autodesk CAD, with malicious code already removed—and full file usability intact...
Dec 03, 2021•8 min
AT&T customers hit with malware CISA announces advisory panel Palo Alto Networks looks at speed of compromise in the cloud Thanks to our episode sponsor, Votiro Your users need to accept and open files to do their jobs. Keep them safe and productive with Votiro . With Votiro zero trust file sanitization API, your users can download and use any file instantly, from PDF to Autodesk CAD, with malicious code already removed—and full file usability intact. The signatureless file sanitization proc...
Dec 02, 2021•7 min
Twitter bans sharing private images and videos without consent DNA testing firm discloses data breach affecting over 2 million people Critical 'Printing Shellz' bugs impact 150 HP printer models Thanks to our episode sponsor, Votiro Your users need to accept and open files to do their jobs. Keep them safe and productive with Votiro . With Votiro zero trust file sanitization API, your users can download and use any file instantly, from PDF to Autodesk CAD, with malicious code already removed—and ...
Dec 01, 2021•8 min
Dark web market shuts down after DDoS Clearview facing fines in the UK New Chinese surveillance system will target journalists and students Thanks to our episode sponsor, Votiro Your users need to accept and open files to do their jobs. Keep them safe and productive with Votiro . With Votiro zero trust file sanitization API, your users can download and use any file instantly, from PDF to Autodesk CAD, with malicious code already removed—and full file usability intact. The signatureless file sani...
Nov 30, 2021•7 min
RATDispenser spreads multiple remote access trojans into the wild North Korea-linked Zinc group posed as Samsung recruiters to target security firms Interpol arrests over 1,000 suspects linked to cyber crime Thanks to our episode sponsor, Votiro Your users need to accept and open files to do their jobs. Keep them safe and productive with Votiro . With Votiro zero trust file sanitization API, your users can download and use any file instantly, from PDF to Autodesk CAD, with malicious code already...
Nov 29, 2021•8 min
Over nine million Android devices infected Researcher discloses zero-day exploit due to low bounty payouts Threat actors compromise exposed services in 24 hours Thanks to our episode sponsor, deepwatch Increasing ransomware attacks and their evolving sophistication have been putting more pressure on security teams than ever before. Luckily, managed detection and response (or MDR) has emerged as a critical component for improving security operations, reducing ransomware risk, and minimizing the o...
Nov 24, 2021•8 min
GoDaddy data breach impacts millions Microsoft looks at brute-force attacks Printers used to bypass fingerprint authentication Thanks to our episode sponsor, deepwatch What is the value of good security? Can you quantify what mature detection and response means for your organization? A recent Forrester study found that a deepwatch MDR customer achieved 432% ROI and over 10 million dollars in benefits and savings from their solution over a 3 year period. Visit deepwatch.com/tei-report for the ful...
Nov 23, 2021•7 min
US banks will be required to report cyberattacks within 36 hours Microsoft Exchange malware campaign uses stolen internal reply-chain emails Conti ransomware group suffers a data breach Thanks to our episode sponsor, deepwatch Increasing ransomware attacks and their evolving sophistication have been putting more pressure on security teams than ever before. Luckily, managed detection and response (or MDR) has emerged as a critical component for improving security operations, reducing ransomware r...
Nov 22, 2021•7 min
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review , Nov 15-19, is hosted by Sean Kelly with our guest, Richard Rushing , CISO, Motorola Mobility Thanks to our episode sponsor, Vulcan Cyber All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com...
Nov 19, 2021•27 min
PerSwaysion phishing campaign still ongoing, and pervasive FBI: FatPipe VPN zero-day exploited by APT for 6 months RedCurl corporate espionage hackers resume attacks with updated tools Thanks to our episode sponsor, Vulcan Cyber The fact that CISA felt the need to release the massive "Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog" recently says everything we need to know about the state of our collective cyber debt. Attend the Vulcan Cyber virtual summit on December 9th and learn how your peers are wo...
Nov 19, 2021•8 min
CISA releases cyber response playbooks Exec pleads guilty on internet address fraud Iranian ransomware targeting US organizations Thanks to our episode sponsor, Vulcan Cyber Vulnerability scanners are commoditized. Cloud service providers provide free scanners. Open source scanners are plentiful. Your team doesn't need another scanner, but they need to get better at identifying and prioritizing the risk that is buried in that scan data. Attend the Vulcan Cyber virtual user conference and learn h...
Nov 18, 2021•7 min
Emotet botnet makes comeback with help from TrickBot Leaked Robinhood customer data now up for sale WordPress sites defaced in fake ransomware attacks Thanks to our episode sponsor, Vulcan Cyber Matt Hurewitz is the associate director of application security at Best Buy. Matt has a theory that a risk-based approach to application security is more effective than a faith-based approach. We agree. Attend the Vulcan Cyber virtual summit on December 9th to hear how Matt and the Best Buy team approach...
Nov 17, 2021•9 min
DHS launches program to close cyber talent gap China expands cybersecurity review requirements Microsoft blocks Edge redirects Thanks to our episode sponsor, Vulcan Cyber Ryan Gurney spent years as CSO and security exec for companies like Google Looker, Zendesk, Engine Yard, and eBay. Ryan has seen a few things and is done pretending cyber security is something it isn't. Attend the Vulcan Cyber virtual summit on December 9th to get Ryan's take on the difference between negligent and effective cy...
Nov 16, 2021•7 min
FBI email system reportedly hacked to send fake DHS cyberattack messages FBI email hacker blames poor coding US Education Department urged to boost K-12 schools' ransomware defenses Thanks to our episode sponsor, Vulcan Cyber Cyber risk isn't easy to quantify, much less mitigate. Use the same approach endorsed by leading security teams at Honeywell, Zoom, and Wells Fargo to tackle cyber risk. Attend the Vulcan Cyber virtual summit on December 9th and learn how the new Vulcan Security Posture Rat...
Nov 15, 2021•7 min
Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review , Nov 8-12, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, John Overbaugh , CISO, Alpine Software Group Thanks to our episode sponsor, Vulcan Cyber The fact that CISA felt the need to release the massive "Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog" recently says everything we need to know about the state of our collective cyber debt. Attend the Vulcan Cyber virtual summit on December 9th and learn how your peers are working to t...
Nov 12, 2021•22 min
EU pharmaceutical giants run old, vulnerable apps and fail to use encryption in login forms Gmail accounts are used in 91% of all baiting email attacks Microsoft warns of uptick in HTML smuggling Thanks to our episode sponsor, Vulcan Cyber The fact that CISA felt the need to release the massive "Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog" recently says everything we need to know about the state of our collective cyber debt. Attend the Vulcan Cyber virtual summit on December 9th and learn how your p...
Nov 12, 2021•9 min
Trend Micro details long running hacker-for-hire group WP Reset PRO plugin works a little too well Zero-day found in Palo Alto Networks security appliances Thanks to our episode sponsor, Vulcan Cyber Vulnerability scanners are commoditized. Cloud service providers provide free scanners. Open source scanners are plentiful. Your team doesn't need another scanner, but they need to get better at identifying and prioritizing the risk that is buried in that scan data. Attend the Vulcan Cyber virtual u...
Nov 11, 2021•7 min
Robinhood breach impacts millions of customers Meta shares bullying and harassment numbers for the first time Meta to remove sensitive ad-targeting categories as new bill takes aim at online platform algorithms Thanks to our episode sponsor, Vulcan Cyber Matt Hurewitz is the associate director of application security at Best Buy. Matt has a theory that a risk-based approach to application security is more effective than a faith-based approach. We agree. Attend the Vulcan Cyber virtual summit on ...
Nov 11, 2021•8 min
US infrastructure bill includes cybersecurity provisions Chipmakers respond to US call for supply chain info REvil hackers arrested Thanks to our episode sponsor, Vulcan Cyber Ryan Gurney spent years as CSO and security exec for companies like Google Looker, Zendesk, Engine Yard, and eBay. Ryan has seen a few things and is done pretending cyber security is something it isn't. Attend the Vulcan Cyber virtual summit on December 9th to get Ryan's take on the difference between negligent and effecti...
Nov 09, 2021•6 min
