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 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...
This week’s Cyber Security Headlines - Week in Review, February 8-12, 2021 is hosted by Steve Prentice (@stevenprentice) with our guest, Johna Till Johnson...
SIM swapping gang targeting celebrities arrested
Eight men were arrested by the UK National Crime Agency in the past week across England and Scotland as...
Office 365 will help admins find impersonation attack targets
In addition to the nation state warning we mentioned on yesterday’s podcast, Microsoft is also going...
A look at Iranian spyware operations
Researchers at Check Point recently outlined two Iranian surveillance operations, targeting more than 1000 dissidents across 13 countries including...
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