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Japan finance hacks, Pearson suffers cyberattack, Teams blocks screen captures

Hackers hijack Japanese financial accounts to conduct billions in trades Education giant Pearson hit by cyberattack exposing customer data Microsoft Teams will soon block screen capture during meetings Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like...right now? We know that real-time visibility is critical for security, but when it comes to our GRC programs…we rely on point-in-time checks. But more than 9,000 companies have continuous visibil...

May 12, 20258 min

Week in Review: Agriculture ransomware increase, Congress challenges CISA cuts, Disney's slacker hacker

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Dan Holden , CISO, BigCommerce Thanks to our show sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker ® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn more and start you...

May 09, 202530 min

Cisco IOS XE vulnerability, Pentagon CIO nomination, new SonicWall vulnerability

Cisco patches a level 10 vulnerability in IOS XE President nominates former Unilever CISO to be Pentagon CIO SonicWall patches a new zero-day vulnerability Thanks to today's episode sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker ® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn mo...

May 09, 20259 min

Europol shuts down DDoS-for-hire services, CrowdStrike lays off 500 workers, GOV.UK embraces passkeys

Europol shuts down six DDoS-for-hire services used in global attacks CrowdStrike says it will lay off 500 workers Passkeys set to protect GOV.UK accounts against cyber-attacks Thanks to today's episode sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker ® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerab...

May 08, 20257 min

Congress challenges CISA cuts, Texas school breached, NSO pays WhatsApp

Congress challenges Noem over proposed CISA cuts Texas school district breach impacts over 47,000 people NSO Group to pay WhatsApp $167 million in damages Thanks to today's episode sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker ® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn mor...

May 07, 20259 min

Signal clones, easyjson warning, UK retail hacker

Signal clone gets hacked Sounding the alarm on easyjson Ransomware group takes credit for UK retail attacks Thanks to today's episode sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker ® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn more and start your free trial, visit ThreatLocker...

May 06, 20258 min

Microsoft Authenticator passkeys, StealC malware upgraded, CISA budget slashed

Microsoft ends Authenticator password autofill in favor of Edge StealC malware enhanced with stealth upgrades and data theft White House proposes cutting $491M from CISA budget Thanks to today's episode sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker ® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnera...

May 05, 20258 min

Week in Review: Cybersecurity CEO busted, Cloudflare's DDoS increase, FBI's help request

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest DJ Schleen , Head of Security, Boats Group Thanks to our show sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker ® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn more a...

May 02, 202532 min

UK's Co-op cyberattack, LabHost domains released, NSO WhatsApp damages

UK retailer Co-Op suffers cyberattack FBI shares list of 42,000 LabHost phishing domains NSO group looking at hefty damages in WhatsApp case Thanks to today's episode sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker ® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn more and start yo...

May 02, 20258 min

Scattered Spider extradition, Telecom hack warnings, Impersonation scammer takedown

Alleged 'Scattered Spider' member extradited to U.S. Experts see little progress after major Chinese telecom hack Polish police take down impersonation scammers Thanks to today's episode sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker ® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To lea...

May 01, 20259 min

Apple Airplay-Enabled Devices Can Be Hacked, Google tracked 75 zero days, France ties Russian APT28 hackers to 12 cyberattacks

Millions of Apple Airplay-Enabled Devices Can Be Hacked via Wi-Fi Google tracked 75 zero days exploited in the wild in 2024 France ties Russian APT28 hackers to 12 cyberattacks on French orgs Thanks to today's episode sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker ® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potentia...

Apr 30, 20258 min

Uyghur software malware, DDoS jumps, 4chan back

Uyghur Language Software Hijacked to Deliver Malware Cloudflare sees a big jump in DDoS attacks 4chan back online Thanks to today's episode sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker ® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn more and start your free trial, visit Threat...

Apr 29, 20258 min

SAP zero-day active, another OAuth exploit, cybersecurity CEO arrested

SAP zero-day vulnerability under widespread active exploitation Hackers abuse OAuth 2.0 workflows to hijack Microsoft 365 accounts Cybersecurity firm CEO charged with installing malware on hospital systems Thanks to today's episode sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker ® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mit...

Apr 28, 20257 min

Week in Review: Secure by Design departure, Microsoft's security report, LLMs outrace vulnerabilities

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Bethany De Lude , CISO emeritus, The Carlyle Group Thanks to our show sponsor, Dropzone AI Alert investigation is eating up your security team's day—30 to 40 minutes per alert adds up fast. Dropzone AI 's SOC Analyst transforms this reality by investigating every alert with expert-level thoroughness at machine speed. Our AI SOC Analyst gathers evidence, connects the dots across you...

Apr 25, 202530 min

Russian army map malware, edge tech attack report, Commvault flaw

Russian army targeted by Android malware hidden in mapping app Attackers hit security device defects hard in 2024 Critical Commvault Command Center flaw warning Huge thanks to our sponsor, Dropzone AI Alert investigation is eating up your security team's day—30 to 40 minutes per alert adds up fast. Dropzone AI 's SOC Analyst transforms this reality by investigating every alert with expert-level thoroughness at machine speed. Our AI SOC Analyst gathers evidence, connects the dots across your secu...

Apr 25, 20258 min

Blue Shield of California shared private data,FBI IC3 report, Ex-Army sergeant jailed

Blue Shield of California shared private health data of millions with Google The FBI issues its 2024 IC3 report Ex-Army sergeant jailed for selling military secrets Huge thanks to our sponsor, Dropzone AI Security analysts need practical experience to build investigation skills, but getting expert guidance for every alert is impossible. That's why Dropzone AI created COACH—a free Chrome extension that serves as an AI security mentor for SOC analysts at any level. COACH reads alerts across all ma...

Apr 24, 202510 min

Microsoft Recall updates, Russian orgs deal with networking software updates, SSL.com certificate issuance vulnerability

Microsoft Recall on Copilot+ PC: testing the security and privacy implications Russian organizations targeted by backdoor masquerading as secure networking software updates SSL.com Scrambles to Patch Certificate Issuance Vulnerability Huge thanks to our sponsor, Dropzone AI Is your security team spending too much time chasing alerts instead of stopping threats? Dropzone AI modernizes your security operations by handling the routine investigations that consume your team's day. Our AI SOC Analyst ...

Apr 23, 20257 min

Google OAuth abused, Japan's trading scams, hijacking with Zoom

Google OAuth abused in DKIM replay attack Japan warns of sharp rise in unauthorized trading North Koreans hijacking Zoom's Remote Control Huge thanks to our sponsor, Dropzone AI Security threats don't clock out at 5 PM, but your analysts need to sleep sometime. Dropzone AI delivers around-the-clock alert investigations with the same attention to detail at midnight as at noon. Our AI SOC Analyst ensures no more morning backlogs and no more off-hours blind spots. Just reliable, continuous protecti...

Apr 22, 20258 min

Microsoft Entra lockouts, wine tasting malware, job scam solution

Widespread Microsoft Entra lockouts cause by new security feature rollout Malware delivered through diplomatic wine-tasting invites British companies told to hold in-person interviews to thwart North Korea job scammers Huge thanks to our sponsor, Dropzone AI Growing your MSSP client roster while your alerts are multiplying? Dropzone AI works alongside your team, investigating alerts just like your best human analysts would. Our AI SOC Analyst cuts investigation time from an hour to minutes while...

Apr 21, 20258 min

Week in Review: CISA workforce cuts, AI slopsquatting risk, CVE funding saga

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by David Spark with guest Trina Ford , CISO, iHeartMedia Thanks to our show sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like…right now? We know that real-time visibility is critical for security, but when it comes to our GRC programs…we rely on point-in-time checks. But more than 9,000 companies have continuous visibility into their controls with Vanta . Vanta brings automation t...

Apr 18, 202526 min

Cyberthreat sharing law renewal, APTs love ClickFix, GoDaddy mutes Zoom

Bipartisan push for renewal of cyberthreat information sharing law ClickFix becoming a favorite amongst state-sponsored hackers GoDaddy puts Zoom on mute for about 90 minutes Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like...right now? We know that real-time visibility is critical for security, but when it comes to our GRC programs…we rely on point-in-time checks. But more than 9,000 companies have continuous visibility into their c...

Apr 18, 20259 min

MITRE bailout, Krebs exits SentinelOne, Apple fixes zero-days

MITRE gets last-minute bailout from CISA Krebs exits SentinelOne after security clearance pulled Apple fixes two zero-days exploited in targeted iPhone attacks Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like...right now? We know that real-time visibility is critical for security, but when it comes to our GRC programs…we rely on point-in-time checks. But more than 9,000 companies have continuous visibility into their controls with Va...

Apr 17, 20258 min

Government CVE funding set to end, 4chan down following an alleged hack, China accuses US of launching advanced cyberattacks

Government CVE funding set to end Tuesday 4chan, the internet's most infamous forum, is down following an alleged hack China accuses US of launching 'advanced' cyberattacks, names alleged NSA agents Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like...right now? We know that real-time visibility is critical for security, but when it comes to our GRC programs…we rely on point-in-time checks. But more than 9,000 companies have continuous...

Apr 16, 20258 min

Slopsquatting risks, Morocco leak, EC ups US-based staff security

AI code dependencies are a supply chain risk Morocco investigates social security leak European Commission increases security measures for US-bound staff Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like...right now? We know that real-time visibility is critical for security, but when it comes to our GRC programs…we rely on point-in-time checks. But more than 9,000 companies have continuous visibility into their controls with Vanta . ...

Apr 15, 20258 min

CISA cuts planned, Windows 'inetpub' warning, health lab breach

Major workforce cuts planned for CISA Microsoft warns Windows users not to delete 'inetpub' folder Data breach at testing lab affects 1.6 million people Thanks to this week's episode sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like...right now? We know that real-time visibility is critical for security, but when it comes to our GRC programs…we rely on point-in-time checks. But more than 9,000 companies have continuous visibility into their controls with Vanta . V...

Apr 14, 20257 min

Week in Review: Fake ChatGPT passport, Apple appeals UK encryption, Oracle's obsolete servers

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Carla Sweeney , SVP, InfoSec, Red Ventures Thanks to our show sponsor, Nudge Security Are you struggling to secure your exploding SaaS footprint? With Nudge Security , you can discover all SaaS apps and accounts, manage access, ensure secure configurations, vet unfamiliar tools, and automate daily identity security tasks. Start a free 14-day trial All links and the video of this ep...

Apr 11, 202523 min

Krebs probed, Nissan Leaf hack, Typhoon tariff warning

President orders probe of former CISA Director Chris Krebs Nissan Leaf cars can be hacked for remote spying and physical takeover Infosec experts warn of China Typhoon retaliation against tariffs Thanks to our episode sponsor, Nudge Security Are you struggling to secure your exploding SaaS footprint? With Nudge Security, you can discover all SaaS apps and accounts, manage access, ensure secure configurations, vet unfamiliar tools, and automate daily identity security tasks. Start a free 14-day t...

Apr 11, 20258 min

OCC major incident, Oracle confirms hack, Smokeloader servers seized

U.S. Comptroller suffers 'major incident' Oracle confirms "obsolete servers" hacked Police seize Smokeloader malware servers and detain customers Thanks to our episode sponsor, Nudge Security Nudge Security is the only solution for SaaS security and governance that can discover up to two years of historical SaaS spend along with usage insights so you can uncover wasted spend and sources of unnecessary risk. Start a free 14-day trial today For the stories behind the headlines, visit CISOseries.co...

Apr 10, 20258 min

New WhatsApp vulnerability, Microsoft patches 125 Windows Vulns, Fake Microsoft Office add-in tools push malware

WhatsApp vulnerability could facilitate remote code execution Spyware targeting Chinese diaspora Microsoft Patches 125 Windows Vulns, Including Exploited CLFS Zero-Day Thanks to our episode sponsor, Nudge Security Nudge Security provides advanced security posture management for Okta, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and other critical apps. With Nudge, you'll be alerted of risks like weak or missing MFA, inactive admin accounts, and risky integrations, plus you can automate remediation tasks and...

Apr 09, 20257 min
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