Link to episode page This week's Department of Know is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guests Davi Ottenheimer, vp, digital trust and ethics, Inrupt , and Rob Teel , Field CTO, GigaOm Thanks to our show sponsor, ThreatLocker Imagine having the power to decide exactly what runs in your IT environment — and blocking everything else by default. That's what ThreatLocker delivers. As a zero-trust endpoint protection platform, ThreatLocker fills the gaps traditional solutions leave behind, giving your...
Nov 03, 2025•34 min
Australia warns of BADCANDY attacks exploiting Cisco IOS XE Chinese hackers exploiting Cisco ASA firewalls used by governments worldwide OpenAI's Aardvark GPT-5 agent finds and fixes code flaws automatically Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker Imagine having the power to decide exactly what runs in your IT environment — and blocking everything else by default. That's what ThreatLocker delivers. As a zero-trust endpoint protection platform, ThreatLocker fills the gaps traditional solutions l...
Nov 03, 2025•8 min
LinkedIn users have until Monday to opt out of its AI training program New names surface for NSA leadership Open-source security group pulls out of U.S. grant, citing DEI restrictions Huge thanks to our sponsor, Conveyor Security reviews don't have to feel like a hurricane. Most teams are buried in back-and-forth emails and never-ending customer requests for documentation or answers. But Conveyor takes all that chaos and turns it into calm. AI fills in the questionnaires, your trust center is al...
Oct 31, 2025•7 min
LG Uplus confirms cybersecurity incident 10 million+ impacted by Conduent breach Russian hackers exploit tools against Ukrainian targets Huge thanks to our sponsor, Conveyor Security reviews don't have to feel like a hurricane. Most teams are buried in back-and-forth emails and never-ending customer requests for documentation or answers. But Conveyor takes all that chaos and turns it into calm. AI fills in the questionnaires, your trust center is always ready, and sales cycles move without stall...
Oct 30, 2025•7 min
New Android malware types like a human Sanctions weaken nation-state cyber ecosystems Side-channel attack extracts Intel, AMD secrets Huge thanks to our sponsor, Conveyor Have you been personally victimized by a questionnaire this week? The queue never ends. But Conveyor can change that story. With AI that answers questionnaires of any format, and a trust center that handles document sharing, security reviews get done without the stress. Feel calm in the chaos with Conveyor. Learn more at www.co...
Oct 29, 2025•8 min
Atlas browser hijacked Bye, bye Twitter birdie Dante spyware surfaces Huge thanks to our sponsor, Conveyor Security reviews don't have to feel like a hurricane. Most teams are buried in back-and-forth emails and never-ending customer requests for documentation or answers. But Conveyor takes all that chaos and turns it into calm. AI fills in the questionnaires, your trust center is always ready, and sales cycles move without stalls. Breathe easier—check out Conveyor at www.conveyor.com....
Oct 28, 2025•8 min
Link to episode page This week's edition of The Department of Know is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guests Bil Harmer , operating partner and CISO, Craft Ventures , and Sasha Pereira , CISO, WASH Thanks to our show sponsor, ThreatLocker If security questionnaires make you feel like you're drowning in chaos, you're not alone. Endless spreadsheets, portals, and questions—always when you least expect them. Conveyor brings calm to the storm. With AI that auto-fills questionnaires and a trust cente...
Oct 27, 2025•34 min
Microsoft WSUS vulnerability could allow for remote code execution Fake LastPass death claims used to breach password vaults New CoPhish attack steals OAuth tokens via Copilot Studio agents Huge thanks to our sponsor, Conveyor If security questionnaires make you feel like you're drowning in chaos, you're not alone. Endless spreadsheets, portals, and questions—always when you least expect them. Conveyor brings calm to the storm. With AI that auto-fills questionnaires and a trust center that share...
Oct 27, 2025•10 min
Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guests David Cross , CISO, Atlassian , and davidcrosstravels.com , and Montez Fitzpatrick , CISO, Navvis Thanks to our show sponsor, ThreatLocker Imagine having the power to decide exactly what runs in your IT environment — and blocking everything else by default. That's what ThreatLocker delivers. As a zero-trust endpoint protection platform, ThreatLocker fills the gaps traditional solu...
Oct 24, 2025•32 min
Jingle Thief hackers steal millions in gift cards by exploiting cloud infrastructure Lazarus hackers targeted European defense companies Deep Tech work culture pushes for 72 hour workweeks Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker Imagine having the power to decide exactly what runs in your IT environment — and blocking everything else by default. That's what ThreatLocker delivers. As a zero-trust endpoint protection platform, ThreatLocker fills the gaps traditional solutions leave behind, giving...
Oct 24, 2025•9 min
TP-Link urges updates for Omada gateways MuddyWater targets organizations in espionage campaign "SessionReaper" flaw exploited in Adobe Commerce Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker Cybercriminals don't knock — they sneak in through the cracks other tools miss. That's why organizations are turning to ThreatLocker . As a zero-trust endpoint protection platform, ThreatLocker puts you back in control, blocking what doesn't belong and stopping attacks before they spread. Zero Trust security star...
Oct 23, 2025•8 min
Russian state hackers replace burned malware with new tools Recent Windows updates cause login issues on some PCs Sophisticated campaign targets servers of high-profile organizations Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker Imagine having the power to decide exactly what runs in your IT environment — and blocking everything else by default. That's what ThreatLocker delivers. As a zero-trust endpoint protection platform, ThreatLocker fills the gaps traditional solutions leave behind, giving your ...
Oct 22, 2025•8 min
DNS failure leads to AWS outage China accuses NSA of hacking national time center Chrome store flooded with high-risk WhatsApp automation Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker Cybercriminals don't knock — they sneak in through the cracks other tools miss. That's why organizations are turning to ThreatLocker . As a zero-trust endpoint protection platform, ThreatLocker puts you back in control, blocking what doesn't belong and stopping attacks before they spread. Zero Trust security starts here...
Oct 21, 2025•8 min
Europol dismantles 49 million fake account SIM farm Envoy Air confirms Oracle E-Business Suite compromise Cybercrime group Everest claims Collins Aerospace hack Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker Imagine having the power to decide exactly what runs in your IT environment — and blocking everything else by default. That's what ThreatLocker delivers. As a zero-trust endpoint protection platform, ThreatLocker fills the gaps traditional solutions leave behind, giving your business stronger secu...
Oct 20, 2025•9 min
Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guests Tom Hollingsworth , networking technology advisor, The Futurum Group , as well as on BlueSky , and Brett Conlon , CISO, American Century Investments Thanks to our show sponsor, Vanta What's your 2 AM security worry? Is it "Do I have the right controls in place?" Or "Are my vendors secure?" ….or the really scary one: "how do I get out from under these old tools and manual processes...
Oct 17, 2025•36 min
Sotheby's suffers cyberattack Hackers exploit Cisco SNMP flaw in "Zero Disco' attacks Microsoft revokes more than 200 certificates to disrupt ransomware campaign Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta What's your 2 AM security worry? Is it "Do I have the right controls in place?" Or "Are my vendors secure?" ....or the really scary one: "how do I get out from under these old tools and manual processes? Enter Vanta . Vanta automates manual work, so you can stop sweating over spreadsheets, chasing audit...
Oct 17, 2025•9 min
MANGO discloses data breach Threat group 'Jewelbug' infiltrates Russian IT network F5 discloses breach tied to nation-state threat actor Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta What's your 2 AM security worry? Is it "Do I have the right controls in place?" Or "Are my vendors secure?" ....or the really scary one: "how do I get out from under these old tools and manual processes? Enter Vanta . Vanta automates manual work, so you can stop sweating over spreadsheets, chasing audit evidence, and filling ou...
Oct 16, 2025•9 min
Legacy Windows protocols still expose theft Fortra admits exploitation of GoAnywhere defect Taiwan claims surge in Chinese attack efforts Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta What's your 2 AM security worry? Is it "Do I have the right controls in place?" Or "Are my vendors secure?" ....or the really scary one: "how do I get out from under these old tools and manual processes? Enter Vanta . Vanta automates manual work, so you can stop sweating over spreadsheets, chasing audit evidence, and filling o...
Oct 15, 2025•8 min
Millions of records exposed in Salesforce data leak SimonMed breach grows from hundreds to over a million Dutch government freezes Chinese-owned chipmaker Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta What's your 2 AM security worry? Is it "Do I have the right controls in place?" Or "Are my vendors secure?" ....or the really scary one: "how do I get out from under these old tools and manual processes? Enter Vanta . Vanta automates manual work, so you can stop sweating over spreadsheets, chasing audit eviden...
Oct 14, 2025•9 min
Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta What's your 2 AM security worry? Is it "Do I have the right controls in place?" Or "Are my vendors secure?" ....or the really scary one: "how do I get out from under these old tools and manual processes? Enter Vanta . Vanta automates manual work, so you can stop sweating over spreadsheets, chasing audit evidence, and filling out endless questionnaires. Their trust management platform continuously monitors your systems, centralizes your data, and simplifies your ...
Oct 13, 2025•9 min
Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guests Mike Lockhart , CISO Eagleview , and Dustin Sachs , chief technologist at CyberRisk collaborative , and author of Behavioral Insights in Cybersecurity Thanks to our show sponsor, ThreatLocker Cybercriminals don't knock — they sneak in through the cracks other tools miss. That's why organizations are turning to ThreatLocker. As a zero-trust endpoint protection platform, ThreatLocke...
Oct 10, 2025•39 min
Azure outage blocks access to Microsoft 365 services and admin portals Major U.S. law firm suffers cyberattack Hacktivists aiming for critical infrastructure get pwned Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker Imagine having the power to decide exactly what runs in your IT environment — and blocking everything else by default. That's what ThreatLocker delivers. As a zero-trust endpoint protection platform, ThreatLocker fills the gaps traditional solutions leave behind, giving your business strong...
Oct 10, 2025•9 min
Google DeepMind's AI agent finds and fixes vulnerabilities California law lets consumers universally opt out of data sharing China-Nexus actors weaponize 'Nezha' open source tool Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker Cybercriminals don't knock — they sneak in through the cracks other tools miss. That's why organizations are turning to ThreatLocker . As a zero-trust endpoint protection platform, ThreatLocker puts you back in control, blocking what doesn't belong and stopping attacks before the...
Oct 09, 2025•8 min
North Korean hackers steal more than $2B in crypto Group suspected of sending stolen UK phones to China Avnet confirms breach, says stolen data unreadable Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker Imagine having the power to decide exactly what runs in your IT environment — and blocking everything else by default. That's what ThreatLocker delivers. As a zero-trust endpoint protection platform, ThreatLocker fills the gaps traditional solutions leave behind, giving your business stronger security a...
Oct 08, 2025•8 min
Unity vulnerability puts popular games at risk Oracle zero-day exploit patched Third-party breach claims Discord user info Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker Cybercriminals don't knock — they sneak in through the cracks other tools miss. That's why organizations are turning to ThreatLocker . As a zero-trust endpoint protection platform, ThreatLocker puts you back in control, blocking what doesn't belong and stopping attacks before they spread. Zero Trust security starts here — with ThreatL...
Oct 07, 2025•9 min
ParkMobile 2021 data breach class action suit concludes UK government study suggests secondary schools larger target than businesses Zimbra Collaboration Suite flaw used in calendar attacks Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker Imagine having the power to decide exactly what runs in your IT environment — and blocking everything else by default. That's what ThreatLocker delivers. As a zero-trust endpoint protection platform, ThreatLocker fills the gaps traditional solutions leave behind, givin...
Oct 06, 2025•8 min
Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Nick Espinosa , nationally syndicated host of The Deep Dive Radio Show , with guest Steve Zalewski , co-host, Defense in Depth Thanks to our show sponsor, Nudge Security Here's the thing: your employees are signing up for new apps, sharing data, and connecting tools together, often without anyone knowing. And, AI adoption is accelerating this trend. What if you could continuously discover when people start us...
Oct 03, 2025•30 min
Government shutdown furloughs most CISA staff Microsoft Defender bug triggers erroneous BIOS update alerts Motility RV software company suffers cyberattack Huge thanks to our sponsor, Nudge Security Here's the thing: your employees are signing up for new apps, sharing data, and connecting tools together, often without anyone knowing. And, AI adoption is accelerating this trend. What if you could continuously discover when people start using new apps or sharing data, then prompt them with securit...
Oct 03, 2025•8 min
Breach notification letters set to flood North America's mailboxes New bug in classic Outlook only fixed via Microsoft support Air Force admits SharePoint privacy issue over breach Huge thanks to our sponsor, Nudge Security AI notetakers like Otter AI spread fast. In fact, one Nudge Security customer discovered 800 new accounts created in only 90 days. Viral AI notetakers introduce a slew of data privacy risks by gaining access to calendars and adding themselves to every meeting. Nudge Security ...
Oct 02, 2025•8 min
China-Linked Group Hits Governments With Stealth Malware Chinese hackers exploit VMware zero-day since October 2024 Apple's iOS fixes a bevy of glitches Huge thanks to our sponsor, Nudge Security The SaaS supply chain is a hot mesh. As your workforce introduces new SaaS apps and integrations, hidden pathways are created that attackers can exploit to gain access to core business systems. That's exactly what happened in the Drift breach, and it will happen again. But, all is not lost. Nudge Securi...
Oct 01, 2025•8 min
