Cyber Bites

The recent CrowdStrike update that led to a global IT outage and the infamous Blue Screen of Death (BSOD) on millions of Windows machines. This incident has brought to light critical lessons in DevSecOps and the importance of Business Continuity Planning (BCP). Joining me today is a very special guest, Denny Wan who is the Founder of the Reasonable Security Institute, an expert in cybersecurity an...

* Hackers Capitalize on CrowdStrike Outage with Phishing and Malware Attacks * Massive Data Breach at Australian Prescription Service MediSecure * 20 Million Domains at Risk from New Email Spoofing Attacks * Google U-Turns on Third-Party Cookie Phaseout * North Korean Hacker Poses as IT Worker in Attempted Cyberattack This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribe...

Are there a lot more assumed trust in global cybersecurity vendors that security professionals assess them with less rigor compared to other vendors? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit edwinkwan.substack.com

This week, we'll be covering five major stories: 1. AT&T's massive data breach affecting 109 million customers 2. Key findings from the 2024 SANS SOC Survey 3. Cloudflare's report on the rapid exploitation of vulnerabilities 4. A new ransomware gang targeting unpatched Veeam software 5. A leaked GitHub token that exposed Python to potential tampering This is a public episode. If you would like to...

This week we're looking at leaked Ticketmaster tickets, major security flaw affecting almost every Apple Device, booking.com scams, US government failure to investigate SolarWinds and Hackers having second thoughts after crippling Indonesian government systems. * Hackers Leak Ticketmaster Print-at-Home Tickets, Threatening Fans and Event* Major Security Flaw in CocoaPods Exposes Millions of Apple...

My recent conference presentation on open-source security revealed a common theme. Audience members didn’t realize how pervasive open-source is. Everyone in the audience knew that their organization uses a fair number of open-source components, but they thought that it only makes up a small percentage of their applications, at around 30% or less. This is a public episode. If you would like to disc...