Cybersecurity Headlines

CISA scrambles to contact fired employees after court rules layoffs 'unlawful' Google acquires cybersecurity firm Wiz for $32 billion US Commerce department bureaus ban China's DeepSeek on government devices, sources say   Thanks to this week episode sponsor, DeleteMe Data brokers bypass online safety measures to sell your name, address, and social security number to scammers. DeleteMe scours the...

23,000 repositories targeted in popular GitHub action Apache Tomcat RCE exploit hits servers—no authentication required Microsoft 365 users targeted in new BEC campaigns Thanks to this week episode sponsor, DeleteMe Data brokers bypass online safety measures to sell your name, address, and social security number to scammers. DeleteMe scours the web to find – and remove – your private information b...

Black Basta creates tool to automate VPN brute-force attacks Bipartisan Senate bill offers improved cybersecurity for water utilities LockBit developer extradited from Israel, appears in New Jersey court Thanks to this week episode sponsor, DeleteMe Data brokers bypass online safety measures to sell your name, address, and social security number to scammers. DeleteMe scours the web to find – and r...

Link to episode page 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 to evidence collectio...

Medusa ransomware continues to attack infrastructure DoJ seeks to break up Google Another phishing campaign hits Booking.com 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...

Microsoft Patches 57 Security Flaws, Including 6 Actively Exploited Zero-Days US communications regulator to create council to counter China technology threats Signal no longer cooperating with Ukraine on Russian cyberthreats, official says 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...

Sean Plankey nominated to head CISA Ballista Botnet hits TP-Link devices PowerSchool publishes breach report 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...

Four healthcare breaches expose over 560,000 records Cyber attack allegedly behind X outages Case against MGM ransomware attack dropped 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...

ONCD set to consolidate power in U.S. cyber Undocumented commands found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devices Japanese telecom NTT breach affects 18,000 companies 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...

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by David Spark with guest Brett Perry , CISO, Dot Foods 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 reduc...

Ransomware gang bypasses EDR via a webcam Toronto Zoo updates January 2024 attack damage House bill requires federal contractors to implement vulnerability disclosure policies  Huge thanks to our 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 w...

Former top NSA cyber official protests probationary firings Differing names for hackers hinders law enforcement, says security agent Google releases AI scam detection for Android to fight conversational fraud  Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker ® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ra...

Apple goes to court to fight UK demand for iCloud encryption backdoor 3 VMware Zero-Day bugs allow sandbox escape The Firefox I loved is gone - how to protect your privacy on it now  Huge thanks to our 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 oper...

CISA denies claims of deprioritizing Russian threats Ransomware group claims attack on U.S. newspaper publisher Latin America's escalating cybersecurity crisis  Huge thanks to our 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 de...

Hegseth orders Cyber Command to stand down on Russia planning Microsoft hangs up on Skype after 14 years Mark Cuban offers to fund government tech unit that was cut  Huge thanks to our 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 defau...

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Andrew Wilder, CISO, Vetcor Thanks to our show sponsor, Conveyor Let me guess, another security questionnaire just landed in your inbox. Which means all the follow up tasks you don't have time for are close behind.  What are you going to do? Here's a better question: what would Sue d...

Chinese cyber espionage jumped 150% last year Nakasone warns of U.S. falling behind adversaries in cyberspace PolarEdge botnet exploits Cisco, ASUS, QNAP, and Synology Huge thanks to our sponsor, Conveyor Let me guess, another security questionnaire just landed in your inbox. Which means all the follow up tasks you don't have time for are close behind.  What are you going to do? Here's a better qu...

Thousands of exposed GitHub repositories, now private, can still be accessed through Copilot Cellebrite halts product use in Serbia following Amnesty surveillance report New Ghostwriter campaign targets Ukrainian Government and opposition activists in Belarus  Huge thanks to our sponsor, Conveyor It's 2025. This is your second sign to get a trust center if you don't already have one.  Reduce manua...

US employee screening firm confirms breach Swedish law enforcement seeking messaging app backdoors Dems warn of exposed entry points on government systems Huge thanks to our sponsor, Conveyor Ever wish you had a teammate that could handle the most annoying parts of customer security reviews? You know, chasing down SMEs for answers, updating systems, coordinating across teams—all the grunt work nob...

Australia bans Kaspersky over security concerns Government screens hijacked with AI Video of President Trump and Musk EU sanctions North Korean official linked to Lazarus Group Huge thanks to our sponsor, Conveyor Does trying to get the security questionnaire done and back to your customer ever feel like you're herding cats? It's not just answering questions. It's all of the manual back and forth...

Hacker steals nearly $1.5 billion from Bybit crypto wallet Apple pulls iCloud end-to-end encryption in the UK PayPal "New Address" feature abused in phishing scam  Huge thanks to our sponsor, Conveyor It's 2025. This is your sign to get a trust center if you don't already have one.  Speed up security reviews and reduce the headaches when you can share one link to your trust center and let customer...

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest TC Niedzialkowski , former CISO Thanks to our show sponsor, Scrut Automation Scrut Automation allows compliance and risk teams of any size to establish enterprise-grade security programs. Their best-in-class features like process automation, AI, and over 75 native integrations revers...

Minerals company loses $500,000 to BEC scam Australian IVF provider investigating cyber incident SEC replaces cryptocurrency fraud unit with emerging tech team Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Scrut Automation Scrut Automation allows compliance and risk teams of any size to establish enterprise-grade security programs. Their best-in-class features like process automation, AI, and over 75 native...

Russian hackers tap into Signal conversations Ransomware group hits critical infrastructure globally CISA says patch Palo Alto flaw immediately Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Scrut Automation Scrut Automation allows compliance and risk teams of any size to establish enterprise-grade security programs. Their best-in-class features like process automation, AI, and over 75 native integrations rev...

New OpenSSH Flaws Enable Man-in-the-Middle and DoS Attacks — Patch Now Microsoft reminds admins to prepare for WSUS driver sync deprecation Zwipe runs out of time for biometric card revenues, files for bankruptcy Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Scrut Automation Scrut Automation allows compliance and risk teams of any size to establish enterprise-grade security programs. Their best-in-class feat...