Cybersecurity Headlines

"SleepyDuck" uses Ethereum to keep command server alive SesameOp abuses OpenAI Assistants API Organized crime cybercrooks steal cargo 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, block...

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 endpo...

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 deliver...

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...

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...

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, secu...

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, an...

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 exp...

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. Con...

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 ThreatLocke...

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...

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 con...

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 endpoi...

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, b...

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...

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 vendo...

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 proce...

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 .   V...

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 .  ...

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?  ...

  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....

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...

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 p...

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...

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, Thre...