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Medusa ransoms infrastructure, Google breakup sought, more Booking.com phishing
Medusa ransomware continues to attack infrastructure DoJ seeks to break up Google Another phishing campaign hits Booking.com Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like...right now? We know that real-time visibility is critical for security, but when it comes to our GRC programs…we rely on point-in-time checks. But more than 9,000 companies have continuous visibility into their controls with Vanta. Vanta brings automation to evidence collection across over 35 frameworks, like SOC 2 and ISO 27001. They also centralize key workflows like policies, access reviews, and reporting, And helps you get security questionnaires done 5 times faster with AI. Now that’s…a new way to GRC. Get started at Vanta.com/headlines Find the stories behind the headlines at CISOseries.com.
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Published Friday
Confirmed 3
Microsoft patches 57 security flaws, Sola aims to build the ‘Stripe for security’, US council wants to counter China threats
Microsoft Patches 57 Security Flaws, Including 6 Actively Exploited Zero-Days US communications regulator to create council to counter China technology threats Signal no longer cooperating with Ukraine on Russian cyberthreats, official says Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like...right now? We know that real-time visibility is critical for security, but when it comes to our GRC programs…we rely on point-in-time checks. But more than 9,000 companies have continuous visibility into their controls with Vanta. Vanta brings automation to evidence collection across over 35 frameworks, like SOC 2 and ISO 27001. They also centralize key workflows like policies, access reviews, and reporting, And helps you get security questionnaires done 5 times faster with AI. Now that’s…a new way to GRC. Get started at Vanta.com/headlines
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Published Thursday
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New CISA head, Ballista botnet, PowerSchool breach report
Sean Plankey nominated to head CISA Ballista Botnet hits TP-Link devices PowerSchool publishes breach report Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like...right now? We know that real-time visibility is critical for security, but when it comes to our GRC programs…we rely on point-in-time checks. But more than 9,000 companies have continuous visibility into their controls with Vanta. Vanta brings automation to evidence collection across over 35 frameworks, like SOC 2 and ISO 27001. They also centralize key workflows like policies, access reviews, and reporting, And helps you get security questionnaires done 5 times faster with AI. Now that’s…a new way to GRC. Get started at Vanta.com/headlines
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Published Wednesday
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Healthcare breaches expose thousands, X outage, MGM suit dropped
Four healthcare breaches expose over 560,000 records Cyber attack allegedly behind X outages Case against MGM ransomware attack dropped Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like...right now? We know that real-time visibility is critical for security, but when it comes to our GRC programs…we rely on point-in-time checks. But more than 9,000 companies have continuous visibility into their controls with Vanta. Vanta brings automation to evidence collection across over 35 frameworks, like SOC 2 and ISO 27001. They also centralize key workflows like policies, access reviews, and reporting, And helps you get security questionnaires done 5 times faster with AI. Now that’s…a new way to GRC. Get started at Vanta.com/headlines
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Published Tuesday
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ONCD consolidates power, undocumented Bluetooth commands, Japan NTT Breach
ONCD set to consolidate power in U.S. cyber Undocumented commands found in Bluetooth chip used by a billion devices Japanese telecom NTT breach affects 18,000 companies Huge thanks to our sponsor, Vanta Do you know the status of your compliance controls right now? Like...right now? We know that real-time visibility is critical for security, but when it comes to our GRC programs…we rely on point-in-time checks. But more than 9,000 companies have continuous visibility into their controls with Vanta. Vanta brings automation to evidence collection across over 35 frameworks, like SOC 2 and ISO 27001. They also centralize key workflows like policies, access reviews, and reporting, And helps you get security questionnaires done 5 times faster with AI. Now that’s…a new way to GRC. Get started at Vanta.com/headlines Find the stories behind the headlines at CISOseries.com.
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Published Monday
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Week in Review: Hegseth orders stand down, ransomware by snailmail, Mark Cuban’s lifeline
Link to episode page This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by David Spark with guest Brett Perry, CISO, Dot Foods Thanks to our show sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn more and start your free trial, visit ThreatLocker.com. All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com
Published Friday
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Company hacked via webcam, Toronto Zoo update, federal contractor obligations
Ransomware gang bypasses EDR via a webcam Toronto Zoo updates January 2024 attack damage House bill requires federal contractors to implement vulnerability disclosure policies  Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn more and start your free trial, visit ThreatLocker.com. Then add: Find the stories behind the headlines at CISOseries.com.  
Published 03/07
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Probationary firing protest, hacker names frustration, conversational scam detector
Former top NSA cyber official protests probationary firings Differing names for hackers hinders law enforcement, says security agent Google releases AI scam detection for Android to fight conversational fraud  Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn more and start your free trial, visit ThreatLocker.com. Find the stories behind the headlines at CISOseries.com.
Published 03/06
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Apple vs UK encryption backdoor, VMware bugs allow sandbox escape, JavaGhost targets AWS
Apple goes to court to fight UK demand for iCloud encryption backdoor 3 VMware Zero-Day bugs allow sandbox escape The Firefox I loved is gone - how to protect your privacy on it now  Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn more and start your free trial, visit ThreatLocker.com.
Published 03/05
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CISA denies claims, Ransomware group claims attack, Latin America's security crisis
CISA denies claims of deprioritizing Russian threats Ransomware group claims attack on U.S. newspaper publisher Latin America's escalating cybersecurity crisis  Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn more and start your free trial, visit ThreatLocker.com.
Published 03/04
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Hegseth orders standdown, Microsoft terminates Skype, Cuban offers lifeline
Hegseth orders Cyber Command to stand down on Russia planning Microsoft hangs up on Skype after 14 years Mark Cuban offers to fund government tech unit that was cut  Huge thanks to our sponsor, ThreatLocker ThreatLocker® is a global leader in Zero Trust endpoint security, offering cybersecurity controls to protect businesses from zero-day attacks and ransomware. ThreatLocker operates with a default deny approach to reduce the attack surface and mitigate potential cyber vulnerabilities. To learn more and start your free trial, visit ThreatLocker.com. Find the stories behind the headlines at CISOseries.com.
Published 03/03
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Week in Review: Apple encryption, gamification for security, DISA breach
Link to episode page This week’s Cyber Security Headlines – Week in Review is hosted by Rich Stroffolino with guest Andrew Wilder, CISO, Vetcor Thanks to our show sponsor, Conveyor Let me guess, another security questionnaire just landed in your inbox. Which means all the follow up tasks you don’t have time for are close behind.  What are you going to do? Here’s a better question: what would Sue do? Sue is Conveyor’s new AI Agent for Customer Trust. She handles the entire security review process like answering every customer request for a SOC 2 from sales, completing every questionnaire or executing every communications and coordination task in-between.  No more manual work. Just a quick review when she’s done. Ready to let Sue take the reins? Learn more at www.conveyor.com. All links and the video of this episode can be found on CISO Series.com  
Published 02/28