CISA issues an Emergency Directive to urgently patch a critical vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange hybrid configurations. SoupDealer malware proves highly evasive. Google patches a Gemini calendar flaw. A North Korean espionage group pivots to financial crime. Russia’s RomCom exploits a WinRAR zero-day. Researchers turn Linux-based webcams into persistent threats. The Franklin Project enlists volunteer hackers to strengthen cybersecurity at U.S. water utilities. DoD announces the winner of DARPA’s two-year AI Cyber Challenge. The U.S. extradites Ghanaian nationals for their roles in a massive fraud ring. Our guest is Steve Deitz, President of MANTECH's Federal Civilian Sector, with a look at cell-based Security Operations Centers (SOC). AI advice turns dinner into a medical mystery.

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CyberWire Guest

On today’s Industry Voices, we are joined by Steve Deitz, President of MANTECH's Federal Civilian Sector, as he is  discussing  the cell-based Security Operations Center (SOC) approach. Check out the full conversation from Steve here.

Selected Reading

Understanding and Mitigating CVE-2025-53786: A Critical Microsoft Exchange Vulnerability (The DefendOps Diaries)

CISA Issues Urgent Advisory to Address Microsoft Exchange Flaw (GB Hackers)

SoupDealer Malware Evades Sandboxes, AVs, and EDR/XDR in Real-World Attacks (GB Hackers)

Google Calendar invites let researchers hijack Gemini to leak user data (Bleeping Computer)

North Korean Group ScarCruft Expands From Spying to Ransomware Attacks (Hackread)

Russian Hackers Exploited WinRAR Zero-Day in Attacks on Europe, Canada (SecurityWeek)

BadCam: New BadUSB Attack Turns Linux Webcams Into Persistent Threats (SecurityWeek)

DEF CON hackers plug security holes in US water systems (The Register)

DARPA announces $4 million winner of AI code review competition at DEF CON (The Record)

'Chairmen' of $100 million scam operation extradited to US (Bleeping Computer)

Guy Gives Himself 19th Century Psychiatric Illness After Consulting With ChatGPT (404 Media) 

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