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Week in Review: Cyberattacks hit Taiwan, Missile manufacturer hit, Class action donuts

Week in Review: Cyberattacks hit Taiwan, Missile manufacturer hit, Class action donuts

Steve Prentice -
This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, June 6-10, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Yael Nagler, CISO, Walker & Dunlop…
Cybersecurity News: Cyberattacks hit Taiwan, Cisco router flaws, DoJ prefers paper

Cybersecurity News: Cyberattacks hit Taiwan, Cisco router flaws, DoJ prefers paper

Steve Prentice -
Cyberattacks hit Taiwan to coincide with Speaker Pelosi’s visit As U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a brief visit to Taiwan this week,…
Practical Cybersecurity for IT Professionals

Practical Cybersecurity for IT Professionals

David Spark -
You’re a CISO, vCISO, or MSSP rolling into a company that has yet to launch a cybersecurity department. How do you communicate about cyber with…
Cybersecurity News: Ukraine takes down bot farm, Solana wallets drained, Semikron cyberattack

Cybersecurity News: Ukraine takes down bot farm, Solana wallets drained, Semikron cyberattack

Rich Stroffolino -
Ukraine takes down massive bot farm The Ukranian cyber police dismantled a botfarm near Kyiv they found to be used to host over 1 million…
Cybersecurity News: $190M crypto theft, T-Mobile store owner fraud, Missile maker extorsion

Cybersecurity News: $190M crypto theft, T-Mobile store owner fraud, Missile maker extorsion

Sean Kelly -
US crypto firm hit by $190 million theft Researchers said Tuesday that threat actors have stolen $190 million worth of coins from US crypto firm,…
When Does an Exaggeration Become a Lie?

When Does an Exaggeration Become a Lie?

David Spark -
We explore the world of dishonesty in cybersecurity. Practitioners know that marketers will stretch the truth, but how far are we willing to let that…
Cybersecurity News: Akamai disrupts massive DDoS, Australian faces spyware charges, Meta struggles with Kenyan hate speech

Cybersecurity News: Akamai disrupts massive DDoS, Australian faces spyware charges, Meta struggles with Kenyan hate speech

Rich Stroffolino -
Akamai disrupts record DDoS in Europe The CDN provider reports it thwarted the largest-ever DDoS attack on the continent. The attack lasted 30 days, peaking…
Half of Companies Don’t Have a Security Policy for Open Source Software

Half of Companies Don’t Have a Security Policy for Open Source Software

David Spark -
You don’t need to touch or use open source software directly for it to be a concern to your organization. Your proprietary applications are using…
Cybersecurity News: Fake investment network, DawDropper Android malware, North Korea’s SharpTongue

Cybersecurity News: Fake investment network, DawDropper Android malware, North Korea’s SharpTongue

Steve Prentice -
Huge network of 11,000 fake investment sites targets Europe The network promotes numerous fake investment schemes to users in Europe. They show fabricated evidence of…
Week in Review: Chinese, Huawei misdeeds, Poor cybersecurity training, Data breach costs

Week in Review: Chinese, Huawei misdeeds, Poor cybersecurity training, Data breach costs

Steve Prentice -
This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, June 6-10, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Deneen DeFiore, VP, CISO, United Airlines…
Cybersecurity News: Hackers dodge macros, 365 down again, 22M health record breach

Cybersecurity News: Hackers dodge macros, 365 down again, 22M health record breach

Steve Prentice -
Hackers opting for new attack methods after Microsoft blocked macros by default With Microsoft taking steps to block Excel 4.0 and Visual Basic for Applications…
Data Protection for Whatever Comes Next

Data Protection for Whatever Comes Next

David Spark -
Cybersecurity boils down to securing your data or data protection. But that simple concept has turned into a monumental task that is only exacerbated every…
Cybersecurity News: Subzero malware, JusTalk logs leak, average data breach cost

Cybersecurity News: Subzero malware, JusTalk logs leak, average data breach cost

Rich Stroffolino -
Microsoft warns of Subzero malware The company’s Threat Intelligence Center recently advised that it found multiple links to the private-sector offensive actor DSIRF with a…
Cybersecurity News: $6 million music platform hack, Rogers coding error, North Korean bounty

Cybersecurity News: $6 million music platform hack, Rogers coding error, North Korean bounty

Sean Kelly -
Hacker swipes $6 million from blockchain music platform Over the weekend, a threat actor stole over 18 million AUDIO tokens worth approximately $6 million from…
Yuck! Now Everyone Has Touched My Data.

Yuck! Now Everyone Has Touched My Data.

David Spark -
What can you do when your data keeps passing through different third party applications? Your data is being accessed and manipulated by more people, more…
Cybersecurity News: LockBit hits Italy, Quantum bill heads to Senate, Windows adds brute force defense

Cybersecurity News: LockBit hits Italy, Quantum bill heads to Senate, Windows adds brute force defense

Rich Stroffolino -
LockBit hits Italy  ANSA reports that authorities are investigating the theft of 78 gigabytes of data from Italy’s tax agency. The LockBit 3.0 ransomware group…
Why Current Events Can and Will Affect Your Security Posture

Why Current Events Can and Will Affect Your Security Posture

David Spark -
Even though it may not be important to you right now, what’s happening in the news is important to someone or some nation. Therefore, you…
Cybersecurity News: FBI nabs Huawei, Android leaks Twitterers, Microsoft’s printer warning

Cybersecurity News: FBI nabs Huawei, Android leaks Twitterers, Microsoft’s printer warning

Steve Prentice -
FBI uncovers Chinese and Huawei misdeeds Since at least 2017, federal officials have been investigating Chinese land purchases near critical infrastructure, and pursuing what they…
Week in Review: Hiring slows, new infrastructure woes, Tik Tok grows

Week in Review: Hiring slows, new infrastructure woes, Tik Tok grows

Steve Prentice -
This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, June 6-10, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Renee Guttmann, Former CISO, Campbell Soup,…
Cybersecurity News: Microsoft Teams outage, heatwave melts Oracle, hiring cyber mercenaries

Cybersecurity News: Microsoft Teams outage, heatwave melts Oracle, hiring cyber mercenaries

Steve Prentice -
Microsoft Teams outage also takes down Microsoft 365 services What initially started like a minor Microsoft Teams outage has also taken down multiple Microsoft 365…
What Is Attack Surface Profiling?

What Is Attack Surface Profiling?

David Spark -
Is attack surface profiling the same as a pen test? If it isn’t what unique insight can attack surface profiling deliver? Check out this post for the…
Cybersecurity News: Microsoft security job cuts, Neopet data leak, Russia malware trickery

Cybersecurity News: Microsoft security job cuts, Neopet data leak, Russia malware trickery

Sean Kelly -
Microsoft cuts security jobs amidst weakening economy Microsoft announced it plans to eliminate open jobs, affecting its Azure cloud business and security software unit, as…
“Hacking Open Source Security” – Super Cyber Friday

“Hacking Open Source Security” – Super Cyber Friday

David Spark -
Please join us on Friday August 5th, 2022 for Super Cyber Friday. Our topic of discussion will be “Hacking Open Source Security: An hour of…
Cybersecurity News: Leaky GPS Trackers, Russian Malware Spoof Pro-Ukraine App, MacOS Backdoor to the Cloud

Cybersecurity News: Leaky GPS Trackers, Russian Malware Spoof Pro-Ukraine App, MacOS Backdoor to the Cloud

Rich Stroffolino -
Car GPS tracker exposes location data Security researchers at BitSight found six vulnerabilities in a GPS tracker from the company Micodus. This tracker includes a…
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