Cybersecurity Headlines is a six-minute news podcast available every weekday at 6 A.M. ET. At the start of the week (Mondays at 4 P.M. ET) we invite two security pros to comment on the top stories on the companion Department of Know show where viewers can participate live. Department of Know also made available via podcast feed.
This week’s Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review, May 24-28, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentice (@stevenprentice) with our guest, Jimmy Sanders (@jfireluv),...
Belgium disrupts cyber-espionage campaign
In the wake of Microsoft’s recent disclosure of Exchange server vulnerabilities, Belgium’s Federal Public Service Interior launched an investigation in March...
DHS to issue first-ever cybersecurity regulations for pipelines after Colonial hack
According to the Washington Post, "the Department of Homeland Security is moving to regulate...
8.3 million plaintext passwords leaked
A leak of almost 13 million DailyQuiz users appeared for sale online from multiple sources, following a breach of the...
Air India hack covers ten years and three other airlines
The hack that is currently being attributed to Air India was apparently directed at Atlanta-based...
Millions of Android users’ data exposed due to cloud
authentication failures
A report issued by researchers at Check Point reveals
serious cloud misconfigurations which have potentially...
This week’s Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review, May 17-21, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentice (@stevenprentice) with our guest, Ty Sbano, CISO,...
Colonial Pipeline confirms it paid the ransom
The company’s CEO Joseph Blount said he authorized paying a $4.4 million ransom to the Darkside ransomware operators,...
DDoS attacks are back, stronger than ever
"According to recent annual reports from different content delivery networks and DDoS mitigation providers, 2020 was a record-breaking...
Double encryption ransomware attacks on the rise
These attacks have occurred in the past, typically from separate ransomware organizations compromising the same victim simultaneously. But...
Insurer AXA hit by ransomware after dropping support for ransom payments
Branches of insurance giant AXA have been struck by a ransomware attack. The Avaddon...
Colonial Pipeline makes ransom payment of nearly $5 million
Within hours of last Friday’s ransomware
attack, Colonial Pipeline reportedly paid close to $5 million to...
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,...
FBI warns of phishing sites using search ads
The agency sent out a private industry notification to the US private sector describes a phishing campaign...
U.S. declares emergency in 17 states over fuel pipeline cyber attack
The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued a regional emergency declaration...
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