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.
Ryuk ransomware now self-spreads to other Windows LAN devices
The ransomware variant was discovered by the French national cyber-security agency while investigating an attack in...
Biden orders review of supply chain security
The president’s executive order has a few goals: to address shortages of critical imported components such as batteries...
This week’s Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review, February 22-26, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentice (@stevenprentice) with our guest, Naomi Buckwalter (@ineedmorecyber),...
Microsoft and FireEye push for breach reporting rules
The companies pushed for a new breach reporting requirement to the US Senate Intelligence Committee in written...
Most firms now fear nation state attack
This from a study sponsored by the Cybersecurity Tech Accord and compiled from interviews "with over 500 director-level...
SHAREit fixes security holes
The app’s publisher issued an update to the SHAREit Android apps to fix glaring security holes. We reported last week that ...
Silver Sparrow malware found on 30,000 Macs has security pros stumped
Researchers have yet to observe delivery of any payload from a new malware dubbed...
This week’s Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review, February 15-19, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentice (@stevenprentice) with our guest, Mike Johnson, co-Host...
SolarWinds attack launched from within the US
This finding comes from a briefing given by Deputy National Security Advisor Anne Neuberger. Although not identifying specific...
Security bugs left unpatched in Android app with one billion downloads
The security vulnerabilities "impact the Android version of SHAREit, a mobile app that allows...
France links Russian Sandworm hackers to hosting provider attacks
France’s national cyber-security agency ANSSI linked a series of attacks dating back to 2017 to the...
SuperMicro supply chain hack used for counterintelligence for a decade
"The California-based manufacturer of computer hardware finds itself embroiled in a controversy involving Chinese infiltration...
Pitiful password enabled recent water treatment facility hack
The Florida water treatment facility that threat actors tried to poison a week ago had what you...
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