Cybersecurity Today

A New Zealand firm releases a free decryptor tool to fight ransomware, you are not as safe buying an app in the Apple store as you might think, and an online payment fraud will exceed 343 billion dollars next year.

This episode reports on mandatory two-factor authentication coming for critical projects in the PyPI registry, fake Google software updates spreading and another hack blamed on the use of 'password' as a password 

This episode features a discussion on what qualifications people might need to start a career in cybersecurity

This episode reports on a cyber attack on SHI International, the return of the Karahurt theft and extortion group, new Linux malware and important Apache and OpenSSl updates

This episode reports on phishing tests, a ransomware developer moves on, what you shouldn't do when stuck at an airport, a warning about app toll scams and more

This episode reports on cyber insurance rate trends, a penalty for the Wegmans grocery chain, cyber attacks on a provider of services to US governments and why an insider was fired at HackerOne

This episode features a discussion on a regulator's order to Canadian telecom providers to block botnets, the CISA's recommendation to companies using Microsoft Exchange Online to move to better authentication and more

This episode reports on why Carnival Cruise Line was fined over cyber inadequacies, an FBI warning to HR departments over deepfake video job applications, and more

This episode reports on the updating of two important vulnerabilities list, a warning to Kubernetes administrators, a U.S. regulator punishes the current and former owners of a website for a data breach and SOHO routers being targeted

This episode reports on how a vulnerability in a VoIP system, nearly led to a ransomware attack, why files in open source registries should be handled with care, and a hacker is selling access to compromised Atlassian Confluence servers