Cybersecurity Headlines

Insurer AXA hit by ransomware after dropping support for ransom payments Darkside says it lost control of servers and money a day after Biden threat CEOs could face jail time for IoT attacks by 2024 Thanks to our episode sponsor, Trend Micro Want to discover new ways to simplify and strengthen your security? Join Trend Micro Perspectives on June 16, where industry experts and practitioners will sh...

Colonial Pipeline makes ransom payment of nearly $5 million Biden signs executive order to bolster federal cyber defenses Apple failed to disclose security incident affecting millions of users Thanks to our episode sponsor, Altitude Networks Wouldn't it be great if you could INSTANTLY KNOW if a file containing sensitive information was shared in the wrong way, anywhere in your company AND security...

FBI warns of phishing sites using search ads Researcher finds WiFi vulnerable to "frag attacks" Data transfer demonstrated on Apple's Find My network Thanks to our episode sponsor, Altitude Networks Imagine an employee just left and went to a competitor: did they take proprietary documents or critical roadmaps with them? Did they add a backdoor access via personal accounts to documents? You're a c...

Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review , May 10-14, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentice ( @stevenprentice ) with our guest, Al Ghous , CISO, Envision Digital Thanks to our episode sponsor, Altitude Networks All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com

U.S. declares emergency in 17 states over fuel pipeline cyber attack Japanese manufacturer Yamabiko targeted by Babuk ransomware Microsoft May 2021 Patch Tuesday fixes 55 flaws, 3 zero-days Thanks to our episode sponsor, Altitude Networks Imagine an employee just left and went to a competitor: did they take proprietary documents or critical roadmaps with them? Did they add a backdoor access via pe...

Darkside behind the Colonial Pipeline attack Insurance provider ends ransomware reimbursement Tor exit nodes plagued by malware Thanks to our episode sponsor, Altitude Networks Uh oh, Johnny left the company 6 months ago, but still has access to numerous files in Google Drive via his personal account! Do you know how many other former employees and contractors still have access to our documents? I...

Colonial hackers stole data ahead of pipeline shutdown Microsoft pulls Windows 10 AMD driver causing PCs not to boot New TsuNAME flaw could let attackers take down authoritative DNS servers Thanks to our episode sponsor, Altitude Networks Uh oh, Johnny left the company 6 months ago, but still has access to numerous files in Google Drive via his personal account! Do you know how many other former e...

DOD announces expansion of bug bounty program Data leak uncovers Amazon product review scam DHS to embark on historic hiring initiative Thanks to our episode sponsor, Boxcryptor We think CISOs also have a right to sleep peacefully at night. Therefore, we recommend encrypting your sensitive business data for an extra layer of protection. Now in its 10th year, Boxcryptor offers strong end-to-end enc...

Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, May 3-7, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentice (@stevenprentice) with our guest, Mitch Parker (@mitchparkerciso), CISO, Indiana University Health. Thanks to our episode sponsor, Boxcryptor We think CISOs also have a right to sleep peacefully at night. Therefore, we recommend encrypting your sensitive business data for an extra la...

Facebook's Oversight Board upholds Trump suspension Phishing for workplace credentials Report looks at third-party SDKs in school apps Thanks to our episode sponsor, Boxcryptor We think CISOs also have a right to sleep peacefully at night. Therefore, we recommend encrypting your sensitive business data for an extra layer of protection. Now in its 10th year, Boxcryptor offers strong end-to-end encr...

A new set of vulnerabilities may affect 60 percent of the world's public email servers worldwide Hundreds of millions of Dell computers potentially vulnerable to attack Apple products hit by fourfecta of zero-day exploits Thanks to our episode sponsor, Boxcryptor We think CISOs also have a right to sleep peacefully at night. Therefore, we recommend encrypting your sensitive business data for an ex...

A look at the Project Signal ransomware campaign Moscow facial recognition system used against protestors Facebook Oversight Board to release Trump decision Wednesday Thanks to our episode sponsor, Boxcryptor We think CISOs also have a right to sleep peacefully at night. Therefore, we recommend encrypting your sensitive business data for an extra layer of protection. Now in its 10th year, Boxcrypt...

New Spectre exploits beat AMD and Intel mitigations Microsoft finds critical code execution bugs in IoT, OT devices New ransomware group uses SonicWall zero-day to breach networks Thanks to our episode sponsor, Boxcryptor We think CISOs also have a right to sleep peacefully at night. Therefore, we recommend encrypting your sensitive business data for an extra layer of protection. Now in its 10th y...

Babuk ransomware operators announce shutdown Now we need to worry about deepfake satellite images QNAP hit with AgeLocker ransomware Thanks to our episode sponsor, Aptible Compliance teams have a ton of work to do such as completing access reviews, mitigating risks, and collecting evidence towards an audit pst Aptible Comply can help automate all of those things. The last thing the compliance team...

Link to Blog Post This week's  Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review , April 26-30, 2021, is hosted by  Steve Prentice  ( @stevenprentice ) with our guest,  Jerich Beason  ( @blanketSec ), CISO,  Epiq . Thanks to our episode sponsor, Aptible What do the compliance leaders at Datadog, Pagerduty, Fullstory, Sift, PartnerStack, and many other marque companies have in common? They all understand t...

Linux malware used to backdoor systems for years Intel and Microsoft partner to detect cryptojacking Android contact tracing logs exposed to preinstalled apps Thanks to our episode sponsor, Aptible Remember this? It's the end of the quarter which means urgent sales requests for security documentation. Well, thanks to Aptible Comply those days are over. Comply Rooms is a completely free, sales enab...

Ransomware gang threatens to expose police informants if ransom is not paid Vulnerabilities in Eaton product can allow hackers to disrupt power supply FBI shares four million email addresses used by Emotet with Have I Been Pwned Thanks to our episode sponsor, Aptible What do the compliance leaders at Datadog, Pagerduty, Fullstory, Sift, PartnerStack, and many other marque companies have in common?...

Software bug opened macOS to malware An analysis of the COMB21 password leak Authorities warn of FluBot Android malware Thanks to our episode sponsor, Aptible Compliance teams have a ton of work to do such as completing access reviews, mitigating risks, and collecting evidence towards an audit pst Aptible Comply can help automate all of those things. The last thing the compliance team should be sp...

Emotet malware officially removed from all infected devices globally Computer security world in mourning over death of Dan Kaminsky Password manager Passwordstate hacked to deploy malware on customer systems Thanks to our episode sponsor, Aptible Remember this? It's the end of the quarter which means urgent sales requests for security documentation. Well, thanks to Aptible Comply those days are ov...

Prometei botnet exploits Exchange server bugs Facebook wants to 'normalize' the mass scraping of personal data Microsoft 365 outage affects email delivery Thanks to our episode sponsor, Palo Alto Networks In 1666, Sir Isaac Newton famously used a prism to disperse white light into colors. Today, cloud security professionals use Prisma Cloud from Palo Alto Networks to disperse full lifecycle securi...

Link to Blog Post This week's Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review , April 19-23, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentice ( @stevenprentice ) with our guest, George Finney , CISO, Southern Methodist University Thanks to our episode sponsor, Palo Alto Networks All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com  

EU weighs regulations on "high-risk" AI DOJ forms ransomware task force Facebook disrupts two state-sponsored hacking groups Thanks to our episode sponsor, Palo Alto Networks Ralph Waldo Emerson famously wrote that "It's not the destination, it's the journey." For your cloud security journey, you need a reliable partner. On April 27th, Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto Networks will be hosting Spectrum, a...

Hundreds of networks reportedly hacked in Codecov supply-chain attack Remote code execution vulnerabilities uncovered in smart air fryer Biden administration unveils plan to defend electric sector from cyberattacks Thanks to our episode sponsor, Palo Alto Networks In Latin, the word "spectrum" means "image". Spectrum also happens to be a cloud security event that's all about container images…and C...

Security conferences set for in-person return Apple approves Parler's return to the App Store Geico exposed driver's license numbers for months Thanks to our episode sponsor, Palo Alto Networks In 1666, Sir Isaac Newton famously used a prism to disperse white light into colors. Today, cloud security professionals use Prisma Cloud from Palo Alto Networks to disperse full lifecycle security and full...

Codecov discloses 2.5-month-long supply chain attack BazarLoader malware aims at Slack and BaseCamp users Windows 10 update causing DNS and shared folder issues Thanks to our episode sponsor, Palo Alto Networks Ralph Waldo Emerson famously wrote that "It's not the destination, it's the journey." For your cloud security journey, you need a reliable partner. On April 27th, Prisma Cloud by Palo Alto...