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Week in Review: Data breach impact study, US weighs TP-Link ban, BeyondTrust cyberattack

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Bethany De Lude , CISO, The Carlyle Group Thanks to our show sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blocked, for risk management and co...

Dec 20, 202428 min

Amazon health malware, BeyondTrust suffers cyberattack, FortiNet wireless vulnerability

Android malware found on Amazon Appstore disguised as health app BeyondTrust suffers cyberattack Fortinet warns of critical flaw in Wireless LAN Manager Thanks to today's episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blocked, for risk management and ...

Dec 20, 20248 min

Interpol romance baiting, TikTok at court, TP-Link investigation

Interpol kills off Pig Butchering Supreme Court to hear TikTok ban challenge US weighs TP-Link ban Thanks to today's episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blocked, for risk management and compliance. Onboarding and operation are fully support...

Dec 19, 20248 min

CISA cloud directive, Texas Tech breach, Meta GDPR fine

CISA delivers new directive for securing cloud environments Texas Tech reports a data breach affecting 1.4 million people Meta fined $263 million for alleged GDPR violations Thanks to today's episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blocked, for...

Dec 18, 20248 min

Serbian authorities use spyware, Ransomware impacts Rhode Island, ConnectOnCall breach

Serbian authorities accused of using Cellebrite to spy on journalists Ransomware attack shuts down Rhode Island's public assistance system ConnectOnCall breach exposes close to a million patients Thanks to today's episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, a...

Dec 17, 20249 min

Health chatbot exposed, credit union cyberattack, infrastructure cyberweapon attack

UnitedHealth's AI-driven insurance claims chatbot left exposed to the internet South Carolina credit union suffers cyberattack IOCONTROL cyberweapon targets infrastructure in the US and Israel Thanks to today's episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allo...

Dec 16, 20248 min

Week in Review: Salt Typhoon saga, Microsoft MFA bypass, Yahoo cuts Paranoids

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Jimmy Sanders , president, ISSA International . ISSA International April 2025- will be celebrating its 40th Anniversary in April 2025. Watch for notifications at ISSA.org Thanks to today's episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a pro...

Dec 13, 202422 min

Microsoft MFA bypass, cybercrime marketplace takedown, Sophos hacker charged

Microsoft MFA bypassed in AuthQuake attack Cybercrime marketplace Rydox taken down U.S. charges Chinese national for hacking thousands of Sophos firewall devices Thanks to today's episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blocked, for risk manage...

Dec 13, 20248 min

Operation PowerOFF, FCC telco rules, ZLoader returns

Operation PowerOFF hits DDoS sites FCC proposes new telco cybersecurity rules ZLoader returns Thanks to today's episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blocked, for risk management and compliance. Onboarding and operation are fully supported by...

Dec 12, 20249 min

Telecom security bill, Google's quantum chip, Chinese cyber firm sanctions

Senator announces new bill to secure telecom companies Google unveils new quantum chip U.S. sanctions Chinese cybersecurity firm for firewall hacks Thanks to today's episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blocked, for risk management and compl...

Dec 11, 20249 min

Romanian energy attack, medical device disruption, Deloitte responds to data theft claims

Romanian energy giant battles ongoing attack Ransomware disrupts medical device maker Deloitte responds to data theft claims Thanks to today's episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blocked, for risk management and compliance. Onboarding and o...

Dec 10, 20249 min

Massachusetts hospital breach, Recall's next deployment, Blue Yonder restoration

Anna Jaques Hospital confirms details of Christmas Day ransomware breach Microsoft expands Recall preview to Intel and AMD Copilot+ PCs Blue Yonder announces restoration progress after November 21 attack Thanks to today's episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every a...

Dec 09, 20248 min

Week in Review: Cloudflare's lost logs, cyber-unsafe employees, FBI encryption request

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Sean Kelly with guest Edward Frye , head of security, Luminary Cloud . Thanks to our show sponsor, Vanta As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews. With Vanta Questionnaire Automation, security & compliance teams can complete security reviews up to 5 times faster, giving you time back to focus on running your secur...

Dec 07, 202422 min

Feds investigate group 764, Russians hack hackers, AWS PQC migration

Feds find cybercriminal tools used by sextortion group Russian hackers hack hackers Amazon's post-quantum migration plan Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews. With Vanta Questionnaire Automation, security & compliance teams can complete security reviews up to 5 times faster, giving you time back to focus on running your security & compliance programs. Over 8,...

Dec 06, 20249 min

Phone encryption urged, Pegasus spyware discoveries, Japan I-O Data 0-day

FBI and CISA urge Americans to use encrypted apps rather than calling, iVerify scanner finds seven Pegasus spyware infections, Japan warns of IO-Data zero-day router flaws exploited in attacks Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews. With Vanta Questionnaire Automation, security & compliance teams can complete security reviews up to 5 times faster, giving you time b...

Dec 05, 20247 min

Stoli U.S. bankrupts, German Crimenetwork seized, FBI telecom advisory

Stoli files for bankruptcy in U.S. after ransomware attack Police seize largest German online criminal marketplace FBI advises telecoms to boost security following Chinese hacking campaign Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews. With Vanta Questionnaire Automation, security & compliance teams can complete security reviews up to 5 times faster, giving you time back ...

Dec 04, 20249 min

Hydra Market leader sentenced, Pegasus spyware arrest, SpyLoan malware targets millions

Hydra Market leader sentenced to life Former Polish spy chief arrested in Pegasus spyware probe SpyLoan malware targets millions Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews. With Vanta Questionnaire Automation, security & compliance teams can complete security reviews up to 5 times faster, giving you time back to focus on running your security & compliance programs....

Dec 03, 20249 min

Ransomware affiliate arrested, UK hospital hacked, Cloudflare's lost logs

Ransomware affiliate Mikhail Matveev arrested Another UK hospital system hacked Cloudflare says it lost 55% of logs pushed to customers for 3.5 hours Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews. With Vanta Questionnaire Automation, security & compliance teams can complete security reviews up to 5 times faster, giving you time back to focus on running your security &...

Dec 02, 20247 min

Advantech WiFi flaws, T-Mobile block attack, UK hospital cyberattack

Patch alert after flaws identified in Advantech industrial Wi-Fi access points T-Mobile confirms Salt Typhoon attack was blocked UK hospital network postpones procedures after cyberattack Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or block...

Nov 29, 20247 min

Interpol's African operation, Blue Yonder ransomwared, Snowflake suspect update

Interpol takes down over 1,000 cybercrime suspects in Africa Starbucks and UK grocers impacted by supply chain attack Hacker in Snowflake extortions may be a U.S. soldier Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blocked, for risk mana...

Nov 27, 20249 min

Microsoft 365 outage update, China's cyber campaign fallout, Fake IT worker scheme

Microsoft 365 outage update "Hair on Fire" over China's cyber campaign North Korean fake IT worker scheme unveiled Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blocked, for risk management and compliance. Onboarding and operation are full...

Nov 26, 20248 min

DoJ seizes PopeyeTools, IGT suffers cyberattack, Windows update blocked

DoJ seizes credit card marketplace PopeyeTools Gambling giant IGT suffers cyberattack Windows update blocked on some gaming PCs Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blocked, for risk management and compliance. Onboarding and opera...

Nov 25, 20247 min

Week in Review: Drinking water threat, CISO liability insurance, Microsoft zero-day event

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Jimmy Benoit , vp, cybersecurity, PBS Thanks to our show sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blocked, for risk management and compli...

Nov 22, 202425 min

MITRE's danger list, CISO liability insurance, BianLian changes tack

MITRE offers updated list of most dangerous software vulnerabilities CISOs can now obtain professional liability insurance BianLian group refines its game Thanks to today's episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blocked, for risk management an...

Nov 22, 20248 min

Scattered Spider arrest, telcos attacked, Apple exploit

US charges Scattered Spider members Chinese threat actors infiltrate more telcos Apple issues emergency security update Thanks to today's episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blocked, for risk management and compliance. Onboarding and operat...

Nov 21, 20248 min

Easterly to step down, Maxar discloses breach, Microsoft hacking event

CISA director Jen Easterly to step down Space tech giant Maxar discloses employee data breach Microsoft launches Zero Day Quest hacking event Thanks to today's episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blocked, for risk management and compliance....

Nov 20, 20248 min

EPA warns of critical risks, Four million WordPress sites exposed, Sextortion scams bypass filters

EPA warns of critical risks in drinking water infrastructure Four million WordPress sites exposed Sextortion scams bypass Microsoft security filters Thanks to today's episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blocked, for risk management and comp...

Nov 19, 20248 min

T-Mobile confirms breach, AnnieMac data stolen, NewGlove malware threat

T-Mobile confirms telecom breach hack Customer data stolen from AnnieMac New Glove infostealer malware bypasses Chrome's cookie encryption Thanks to today's episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blocked, for risk management and compliance. On...

Nov 18, 20248 min

Week in Review: Most common passwords, Secure-by-design, DNA firm vanishes

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Brett Conlon , CISO, American Century Investments Thanks to our show sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of every action, allowed or blocked, for risk managemen...

Nov 15, 202426 min

NordPass popular passwords, Healthcare extortion sentence, China breached telecoms

China threat actors breached U.S. broadband providers to spy on U.S. government officials 123456 tops the list of most popular passwords again Hacker gets 10 years in prison for U.S. healthcare extortion scheme Thanks to today's episode sponsor, ThreatLocker Do zero-day exploits and supply chain attacks keep you up at night? Worry no more; you can harden your security with ThreatLocker . ThreatLocker helps you take a proactive, default-deny approach to cybersecurity and provides a full audit of ...

Nov 15, 20248 min
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