Cybersecurity Headlines

Volume of attacks on IoT/OT devices increasing Cloudflare and others form incident response cyber insurance IT execs half as likely to face the axe after breaches, shortages to blame? Thanks to our episode sponsor, Tines Tines is no-code automation for security teams, trusted by the world's best companies like Canva, Auth0, and Coinbase. This holiday season, book a 10 minute demo of Tines and we'l...

Ransomware hits GitLab and Confluence QNAP is having another bad day A look at health data leaks in 2021 Thanks to our episode sponsor, Tines Tines is no-code automation for security teams, trusted by the world's best companies like Canva, Auth0, and Coinbase. This holiday season, book a 10 minute demo of Tines and we'll donate $100 to your favorite charity – we're that certain you'll love what yo...

AWS outage impacts Ring, Netflix, and Amazon deliveries Google announces lawsuit against Glupteba blockchain botnet Microsoft seized domains used by cyberespionage group Thanks to our episode sponsor, Tines Tines was founded by experienced security practitioners who cared about their teams. When they couldn't find an automation platform that delivered, they founded a company and built their own. A...

Biden admin looks to accelerate cybersecurity hiring spree Text message service helped governments track phones US goes on the offensive against ransomware Thanks to our episode sponsor, Tines Tines was founded by experienced security practitioners who cared about their teams. When they couldn't find an automation platform that delivered, they founded a company and built their own. A few years lat...

Omicron phishing scam already spotted in UK Pegasus spyware reportedly hacked iPhones of U.S. State Department and diplomats Realistic looking fake Office 365 spam quarantine alerts on the rise Thanks to our episode sponsor, Tines You already know how crucial automation is. But why do security analysts still spend so much time on manual tasks? Let's face it – legacy tools just haven't delivered on...

Link to Blog Post This week's  Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review , Nov 29-Dec 3, is hosted by  Rich Stroffolino  with our guest,  Pat Benoit , vp, Global Cyber GRC/BISO,  CBRE 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 zero trust file sanitization API, your users can download and...

Emotet now spreads via fake Adobe Windows App Installer packages Data from 400,000 Planned Parenthood patients compromised Double extortion ransomware victims soar 935% 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 zero trust file sanitization API, your users can download and use any file ins...

AT&T customers hit with malware CISA announces advisory panel Palo Alto Networks looks at speed of compromise in the cloud 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 zero trust file sanitization API, your users can download and use any file instantly, from PDF to Autodesk CAD, with malicio...

Twitter bans sharing private images and videos without consent DNA testing firm discloses data breach affecting over 2 million people Critical 'Printing Shellz' bugs impact 150 HP printer models 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 zero trust file sanitization API, your users can dow...

Dark web market shuts down after DDoS Clearview facing fines in the UK New Chinese surveillance system will target journalists and students 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 zero trust file sanitization API, your users can download and use any file instantly, from PDF to Autodesk...

RATDispenser spreads multiple remote access trojans into the wild North Korea-linked Zinc group posed as Samsung recruiters to target security firms Interpol arrests over 1,000 suspects linked to cyber crime 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 zero trust file sanitization API, your...

Over nine million Android devices infected Researcher discloses zero-day exploit due to low bounty payouts Threat actors compromise exposed services in 24 hours Thanks to our episode sponsor, deepwatch Increasing ransomware attacks and their evolving sophistication have been putting more pressure on security teams than ever before. Luckily, managed detection and response (or MDR) has emerged as a...

GoDaddy data breach impacts millions Microsoft looks at brute-force attacks Printers used to bypass fingerprint authentication Thanks to our episode sponsor, deepwatch What is the value of good security? Can you quantify what mature detection and response means for your organization? A recent Forrester study found that a deepwatch MDR customer achieved 432% ROI and over 10 million dollars in benef...

US banks will be required to report cyberattacks within 36 hours Microsoft Exchange malware campaign uses stolen internal reply-chain emails Conti ransomware group suffers a data breach Thanks to our episode sponsor, deepwatch Increasing ransomware attacks and their evolving sophistication have been putting more pressure on security teams than ever before. Luckily, managed detection and response (...

Link to Blog Post This week's  Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review , Nov 15-19, is hosted by  Sean Kelly  with our guest,  Richard Rushing , CISO,  Motorola Mobility Thanks to our episode sponsor, Vulcan Cyber All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com

PerSwaysion phishing campaign still ongoing, and pervasive FBI: FatPipe VPN zero-day exploited by APT for 6 months RedCurl corporate espionage hackers resume attacks with updated tools Thanks to our episode sponsor, Vulcan Cyber The fact that CISA felt the need to release the massive "Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog" recently says everything we need to know about the state of our collectiv...

CISA releases cyber response playbooks Exec pleads guilty on internet address fraud Iranian ransomware targeting US organizations Thanks to our episode sponsor, Vulcan Cyber Vulnerability scanners are commoditized. Cloud service providers provide free scanners. Open source scanners are plentiful. Your team doesn't need another scanner, but they need to get better at identifying and prioritizing th...

Emotet botnet makes comeback with help from TrickBot Leaked Robinhood customer data now up for sale WordPress sites defaced in fake ransomware attacks Thanks to our episode sponsor, Vulcan Cyber Matt Hurewitz is the associate director of application security at Best Buy. Matt has a theory that a risk-based approach to application security is more effective than a faith-based approach. We agree. At...

DHS launches program to close cyber talent gap China expands cybersecurity review requirements Microsoft blocks Edge redirects Thanks to our episode sponsor, Vulcan Cyber Ryan Gurney spent years as CSO and security exec for companies like Google Looker, Zendesk, Engine Yard, and eBay. Ryan has seen a few things and is done pretending cyber security is something it isn't. Attend the Vulcan Cyber vi...

FBI email system reportedly hacked to send fake DHS cyberattack messages FBI email hacker blames poor coding US Education Department urged to boost K-12 schools' ransomware defenses Thanks to our episode sponsor, Vulcan Cyber Cyber risk isn't easy to quantify, much less mitigate. Use the same approach endorsed by leading security teams at Honeywell, Zoom, and Wells Fargo to tackle cyber risk. Atte...

Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review , Nov 8-12, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, John Overbaugh , CISO, Alpine Software Group Thanks to our episode sponsor, Vulcan Cyber The fact that CISA felt the need to release the massive "Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog" recently says everything we need to know about the state of our collective cyber de...

EU pharmaceutical giants run old, vulnerable apps and fail to use encryption in login forms Gmail accounts are used in 91% of all baiting email attacks Microsoft warns of uptick in HTML smuggling Thanks to our episode sponsor, Vulcan Cyber The fact that CISA felt the need to release the massive "Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog" recently says everything we need to know about the state of ou...

Robinhood breach impacts millions of customers Meta shares bullying and harassment numbers for the first time Meta to remove sensitive ad-targeting categories as new bill takes aim at online platform algorithms Thanks to our episode sponsor, Vulcan Cyber Matt Hurewitz is the associate director of application security at Best Buy. Matt has a theory that a risk-based approach to application security...

Trend Micro details long running hacker-for-hire group WP Reset PRO plugin works a little too well Zero-day found in Palo Alto Networks security appliances Thanks to our episode sponsor, Vulcan Cyber Vulnerability scanners are commoditized. Cloud service providers provide free scanners. Open source scanners are plentiful. Your team doesn't need another scanner, but they need to get better at ident...

US infrastructure bill includes cybersecurity provisions Chipmakers respond to US call for supply chain info REvil hackers arrested Thanks to our episode sponsor, Vulcan Cyber Ryan Gurney spent years as CSO and security exec for companies like Google Looker, Zendesk, Engine Yard, and eBay. Ryan has seen a few things and is done pretending cyber security is something it isn't. Attend the Vulcan Cyb...