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To end off a tumultuous year, our final Department of Know episode of 2025 features a chat between host Rich Stroffolino and producer Steve Prentice. Join them as they chat about the biggest stories of 2025, the trends we are seeing, and what we can expect in the new year.

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Rainbow Six Siege suffers breach, gamers go shopping

Diesel generators and aircraft engines in high demand to power AI

LastPass 2022 breach reverberates through crypto world

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Want real Zero Trust training? Zero Trust World 2026 delivers hands-on labs and workshops that show CISOs exactly how to implement and maintain Zero Trust in real environments. Join us March 4–6 in Orlando, plus a live CISO Series episode on March 6. Get $200 off with ZTWCISO26 at ztw.com.

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Active exploitation of Fortinet VPN bypass utility observed

Google possibly allowing users to change default gmail address

June Aflac attack resulted in data theft

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Coordinated scams target MENA region

Pen Test Partners accused of 'blackmail'

Hackers steal record $2.7B in crypto in 2025

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ServiceNow to acquire cybersecurity startup Armis

MacSync Stealer adopts quieter installation

Nissan customer data stolen in Red Hat raid

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Spotify music library scraped

DDoS disrupts France's postal and banking services

Fake delivery websites hit holiday shoppers

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This week's Department of Know is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guests Jason Taule, CISO, Luminis Health, and Chris Ray, Field CTO, GigaOm

Thanks to our show sponsor, ThreatLocker

Want real Zero Trust training? Zero Trust World 2026 delivers hands-on labs and workshops that show CISOs exactly how to implement and maintain Zero Trust in real environments. Join us March 4–6 in Orlando, plus a live CISO Series episode on March 6. Get $200 off with ZTWCISO26 at ztw.com.

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

President signs defense bill funding Cyber Command, Pentagon phone security

Iranian APT Infy resurfaces with new malware

Massive Android botnet Kimwolf launches DDoS attack

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Recent Windows updates break RemoteApp connections

France arrests threat actors for installing malware on Italian ferry

Senate Intel chair urges safeguard against open-source software threats

Huge thanks to our sponsor, Adaptive Security

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FTC orders crypto to pay

New exploit of React2Shell

Ukraine-based fraud ring taken down

Huge thanks to our sponsor, Adaptive Security

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