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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 – December 16, 2020

Steve Prentice -
Microsoft seizes SolarWinds domain – quarantine starts today The move was made to seize and sinkhole the domain that played a central role in the...
Cybersecurity Headlines

Cyber Security Headlines – December 15, 2020

Rich Stroffolino -
SolarWinds Orion carrying malware The company said updates to its IT management platform between March and June may have carried malware as a result of...
Cybersecurity Headlines

Cyber Security Headlines – December 14, 2020

Steve Prentice -
Adrozek malware can infect over 30K Windows PCs a day This new credential-stealing malware injects ads into search engine results pages often on top of...
Cybersecurity Headlines

Cyber Security Headlines – December 11, 2020

Lisa Vaas -
Breaking up Facebook won't be easy The US government and 48 attorneys general want to break up Facebook. In twin lawsuits filed on Wednesday, they...
Cybersecurity Headlines

Cyber Security Headlines – December 10, 2020

Rich Stroffolino -
The Cybersecurity community responds to FireEye hack On Tuesday, FireEye revealed it was hacked and its "Red Team" software it uses for penetration testing was...
Cybersecurity Headlines

Cyber Security Headlines – December 9, 2020

Steve Prentice -
Microsoft’s December 2020 Patch Tuesday fixes 58 vulnerabilities With the December 2020 Patch Tuesday security updates release, Microsoft has released fixes for 58 vulnerabilities and...
Cybersecurity Headlines

Cyber Security Headlines – December 8, 2020

Rich Stroffolino -
Google publishes cross-site leaks wiki This site is set up as an open knowledge base where researchers can share new information about cross-site leaks. At...
Cybersecurity Headlines

Cyber Security Headlines – December 7, 2020

Steve Prentice -
Drug dealers offer Pfizer vaccine on the Dark Web With the United Kingdom becoming the first Western country to authorize a Covid-19 vaccine and announce...
Cybersecurity Headlines

Cyber Security Headlines – December 4, 2020

Lisa Vaas -
Spotify celebrity pages defaced to plug Trump, Taylor Swift A hacker has vandalized Spotify's list of the year's most popular songs. The hacker, who goes...
Cybersecurity Headlines

Cyber Security Headlines – December 3, 2020

Rich Stroffolino -
Malicious hackers target the Covid-19 vaccine ‘cold chain’ As the world waits for the COVID-19 vaccine, a very complex distribution process is underway that requires...
Cybersecurity Headlines

Cyber Security Headlines – December 2, 2020

Steve Prentice -
US Supreme Court eyes narrowing of CFAA Continuing a story we covered on Monday, "the Supreme Court has indicated serious reservations about the ambiguity and...
Cybersecurity Headlines

Cyber Security Headlines – December 1, 2020

Rich Stroffolino -
Baltimore schools struggling with ransomware The November 25th attack forced the Baltimore County Public Schools to announce they would be closed through December 1st, promising...
Cybersecurity Headlines

Cyber Security Headlines – November 30, 2020

Steve Prentice -
Biden transition team forced to build its own cybersecurity protections "The Trump administration is blocking many of the transition-related resources usually provided to a president-elect,...
Cybersecurity Headlines

Cyber Security Headlines November 25, 2020

Rich Stroffolino -
Brazil continues to recover from its worst cyberattack Brazil’s Superior Electoral Court was hit with a ransomware attack on November 3rd, with systems taken offline...
Cybersecurity Headlines

Cyber Security Headlines November 24, 2020

Rich Stroffolino -
New Jersey passes anti-doxxing law Governor Phil Murphy signed Daniel’s Law into effect, barring the publication of home addresses and unlisted phone numbers for judges,...
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