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Federal networks fail CISA rules, US AI chip bans, MOVEit victims grow

Federal network devices fail CISA requirements US considering more AI chip export bans The scope of MOVEit vulnerability Thanks to today's episode sponsor, AppOmni Are you continuously monitoring the common misconfigurations occurring in your SaaS ecosystem? From inactive connected SaaS apps retaining access to sensitive data, to threat actors manipulating conditional access rules, these misconfigurations can pose a significant threat to your SaaS security. Take action with AppOmni . Secure your...

Jun 29, 20237 min

Over 6,500 arrested since EncroChat hack, Third-party vendor hack exposes American and Southwest data, Microsoft service outage woes continue

Thanks to today's episode sponsor, AppOmni Over provisioned users could expose your organization's most sensitive data. Just a single attack on one of those users may compromise your entire SaaS estate. With AppOmni's identity and threat detection capabilities, you can detect and respond to suspicious activities within your SaaS environment. Gain visibility into over provisioned users, the SaaS data they have access to, and receive guided remediation. Get started at AppOmni.com. For the stories ...

Jun 28, 20238 min

Monopoly darknet charges, Activision Blizzard DDoS, 5G aircraft deadline

Monopoly darknet operator charged Activision Blizzard games hit with DDoS 5G deadline could impact flights Thanks to today's episode sponsor, AppOmni Are you continuously monitoring the common misconfigurations occurring in your SaaS ecosystem? From inactive connected SaaS apps retaining access to sensitive data, to threat actors manipulating conditional access rules, these misconfigurations can pose a significant threat to your SaaS security. Take action with AppOmni . Secure your organization'...

Jun 27, 20237 min

CISA adds vulnerabilities, mysterious military smartwatches, more Office problems

CISA adds 6 flaws to known exploited vulnerabilities catalog US military personnel report receiving smartwatches in the mail Microsoft 365 users new Outlook and Teams problems Thanks to today's episode sponsor, AppOmni Over provisioned users could expose your organization's most sensitive data. Just a single attack on one of those users may compromise your entire SaaS estate. With AppOmni's identity and threat detection capabilities, you can detect and respond to suspicious activities within you...

Jun 26, 20238 min

Week in Review: Microsoft confirms cyberattack, more MOVEit damage, reddit hit with ransomware

Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review , June 19-23, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Janet Heins , CISO, iHeartMedia Thanks to our show sponsor, Wing Security The first step to securing your organization's SaaS usage is knowing which SaaS applications your employees are using. 3rd party included. Wing offers a completely free, SaaS Shadow IT Discovery tool. You can find it at wing.security and self onboard. No sales in the process, no credit card ne...

Jun 23, 202322 min

Canadian breaches increase, new China backdoor, kinetic warfare threat

Cybersecurity breaches more than double among Canadian businesses Experienced China-based hacking group has new backdoor tool Cyberattacks on OT, ICS lay groundwork for kinetic warfare Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Wing Security The first step to securing your organization's SaaS usage is knowing which SaaS applications your employees are using. 3rd party included. Wing offers a completely free, SaaS Shadow IT Discovery tool. You can find it at wing.security and self onboard. No sales in th...

Jun 23, 20238 min

DoJ targets nation-state actors, Apple fixes Triangulation zero-day, Schumer unveils strategy to regulate AI

New DoJ cyber prosecution team will go after nation-state threat actors Apple fixes zero-days used to deploy Triangulation spyware Schumer unveils strategy to regulate AI Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Wing Security Shadow IT is an evolving pain and a security risk, especially in today's decentralized work environments. Now's the time to regain control of your SaaS usage by taking advantage of Wing's Free SaaS Shadow IT discovery solution. Check out wing.security to self-onboard today, no st...

Jun 22, 20238 min

Rorschach ransomware, Australian government data leak, security market outpaces tech

Rorschach ransomware takes the speed crown Data leak impacts Australian government Cyber security market growth outpaces tech sector Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Wing Security Can you answer these three questions confidently? 1. How many SaaS applications are used in your organization? 2. Which permissions did users provide these applications? and 3. What is the data that flows in and in between these applications? Wing provides the answers. In fact, it discovers your SaaS usage completely...

Jun 21, 20237 min

Reddit's ransom, UK shuffles cyber chief, Binance reaches SEC deal

Reddit hit with ransom demand UK's cyber chief moves on to organized crime Binance reaches deal with the SEC Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Wing Security The first step to securing your organization's SaaS usage is knowing which SaaS applications your employees are using. 3rd party included. Wing offers a completely free, SaaS Shadow IT Discovery tool. You can find it at wing.security and self onboard. No sales in the process, no credit card needed, no time-limit. It takes minutes to discove...

Jun 20, 20237 min

Microsoft's June cyberattacks, third MOVEit vulnerability, US Clop bounty

Microsoft says early June service outages were cyberattacks Third MOVEit vulnerability raises alarms as US Agriculture Department says it may be impacted US govt offers $10 million bounty for info on Clop ransomware Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Wing Security The folks at Wing believe that SaaS Shadow IT discovery is the basic first step to securing your SaaS usage. They believe it so strongly that they launched a completely free SaaS Shadow IT Discovery solution. Check out wing.security to...

Jun 19, 20237 min

Week in Review: Microsoft banking warning, undetectable BatCloak malware, more MOVEit vulnerabilities

Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review , June 12-16, is hosted by Sean Kelly with our guest, Phil Beyer , former Head of Security, Etsy Thanks to our show 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 compl...

Jun 16, 202322 min

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
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