Cybersecurity Headlines

FTC warns VoIP providers about robocalls

SEC outlines new cybersecurity rules for investment firms

Rampant plagiarism hits NFT marketplace

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San Francisco 49ers hit by Blackbyte ransomware attack

Linux malware attacks are on the rise, and businesses aren't ready for it

Fake Windows 11 upgrade installers deliver RedLine malware

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PlexTrac is a powerful, yet simple, cybersecurity platform that centralizes all security assessments, pentest reports, audit findings, and vulnerabilities. PlexTrac transforms the risk management lifecycle, allowing security professionals to generate better reports faster, aggregate and visualize analytics, and collaborate on remediation in real-time. Check out PlexTrac.com/CISOSeries to learn why PlexTrac is the perfect platform for CISOs!

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This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, Feb 7-11, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Dave Stirling, CISO, Zions Bancorporation

Thanks to our episode sponsor, Datadog

Datadog Security Monitoring is part of the Datadog Cloud Security Platform, which protects an organization's production environment and provides threat detection, posture management, workload security, and application security in a single pane of glass. In this Datadog Security Monitoring product brief, you'll learn how to: Solve cloud complexity challenges with threat detection tools, detect and analyze security threats anywhere in your stack, and deploy turnkey detection rules mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework. Download the brief today to learn more at datadoghq.com/ciso/

All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com

Donation site for Ottawa truckers' "Freedom Convoy" protest exposed donors' data

FritzFrog botnet returns to attack healthcare, education, government sectors

If you use Zoom on a Mac, you might want to check your microphone settings

Thanks to our episode sponsor, Datadog

Datadog Security Monitoring is part of the Datadog Cloud Security Platform, which protects an organization's production environment and provides threat detection, posture management, workload security, and application security in a single pane of glass. In this Datadog Security Monitoring product brief, you'll learn how to: Solve cloud complexity challenges with threat detection tools, detect and analyze security threats anywhere in your stack, and deploy turnkey detection rules mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework. Download the brief today to learn more at datadoghq.com/ciso/

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Ukraine takes down social media bot farm

Federal use of cell siphoning tech on the rise

Microsoft expands security business

Thanks to our episode sponsor, Datadog

Datadog's Cloud Security Platform delivers real-time threat detection and continuous configuration audits across your entire production environment, so you can bring speed and scale to your security organization. The Cloud Security Platform is built on top of Datadog's observability platform, which breaks down silos between Security and DevOps teams and aligns them to shared organizational goals. To learn more about how Datadog Security Monitoring can solve cloud complexity challenges with a unified platform, download the product brief at datadoghq.com/ciso/

DOJ arrests New York couple, seizing $3.6 billion in bitcoin

Google sees 50% drop in compromises after 2SV enrollment

Puma employee data stolen as a result of Kronos attack

Thanks to our episode sponsor, Datadog

Datadog Security Monitoring is part of the Datadog Cloud Security Platform, which protects an organization's production environment and provides threat detection, posture management, workload security, and application security in a single pane of glass. In this Datadog Security Monitoring product brief, you'll learn how to: Solve cloud complexity challenges with threat detection tools, detect and analyze security threats anywhere in your stack, and deploy turnkey detection rules mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework. Download the brief today to learn more at datadoghq.com/ciso/

For the stories behind the headlines, head to cisoseries.com

Stolen crypto used to fund North Korean missile program

Microsoft disables protocol used by malware

Meta may pull out of the EU

Thanks to our episode sponsor, Datadog

Datadog's Cloud Security Platform delivers real-time threat detection and continuous configuration audits across your entire production environment, so you can bring speed and scale to your security organization. The Cloud Security Platform is built on top of Datadog's observability platform, which breaks down silos between Security and DevOps teams and aligns them to shared organizational goals. To learn more about how Datadog Security Monitoring can solve cloud complexity challenges with a unified platform, download the product brief at datadoghq.com/ciso/

US House passes bill to boost chip manufacturing and R&D

One in seven ransomware extortion attempts leak key operational tech records

New Argo CD bug could let hackers steal secret info from Kubernetes apps

Thanks to our episode sponsor, Datadog

Datadog Security Monitoring is part of the Datadog Cloud Security Platform, which protects an organization's production environment and provides threat detection, posture management, workload security, and application security in a single pane of glass. In this Datadog Security Monitoring product brief, you'll learn how to: Solve cloud complexity challenges with threat detection tools, detect and analyze security threats anywhere in your stack, and deploy turnkey detection rules mapped to the MITRE ATT&CK framework. Download the brief today to learn more at datadoghq.com/ciso/

For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com.

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This week's Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review, Jan 24-Feb 4, is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with our guest, Brian Lozada, CISO, HBOMax

Thanks to our episode sponsor, Pentera

Align validation to the MITRE ATT&CK framework and the OWASP Top 10. By aligning to industry standards, security teams ensure that their testing covers the latest adversary techniques. Most attacks succeed by leveraging the most common TTPs, so challenging the attack surface against these frameworks provides comprehensive coverage of adversary techniques in the wild. In addition, it allows security executives to clearly report to management on security control efficacy and enterprise readiness against potential threats. Find out more at pentera.io

All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com

iPhone flaw exploited by second Israeli spy firm

Target shares its own web skimming detection tool with the world

MFA adoption pushes phishing actors to reverse-proxy solutions

Thanks to our episode sponsor, Pentera

Align validation to the MITRE ATT&CK framework and the OWASP Top 10. By aligning to industry standards, security teams ensure that their testing covers the latest adversary techniques. Most attacks succeed by leveraging the most common TTPs, so challenging the attack surface against these frameworks provides comprehensive coverage of adversary techniques in the wild. In addition, it allows security executives to clearly report to management on security control efficacy and enterprise readiness against potential threats. Find out more at pentera.io

For the stories behind the headlines, head to CISOseries.com.