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Cybersecurity Headlines

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.

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CYBER SECURITY HEADLINES

Cybersecurity Headlines

Cyber Security Headlines – May 11, 2021

Rich Stroffolino -
Darkside behind the Colonial Pipeline attack The US Federal Bureau of Investigation confirmed that the ransomware organization Darkside was behind the attack on the Colonial...
Cybersecurity Headlines

Cyber Security Headlines – May 10, 2021

Steve Prentice -
Colonial hackers stole data ahead of pipeline shutdown According to Bloomberg, "the hackers who caused Colonial Pipeline to shut down the biggest U.S. gasoline pipeline...
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Cyber Security Headlines – May 7, 2021

Sean Kelly -
DOD announces expansion of bug bounty program On Wednesday, the Department of Defense announced plans to expand its “Hack the Pentagon” program, which offers bug...
Cybersecurity Headlines

Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review – May 3-7, 2021

Steve Prentice -
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),...
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Cyber Security Headlines – May 6, 2021

Rich Stroffolino -
Facebook’s Oversight Board upholds Trump suspension The board upheld Facebook's decision to suspend former US President Donald Trump, saying his posts ahead of the January...
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Cyber Security Headlines – May 5, 2021

Steve Prentice -
A new set of vulnerabilities may affect 60 percent of the world’s public email servers The Qualys Research Team has discovered 21 vulnerabilities in the...
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Cyber Security Headlines – May 4, 2021

Rich Stroffolino -
A look at the Project Signal ransomware campaign Security researchers at Flashpoint identified the ransomware campaign, seemingly organized by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps using...
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Cyber Security Headlines – May 3, 2021

Steve Prentice -
New Spectre exploits beat AMD and Intel mitigations Researchers from the University of Virginia and University of California San Diego discovered several new variants of...
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Cyber Security Headlines – April 30, 2021

Rich Stroffolino -
Babuk ransomware operators announce shutdown In a forum post titled “Hello World 2,” the operators said they intend to close up shop. Often when ransomware...
Cybersecurity Headlines

Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review – April 26-30, 2021

Steve Prentice -
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),...
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Cyber Security Headlines – April 29, 2021

Rich Stroffolino -
Linux malware used to backdoor systems for years Security researchers at Qihoo 360's Network Security Research Lab discovered the  RotaJakiro malware, which first had samples...
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Cyber Security Headlines – April 28, 2021

Steve Prentice -
Ransomware gang threatens to expose police informants if ransom is not paid The Babuk Locker gang claims it has downloaded more than 250 GB of...
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Cyber Security Headlines – April 27, 2021

Rich Stroffolino -
Software bug opened macOS to malware Security researcher Cedric Owens discovered a bug that bypasses many of the checks macOS uses to thwart malware, allowing...
Cybersecurity Headlines

Cyber Security Headlines – April 26, 2021

Steve Prentice -
Emotet malware officially removed from all infected devices globally According to TechDator, "the infamous botnet that once empowered over 70% of global infections was apparently...
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Cyber Security Headlines – April 23, 2021

Steve Prentice -
Prometei botnet exploits Exchange server bugs  As posted in Infosecurity Magazine, "security researchers have discovered that a persistent cryptocurrency mining botnet is exploiting still-unpatched Microsoft...
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