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US federal agencies affected by MOVEit breach, Pentagon leak suspect indicted, Suspected LockBit ransomware affiliate nabbed

US federal agencies affected by MOVEit vulnerability Pentagon leak suspect indicted by a federal grand jury Suspected LockBit ransomware affiliate nabbed Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Conveyor Your scariest questionnaires that are hundreds of questions long are no match for Conveyor's GPT-questionnaire tool - now with a browser extension for complex portals. Get GPT-generated precise answers to entire questionnaires so your review takes seconds. Now you can spend 89% less time completing qu...

Jun 16, 20238 min

China ESXi exploit, WooCommerce vulnerability, Lockbit ransom report

China-linked APT group spotted exploiting a VMware ESXi zero-day Hundreds of thousands of ecommerce sites impacted by critical plugin vulnerability 7-Nation LockBit report shows US paid over $90m in ransoms since 2020 Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Conveyor Let's gladly pass the most thankless job in cybersecurity – completing customer security questionnaires – to the AI bots. Conveyor's GPT-questionnaire response tool auto-generates precise, accurate answers to entire questionnaires. With a...

Jun 15, 20239 min

Amazon server outage, Fortinet zero-day exploited, US intelligence buys personal data

Amazon server outage broke fast food apps among other things Update: Fortinet warns of possible zero-day exploited in limited attacks US intelligence confirms it buys Americans' personal data Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Conveyor What's better than using Conveyor's GPT-questionnaire response tool to generate precise answers to security questionnaires? Letting customers upload their own questionnaires to your portal and getting back answers in seconds - all based on the content in your know...

Jun 14, 20237 min

Fortigate firewall flaw, BatCloak's undetectable malware, Swiss government cyberattacks

Critical RCE flaw discovered in Fortinet FortiGate firewalls BatCloak engine makes malware fully undetectable Swiss Government targeted by series of cyberattacks Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Conveyor Tried to use GPT to fill out questionnaires yet? We already built that for you. Conveyor's GPT-questionnaire response tool auto-generates precise, accurate answers to entire questionnaires. With accuracy far superior to other tools, you can spend almost zero time reviewing generated answers. T...

Jun 13, 20237 min

Faked journalist hack, Strava leaks locations, Reddit API protests

Faked crypto journalists steal real crypto Strava heat maps leak addresses API changes lead to Reddit protests Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Conveyor Let's gladly pass the most thankless job in cybersecurity – completing customer security questionnaires – to the AI bots. Conveyor's GPT-questionnaire response tool auto-generates precise, accurate answers to entire questionnaires. With accuracy far superior to other tools, you can spend almost zero time reviewing generated answers. There's an...

Jun 12, 20238 min

Week in Review: Hipponen's malware warning, outwitting hackers, Clop's MoveIt attack

Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review , June 5-9, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Joshua Scott , Head of Security and IT, Postman Thanks to our show sponsor, Trend Micro Hybrid work, cloud adoption, and shadow IT have introduced new cybersecurity risks to organizations. Security leaders are left asking, "How can I manage our expanding attack surface?" Trend Micro, the global leader in cybersecurity is bringing the cyber risk conversation to more th...

Jun 09, 202321 min

PowerDrop targets Defense, YKK zipper attacked, Barracuda urges replacement

New PowerDrop malware targets U.S. aerospace defense industry Zipper giant YKK confirms cyberattack targeted U.S. networks Barracuda urges customers to replace vulnerable appliances immediately Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Trend Micro Hybrid work, cloud adoption, and shadow IT have introduced new cybersecurity risks to organizations. Security leaders are left asking, "How can I manage our expanding attack surface?" Trend Micro , the global leader in cybersecurity is bringing the cyber ...

Jun 09, 20238 min

Google email authentication, SEC data breaches, Clop asks victims to email

Google improves brand email authentication SEC drops cases due to data protection failures Clop asks victims to contact it for a ransom Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Trend Micro Hybrid work, cloud adoption, and shadow IT have introduced new cybersecurity risks to organizations. Security leaders are left asking, "How can I manage our expanding attack surface?" Trend Micro , the global leader in cybersecurity is bringing the cyber risk conversation to more than 120 cities in their "Risk t...

Jun 08, 20237 min

Microsoft $20M COPPA settlement, Hactivists take credit for Outlook.com outages, SEC accuses Coinbase of breaking US regulations

Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Trend Micro Hybrid work, cloud adoption, and shadow IT have introduced new cybersecurity risks to organizations. Security leaders are left asking, "How can I manage our expanding attack surface?" Trend Micro , the global leader in cybersecurity is bringing the cyber risk conversation to more than 120 cities in their "Risk to Resilience World Tour. Hear from experts on the latest threat landscape trends, solutions, and platform strategies to manage risk and ...

Jun 07, 20238 min

Satellite hacking, Atomic Wallet breach, SEC sues Binance

Satellite hacking at DEF CON Atomic Wallet investigating losses SEC sues Binance Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Trend Micro Hybrid work, cloud adoption, and shadow IT have introduced new cybersecurity risks to organizations. Security leaders are left asking, "How can I manage our expanding attack surface?" Trend Micro , the global leader in cybersecurity is bringing the cyber risk conversation to more than 120 cities in their "Risk to Resilience World Tour. Hear from experts on the lates...

Jun 06, 20237 min

Switzerland Xplain attack, BlackSuit resembles Royal, Microsoft retires Cortana

Xplain hack impacts Swiss cantonal police and Fedpol BlackSuit shows similarities to Royal Microsoft is retiring Cortana on Windows Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Trend Micro Hybrid work, cloud adoption, and shadow IT have introduced new cybersecurity risks to organizations. Security leaders are left asking, "How can I manage our expanding attack surface?" Trend Micro , the global leader in cybersecurity is bringing the cyber risk conversation to more than 120 cities in their "Risk to Re...

Jun 05, 20239 min

Week in Review: Amazon Ring privacy violations, Gigabyte firmware problems, AI extinction threat

Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review , May 29-June 2, is hosted by Sean Kelly with our guest, Howard Holton , CTO, GigaOm Thanks to today's episode 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. Their proprietary ransomware recovery services are designed to quickly get your business back on track. Their team of experts will identify t...

Jun 02, 202325 min

Amazon Ring privacy violations, Kaspersky triangulation APT, CyberCommand Hartman

Amazon Ring, Alexa accused of privacy violations by FTC Kaspersky reports on new mobile APT campaign targeting iOS devices White House to choose Army general Hartman to be Cyber Command No. 2 Thanks to today'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. Their proprietary ransomware recovery services are designed to quickly get your business back on...

Jun 02, 20238 min

More Toyota leaks, Gigabyte firmware issues, Twitter Community Notes for images

Toyota finds more cloud leaks Gigabyte firmware update system insecure Twitter expands Community Notes to images Thanks to today'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. Their proprietary ransomware recovery services are designed to quickly get your business back on track. Their team of experts will identify the source of the attack and provid...

Jun 01, 20237 min

Experts warn of extinction from AI, Hackers demand $3 million from Scandinavian Airlines, Theranos founder surrenders to 11-year prison term

Leading experts warn of a risk of extinction from AI Hackers demand $3 million from Scandinavian Airlines Theranos founder turns herself in for 11-year prison term Thanks to today'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. Their proprietary ransomware recovery services are designed to quickly get your business back on track. Their team of expert...

May 31, 20237 min

GobRAT targets Linux, RPMSG messages exploited, Augusta Georgia cyberattack

New GobRAT remote access trojan targeting Linux routers in Japan Attackers use encrypted RPMSG messages in Microsoft 365 targeted phishing attacks Hackers hold city of Augusta hostage in a ransomware attack Thanks to today'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. Their proprietary ransomware recovery services are designed to quickly get your b...

May 30, 20239 min

Week in Review: Industrial infrastructure threat, BEC attempts on the rise, TikTok's Texas progress

Link to Blog Post Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review , May 22-26, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Rich Greenberg , ISSA Distinguished Fellow and Honor Roll Thanks to our show sponsor, Sonrai Security Did you know that 81% of breaches are due to compromised identities? It's a sobering statistic and one that enterprise organizations cannot afford to ignore. Sonrai Security has made a name for itself by securing enterprise clouds from the inside out, securing every identity, ac...

May 26, 202324 min

GDPR turns 5, GitLab patches vulnerability, Russian industrial malware

GDPR is 5 years old, and over 1 million people have asked to be forgotten GitLab security update patches critical vulnerability Mysterious malware designed to cripple industrial systems linked to Russia And now a word from our sponsor, Sonrai Security Did you know that 81% of breaches are due to compromised identities? It's a sobering statistic and one that enterprise organizations cannot afford to ignore. Sonrai Security has made a name for itself by securing enterprise clouds from the inside o...

May 26, 20238 min

Google launches GUAC, Barracuda zero-day, campaign targets Kenyan debt

Google launches GUAC Barracuda gateways breached by zero-day Cyberattacks focus on Kenya's Chinese debt And now a word from our sponsor, Sonrai Security Did you know that 81% of breaches are due to compromised identities? It's a sobering statistic and one that enterprise organizations cannot afford to ignore. Sonrai Security has made a name for itself by securing enterprise clouds from the inside out, securing every identity, access, and permission in the cloud. Download Sonrai Security's new CI...

May 25, 20237 min

TikTok sues Montana, US sanctions orgs behind North Korea's 'illicit' IT worker army, Fake Twitter images spook stock market

TikTok sues Montana after state bans app US sanctions orgs behind North Korea's 'illicit' IT worker army Fake images on Twitter briefly spook the stock market And now a word from our sponsor, Sonrai Security Did you know that 81% of breaches are due to compromised identities? It's a sobering statistic and one that enterprise organizations cannot afford to ignore. Sonrai Security has made a name for itself by securing enterprise clouds from the inside out, securing every identity, access, and per...

May 24, 20238 min

Meta's Record EU fine, China bans Micron, Tornado Cash hacked

Meta receives record fine over EU data transfers China bans Micron over cybersecurity risks Crypto mixer hijacked And now a word from our sponsor, Sonrai Security Did you know that 81% of breaches are due to compromised identities? It's a sobering statistic and one that enterprise organizations cannot afford to ignore. Sonrai Security has made a name for itself by securing enterprise clouds from the inside out, securing every identity, access, and permission in the cloud. Download Sonrai Securit...

May 23, 20237 min

HP's bricked printers, PyPi repository attack, Samsung security flaw

HP rushes to fix bricked printers after faulty firmware update PyPI repository under attack: User sign-ups and package uploads temporarily halted New security flaw exposed in Samsung devices And now a word from our sponsor, Sonrai Security Did you know that 81% of breaches are due to compromised identities? It's a sobering statistic and one that enterprise organizations cannot afford to ignore. Sonrai Security has made a name for itself by securing enterprise clouds from the inside out, securing...

May 22, 20238 min

Week in Review: Supreme Court's 230 ruling, Tech giants hit, TLD phishing vectors

Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review , May 15-19, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Dave Hannigan , CISO, Nubank Thanks to our show sponsor, Hunters There is 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...

May 19, 202328 min

Supreme Court's 230 ruling, Montana bans TikTok, Guerilla smartphone malware

Supreme Court shields Twitter from liability and leaves Section 230 untouched Montana governor bans TikTok Millions of smartphones distributed worldwide with preinstalled 'Guerrilla' malware Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Hunters There is 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 allo...

May 19, 20238 min

Lancefly in Asia, Meta EU fine, TLD phishing

Lancefly group hits Asia Meta facing record EU privacy fine New TLDs a vector for phishing Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Hunters There is 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 tasks that impact your organization. It's time to move to a ...

May 18, 20237 min

Inside RaaS, cyber education initiatives, attacking TP-Link routers

An inside look at RaaS White House cyber strategy goes big on education Chinese attackers hit TP-Link routers 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 SOC Platform to eliminate the bur...

May 17, 20237 min

Philadelphia Inquirer cyber attack, DOT breach exposes federal employee data, 3 million data breach notices sent to SchoolDude users

Cyber attack hits Philadelphia Inquirer Transportation Department cyber breach exposes federal employee data 3 million data breach notices being sent to SchoolDude users Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Hunters Relying on a SIEM in 2023 is like living in a college dorm room, post-graduation - you're operating in an environment you've out-grown. The Hunters SOC Platform is purpose built to help your Security Operations mature to the level you need to be at. ChargePoint, the world's largest netw...

May 16, 20237 min

Discord suffers data breach, Toyota data exposed, ABB confirms incident

Discord suffers data breach Car location data of 2 million Toyota customers exposed for ten years Swiss tech giant ABB confirms 'IT security incident' Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Hunters Hunters is a SOC platform, built for your security team. Hunters empowers companies to move beyond 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 cutt...

May 15, 20237 min

Week in Review: Easterly AI warning, Windows admin alerts, Dallas ransomware fallout

Link to Blog Post Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review , May 8-12, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Paul Connelly, Former CISO, HCA Healthcare Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Trend Micro Cybersecurity is not just about protection, it's about foresight, agility, and resilience. Navigating a new era of cyber risk demands evolved strategies, new frameworks, and integrated tools to equip security teams to anticipate and defend against even the most advanced attacks. Trend Micro,...

May 12, 202323 min

Twitter encrypts messages, Microsoft's Outlook patch, Seoul hospital breached

Twitter launches encrypted private messages Microsoft releases fix for patched Outlook issue exploited by Russian hackers North Korea-linked APT group breaches the Seoul National University Hospital Thanks to today's episode sponsor, TrendMicro Cybersecurity is not just about protection, it's about foresight, agility, and resilience. Navigating a new era of cyber risk demands evolved strategies, new frameworks, and integrated tools to equip security teams to anticipate and defend against even th...

May 12, 20238 min
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