Cybersecurity Headlines

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...

Dutch Police take down Zservers Chase to block Zelle payments to sellers on social media Finastra notifies victims of October data breach 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 reverse c...

Hackers steal emails in device code phishing attacks Anti-TOAD feature seeks to prevent in-call sideloading attacks Chinese hackers breach more U.S. telecoms via unpatched Cisco routers 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 automatio...

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Doug Mayer , vp, CISO, WCG 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...

U.S. lawmakers demand UK retraction of Apple backdoor Sarcoma ransomware claims breach at giant PCB maker Unimicron Ransomware attack disrupts Michigan's Sault Tribe operations 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...

DOGE is hacking America This Ad-Tech company is powering surveillance of US military personnel Apple and Google take down malicious mobile apps from their app stores 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-ti...

LockBit host sanctioned  A peak at DeepSeek's weak security Sandworm targeting Ukraine with trojanized KMS 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 vi...

Urgent iOS update fixes critical USB security flaw CISA officials placed on administrative leave Attack disrupts newspaper giant's operations  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 tha...

Shock and lawsuit over security failures in DOGE takeover CISA adds Microsoft Outlook and Sophos XG Firewall to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog DeepSeek App transmits sensitive user and device data without encryption 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 securit...

Link to episode page This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Caitlin Sarian , owner and CEO, Cybersecurity Girl LLC Thanks to our show sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker (R) i s a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with...

Critical RCE bug in Microsoft Outlook now exploited in attacks Kimsuky uses forceCopy malware to steal browser-stored credentials Treasury agrees to block additional DOGE staff from accessing sensitive payment systems Huge thanks to our episode sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day...

Spain arrests hacker of U.S. and Spanish military agencies Robocallers called the FCC pretending to be from the FCC Ransomware payments decreased 35% year-over-year  Huge thanks to our episode 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...

Meta says it may stop development of AI systems it deems too risky Ferret Malware Added to 'Contagious Interview' Campaign Credential Theft Becomes Cybercriminals' Favorite Target Huge thanks to our episode 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...

Exploited vulnerabilities up significantly from previous year First U.S. state to declare ban on DeepSeek   Crypto scams make comeback on X Huge thanks to our episode 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...

Google describes APTs using Gemini AI India's Tata Technologies suffers ransomware attack Meta confirms new zero-click WhatsApp spyware Huge thanks to our episode 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 red...