Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday Dec. 15, 2023

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Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday Dec. 15, 2023

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Dec 15, 2023

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This epsiode features discussion on how much responsibility governments should shoulder to fight ransomware, why North Korea's Lazarus group is still exploiting the two-year old Log4j vulnerability and the latest on insider attacks

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Dec 15, 2023

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Updates on the latest cybersecurity threats to businesses, data breach disclosures, and how you can secure your firm in an increasingly risky time.

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Cyber Security Today, Dec. 11, 2023 - Irish water treatment plant shut by cyber attack, WordPress issues a security patch, and more: This episode reports on a US hospital chain notifying 2.5 million patients and employees about data stolen in a ransomware attack, and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, Ransomware is increasingly impacting OT systems, and more: This episode reports on how hackers break into AWS cloud instances, fake anti-Ukraine online ads using photos of celebrities, and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Secuity Today, Dec. 15, 2023 - A botnet expands, threats to unpatched TeamCity servers, and more: This episode reports on the growth of the KV-botnet, the discovery of another unprotected database on the internet, and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, Dec. 18, 2023 - Customer contact info stolen from MongoDB, more stringent American cyber attack reporting rules start today, and more: This episode reports on the new SEC cyber attack rules that come into effect today, guidance from the NSA on creating a software bill of rights, and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, Dec. 4, 2023 - A warning to water treatment utilities, a boot vulnerability could affect millions of PCs, and more: This episode reports on a campaign against critical infrastructure using PLCs, a vulnerability in PCs, and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday, Dec. 8, 2023: This episode features discussion on cyber attacks against OT networks, the discovery of exposed servers with medical images and why outdated Microsoft Exchange servers are still alive by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, Jan. 12, 2024 - A Chinese hacking group's reach may be bigger than we thought: This episode reports on scams aimed at employees, a report on the Medusa ransomware group, the latest on the number of data breach victims and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, Dec. 6, 2023 - Warnings about Russian-based cyber attacks, and more: This episode reports on abuse of Go language repositories, unpatched Outlook servers targeted by Russian group, and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday Dec. 15, 2023: This epsiode features discussion on how much responsibility governments should shoulder to fight ransomware, why North Korea's Lazarus group is still exploiting the two-year old Log4j vulnerability and the latest on insider attacks by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, Year in Review for 2023: This episode features a discussion about the biggest cybersecurity stories of 2023, and predictions for 2024 by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, Dec. 20, 2023 - Data on over 35 million Comcast customers stolen because patching wasn't fast enough: This episode reports on a warning of a vulnerability in the SSH protocol, the latest multi-million person data breaches and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, Dec. 29, 2023 - Get cracking on your cybersecurity strategic plan: Don't have a cybersecurity strategic plan? Here's how to start building one by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, Jan 8, 2024 - How a Spanish cellular carrier's network was knocked offline, and more: This episode reports on basic cybersecurity oversights that led to the hacking of a teclo, the increased number of victims of a US law firm hack, a data breach at a Canadian provider of midwives and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday Jan. 19, 2024: This episode features a discussion on cryptocurrency scammers hacking X accounts, the arrest of a Ukrainian man for using hacked cloud accounts to create 1 million virtual servers for mining cryptocurrency and how an accounting firm employee fell for... by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, Jan. 19, 2024 - Vulnerabilities found in server firmware, a warning to Docker administrators, and more: This episode reports on firmware updates from hardware manufacturers that IT admins should be watching for, a phishing warning to Middle Eastern expets and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, Dec. 13, 2023 - Mystery surrounds the outage at a ransomware gang's site, and more: This episode reports on a new phishing scam aimed at job recruiters, and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, April 5, 2024 - New ransomware gang claims 11 victims, Ivanti promises to overhaul product security, and more.: This episode reports on vulnerabilities in HTTP/2, RDP weaknesses a major cause of successful cyber attacks, and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Feb. 16, 2024: This episode features a discussion on new cyber incident and data breach reporting obligations for American telecom companies, the progress of Canada's proposed cybersecurity law, and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, Jan 3, 3024 - Prepare for upcoming privacy legislation: This episode reports on Canadian and American privacy bills before legislatures, ransomware news and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, Jan. 15, 2024 - Three warnings to application developers: This episode covers reports with warnings to application developers from Recorded Future and Gitlab; how an accounting company was victimized by a phishing message, and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, Jan. 5, 2024 - 23andMe blames poor user password practices for a data breach: Russian hackers were inside the biggest Ukrainian telecom provider for at least seven months before knocking it offline last month. This and other news are in the podcast by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, May 1, 2024 - Data may have been stolen in London Drugs cyber attack, Congressional testimony today by UnitedHealth CEO on ransomware attack, and more: This episode reports on a vulnerability in the R programming language, fines against large American wireless carriers, and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, April 26, 2024 - Patch warnings for Cisco ASA gateways and a WordPress plugin: This episode reports on the malicious plugin worm that refuses to die, and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, Feb. 16, 20924 - US takes down Russian botnet of routers: This episode reports on mulit-million dollar rewards for information on the AlphV ransomware gang, a decryptor is available for the Rhysida ransomware strain, and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, Jan. 10, 2024 - Vulnerabilities found in internet-connected factory torque wrenches: This episode reports on a hole found in Bosch industrial torque wrenches, attacks on Microsoft SQL servers, and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, Jan. 22, 2024 - the LockBit ransomware gang hits the Subway fast food chain, and this is the start of Data Privacy Week: This episode reports on ransomware attacks, an undetected attack on a VMware hole and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, Feb. 23, 2024 - A cyber warning on the second anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and more LockBit news: This episode reports on advice for protecting water utilities from cyber attacks, Avast agrees to a settlement with FTC on allegations it wrongly sold consumer data, and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, June 3, 2024 - Four cloud-related data breaches: This episode reports on confirmation of cyber attacks on Ticketmaster, Santander bank, a Canadian broadcaster, and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today Week in Review for week ending May 31, 2024: This week guest Terry Cutler of Cyology Labs and I discuss the controversy around Microsoft's new Recall feature, lessons learned from the MITRE hack, and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, May 29, 2024 - A new North Korean ransomware gang spotted, and more: This episode reports on ransomware news, US sanctions against Chinese citizens for running a botnet, and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, May 27, 2024 - Security controversy over a new Microsoft tool, a new open source threat intelligence service: This episode reports on fake antivirus web sites to stay away from, and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending May 24, 2024: This episode features an interview with Treasury Board President Anita Anand, who announced the first cyber security strategy for the Canadian government's IT departments and agencies by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, May 24, 2024 - A threat actor leverages Windows BitLocker in ransomware attacks, beware of ORB networks, and more: This episode reports on unwanted data your WiFi router may be giving out and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, May 22, 2024 - LockBit ransomware gang hits more victims, Fluent Bit servers need to be updated, and more: This episode reports on a cyber warning to American drinking water utilities from a regulator, a ransomware attack on a prescription drug distributor and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, May 20, 2024 - A ransomware gang claims it hit a Canadian internet provider: This episode reports on fake WinSCP file transfer and PuTTY telnet utilities, malware that steals bank login credentials, and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for Friday, May 17, 2024: This episode features a discussion on the FBI takedown of the BreachForums criminal marketplace, and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, May 17, 2024 - Malware hiding in Apache Tomcat servers, new backdoors found, and more: This episode reports on the break up of a North Korean scheme tricking American firms into hiring who they thought were Americans app developers to work remotely, and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, May 15, 2024 - Ebury botnet still exploiting Linux servers, Microsoft, SAP and Apple issue security updates, and more: This episode reports on the Phorpiex botnet spreading LockBit ransomware, the sentencing of a man behind the Tornado Cash cryptocurrency mixer for money laundering, and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, May 13, 2024 - Europol police portal hacked, report on Black Basta ransomware gang is released, and more: This episode reports on a warning from security researchers about a VPN vulnerability, a suspected Russian threat actor using generative AI tools to plagiarize or modify legitimate news stories from mainstream media to pump pro-Russian themes,... by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, May 10 ,2024 - Patches for F5's Next Central Manager released, Dell discovers data theft covering millions of buyers, and more: This episode reports on Anit-Ransomware Day , big tech companies vowing to make their products and services Secure By Design, and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Towns - and Interview with Francois Guay: Cyber Security Today Weekend for May 11, 2024: Join us for an interview with Francois Guay, founder of the Canadian Cyber Security Network and a new study of Canadian municipalities and how they rate in terms of attracting and retaining cybersecurity professionals. by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, May 8, 2024 - Alleged LockBit ransomware leader is identified, the gang makes false claims of new victims: This episode reports on the RSA Conference, a Canadian ruling on whether solicitor-client privilege applies when a privacy regulator demands documents after a data breach, and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, May 6, 2024 - Ransomware gang claims responsibility for attacking Italian healthcare service, Russian gang blamed for attacks in Europe, and more: This episode reports on vulnerable routers, an attack on a Canadian digital library service and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cybersecurity professional Madison Horn runs for Congress. Cyber Security Today Weekend Show May 3, 2024: If you've ever been frustrated by how poorly you think politicians are dealing with the issues that face us in Cyber Security, maybe you've thought we should have more cyber security professionals in government. Madison Horn, cyber... by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, May 3, 2024 - North Korea exploits weak email DMARC settings, and the latest Verizon analysis of thousands of data breaches: This episode reports on warnings about threats from China, Russia and North Korea, the hack of Dropbox Sign's infrastructure, and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, May 1, 2024 - Data may have been stolen in London Drugs cyber attack, Congressional testimony today by UnitedHealth CEO on ransomware attack, and more: This episode reports on a vulnerability in the R programming language, fines against large American wireless carriers, and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, April 29, 2024 - Credential stuffing attacks are hitting firms using Okta ID management solutions, and more: This episode reports on a job scam aimed at app developers, the latest data breach notifications and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday, April 26, 2024: This episode features a discussion on the latest in the Change Healthcare ransomware attack, a vulnerability in an abandoned Apache open-source project, the next step in Canada's proposed critical infrastructure cybersecurity law and the future of TikTok by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, April 26, 2024 - Patch warnings for Cisco ASA gateways and a WordPress plugin: This episode reports on the malicious plugin worm that refuses to die, and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, April 24, 2024 - Good news/bad news in Mandiant report, UnitedHealth admits paying a ransomware gang, and more: This episode reports on the danger of using expired open-source packages, a tool used by a Russian hacking group and password advice by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, April 22, 2024 - Vulnerability found in CrushFTP file transfer software, security updates for Cisco's controller management application, and more: This episode reports on a new campaign to steal credentials from LastPass users, a warning to admits of Ivanti Avalanche mobile device management software, and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, April 19, 2024 - Police bust phishing rental platform, a nine-year old virus found on Ukrainian computers, and more: This episode reports on a threat actor targeting governments in the Middle East with a novel way of hiding malware is going international, and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, Week in Review for week ending Friday April 19, 2024: On this episode Jen Ellis, co-chair of the Ransomware Task Force, talks about ways of fighting one of the biggest cyber threats to IT departments by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, April 17, 2024 - More suspicious attempts to take over open source projects, a data theft at a Cisco Duo partner, and more: This episode reports on security updates from Delinea and PuTTY, and reports on bad bots and threat actors going after Zoom meetings by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, April 15, 2024 - Act fast to a plug hole in Palo Alto Networks firewall, Canadian comedy festival loses over $800K in email scam, and more: This episode reports on a new anti-ransomware strategy, and more by Cybersecurity Today
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Cyber Security Today, April 12, 2024 - A warning to Sisense customers, a new tactic for spreading the Raspberry Robin worm, and more: This episode reports on a new way threat actors are planting malware on GitHub, why you should watch for the running of unexpected automated scripts on your network, and more by Cybersecurity Today
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