In this week’s show Patrick Gray and Adam Boileau discuss the week’s security news. They talk about:


LockBit gets back up after takedown
Russia arrests Medibank hacker… for something else
ConnectWise gives out free updates, but customers aren’t happy
Microsoft gives in to demands for more logs
Sandvine gets entity-listed
And much much more.


Dmitri Alperovitch also joins the show to discuss Starlink, Starshield and a row with Congress about its availability in Taiwan.

In this week’s sponsor interview, Airlock Digital’s Daniel Schell talks about his adventures with WDAC, and Dave Cottingham predicts Windows 12 will go all in on signed code.





Show notes




LockBit group revives operations after takedown | Cybersecurity Dive
Lockbit ransomware group administrative staff have released a lengthy response to the FBI and bystanders
FBI’s LockBit Takedown Postponed a Ticking Time Bomb in Fulton County, Ga. – Krebs on Security
Russia detains hacker behind Australia’s Medibank attack
Russia arrests three alleged SugarLocker ransomware members
Change Healthcare incident drags on as report pins it on ransomware group
Ransomware Groups Are Bouncing Back Faster From Law Enforcement Busts
‘Alarming’ cyberattack hits Canada’s federal police, criminal investigation launched
ConnectWise ScreenConnect faces new attacks involving LockBit ransomware | Cybersecurity Dive
Microsoft rolls out expanded logging six months after Chinese breach | CyberScoop
Sandvine added to US Entity List
Earth Lusca Uses Geopolitical Lure to Target Taiwan Before Elections
FACT SHEET: ONCD Report Calls for Adoption of Memory Safe Programming Languages and Addressing the Hard Research Problem of Software Measurability
Risky Biz News: Backdoor code found in Tornado Cash
House China committee demands Elon Musk open SpaceX Starshield internet to U.S. troops in Taiwan
The UK Is GPS-Tagging Thousands of Migrants | WIRED
How the Pentagon Learned to Use Targeted Ads to Find Its Targets—and Vladimir Putin | WIRED
New Biden order would stem flow of Americans’ sensitive data to China - The Washington Post