Cyber Security Headlines is a six-minute news podcast available every weekday at 6 A.M. ET. At the end of the week (Fridays at 3:30 P.M. ET) we invite a security practitioner to comment on the top stories on the companion Week in Review show (20 minutes) where viewers can participate live. Week in Review also made available via podcast feed.
Microsoft admits to signing rootkit malware in supply-chain fiasco
Microsoft has confirmed signing a malicious driver being distributed within gaming environments. Called "Netfilter," it is...
Dell bug puts 30 million PCs at risk
Security researchers at Eclypsium disclosed four major security vulnerabilities in the BIOSConnect feature of Dell SupportAssist, opening...
This week’s Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review, June 21-25, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentice (@stevenprentice) with our guest, Ira Winkler, CISO,...
Antivirus pioneer John McAfee found dead in Spanish prison
John McAfee, the creator of McAfee antivirus
software, was found dead in his jail cell near Barcelona...
DirtyMoe is a rapidly growing Windows botnet
Researchers from Avast are warning of the rapid growth of the DirtyMoe botnet (PurpleFox, Perkiler, and NuggetPhantom), which...
Data leak marketplace dials up the pressure
The Marketo marketplace specializes in selling leaked data and is using a new technique to pressure company’s into...
New iPhone bug can permanently break WiFi simply by connecting to a rogue hotspot
Researcher Carl Schou discovered the vulnerability when connecting to his own...
Ukrainian and South Korean police raids collar Clop
ransomware gang suspects
Six alleged members of the notorious Clop ransomware
gang were arrested in raids carried out...
This week’s Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review, June 14-18, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentice (@stevenprentice) with our guest, Peter Liebert (@LiebertPeter),...
Windows 11 leaked
Windows 11 ISO image was leaked yesterday on a Chinese-speaking forum and has quickly spread throughout the Internet as users rush to...
Interpol shuts down thousands of fake pharmacies
The International Criminal Police Organization, coordinating with law enforcement, customs, and health regulatory authorities across 92 countries, took...
U.S. suffers over 7 ransomware attacks an hour
According to Recorded Future, the US suffered 65,000 ransomware attacks last year, with cybercriminals especially targeting key...
JBS paid $11 million ransom to cybercriminals
The world's largest meat processor, JBS, has confirmed
that it paid a ransom of $11 million to cyberattackers who...
This week’s Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review, June 7-11, 2021, is hosted by Steve Prentice (@stevenprentice) with our guest, Robert Wood, CISO,...
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