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Managing director of the Cyber Readiness Institute Kiersten Todt shares how she came to be in the cybersecurity industry helping to provide free tools and resources for small businesses through a nonprofit. She describes how her work on the Hill prior to and just after 9/11 changed. Kiersten talks about the diversity of skills that benefit work in cybersecurity and offers her advice on going after what you want to do. Our thanks to Kiersten for sharing her story with us. 

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In this episode of CyberWire-X, N2K CyberWire’s Podcast host Dave Bittner is joined by Brian Davis, Principal Software Engineer, and Thomas Gardner, Senior Detection Engineer, both from Red Canary. They engage in a cloud architect vs. detection engineer discussion. Through the conversation, they illustrate how one person benefits the other's work and how they work together. Red Canary is our CyberWire-X episode sponsor.

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Greg Lesnewich, senior threat researcher at Proofpoint, sits down to discuss "From Social Engineering to DMARC Abuse: TA427’s Art of Information Gathering." Since 2023, TA427 has directly solicited foreign policy experts for their opinions on nuclear disarmament, US-ROK policies, and sanction topics via benign conversation starting emails. 

The research states "While our researchers have consistently observed TA427 rely on social engineering tactics and regularly rotating its email infrastructure, in December 2023 the threat actor began to abuse lax Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) policies to spoof various personas and, in February 2024, began incorporating web beacons for target profiling."

The research can be found here:

• From Social Engineering to DMARC Abuse: TA427’s Art of Information Gathering

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Two swift responses to recent cyberattacks. Frontier Communications discloses cyberattack. Texas town repels water system cyberattack by unplugging. List of undesirables falls into the wrong hands. CryptoChameleon phishing kit impersonates LastPass. Ransomware payments trending down in Q1 2024 and a warning for small to medium-sized businesses. US auto manufacturers targeted by FIN7. Akira ransomware has made $42 million since March 2023. No more WhatsApp or Threads in China. Concerning drop in US cybersecurity job listings. Our guest is Zscaler’s Chief Security Officer Deepen Desai exploring encrypted attacks amidst the AI revolution. Meghan Markle hacked by Kate supporters. 

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Guest Deepen Desai, Chief Security Officer and SVP Security Engineering & Research at Zscaler, joins us to talk about exploring encrypted attacks amidst the AI revolution.

Frontier Communications Shuts Down Systems Following Cyberattack (SecurityWeek)

Tiny Texas City Repels Russia-Tied Hackers Eyeing Water System (Bloomberg) 

Cybercriminals threaten to leak all 5 million records from stolen database of high-risk individuals (The Register) 

Advanced Phishing Kit Adds LastPass Branding for Use in Phishing Campaigns (LastPass)

Ransomware in Q1 2024: Frequency, size of payments trending downwards, SMBs beware! (Help Net Security)

FIN7 cybercriminals targeted large U.S. automotive manufacturer last year (The Record) 

Akira Ransomware Made Over $42 Million in One Year: Agencies (SecurityWeek) 

Apple pulls WhatsApp, Threads from China App Store following state order (TechCrunch)

Alarming Decline in Cybersecurity Job Postings in the US (Infosecurity Magazine)

Meghan Markle's new lifestyle website hijacked by anonymous user whose ‘thoughts are with Kate’ (GB News)

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In this episode, we shift our point of view to provide guidance for an individual's first career or perhaps considering a career change transitioning into the field. We discuss a market-driven approach to career development. We also explore how to discover one’s niche in cybersecurity, including how to stand out in this competitive market and align personal interests with career goals. Lastly, we examine the role certifications play when navigating your path throughout the talent acquisition, development, and retention of the cybersecurity workforce management lifecycle.  

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A major Phishing-as-a-service operation gets taken down by international law enforcement. US election officials are warned of nation-state influence operations. The house votes to limit the feds’ purchase of citizens personal data. A Michigan healthcare provider suffered a ransomware attack. Critical infrastructure providers struggle to trust cybersecurity tools. Cloudflare reports on DDoS. Kaspersky uncovers new Android banking malware. Kubernetes cryptominers leverage previously patched flaws. The Massachusetts Attorney General emphasizes the responsible use of AI. Our guest Caleb Barlow, CEO of Cyberbit, joins us to talk about badge swipe fraud as more are returning to the office. Colorado passes a law to keep big tech out of our heads. 

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Guest and podcast partner Caleb Barlow, CEO of Cyberbit, joins us to talk about badge swipe fraud as more are returning to the office. Are your employees faking their badge swipes?

LabHost phishing service with 40,000 domains disrupted, 37 arrested (Bleeping Computer)

US Election Officials Told to Prepare for Nation-State Influence Campa (Infosecurity Magazine)

House votes in favor of curtailing government transactions with data brokers (The Record)

180k Impacted by Data Breach at Michigan Healthcare Organization (SecurityWeek)

Trust in Cyber Takes a Knock as CNI Budgets Flatline (Infosecurity Magazine)

DDoS threat report for 2024 Q1 (Cloudflare) 

SoumniBot malware exploits Android bugs to evade detection (Bleeping Computer)

Hackers hijack OpenMetadata apps in Kubernetes cryptomining attacks (Bleeping Computer)

Massachusetts official warns AI systems subject to consumer protection, anti-bias laws (AP News)

Your Brain Waves Are Up for Sale. A New Law Wants to Change That (NY Times)

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A Russian hacker group boldly targets critical infrastructure. The Change Healthcare ransomware attack is projected to cost over a billion dollars. Three hundred bucks is the going rate for a SIM swap. PuTTY potentially reveals private keys. Cisco Talos reports a surge in brute-force attacks. Ivanti updates its MDM product. Omni Hotels & Resorts confirm a data breach. Financially motivated hackers target Businesses in Latin America with steganography. A prolific cryptojacker faces decades in prison. On our Learning Layer segment, host Sam Meisenberg and Joe Carrigan continue their discussion of Joe's ISC2 CISSP certification journey. The ransomware equivalent of a Saturday night special. 

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On our Learning Layer segment, host Sam Meisenberg and Joe Carrigan continue their discussion of Joe's ISC2 CISSP certification journey using N2K’s comprehensive CISSP training course, CISSP practice test, and CISSP practice labs. Sam and Joe discuss content and study strategies for Domain 2, Asset Security. 

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Identify and securely provision information assets, establish handling requirements, manage the data lifecycle, and apply data security controls to comply with applicable laws.

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Hackers Linked to Russia’s Military Claim Credit for Sabotaging US Water Utilities (WIRED)

T-Mobile, Verizon workers get texts offering $300 for SIM swaps (Bleeping Computer)

PuTTY SSH client flaw allows recovery of cryptographic private keys (Bleeping Computer) 

Large-scale brute-force activity targeting VPNs, SSH services with commonly used login credentials (Talos Intelligence)

Ivanti Patches Two Critical Avalanche Flaws in Major Update (Infosecurity Magazine)

Omni Hotels confirms data compromise in apparent ransomware attack (SC Media)

Steganography Campaign Targets Global Enterprises (GovInfo Security)

Nebraska man allegedly defrauded cloud providers of millions via cryptojacking (The Record)

Ransomware attack has cost UnitedHealth $872 million; total expected to surpass $1 billion (The Record)

‘Junk gun’ ransomware: Peashooters can still pack a punch (Sophos News) 

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Cisco Dou warns of a third-party MFA-related breach. MGM Resorts sues to stop an FTC breach investigation. Meanwhile the FTC dings another mental telehealth service provider. Open Source foundations call for caution after social engineering attempts. The NSA shares guidance for securing AI systems. IntelBroker claims to have hit a US geospatial intelligence firm. The UK clamps down on deepfakes. Hard-coded passwords provide the key to smart-lock vulnerabilities. On our Industry Voices segment, Ryan Lougheed, Director of Product Management at Onspring, discusses the benefits of artificial intelligence in governance, risk and compliance (GRC). A Law Firm’s Misclick Ends 21 Years of Matrimony. 

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On our Industry Voices segment, Ryan Lougheed, Director of Product Management at Onspring, discusses the benefits of artificial intelligence in governance, risk and compliance (GRC).

Cisco Duo MFA logs exposed in third-party data breach (ITPro)

Casino operator MGM sues FTC to block probe into 2023 hack (Reuters)

Open Source Leaders Warn of XZ Utils-Like Takeover Attempts (Infosecurity Magazine)

FTC Bans Online Mental Health Firm From Sharing Certain Data (GovInfo Security)

New NSA guidance identifies need to update AI systems to address changing risks, bolster security (Industrial Cyber)

IntelBroker Claims Space-Eyes Breach, Targeting US National Security Data (HackRead) 

Creating sexually explicit deepfakes to become a criminal offence (BBC)

CISA warns of critical vulnerability in Chirp smart locks (The Register)

Wrong couple divorced after computer error by law firm Vardag's (BBC)

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Palo Alto Networks releases hotfixes for an exploited zero-day. Delinea issues an urgent update for a critical flaw. Giant Tiger data is leaked online. A European semiconductor manufacturer deals with a data breach. Roku suffers its second breach of the year. Operators of the Hive RAT face charges.  A former Amazon security engineer gets three years in prison for hacking cryptocurrency exchanges. Zambian officials arrest 77 in a scam call center crack down. Our guest Deputy Assistant Director Cynthia Kaiser from the FBI Cyber Division describes dual ransomware. And Rob Boyce, Managing Director at Accenture, shares his thoughts on security testing of generative AI. And selling Pokemon cheats leaves one man in Japan feeling like he had a run-in with a Scaldiburn.

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Today, we have two guests, Deputy Assistant Director Cynthia Kaiser from the FBI Cyber Division discussing dual ransomware. Followed by Rob Boyce, Managing Director at Accenture, sharing some thoughts on security testing of generative AI.

Palo Alto Networks Releases Fixes for Firewall Zero-Day as First Attribution Attempts Emerge (SecurityWeek)

A critical vulnerability in Delinea Secret Server allows auth bypass, admin access (Help Net Security)

Hacker claims Giant Tiger data breach, leaks 2.8M records online (Bleeping Computer)

Press statement: Nexperia IT Breach (Nexperia)

Roku issues warning over massive customer account breach (ITPro)

Two People Arrested in Australia and US for Development and Sale of Hive RAT (SecurityWeek)

Ex-Amazon engineer gets 3 years for hacking crypto exchanges (Bleeping Computer)

Zambia arrests 77 people in swoop on "scam" call centre (Bitdefender)

Japanese Police Arrest 36-Year-Old Man on Suspicion of Tampering With Pokémon Violet Save Data (IGN) 

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