Cybersecurity Today

Cybersecurity Today episodes:

• 04.17.2024

  Cyber Security Today, April 17, 2024 - More suspicious attempts to take over open source projects, a data theft at a Cisco Duo partner, and more

  This episode reports on security updates from Delinea and PuTTY, and reports on bad bots and threat actors going after Zoom meetings

  
• 04.15.2024

  Cyber Security Today, April 15, 2024 - Act fast to a plug hole in Palo Alto Networks firewall, Canadian comedy festival loses over $800K in email scam, and more

  This episode reports on a new anti-ransomware strategy, and more

  
• 04.12.2024

  Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday, April 12, 2024

  This episode features a discussion on Microsoft's cybersecurity troubles, worries about open source, a warning about abusing IT help desks to launch attacks and more

  
• 04.12.2024

  Cyber Security Today, April 12, 2024 - A warning to Sisense customers, a new tactic for spreading the Raspberry Robin worm, and more

  This episode reports on a new way threat actors are planting malware on GitHub, why you should watch for the running of unexpected automated scripts on your network, and more

  
• 04.10.2024

  Cyber Security Today, April 10, 2024 - RansomHub gang trying to extort Change Healthcare, large number of Microsoft security updates are released, and more

  This episode reports on a warning to application developers using the Rust language, the need to unplug end of life D-Link NAS devices, and more

  
• 04.08.2024

  Cyber Security Today, April 8, 2024 - Crooks are hijacking Facebook pages to spread phoney AI applications

  This episode reports on AI and Magento scams, and more

  
• 04.05.2024

  Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for the week ending Friday, April 5, 2024

  This episode features a discussion on a highly critical report on the hacking of Microsoft Exchange Online email accounts, a case study of a ransomware attack and the discovery of a years-long infiltration of an open source group to insert...

  
• 04.05.2024

  Cyber Security Today, April 5, 2024 - New ransomware gang claims 11 victims, Ivanti promises to overhaul product security, and more.

  This episode reports on vulnerabilities in HTTP/2, RDP weaknesses a major cause of successful cyber attacks, and more

  
• 04.03.2024

  Cyber Security Today, April 3, 2024 - New Linux vulnerability is found, and a must-read ransomware case study

  This episode reports on a data breach at OWASP, Google to delete data it collected in Incognito Mode, and more

  
• 04.01.2024

  Cyber Security Today, April 1, 2024 - An alert about a critical Linux vulnerability, a warning about password-spray attacks on Cisco VPNs, and more

  This episode reports on a way threat actors can get around cloud-based email filtering systems, the latest information on an AT&T; data theft, and more

  
• 03.29.2024

  Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for the week ending Friday, March 29, 2024

  This episode features a discussion on World Backup Day, a security awareness report and more

  
• 03.29.2024

  Cyber Security Today, March 29, 2024 - PyPI repository shuts to stop malicious uploads, a plea to developers to stop creating apps with SQL vulnerabilities, and more

  This episode reports on a US$10 million reward for a ransomware gang, a new Linux version of a backdoor, and more

  
• 03.27.2024

  Cyber Security Today, March 27, 2024 - A botnet exploits old routers, a new malware loader discovered, and more warnings about downloading code from open source repositories

  This episode reports on a new network of 40,000 infected small and home office routers and other devices that are part of a criminal botnet, and more

  
• 03.25.2024

  Cyber Security Today, March 25, 2024 - A suspected China threat actor going after unpatched F5 and ScreenConnet installations

  This episode reports on a new campaign stealing email passwords, the latest data breaches, and more

  
• 03.22.2024

  Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday, March 22, 2024

  This episode features discussion on lessons learned from the ransomware attack on the British Library, advice for managing expectations of IT/security teams, why firms are leaving Google Firebase unprotected and more

  
• 03.22.2024

  Cyber Security Today, March 22, 2024 - Mac CPUs are vulnerable to encrypted key theft, white hat hackers win a second Tesla, and more

  This episode reports on the discovery of a side-channel vulnerability in Apple M-series chips and more

  
• 03.20.2024

  Cyber Security Today, March 20, 2024 - Misconfigured Firebase instances are leaking passwords, a China-related threat actor is hacking governments and more

  This episode reports on new backdoors, a new paper giving advice to OT network operators and more

  
• 03.18.2024

  Cyber Security Today, March 18, 2024 - Fix this Python vulnerability, patch these industrial control system products, the latest data breaches and more

  This episode reports on bugs, holes, data breaches, a coming cybersecurity trust mark for US wireless consumer products and more

  
• 03.16.2024

  Cyber Security Today Week in Review with David Shipley, Beauceron Security: Mach 16th, 2024

  Here's our week in review stories that David and guest host Jim Love will discuss: Cyber Pros flock to cybercrime side hustles. I covered this earlier this week. This story came out of the UK and a report that...

  
• 03.15.2024

  Kubernetes bug allows remote execution in Windows nodes: Cyber Security Today for Friday, March 15, 2024

  Google adds real time phishing protection to Chrome. A security bug is found in Kubernetes that allows attackers to remotely execute code on Windows nodes. The French government suffers an enormous cyber-attack and vulnerabilities in ChatGPT plug-ins.  Welcome to Cybersecurity...

  
• 03.13.2024

  New phishing scam uses car insurance savings to lure victims: Cyber Security Today for Wednesday, March 13, 2024

  A new phishing scam uses car insurance savings as to lure its victims, a report by Sophos shows that small businesses are being targeted by cybercriminals at an increasing rate.  Okta says that data claiming to be from hacking them...

  
• 03.11.2024

  Cyber Security Today for Monday, March 11, 2024

  Breaking Bad in cybersecurity - UK companies are warned that cybersecurity employees may moonlight on the dark web.  Microsoft reveals that Russians hackers’ attack is still ongoing. A system used by US government states and agencies has a critical flaw...

  
• 03.09.2024

  Adam Evans, CISO at RBC: Cybersecurity Today Weekend Show

  JIm Love, host of the daily news podcast Hashtag Trending fills in for Howard this Saturday with a replay of a show that Jim did which featured Adam Evans, CISO at RBC. It's a little different but we hope you...

  
• 03.06.2024

  Cyber Security Today, March 6, 2024 - VMware and Apple rush out security updates, a new ScreenConnect malware is found, and more

  This episode reports on a survey of IT pros on insider attacks, US sanctions on a group that markets commercial spyware, and more

  
• 03.04.2024

  Cyber Security Today, March 4, 2024 - A hacker is trying to trick the U.S. telecom regulator, WhatsApp gets to see Pegasus code and more

  This episode reports on the latest IT support scam trying to trick employees, and more

  
• 03.01.2024

  Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday, March 1, 2024

  This episode features a discussion on how hard it is to kill a ransomware gang, Canada's proposed new online harms bill, why organizations still allow staff to use vulnerable software, and more

  
• 03.01.2024

  Cyber Security Today, March 1, 2024 - Warnings to GitHub users and Ivanti gateway administrators, and more

  This episode reports on a recommendation that enterprises drop Ivanti Pulse Secure and Connect Secure devices because threat actors can get around mitigations for recent vulnerabilities

  
• 02.28.2024

  Cyber Security Today, Feb. 28, 2024 - Thousands of subdomains abused for phishing, the latest ransomware news and more

  This episode reports on a threat actor taking advantage of abandoned subdomains once used by big brands, ransomwmare attacks and more

  
• 02.26.2024

  Cyber Security Today, Feb. 26, 2024 - Canadian online harms legislation to be revealed today, and more

  This episode reports on hackers using an open source tool aimed at helping network administrators, the latest data breaches in the U.S., and Australia, and more

  
• 02.23.2024

  Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday, Feb. 23, 2024

  This episode features a discussion on the takedown of the LockBit ransomware gang, and more

  
• 02.23.2024

  Cyber Security Today, Feb. 23, 2024 - A cyber warning on the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and more LockBit news

  This episode reports on advice for protecting water utilities from cyber attacks, Avast agrees to  a settlement with FTC on allegations it wrongly sold consumer data, and more

  
• 02.21.2024

  Cyber Security Today, Feb. 21, 2024 - A patch warning from ConnectWise, the latest ransomware news, and more

  This episode reports on a patch for a critical vulnerability in a help desk application,  threat actors using the Greatness phishing-as-a-service kit and more

  
• 02.19.2024

  Cyber Security Today, Feb. 19, 2024 - Fake police data breach notification fools Maine's AG office

  This episode reports a recent fake data breach report and two real ones, a man pleads guilty to being involved in malware distribution, and more

  
• 02.16.2024

  Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Feb. 16, 2024

  This episode features a discussion on new cyber incident and data breach reporting obligations for American telecom companies, the progress of Canada's proposed cybersecurity law, and more 

  
• 02.16.2024

  Cyber Security Today, Feb. 16, 20924 - US takes down Russian botnet of routers

  This episode reports on mulit-million dollar rewards for information on the AlphV ransomware gang, a decryptor is available for the Rhysida ransomware strain, and more

  
• 02.14.2024

  Cyber Security Today, Feb. 14, 2024 - Get cracking on Patch Tuesday fixes

  This episode reports on the latest patches released by major IT companies, and more

  
• 02.12.2024

  Cyber Security Today, Feb. 12, 2024 - US seizes a website selling the Warzone malware

  This episode reports on huge data breaches in France and the US, , a new Mac backdoor and more

  
• 02.09.2024

  Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday, Feb. 9,. 2024

  This episode features discussion on a deepfake video conference call that tricked an employee into wiring US$25 million to crooks, why the U.S. Federal Trade Commission called the cybersecurity of a company "shoddy,"  and more 

  
• 02.08.2024

  Cyber Security Today, Feb. 9, 2024 - A record US$1 billion paid to ransomware gangs last year

  This episode reports on ransomware payments, a US$10 million bounty on a ransomware gang, and more

  
• 02.07.2024

  Cyber Security Today, Feb. 7, 2024 - Deepfake video costs company US$25 million

  This episode reports on a sophisticated scam that cost a company big money, and more

  
• 02.05.2024

  Cyber Security Today, Feb. 5, 2024 - Warnings to AnyDesk and Mastodon administrators, a lesson from a Cloudflare breach, and more

  This episode reports on a US regulator hammering Blackbaud for a data breach, a former CIA application developer jailed for 40 years and more

  
• 02.02.2024

  Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Feb. 2, 2024

  This episode features discussion on hacks at 23andMe, Microsoft, the Canadian government, and on the FBI's warning on the cyber threat from China

  
• 02.02.2024

  Cyber Security Today, Feb. 2, 2024 - AI fakes are making trouble for facial recognition logins, and more

  This episode reports on US government action on vulnerable Ivanti gateways and more

  
• 01.31.2024

  Cyber Security Today, Jan. 31, 2024 -A new ransomware strain found, and questions about the level of ransomware payments

  This episode reports on ransomware news, a survey of infosec pros in the financial sector and more

  
• 01.29.2024

  Cyber Security Today, Jan. 29, 2024 - SolarWinds demands fraud allegation be dropped, a Canadian sentenced for ransomware attacks, and more

  This episode reports on the need for every organization to have contact information on security issues, and more

  
• 01.26.2024

  Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday, Jan. 26, 2024

  This episode features a discussion on a hack at Microsoft, the recommendations of the Network Resilience Coalition, a report on AI and cyber threats and more

  
• 01.26.2024

  Cyber Security Today, Jan. 26, 2024 - US government employees slammed for backing forbidden videocam purchases, and more

  This episode reports on an investigation into why US federal IT staff pushed for the purchase of forbidden video cameras, record data breach numbers last year in the US, and more

  
• 01.24.2024

  Cyber Security Today, Jan. 24, 2024 - The latest ransomware news and a controversy over alleged viruses in HP printer cartridges

  This episode reports on ransomware attacks on a North American firm that manages water utilities ,and more

  
• 01.22.2024

  Cyber Security Today, Jan. 22, 2024 - the LockBit ransomware gang hits the Subway fast food chain, and this is the start of Data Privacy Week

  This episode reports on ransomware attacks, an undetected attack on a VMware hole and more

  
• 01.19.2024

  Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday Jan. 19, 2024

  This episode features a discussion on cryptocurrency scammers hacking X accounts, the arrest of a Ukrainian man for using hacked cloud accounts to create 1 million virtual servers for mining cryptocurrency and how an accounting firm employee fell for a...