Cybersecurity Headlines

Missouri Governor vows to prosecute St. Louis Post-Dispatch for reporting security vulnerability NFTs now come with wallet-emptying malware Experts hack a fully patched iOS 15 running on iPhone 13 at China's Tianfu Cup hacking contest Thanks to our episode sponsor, Tessian and the Human Layer Security Summit Calling all security trailblazers! Want to get the latest security insights from Cisco, Fo...

Link to Blog Post This week's  Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review , Oct-11-15, is hosted by David Spark  with our guest,  Christopher Zell , CISO,  Wendy's Thanks to our episode sponsor, Bitsight All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com

New "Yanluowang" ransomware variant discovered Financial regulator addresses hybrid working security risks DocuSign phishing campaign targets low-ranking employees Thanks to our episode sponsor, Bitsight These are challenging times for security professionals. From managing third party supply chain risk, to quantifying financial exposure, to reducing the likelihood of ransomware, BitSight helps sec...

Windows 11 Patch Tuesday causes AMD performance issues Student used zero-day for school prank US leaves China and Russia off the anti-ransomware invite list Thanks to our episode sponsor, Bitsight Did you know that organizations with poor patching practices are 8 times more likely to experience a ransomware incident? From managing third party supply chain risk, to quantifying financial exposure, t...

Olympus suffers second cyberattack in 2021 Microsoft's Patch Tuesday squashes four zero-day vulns White House directs federal agencies to step up EDR Thanks to our episode sponsor, Bitsight In spite of all the recent attacks, did you know that only 17% of organizations continuously monitor their third party vendors? From managing third party supply chain risk, to quantifying financial exposure, to...

Microsoft report details the changing cybercrime landscape LibreOffice issues fix for signed document spoofing You got nuclear secrets in my peanut butter! Thanks to our episode sponsor, Bitsight Did you know that 1-in-10 organizations are now creating cybersecurity-specific committees at the board level? From managing third party supply chain risk, to quantifying financial exposure, to reducing t...

Google issues warning for 2 billion Chrome users Bank of America insider charged with money laundering for BEC scams Medtronic recalls insulin pump controllers over cyberattack risks Thanks to our episode sponsor, Bitsight These are challenging times for security professionals. From managing third party supply chain risk, to quantifying financial exposure, to reducing the likelihood of ransomware,...

Link to Blog Post This week's  Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review , Oct 4-8, is hosted by  Rich Stroffolino  with our guest, Adrian Ludwig, Chief Trust Officer, Atlassian 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 Aut...

Twitch blames server error for massive data leak Intel's €80bn European chip plant investment plan not bound for UK because Brexit FIN12 hits healthcare with quick and focused ransomware attacks 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,...

Introducing the Ransom Disclosure Act Facebook details why it suffered a massive outage Twitch's source code leaked 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 already removed—and full file us...

Telegram adds 70 million users on the day of Facebook and WhatsApp outage Android October patch fixes three critical bugs Apache fixes actively exploited zero-day vulnerability 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 Autod...

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...