Please enjoy this encore of Career Notes. Larry Cashdollar, Principal Security Intelligence Response Engineer at Akamai Technologies, sits down with Dave Bittner to discuss his life leading up to working at Akamai. He shares his story from his beginnings to now, describing what college life was like as a young computer enthusiast. He says "If you look at my 1986 yearbook, I think it was my sixth grade class, it says computer scientist for my career path. So I had a love of computers when I was r...
Mar 01, 2026•9 min•Season 3Ep. 110
This week we are joined by Dr. Renée Burton , Vice President of Infoblox Threat Intel, discussing "Parked Domains and Direct Search: An Underreported Security Risk." Parked domains are no longer harmless ad pages — new research finds that in today’s “direct search” or zero-click parking ecosystem, more than 90% of visits to certain parked lookalike domains lead to scams, malware, or deceptive content, often hidden behind layers of traffic distribution systems and device fingerprinting. The repor...
Feb 28, 2026•21 min•Season 10Ep. 414
CISA’s acting director exits. Trump’s pick to lead the NSA hits Senate headwinds. The Pentagon pressures Anthropic over AI guardrails. A new WiFi attack sidesteps encryption. CISA flags flaws in EV chargers. Juniper patches a critical router bug. ManoMano discloses a massive breach. Europol cracks down on The Com. Greece delivers verdicts in Predatorgate. An alleged carding kingpin lands in U.S. custody. Jeff Williams, Founder of OWASP and Co-Founder/CTO of Contrast Security, shares how NIST is ...
Feb 27, 2026•26 min•Season 11Ep. 2498
Five Eyes flags active exploitation of Cisco SD-WAN flaws. Ransomware incidents surge, but fewer victims are paying. The FTC eases its stance on COPPA to encourage age verification. Authorities in Poland and Germany charge 11 in a Facebook credential harvesting scheme. Top UK news outlets unite on AI licensing standards, as the UK touts gains in cyber resilience. Researchers say a hacker abused Anthropic’s Claude to breach Mexican government networks. Gamers revolt over AI in game development. O...
Feb 26, 2026•29 min•Season 11Ep. 2497
Trump tells diplomats to fight digital sovereignty. DeepSeek allegedly trains on banned Nvidia chips. Google knocks out Gallium. Hackers tamper with patient records in New Zealand. Popular mental health apps leak risk. Wynn confirms a ShinyHunters breach. Telecoms dodge New York cyber rules. Russia targets Telegram’s founder. And a defense insider heads to prison for selling cyber weapons to Moscow. Andrew Dunbar, CISO of Shopify, discusses how identity and trust become the new perimeter and how...
Feb 25, 2026•29 min•Season 11Ep. 2496
SolarWinds patches four critical remote code execution vulnerabilities. A ransomware attack on Conduant puts the data of over 25 million Americans at risk. RoguePilot enables Github repository takeovers. ZeroDayRat targets Android and iOS devices. North Korea’s Lazarus group deploy Medusa ransomware against organizations in the U.S. and the Middle East. Attackers’ breakout times drop to under half an hour. CISA maintains its mission despite staffing challenges. Russian satellites draw fresh scru...
Feb 24, 2026•28 min•Season 11Ep. 2495
A senior FBI cyber official warns Salt Typhoon remains an ongoing threat. Data protection authorities issue a joint statement raising serious concerns about AI image creation. A Japanese semiconductor equipment maker confirms a ransomware attack. New number formats seek to reduce AI overhead. A low-skilled Russian-speaking threat actor compromised more than 600 Fortinet FortiGate firewalls. Spanish authorities have arrested four alleged members of Anonymous. CISA tags a pair of Roundcube Webmail...
Feb 23, 2026•31 min•Season 11Ep. 2494
In this second installment of our three-part series on Cyber Coalition 2025 , Maria Varmazis , host of T-Minus Space Daily and CyberWire Producer Liz Stokes, take listeners inside a single day at NATO’s cyber headquarters in Tallinn, Estonia — focusing on the human side of cyber defense. Hosted by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence and led by NATO Allied Command Transformation, Cyber Coalition is a defensive-only exercise built around collaboration, coord...
Feb 23, 2026•29 min•Season 11Ep. 91
Please enjoy this encore of Career Notes. Mary Writz, Vice President of Product Strategy at ForgeRock, shares how each career path she has taken has led her to where she is now. Mary describes how she has been a woman working in a male dominated field for most of her career and how she had to take charge, and she had to get the men to take charge with her. She says "I was often leading people, mostly men older than me, potentially smarter than me, more well paid than me. So I had to learn how to...
Feb 22, 2026•9 min•Season 3Ep. 109
Today we have Tomer Bar , VP of Security Research at SafeBreach Labs, discussing their work on "Prince of Persia: A Decade of Iranian Nation-State APT Campaign Activity under the Microscope". In this first installment of SafeBreach’s deep dive into the Iranian-linked APT known as “Prince of Persia,” originally exposed by Palo Alto Networks Unit 42, researchers reveal that the group never truly went dark after 2022—but instead evolved. Led by Tomer, the investigation uncovers new variants of Foud...
Feb 21, 2026•21 min•Season 10Ep. 413
Dutch authorities warn Russia is escalating hybrid operations across Europe. Ransomware shuts down the University of Mississippi Medical Center. PayPal notifies customers of a data breach. The FBI says ATM jackpotting is on the rise. An FBI confidential informant had a hand in online fentanyl sales. TrustConnect malware masquerades as a legitimate remote monitoring and management tool. Researchers uncover the first Android malware to integrate generative AI. A critical zero-day hits Grandstream ...
Feb 20, 2026•28 min•Season 11Ep. 2493
Starkiller represents a significant escalation in phishing infrastructure. A blockchain lender breach affects nearly a million users. The Kimwolf botnet disrupts a peer-to-peer privacy network. Researchers identifiy vulnerabilities in widely used Visual Studio Code extensions. DEF CON bans three men named in the Epstein files. Texas sues TP-Link over supply chain security. Experts question the impact of cyber versus kinetic damage in Venezuela. African law enforcement arrest hundreds of suspecte...
Feb 19, 2026•25 min•Season 11Ep. 2492
A China-linked group exploits a critical Dell zero-day for 18 months. A Microsoft 365 Copilot bug risks sensitive email oversharing. A new Linux botnet leans on old-school IRC for command and control. Switzerland tightens critical infrastructure rules with mandatory cyber reporting. AstarionRAT emerges as a custom post-exploitation implant. Researchers find serious flaws in popular PDF platforms. A suspected Iranian-aligned campaign targets protest supporters. Notepad++ rolls out a “double-lock”...
Feb 18, 2026•33 min•Season 11Ep. 2491
The government shutdown leaves CISA at reduced capacity. Ransomware and misconfigured AI threaten cyber-physical infrastructure. Operation DoppelBrand targets Fortune 500 financial and technology firms. Researchers uncover infostealers targeting OpenClaw AI. Identity-based attacks accounted for nearly two-thirds of initial intrusions last year. Researchers compromise popular cloud-based password managers. Authorities have arrested a man suspected of links to Phobos ransomware. Monday business br...
Feb 17, 2026•28 min•Season 11Ep. 2490
In this three-part series, Maria Varmazis , host of T-Minus Space Daily and CyberWire Producer Liz Stokes , take you inside NATO’s flagship cyber defense exercise, Cyber Coalition 2025 . Hosted by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence in Tallinn, Estonia, the exercise brings together military, government, and industry teams from across the alliance to respond to realistic, high-pressure cyberattack scenarios targeting critical infrastructure and operational networks. Th...
Feb 16, 2026•25 min•Season 11Ep. 90
Please enjoy this encore of Career Notes. Mike Arrowsmith, Chief Trust Officer at NinjaOne, leads the organization’s IT, security, and support infrastructure to ensure they meet customers’ security and data privacy demands as it scales. Mike discusses how his career path has led him to the position he currently holds and how exciting the world of cybersecurity can be. He mentioned how he mentored students in college thinking of going into the field, and he used a metaphor to help describe the in...
Feb 15, 2026•8 min•Season 3Ep. 108
Today we have Ziv Mador , VP of Security Research from LevelBlue SpiderLabs discussing their work on "SpiderLabs IDs New Banking Trojan Distributed Through WhatsApp." Researchers at LevelBlue SpiderLabs have identified a new Brazilian banking Trojan dubbed Eternidade Stealer, spread through WhatsApp hijacking and social engineering campaigns that use a Python-based worm to steal contacts and distribute malicious MSI installers. The Delphi-compiled malware targets Brazilian victims, profiles infe...
Feb 14, 2026•16 min•Season 10Ep. 412
Global leaders call for collaboration at the Munich Cyber Security Conference. Phishing campaigns exploit fake video conference invitations. Italian authorities say cyber attacks on the Winter Olympics have met overall mitigation. AI reshapes the economics of ransomware attacks. CISA tags a critical Microsoft Configuration Manager vulnerability. Foxveil is a new malware loader targeting legitimate platforms. Researchers examine macOS infostealers. California fines Disney $2.75 million for violat...
Feb 13, 2026•28 min•Season 11Ep. 2489
Malicious Chrome extensions pose as AI tools. Google says nation-states are increasingly abusing its Gemini artificial intelligence tool. Data extortion group World Leaks deploys a new malware tool called RustyRocket. An Atlanta healthcare provider data breach affects over 625,000. Apple patches an iOS zero-day that’s been around since version 1.0. A government shutdown would furlough more than half of CISA’s staff. Dutch police arrest the alleged seller of the JokerOTP phishing automation servi...
Feb 12, 2026•27 min•Season 11Ep. 2488
Patch Tuesday. Preliminary findings from the European Commission come down on TikTok. Switzerland’s military cancels its contract with Palantir. Social engineering leads to payroll fraud. Google hands over extensive personal data on a British student activist. Researchers unearth a global espionage operation called “The Shadow Campaigns.” Notepad’s newest features could lead to remote code execution. Our guest is Hazel Cerra, Resident Agent in Charge of the Atlantic City Office for the United St...
Feb 11, 2026•33 min•Season 11Ep. 2487
ZeroDayRAT delivers full mobile compromise on Android and iOS. The UK warns infrastructure operators to act now as severe cyber threats mount. Russia moves to block Telegram. The FTC draws a line on data sales to foreign adversaries. Researchers unpack DeadVax, a stealthy new malware campaign, while an old-school Linux botnet resurfaces. BeyondTrust fixes a critical flaw. And in AI, are we moving too fast? One mild training prompt may be enough to knock down safety guardrails. Our guest is Omer ...
Feb 10, 2026•29 min•Season 11Ep. 2486
Please enjoy this encore of CISO Perspectives. In the season finale of CISOP, Kim Jones is joined by N2K’s own Ethan Cook to reflect on the conversations that shaped this season. Together, they revisit standout moments from Kim’s interviews, unpacking their significance and getting Ethan’s fresh perspective on the cybersecurity workforce challenge—as someone viewing the industry from the outside. Since the mid-season reflection, Kim has explored a wide range of workforce issues, including skills...
Feb 10, 2026•55 min•Season 16Ep. 111
Ivanti zero-days trigger emergency warnings around the globe. Singapore blames a China-linked spy crew for hitting all four major telcos. DHS opens a privacy probe into ICE surveillance. Researchers flag a zero-click RCE lurking in LLM workflows. Ransomware knocks local government payment systems offline in Florida and Texas. Chrome extensions get nosy with your URLs. BeyondTrust scrambles to patch a critical RCE. A Polish data breach suspect is caught eight years later. It’s the Monday Business...
Feb 09, 2026•26 min•Season 11Ep. 2485
Simone Petrella, CEO of cybersecurity training workforce firm CyberVista, spent her career in the Department of Defense as a threat intelligence analyst before founding CyberVista. She says that running a company has a new set of challenges each day thrown at you. She explains that the way she finds the most success is by letting her team contribute to each matter, and having a say in the decisions made as they pertain to each department. Simone says "I would say is I am a firm firm believer in ...
Feb 08, 2026•9 min•Season 3Ep. 107
Piotr Wojtyla , Head of Threat Intel and Platform at Abnormal AI , is discussing their work on "InboxPrime AI: New Phishing Kit Fueling Scalable, AI-Powered Cybercrime." A new AI-powered phishing kit called InboxPrime AI is rapidly gaining traction in underground forums, automating the creation and delivery of highly believable phishing emails that mimic legitimate business communications and leverage Gmail’s web interface to evade detection. First spotted in October 2025, the kit combines AI-ge...
Feb 07, 2026•26 min•Season 10Ep. 411
CISA cracks down on aging edge devices. Congress looks to sure up energy sector security. DHS facial recognition software may fall short. Romania’s national oil pipeline operator suffers a cyberattack. The European Commission may fine TikTok for being addictive. DKnife is a China-linked threat actor operating a long-running adversary-in-the-middle framework. Researchers say OpenClaw is being abused at scale. Our guest is Mike Carr, Field CTO at Xona, talking about how Italy should be thinking ab...
Feb 06, 2026•27 min•Season 11Ep. 2481
Cyber weapons knock out Iranian air defenses during strikes on nuclear sites. ShinyHunters dump more than a million stolen records from Harvard and Penn. Betterment confirms a breach exposing data from roughly 1.4 million accounts. Researchers uncover a sprawling scam network impersonating law firms. Italy blocks cyberattacks aimed at Olympics infrastructure. Critical bugs put n8n and Google Looker servers at risk of full takeover. A state-backed Shadow Campaign hits governments worldwide. OpenC...
Feb 05, 2026•32 min•Season 11Ep. 2483
The White House preps a major overhaul of U.S. cybersecurity policy. A key Commerce security office loses staff as regulatory guardrails weaken. Lawmakers Press AT&T and Verizon after months of silence on Salt Typhoon. A vulnerability in the React Native Metro development server is under active exploitation. Amaranth Dragon leverages a WinRAR flaw. A coordinated reconnaissance campaign targets Citrix NetScaler infrastructure. CISA warns a SolarWinds Web Help Desk flaw is under active exploit...
Feb 04, 2026•28 min•Season 11Ep. 2482
French police raid X’s Paris offices. The Feds take over $400 million from a dark web cryptocurrency mixer. The NSA says zero-trust goes beyond authentication. Researchers warn of a multi-stage phishing campaign targeting Dropbox credentials. A new GlassWorn campaign targets macOS developers. Critical zero-day vulnerabilities in Ivanti Endpoint Manager Mobile are under active exploitation. Researchers disclose a major data exposure on Moltbook, a social network built for AI agents. States bridge...
Feb 03, 2026•27 min•Season 10Ep. 2481
Please enjoy this encore of CISO Perspectives. In this mid-season episode, Kim takes a step back to reflect on the journey so far—revisiting key conversations, standout moments, and recurring themes that have shaped the season. During the episode, Kim sits down with N2K's own Ethan Cook to connect the dots across episodes, uncovering deeper patterns and takeaways. Whether you're catching up or tuning in weekly, this episode offers a thoughtful recap and fresh perspective on where we've been—and ...
Feb 03, 2026•41 min•Season 16Ep. 110
