Patches, patches and more patches.A patient death has been linked to the 2023 ransomware attack on an NHS IT provider. U.S. authorities indict the man known online as “IntelBroker”. A suspected cyberattack disrupts Columbia University’s computer systems. A major license plate reader company restricts cross-state data access after reports revealed misuse of its network by police agencies. Our guest is Andy Boyd, former Director of CIA's Center for Cyber Intelligence (CCI) and currently an operating partner at AE Industrial Partners. Discounted parking as a gateway cybercrime. 

Remember to leave us a 5-star rating and review in your favorite podcast app.

Miss an episode? Sign-up for our daily intelligence roundup, Daily Briefing, and you’ll never miss a beat. And be sure to follow CyberWire Daily on LinkedIn.

CyberWire Guest

Our guest today joins us from this week’s Caveat podcast episode. Andy Boyd, former Director of CIA's Center for Cyber Intelligence (CCI) and currently an operating partner at AE Industrial Partners, a private equity firm focused on the national security and aerospace industries, joins Dave and co-host Ben Yelin to discuss offensive cyber and the United States government. You can listen to the full conversation here and catch new episodes of Caveat every Thursday on your favorite podcast app.

Selected Reading

Cisco reports perfect 10 critical remote code execution flaws in Identity Services Engine (ISE) (Beyond Machines) 

Citrix releases emergency patches for actively exploited vulnerability in NetScaler Products (Beyond Machines)

CISA Warns of FortiOS Hard-Coded Credentials Vulnerability Exploited in Attacks (Cyber Security News) 

CISA: AMI MegaRAC bug enabling server hijacks exploited in attacks (Bleeping Computer)

Patient's death linked to cyber attack on NHS, hospital trust says | Science, Climate & Tech News (Sky News)

British Man Charged by US in ‘IntelBroker’ Company Data Hacks (Bloomberg)

French police reportedly arrest suspected BreachForums administrators (The Record)

Potential Cyberattack Scrambles Columbia University Computer Systems (The New York Times)

Flock Removes States From National Lookup Tool After ICE and Abortion Searches Revealed (404 Media)

Student allegedly hacked Western Sydney University to get discounted parking and alter academic results | New South Wales (The Guardian)

Audience Survey

Complete our annual audience survey before August 31.

Want to hear your company in the show?

You too can reach the most influential leaders and operators in the industry. Here’s our media kit. Contact us at [email protected] to request more info.

The CyberWire is a production of N2K Networks, your source for strategic workforce intelligence. © N2K Networks, Inc.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices