Cybersecurity Headlines

Major telco exchange company hacked Facebook whistleblower comes out of the shadows Amazon creates amazing phishing tool just in time for Christmas Thanks to our episode sponsor, Votiro Your users need to accept and open files to do their jobs. Keep them safe and productive with Votiro . With Votiro, your users can download and use any file instantly, from PDF to Autodesk CAD, with malicious code...

Transnational fraud ring stole millions from Army members, veterans Canadian vaccine passport app exposes data Business leaders admit willingness to pay five-figure ransoms Thanks to our episode sponsor, Votiro Your users need to accept and open files to do their jobs. Keep them safe and productive with Votiro . With Votiro, your users can download and use any file instantly, from PDF to Autodesk...

Link to Blog Post This week's  Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review , Sep 27-Oct-1, is hosted by  Rich Stroffolino  with our guest,  Steve Zalewski , co-host,  Defense in Depth Thanks to our episode sponsor, VMware ACCELERATE YOUR OWN ZERO TRUST JOURNEY. The strongest defense against modern threats comes from a Zero Trust posture. The trick is getting there — quickly and easily — from where y...

New leak of Epik data exposes company's entire server New Azure AD bug lets hackers brute-force passwords without getting caught Contactless payment card hack affects Apple Pay, Visa Thanks to our episode sponsor, VMware DO YOU KNOW ANYONE ON THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM WHO'D SAY, 'SECURITY SHOULD BE EVERYONE'S RESPONSIBILITY? Probably not. That's why Forrester and VMware have done some new research that...

Ransomware gangs cause headaches for hacker forums too Don't look a Grifthorse in the mouth Ransomware's impact on patient care Thanks to our episode sponsor, VMware INCIDENT RESPONSE FIRMS ENGAGE POST-BREACH – IT'S A FASCINATING VANTAGE POINT WITH LESSONS TO LEARN. Join me and thousands of our peers at VMworld 2021 to hear Dr. Amelia Estwick, Director of Threat Research here at VMware, share her...

Microsoft 365 MFA outage locks users out of their accounts Exploit released for VMware vulnerability after CISA warning Crypto developer pleads guilty to North Korean plot Thanks to our episode sponsor, VMware PREPARE FOR THE POST-PANDEMIC THREAT LANDSCAPE. At VMworld 2021 , you'll gain fresh insight and actionable knowledge to help keep your focus on building resilient, cyber-vigilant teams that...

Russia muscling Big Tech Data on billions of Clubhouse and Facebook users up for sale Malware targets gamer accounts Thanks to our episode sponsor, VMware BEFORE YOU BUILD AND EVOLVE WHAT COMES NEXT – YOU HAVE TO IMAGINE IT. Join me and thousands of our peers at VMworld 2021 , the virtual conference where we share how innovation across the VMware portfolio helps make your vision a reality. Registe...

Researcher drops three iOS zero-days that Apple refused to fix Microsoft releases rollback fix for updates New Cooperative ransomware negotiations get hijacked Thanks to our episode sponsor, VMware DO YOU KNOW ANYONE ON THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM WHO'D SAY, 'SECURITY SHOULD BE EVERYONE'S RESPONSIBILITY? Probably not. That's why Forrester and VMware have done some new research that dives into how the Dev...

Link to Blog Post This week's  Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review , Sep 20-24, 2021, is hosted by  Rich Stroffolino  with our guest,  Brett Conlon , CISO,  Edelman Financial Engines Thanks to our episode sponsor, Kanu Solutions Over the next few weeks  Kanu Solutions  is offering a series of educational sessions on a variety of topics in security, such as endpoints, networks, privileged acc...

Second farming cooperative shut down by ransomware this week Canadian VoIP provider battles massive DDoS attack REvil double-crosses ransomware affiliates using sneaky backdoor tactics Thanks to our episode sponsor, Kanu Solutions Over the next few weeks Kanu Solutions is offering a series of educational sessions on a variety of topics in security, such as endpoints, networks, privileged access ma...

Let's Encrypt root certificate may cause problems for older devices Now we have to worry about PhaaS Time to patch all the VMware things Thanks to our episode sponsor, Kanu Solutions Over the next few weeks Kanu Solutions is offering a series of educational sessions on a variety of topics in security, such as endpoints, networks, privileged access management, Internet of things, and governance, ri...

Capoae malware brute-forces WordPress sites for cryptomining Malicious email surge predicted for Q4 Farming group warns of supply chain chaos after ransomware attack Thanks to our episode sponsor, Kanu Solutions Over the next few weeks Kanu Solutions is offering a series of educational sessions on a variety of topics in security, such as endpoints, networks, privileged access management, Internet...

Google expands app permissions reset Epik confirms it got hacked Telegram suspends Russian election bots Thanks to our episode sponsor, Kanu Solutions Over the next few weeks Kanu Solutions is offering a series of educational sessions on a variety of topics in security, such as endpoints, networks, privileged access management, Internet of things, and governance, risk management and compliance, or...

Email scammers posed as DOT officials in phishing messages focused on $1 trillion bill A new banking Trojan abuses YouTube for remote configuration Admin of DDoS service behind 200,000 attacks faces serious prison time Thanks to our episode sponsor, Kanu Solutions Over the next few weeks Kanu Solutions is offering a series of educational sessions on a variety of topics in security, such as endpoin...

Link to Blog Post This week's  Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review , Sep 13-17, 2021, is hosted by  Rich Stroffolino  with our guest,  Geoff Belknap , CISO,  LinkedIn Thanks to our episode sponsor, Sonrai Sonrai  is changing Public Cloud Security by focusing on protecting data from over-privileged human and non-human identities. Sonrai provides a single pane of glass built on an analytic pla...

New Windows security updates break network printing Bitdefender releases decryptor as REvil shows signs of return Biden announces joint deal with U.K. and Australia to counter China Thanks to our episode sponsor, Sonrai Are you a security expert who's afraid to admit you don't know what the heck is going on in your cloud? Relax. Public cloud security is overwhelming. Figuring out where to start, a...

Travis CI security vulnerability is bad news for open source Ransomware accounts for a quarter of cyber insurance claims Microsoft goes passwordless Thanks to our episode sponsor, Sonrai Sonrai is changing Public Cloud Security by focusing on protecting data from over-privileged human and non-human identities. Sonrai provides a single pane of glass built on an analytic platform that protects organ...

Apple issues urgent updates to fix new zero-day linked to Pegasus spyware Update Google Chrome to patch 2 new zero-day flaws under attack New Zloader attacks disable Windows Defender to evade detection Thanks to our episode sponsor, Sonrai Sonrai is gaelic for data - and that's what Sonrai Security is all about. Finding, classifying, and locking down sensitive data in AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud....

SSID Stripping is a new take on spoofing Industrial control systems hammered by cyber attacks Olympus has fallen...to ransomware Thanks to our episode sponsor, Sonrai Are you a security expert who's afraid to admit you don't know what the heck is going on in your cloud? Relax. Public cloud security is overwhelming. Figuring out where to start, and what to do to track and improve your security post...

Windows MSHTML zero-day exploits shared on hacking forums REvil ransomware operators targeting new victims Yandex pummeled by Meris DDoS botnet Thanks to our episode sponsor, Sonrai Are you a security expert who's afraid to admit you don't know what the heck is going on in your cloud? Relax. Public cloud security is overwhelming. Figuring out where to start, and what to do to track and improve you...

Link to Blog Post This week's  Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review , Sep 6-10, 2021, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Matt Crouse , CISO,  Taco Bell Thanks to our episode sponsor, Semperis One thing we've learned from attacks like SolarWinds: Cybercriminals can lurk in your Active Directory environment for weeks or months before dropping malware. How do you root them out? First,...

US considers limiting CISA director's term 'Azurescape' Kubernetes attack allows cross-container cloud compromise Hackers leak VPN account passwords from 87,000 FortiGate devices Thanks to our episode sponsor, Semperis One thing we've learned from attacks like SolarWinds: Cybercriminals can lurk in your Active Directory environment for weeks or months before dropping malware. How do you root them...

Brad Smith relives early days of the SolarWinds attack Internet Explorer zero-days are still something to worry about German police bought NSO Pegasus spyware Thanks to our episode sponsor, Semperis Have you fixed PrintNightmare yet? Ransomware groups including Vice Society are already exploiting this critical flaw in the Windows Print Spooler service. But you can fight back: Download Purple Knigh...

Ransomware gang threatens to leak data if victim contacts FBI, police Personal details of French visa applicants exposed by cyber-attack Brazil President Bolsonaro restricts powers of social media companies to remove accounts and content Thanks to our episode sponsor, Semperis It's no secret that Active Directory is a prime target for cybercriminals: AD is more than 20 years old, and security sett...

ProtonMail shares user IP address with law enforcement IoT attacks double in six months Study looks at criteria for ransomware targeting Thanks to our episode sponsor, Semperis How would your organization score in an Active Directory security assessment? The average grade for first-time users of Purple Knight , a free security assessment tool from Semperis, is about 68%—a barely passing grade. Sec...