• CrowdStrike and Microsoft battle blue screens across the globe.
    Jul 22 2024
    Mitigation continues on the global CrowdStrike outage. UK police arrest a suspected member of Scattered Spider. A scathing report from DHS says CISA ignored a directive to cut ties with a faulty contractor. Huntress finds SocGholish distributing AsyncRAT. Ransomware takes down the largest trial court in the U.S. A US regulator finds many major banks inadequately manage cyber risk. CISA adds three critical vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. Australian police forces combat SMS phishing attacks. Our guest Chris Grove, Director of Cybersecurity Strategy at Nozomi Networks, shares insights on the challenges of protecting the upcoming Summer Olympics. Rick Howard looks at Cyber Threat Intelligence. Appreciating the value of internships. 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 The 2024 Summer Olympics start later this week in Paris. Our guest Chris Grove, Director of Cybersecurity Strategy at Nozomi Networks, discusses how, in addition to consumer issues, the actual events, games and facilities at the Olympics could be at risk of an attack. This week on CSO Perspectives This week on N2K Pro’s CSO Perspectives podcast, host and N2K CSO Rick Howard focus on “The current state of Cyber Threat Intelligence.” Hear a bit about it from Rick and Dave. You can find the full episode here if you are an N2K Pro subscriber, otherwise check out an extended sample here. Selected Reading Special Report: IT Disruptions Continue as CrowdStrike Sees Crisis Receding (Metacurity) Suspected Scattered Spider Member Arrested in UK (SecurityWeek) DHS watchdog rebukes CISA and law enforcement training center for failing to protect data (The Record) SocGholish malware used to spread AsyncRAT malware (Security Affairs) California Officials Say Largest Trial Court in US Victim of Ransomware Attack (SecurityWeek) Finance: Secret Bank Ratings Show US Regulator’s Concern on Handling Risk (Bloomberg) U.S. CISA adds Adobe Commerce and Magento, SolarWinds Serv-U, and VMware vCenter Server bugs to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (Security Affairs) Australian police seize devices used to send over 318 million phishing texts - Security - Telco/ISP (iTnews) Internships can be a gold mine for cybersecurity hiring (CSO Online) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show. 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 cyberwire@n2k.com 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
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    40 mins
  • The current state of Cyber Threat Intelligence.
    Jul 22 2024
    Rick Howard, The CSO, Chief Analyst, and Senior Fellow at N2K Cyber, discusses the current state of Cyber Threat Intelligence with CyberWire Hash Table guest John Hultquist, Mandiant’s Chief Analyst. References: Andy Greenberg, 2022. Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency [Book]. Goodreads. Josephine Wolff, October 2023. How Hackers Swindled Vegas [Explainer]. Slate. Rick Howard, 2023. Cybersecurity First Principles Book Appendix [Book Support Page]. N2K Cyberwire. Staff, September 2023. mWISE Conference 2023 [Conference Website]. Mandiant. Staff, n.d. VirusTotal Submissions Page [Landing Zone]. VirusTotal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    18 mins
  • Encore: James Hadley: Spend time on what interests you. [CEO] [Career Notes]
    Jul 21 2024
    Founder and CEO of Immersive Labs James Hadley takes us through his career path from university to cybersecurity startup. James tells us about his first computer and how he liked to push it to its limits and then some. He joined GCHQ after college and consulted across government departments. Teaching in GCHQ's cyber summer school was where James felt a shift in his career. As a company founder, he shares that he is very driven, very fast and also very caring. James offers advice to those looking to get into the industry recommending they chase what interests them rather than certifications. We thank James for sharing his story with us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    7 mins
  • Olympic scammers go for gold. [Research Saturday]
    Jul 20 2024
    This week, we are joined by Selena Larson, Staff Threat Researcher, Lead Intelligence Analysis and Strategy at Proofpoint, as well as host of the "Only Malware in the Building" podcast, as she is discussing their research on "Scammers Create Fraudulent Olympics Ticketing Websites." Proofpoint recently identified a fraudulent website selling fake tickets to the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics and quickly suspended the domain. This site was among many identified by the French Gendarmerie Nationale and Olympics partners, who have shut down 51 of 338 fraudulent websites, with 140 receiving formal notices from law enforcement. The research can be found here: Security Brief: Scammers Create Fraudulent Olympics Ticketing Websites Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    24 mins
  • Cybersecurity snow day.
    Jul 19 2024
    A Crowdstrike update takes down IT systems worldwide. A U.S. District Court judge dismissed most charges against SolarWinds. Sophos examines the ransomware threat to the energy sector. European web hosting companies suspend Doppelgänger propaganda. An Australian digital prescription services provider confirms a ransomware attack affecting nearly 13 million. A pair of Lockbit operators plead guilty. N2K’s CSO Rick Howard speaks with AWS’ CISO Chris Betz about strong security cultures and AI. A look inside the world’s largest live-fire cyber-defense exercise. 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 Guests Dave is joined by Andy Ellis, to discuss today’s top story on the CrowdStrike-induced Microsoft outage. N2K’s CSO Rick Howard recently caught up with AWS’ CISO Chris Betz at the AWS re:Inforce 2024 event. They discuss strong security cultures and AI. You can watch Chris’ keynote from the event here. Read Chris’ blog post, “How the unique culture of security at AWS makes a difference.” Selected Reading Huge Microsoft Outage Linked to CrowdStrike Takes Down Computers Around the World (WIRED) Counting the Costs of the Microsoft-CrowdStrike Outage (The New York Times) Major Microsoft 365 outage caused by Azure configuration change (Bleeping Computer) Most of SolarWinds hacking suit filed by SEC dismissed (SC Magazine) Ransomware Remains a Major Threat to Energy (BankInfoSecurity) Investigation prompts European hosting companies to suspend accounts linked to Russian disinfo (The Record) MediSecure Data Breach Impacts 12.9 Million Individuals (SecurityWeek) Russians plead guilty to involvement in LockBit ransomware attacks (Bleeping Computer) Inside the world’s largest ‘live-fire’ cyber-defense exercise (CSO Online) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show. 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 cyberwire@n2k.com 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
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    38 mins
  • SSM On-Prem Flaw is a 10/10 disaster.
    Jul 18 2024
    Cisco has identified a critical security flaw in its SSM On-prem. The world's largest recreational boat and yacht retailer reports a data breach. The UK’s NHS warns of critically low blood stocks after a ransomware attack. Port Shadow enables VPN person in the middle attacks. Ivanti patches several high-severity vulnerabilities. FIN7 is advertising a security evasion tool on underground forums. Indian crypto exchange WazirX sees $230 million in assets suspiciously transferred. Wiz documents vulnerabilities in SAP AI Core. DDoS for hire team faces jail time. Guest Tomislav Pericin, Founder and Chief Software Architect of ReversingLabs, joins us to discuss their "Free Resource to Conduct Risk Assessments on Open-Source Software." Playing red-light green-light with traffic light controllers. 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 Guest Tomislav Pericin, Founder and Chief Software Architect of ReversingLabs, joins us to discuss their "Free Resource to Conduct Risk Assessments on Open-Source Software." Selected Reading Cisco discloses a 10.0 CVSS rating vulnerability in SSM On-Prem (Stack Diary) Yacht giant MarineMax data breach impacts over 123,000 people (Bleeping Computer) UK national blood stocks in 'very fragile' state following ransomware attack (The Record) Port Shadow Attack Allows VPN Traffic Interception, Redirection (SecurityWeek) Ivanti Issues Hotfix for High-Severity Endpoint Manager Vulnerability (SecurityWeek) Cybercrime group FIN7 advertises new EDR bypass tool on hacking forums (Security Affairs) WazirX reports security breach at crypto exchange following $230 million 'suspicious transfer' (TechCrunch) SAPwned: SAP AI vulnerabilities expose customers’ cloud environments and private AI artifacts (Wiz Blog) Jail time for operators of DDoS service used to crash thousands of devices (Cybernews) Hackers could create traffic jams thanks to flaw in traffic light controller, researcher says (TechCrunch) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show. 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 cyberwire@n2k.com 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
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    33 mins
  • Criminal networks crumble.
    Jul 17 2024
    Interpol pursues West African cybercrime groups. Bassett Furniture shuts down manufacturing following a ransomware attack. A gastroenterologist group notifies patients of a data breach. An Apache HugeGraph flaw is being actively exploited. Octo Tempest updates its toolkit. Satori uncovers evil twin campaigns on Google Play. The cost of the Change Healthcare breach crosses the two billion dollar mark. Cybersecurity venture funding saw a surge last quarter. Cyber regulatory agencies face legal challenges. On our Industry Insights segment, Trevor Hilligoss, Vice President of SpyCloud Labs at SpyCloud, joins us to talk about exploring the intricate world of cybercrime enablement services. Fighting disinformation is easier said than done. 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 On our Industry Insights segment, Trevor Hilligoss, Vice President of SpyCloud Labs at SpyCloud, joins Dave to talk about exploring the intricate world of cybercrime enablement services. You can find out more about SpyCloud’s “How the Threat Actors at SpaxMedia Distribute Malware Globally” here. Selected Reading Global Police Swoop on Black Axe Cybercrime Syndicate (Infosecurity Magazine) Furniture giant shuts down manufacturing facilities after ransomware attack (The Record) MNGI Digestive Health Data Breach Impacts 765,000 Individuals (SecurityWeek) Apache HugeGraph Vulnerability Exploited in Wild (SecurityWeek) Octo Tempest group adds RansomHub and Qilin ransomware to its arsenal (Security Affairs) Report Identifies More Than 250 Evil Twin Mobile Applications (Security Boulevard) Change Healthcare's Breach Costs Could Reach $2.5 Billion (GovInfo Security) Cybersecurity Funding Jumps 144% In Q2 (Crunchbase) The US Supreme Court Kneecapped US Cyber Strategy (WIRED) Even the Best Tools to Fight Disinformation Are Not Enough (The New York Times) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show. 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 cyberwire@n2k.com 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
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    36 mins
  • Squarespace's square off with hijacked domains.
    Jul 16 2024
    Some Squarespace users see their domains hijacked. Kaspersky Lab is shutting down US operations. BackPack APKs break malware analysis tools. Hackers use 7zip files to deliver Poco RAT malware. CISA’s red-teaming reveals security failings at an unnamed federal agency. Microsoft fixes an Outlook bug triggering false security alerts. Switzerland mandates open source software in the public sector. On our Industry Voices segment, N2K’s Rick Howard speaks with Alex Lawrence and Matt Stamper from Sysdig about their 555 Cloud Security Benchmark. Bellingcat sleuths pinpoint an alleged cartel member. 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 On our Industry Voices segment, N2K’s Rick Howard speaks with Alex Lawrence and Matt Stamper from Sysdig about their 555 Cloud Security Benchmark. Learn more about the /555 benchmark. Selected Reading Researchers: Weak Security Defaults Enabled Squarespace Domains Hijacks (Krebs on Security) Kaspersky Lab Closing U.S. Division; Laying Off Workers (Zero Day) Beware of BadPack: One Weird Trick Being Used Against Android Devices (Palo Alto Networks Unit 42) New Poco RAT Weaponizing 7zip Files Using Google Drive (GB Hackers) CISA broke into a US federal agency, and no one noticed for a full 5 months (The Register) Organizations Warned of Exploited GeoServer Vulnerability (Security Week) Microsoft finally fixes Outlook alerts bug caused by December updates (Bleeping Computer) New Open Source law in Switzerland (Joinup) Exploring the Skyline: How we Located an Alleged Cartel Member in Dubai (Bellingcat) Share your feedback. We want to ensure that you are getting the most out of the podcast. Please take a few minutes to share your thoughts with us by completing our brief listener survey as we continually work to improve the show. 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 cyberwire@n2k.com 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
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    37 mins