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Link to blog post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Steve Person , CISO, Cambia Health Thanks to our show sponsor, Conveyor It's spooky season, and nothing's scarier than all of your account execs asking if you're done with their customer security questionnaires. Don't worry— Conveyor is here to help.  Conveyor's market leading AI automa...

Insurance giant Globe Life facing extortion attempts after data theft from subsidiary Infamous hacker USDoD possibly arrested in Brazil Anonymous Sudan masterminds indicted Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Conveyor  It's spooky season, and nothing's scarier than all of your account execs asking if you're done with their customer security questionnaires. Don't worry— Conveyor is here to help.   C...

Putting AI models to the EU test Chinese researchers don't break classical encryption… yet Chinese group calls for security reviews on all Intel products Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Conveyor  There's so many reasons why infosec and presales teams choose Conveyor for automating their security reviews, but here are the main three:   One—Conveyor's market-leading AI provides instant, accurate...

VW says IT infrastructure unaffected after alleged data theft Finland seizes servers of 'Sipultie' dark web market Calgary Public Library services limited after cyberattack Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Conveyor  Does the thought of a whopper 300 question security questionnaire in your most dreaded portal give you nightmares?   Conveyor can help you sleep peacefully.   How? They are the marke...

Pokémon game developer breached TrickMo hits with 40 new trojan variants Nation-state actor exploits Ivanti zero-days Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Conveyor  It's spooky season, and nothing's scarier than all of your account execs asking if you're done with their customer security questionnaires. Don't worry— Conveyor is here to help.   Conveyor's market leading AI automates the most time-con...

Iranian hackers exploit Windows flaw to elevate privileges Microsoft deprecates PPTP and L2TP VPN protocols in Windows Server NATO's 'most experienced expert on cyber rotated out of cyber section Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Conveyor  What's the ultimate jumpscare?  That moment when the security questionnaire in the portal didn't auto-save all your work.  Good news: with Conveyor , that's on...

Link to blog post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Quincy Castro , CISO, Redis . Thanks to our show sponsor, Vanta As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews. With Vanta Questionnaire Automation, security & compliance teams can complete security r...

White House prioritizes secure internet routing, using memory safe languages Federal Trade Commission and CISA warn of hurricane-related scams Mozilla warns of Firefox zero day: patch now Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews. With Vanta Questionnaire Automation, securi...

Australian Parliament introduces standalone cybersecurity law Qualcomm zero-day used to target Android devices Russia and Turkey ban Discord Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews. With Vanta Questionnaire Automation, security & compliance teams can complete security rev...

GoldenJackal uses new tools against governments Cross-site scripting flaw found in major WordPress plugin Ukraine's defense ministry launched military CERT Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews. With Vanta Questionnaire Automation, security & compliance teams can comple...

Salt Typhoon attack potentially exposes wiretap data Cyberattack hits major U.S. water utility A not- so- happy birthday present for Russia's president Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews. With Vanta Questionnaire Automation, security & compliance teams can complete s...

Insurers should stop funding ransomware payments, says Neuberger Google removes Kaspersky antivirus software from Play Store Cyberattack hits Detroit-area government services Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews. With Vanta Questionnaire Automation, security & complian...

Link to blog post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Jonathan Waldrop , CISO, The Weather Company . Here's a link to CISA's Cybersecurity Awareness Month announcement , sent to us by Jonathan. Thanks to our show sponsor, SpyCloud SpyCloud disrupts cybercrime by telling you what criminals know about your business, so you can take action on...

Cloudflare blocks largest recorded DDoS attack Adobe Commerce and Magento stores compromised by CosmicSting bug DOJ and Microsoft take down 107 domains used in Star Blizzard phishing attacks Huge thanks to our sponsor, SpyCloud Ransomware continues to impact organizations. A new report released by SpyCloud shares insights from your peers in security – the majority of whom were affected by ransomwa...

Russian authorities arrest nearly 100 cybercriminals in raid Northern Ireland police fined for exposing officer identities Rackspace breach sparks vendor blame game Huge thanks to our sponsor, SpyCloud Stolen data is a hot commodity for cybercriminals. Using infostealer malware, bad actors can siphon valid session cookies from employee devices, scoring the keys to access your networks and systems....

UK ties LockBit affiliate to Evil Corp Public records systems riddled with security flaws Ransomware disrupts emergency services at Texas hospital Huge thanks to our sponsor, SpyCloud Researchers at SpyCloud recently found that one in five individuals was infected with infostealer malware in the last year. Unfortunately, research now confirms that infostealer infections open the door to ransomware...

T-Mobile data breaches cost company $31.5 million Iranian hackers charged for targeting 2024 U.S. election Deepfake scam hits U.S. senate Huge thanks to our sponsor, SpyCloud Did you know that infostealer malware can be a precursor to ransomware? Infostealers are a trending tactic used by cybercriminals to exfiltrate valuable identity data like credentials, PII, and session cookies. According to r...

Recall redesign: reinforced and removable Embargo moves ransomware attacks to cloud environments Dallas suburb deals with ransomware attack Huge thanks to our sponsor, SpyCloud It turns out infostealer infections are a major contributing factor to a company's ransomware risk, with some industries faring better than others. Get the new research from our sponsor, SpyCloud, and see if your ransomware...

Link to blog post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Jason Elrod , CISO, Multicare Health System Missed the live show? Watch it on YouTube . And make sure to check out Jason's book (coming soon) at CyberCISOmarksmanship.com , as well as his newsletter at LimitlessCyber.com . And huge thanks to our sponsor – Vanta As third-party breaches c...

Public Wi-Fi hacked at some of the UK's busiest train stations Data privacy watchdog files complaint against Mozilla for ad tracking feature NIST drops password complexity, mandatory reset rules Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Vanta As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews.   With Vanta Questionnaire Au...

DragonForce uses ransomware's greatest hits Salt Typhoon strikes US ISPs Finding SpAIware on the ChatGPT Mac app Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Vanta As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews.   With Vanta Questionnaire Automation, security & compliance teams can complete security reviews up to 5 times...

Kansas water plant pivots to analog after cyber event CrowdStrike exec apologizes in Congress for global IT outage MoneyGram goes offline after cyber incident Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Vanta As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews.   With Vanta Questionnaire Automation, security & compliance team...

U.S. proposes ban on Chinese, Russian tech in autonomous vehicles Telegram updates policies to expose 'bad actors' Necro Trojan infects 11 million android devices through Google Play apps Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Vanta As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews.   With Vanta Questionnaire Automatio...

LinkedIn halts AI data processing in UK due to privacy concerns, Ukraine bans Telegram Use for government and military, Dismissed German cyber chief falsely accused of associating with Russian spies Thanks to today's episode sponsor, Vanta As third-party breaches continue to rise, companies are increasingly vigilant, which means more time spent on manual security reviews.   With Vanta Questionnair...

Link to blog post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Mike Rosen , CISO, ZwillGen , advisor to NightDragon and Villager at Team8, whose favorite story of the week was Starlink's ability to detect stealth aircraft. Check it out . Thanks to our show sponsor, Conveyor Why do teams choose Conveyor over the competition for customer security rev...