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Cybersecurity News: Ransomware impacts 1,000 ships, Crypto influencer victimized by malware, Microsoft patches Azure flaws

Ransomware attack impacts 1,000 ships Norwegian maritime company, DNV, said they suffered a ransomware attack on January 7, forcing them to shut down servers connected…

Cybersecurity News: Cyber attack disrupts esports, Qbot overtakes Emotet, CircleCI breached

Cyber attack disrupts esport event Organizers for the 24 Hours of Le Mans Virtual esports event confirmed it suffered a “suspected security breach” across two…

What Can You Automate Without Needing to Increase Staff?

In this preview video for this Friday’s (January 20th, 2023) Super Cyber Friday (REGISTER HERE), Brian Vecci (@BrianTheVecci), field CTO, Varonis, discussed what’s doable and…

Your Password Is Too Long. Please Shorten It.

What happens when you want to adhere to more secure behavior, but the tool you’re using forces you to be less secure, solely because they…

Cybersecurity News: NortonLifeLock password breach, Canadian liquor hack, severe jsonwebtoken flaw

NortonLifeLock warns that hackers breached Password Manager accounts Gen Digital (formerly known as Symantec) is sending data breach notifications to customers. This is as a…

Cybersecurity News Week in Review: FAA system failure, LastPass lawsuit, ChatGPT writing malware  

This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, January 9-13, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Shaun Marion, CISO, McDonald’s Cyber Security…

Cybersecurity News: Chromium browser flaw, Twitter leak developments, IcedID strikes again

Experts detail Chromium browser security flaw putting confidential data at risk Details have emerged about a now-patched vulnerability in Google Chrome and Chromium-based browsers that,…

“Hacking Cloud Forensics” – Super Cyber Friday

Please join us on Friday, January 27th, 2023 for Super Cyber Friday. REGISTER here. Our topic of discussion will be “Hacking Cloud Forensics: An hour…

Ambulance Chasing Security Vendors

A good high profile security threat seems like a good time to alert potential customers about how your product could help or even prevent a…

Cybersecurity News: FAA system failure, Royal Mail cyber incident, police app leaks ops data

FAA system failure delays flights The US Federal Aviation Administration posted an advisory warning that its United States Notice to Air Missions system “failed,” resulting…

Improve Third Party Risk by Driving Directives Down the Supply Chain

One of the ways to deal with the third party risk issue is to drive down your security knowledge and directives to those operating in…

Cybersecurity News: Iowa schools closed by cyberattack, TikTok CEO questioned by EU, OIG cracks fed agency passwords

Iowa school district cancels classes due to cyberattack On Monday, Des Moines Public Schools, which serves 30,000 students, said its operations were affected by “unusual…

Stir in a Little Merger and Acquisition, and Voilà, You’re a Target

There is a lot unknown before, during, and after a merger and that can make employees very susceptible to phishing attacks. But, at the same…

Cybersecurity News: Car API flaws, Experian bypass, ChatGPT malware

API vulnerabilities found across car brands Yuga Labs security researcher Sam Curry published details of vulnerabilities in car manufacturer APIs, which opened the door to…

Cybersecurity News: Turla hackers return, LastPass faces lawsuit, Windows reporter hacked

Russian Turla hackers hijack decade-old malware infrastructure to deploy new backdoors The Russian cyberespionage group known as Turla has been observed piggybacking on attack infrastructure…

Cybersecurity News Week in Review: PyTorch malicious compromise, Ransomware cloned victim, LockBit gang apologizes 

This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, January 2-6, is hosted by Sean Kelly with our guest, Bryan Willett, CISO, Lexmark Cyber Security…

Cybersecurity News: Slack’s GitHub theft, CircleCI breach warning, NATO tests AI

Slack’s private GitHub code repositories stolen over holidays The immensely popular Salesforce-owned IM app is used by an estimated 18 million users at workplaces and…

Do CISOs Have More Stress than Other C-Suite Jobs?

Why do CISOs seem more stressed out than other C-level executives? Check out this post for the discussions that are the basis of our conversation on…

Cybersecurity News: ‘Mudge’ joins Rapid7, Meta fined $400 million, GDPR costs Coinbase $100 million

‘Mudge’ joins cybersecurity firm Rapid7 Peiter ‘Mudge’ Zatko, the prominent computer security expert who blew the whistle on Twitter  last year over alleged security issues,…

“Hacking Automated Security” – Super Cyber Friday

Please join us on Friday, January 20th, 2023 for Super Cyber Friday. REGISTER HERE. Our topic of discussion will be “Hacking Automated Security: An hour…

Inventory Is the First Step to Building Cyber Resilience

So much of the conversation of cybersecurity has evolved into a discussion of cyber resilience. You can’t be secure, but you can withstand an attack…

Cybersecurity News: FTX founder pleads not guilty, LA housing authority cyberattack, Ukrainian vishing operation bust

FTX founder has pleaded not guilty to fraud charges On Tuesday, Sam Bankman-Fried, founder and former CEO of collapsed cryptocurrency exchange, FTX, appeared in a…

We’re Here. We’re Highly Unqualified. Get Used To It.

“Does anyone else feel like the security field is attracting a lot of low-quality people and hurting our reputation,” asked a redditor on the cybersecurity…

Cybersecurity News: Google tracking lawsuits, ransomware victim cloned, LockBit hospital apology

Google to pay $29.5 million to settle lawsuits over user location tracking This payout is intended to settle two different lawsuits brought by Indiana and…